The notion I'm going to speak about with is spaces and exchanges. To begin with, I would like to give a definition of this notion. An exchange is an act of giving and receiving something else in return. It can also be seen as a continuous movement. There are different kinds of exchanges: media, people, trade, cultural, gap years.
Can we consider the borders as an openness to the world?
First of all, I'm going to speak about the various forms of exchange that exist in the world. Secondly I will talk you about the American dream of immigrants.
I-Going abroad = couch surfing / study abroad
At first sight there are various forms of exchange, but I'm going to speak on 3 forms of exchange cultural: Couch surfing, studying abroad and Gap year.
As a matter of fact, couch surfing allows travellers from different parts of the world to meet people, and to share their culture. Moreover, we saw in class a document, which speaks of studying abroad: “I would Do it all again”, where Kate Gustafson tells about her stay in Japan [Nepal / Scotland], who was enriching. We have also made a listening which deals the theme of the gap year because it also allows to discover different cultures.
II- American dream
In addition, to illustrate this notion, I've also chosen to talk about immigration in the USA. The immigrants are leaving their homeland on account of various reasons. Most of the time, they are going to America in search of a better life as many of them are hungry, poor and without any future, they may have been leaving to escape persecutions, political oppression and economic hardships. They see the America as their saviour, the USA become a dream. The American dream it’s the promise of success, is synonymous with new opportunities, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.
Consequently, we can consider the borders as an openness to the world because, they allow to have cultural exchange between two space, but also it brings new hope for people who cross the border and sometimes risk their lives.
