#13 Group Reflection (Sunshine Travelers)

I can say that the Sunshine Travelers is the best group! We were always organized and prepared for what we had to present or discuss in class and we all were always eager to do the work that was required in order to present any of the themes discussed that day or those that were assigned for us to present. The best group activity was the one for Puerto Rico's Perspective since we all are Puerto Rican's but share very different ideas on how Puerto Rico is viewed by us and by others. This activity was a nice head start for the group because not only was it a good theme for group discussion but also it brought us together since even though we didn't share the same ideas, they all came from the same place, from undergraduate students living in Puerto Rico.

In general, my opinion of the groups is a very positive one because we sometimes tend to take our classes and leave without even seeing who was seated next to you for a whole semester, and being in a group "forces" you to see your classmates in a different perspective from what you would see them by only taking the class without saying anything to each other. This may also influence our internal/external journeys because we find out that even though their perspectives are different we all share the same internal journey, the need to graduate and become something in a near future, which is sometimes hampered by our external journey, The University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras Campus. To conclude I may say that after being in a group, that was chosen by my professor, made up of other classmates whom I'd never before talked to, my perspective changed because it is not the same to pass by a class without talking to anyone than sharing your ideas and thoughts, related and unrelated to the class themes, with other classmates!