Question

NC State is a community that is strong because of the diversity of our perspectives and experiences. Please describe how you could contribute to or benefit from campus diversity.

Answer 1

Answer:

One thing that I can contribute to the NC State Community campus diversity is my culture and my background.

I’m a first-generation American born Nigerian. My parents are from Nigeria and relocated to America some years before I was born. This as lead to basically two influences in my life, the influence of the Nigerian culture from my parents and my community, and the influence of the U.S. culture.

Basically, these are the two influences in my life, I had to mix the varying unique ways to living into one and take good advantage of life out of both worlds.

At majority of the time, my beliefs align with the beliefs of a typical Nigerian but at other times I see myself conflicted due to the varying or separate backgrounds.

I believe in living a day at a time and to enjoy the present moment so as to get the best from both backgrounds which has structured me into the person I am today.