Throughout this class, I learned a lot about taking a stance on certain topics. Before, I never really had an opinion on social and political issues that were going on outside of the United States. However, I really enjoyed learning more about and being able to form my own opinions on the material. I enjoyed reading about all of my classmate’s stories and sharing my own and even though it was an online class, I felt like I got to know different people through their blog posts.

Additionally, as someone who has familial ties to India, I decided to spend this semester learning more about the country. As India was my chosen country to do my final project on, I got to learn a lot about the situation there and the different cultural aspects that made it such a so different from the United States. My grandmother gave birth to my aunt in India, which is why I decided to learn about the maternal mortality situation there. The rates were so large compared to those in the United States and I am thankful that everything worked out for her delivery and that her and my aunt were both alright, despite the challenges of women giving birth in India.

In the future, I think it would be a good idea to make it mandatory for people to comment on a different classmate’s blog post each week. That way each person gets to hear from someone different each week. However, I really enjoyed this class and am glad I decided to take it as it was very interesting and life changing.