Why Being Multicultural is so Important I actually chose to write this entry in English. The exciting part about life is getting to know other people from other cultures that are different than we are. If everybody was exactly the same this would be a miserable world to live in. Wouldn't it be great if all of the cultures were knowledgable of all of the cultures around them and cared about them, at the same time, them loving their own culture? That is the kind of world I want to love in. We live in an important age now. This is an age I would lime to call the twenty-first century. We live in an age where tradition and innovation must coexist, where there is no more room for ignorance, and where understanding must prosper. When the cultures gain knowledge about one another, they gain understanding about one another. This understanding and acceptance opens the door for coexistence. Everybodies cultures matter, especially in the age of today, an age where the nations are interconnected due to the media, technology (such as the Internet) and other forms of communication. Everybody has to play their part in this process though. I chose to write about this topic because I want to get to know you, all of you. I want to know about your language and your culture because these are factors that spark my deep, heart-felt interest. I also would love to share with you knowledge about my American culture, and even knowledge about cultures. I am really glad that I found this website because this is an excellent opportunity to be multicultural. I also encourage people who are reading this memo that I wrote to tell their families, friends, and anyone they know about this Italki website. Understanding other cultures cannot wait. Now is the time for knowledge. Thank you.

First notebook entry: Introducing myself 白可锐 我的中文名字是白可锐。我是宾州印第安那大学学生。我的很有意思专业是亚洲研究。我除了学很多中文以外，还是学很多日文。在我的大学，我学了中文学了快两年了。我也学了日文学了快一年了。我高中第四年开始我的中文感兴趣，但是我的高中以前不教学生中文所以我教了我自己中文。在我的大学来的，我除了去中文课学中文以外，还要跟我的朋友是从中国来的说很多中文。我明年第二学期需要去上海学在上海大学学中国文化。我觉得中国文化和亚洲文化都很很有意思。我知道很多关才中国文化，我最喜欢中秋节。要不然我每天学很很多中文，说中文越来越更好。在我的大学，我真的喜欢学中文。