 This program is providing students with intercultural opportunities both abroad and at the local level. Post-secondary institutions are going to be looking for these intercultural competencies and skills. We're creating a very diverse BC economy and a very diverse BC society and we need students to have these skills to succeed moving forward. We begin by the process of who are you, what is your culture. So it's really interesting for me to explore that with them and open their eyes to the self-discovery of who they are and what they're becoming. The idea of understanding their own culture and their own world view before they look at others I think gives them some grounding and then also allows them to see their biases and how stereotypes fit into their own set of ideas. Focus study on the development of intercultural skills is going to be very important for making a more inclusive society. I think it's really cool just to be able to see your life and your culture through a different lens. It really opens your eyes to another way of thinking and another way of just interpreting or seeing your life. It's a personal aspect of it, so personal stories, learning about where people come from, what's that like coming here, that sort of thing. Learn more about yourself and your own culture, kind of. You get to see the differences and see what you can learn from differences and get to know new people. I want to fully understand my culture and this course is going to help guide me through my journey. Everybody in my class had such new perspectives when they came out of it. I think everybody became a lot more open-minded. It's amazing.