• “New World” moment of navigating other cultures
• the world has shrunk
• cross-cultural encounters are happening every second of every day
• 74 million people come to the United States with International Tourism
• we encounter people from other places frequently
• Pure Michigan has attracted millions of people
• economic and organizational gains come from cross-cultural encounters
• many misunderstandings happen in cross-cultural encounters
• ways to bridge cultures - Monologue (hear it, see it): tell the other who we are, all the power is with the recipient
• Dialogue: 2 people sitting down and talking about differences
• Collaboration: people working together on a project, “there is no substitute for meaningful collaboration” (shared experience)
• “You, too, have a critical role to play in bridging the gap between ‘us’ and ‘them'”
• Emma for peace: music brings people together
• PeacePlayers international: bring people together in love of sport
• Youth-to-Youth Summit: meet together to address a need
• “There is much to be gained by sailing into the winds of cross-cultural encounters”
• “Discover a world that is different from your own and design collaborations to help others do the same”

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