It has been just under a decade since these pictures were taken, but they were at the beginning of a very significant intercultural journey for me. The opportunities that have allowed me to develop relationships with people from the Indian Subcontinent have led to my working on my current Master's Degree in Communications, and to … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #84: India Exchange
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Adapters vs. Non-Adapters
Earlier this week I had an epiphany of sorts about communication. Now to see if I can communicate it clearly. I was having a conversation where someone was trying to explain something to me. She described the situation; I responded back. Since I didn't understand the situation, which she determined from my response, she described … Continue reading Adapters vs. Non-Adapters
My Personal Communication Philosophy: Creational and Relational
Note, this was the final paper assignment for my introductory communications class for the Master's Degree I am working on through Gonzaga University. Apologies if the language is boring -- it has to sound academic. Personal Communication Philosophy: Creational and Relational Jonathan R. Lightfoot Gonzaga University COML 508: Theorizing Communication Personal Communication Philosophy: Creational … Continue reading My Personal Communication Philosophy: Creational and Relational
I Love to Tell the Story…
In my first graduate school text book, A First Look a Communication Theory, seventh edition, By Em Griffin, the author makes the following quote at the beginning of the first chapter: This is a book about theories -- communication theories. After that statement you may already be stifling a yawn. Many college students, after all, … Continue reading I Love to Tell the Story…
At The Rainbow 