Understanding Research

I love, love, love research! Unfortunately, I missed a good chunk of the morning session, because this is a topic close to my heart; I am a researcher at heart, it is one of those things that just flows from me. I will eventually be doing research in communities to find out what the needs of the people are and how we can meet them. I do realize that I am not normal and that most people are not so enthusiastic about research. I think it’s great that Jeanie pointed out how every single one of us do research; about the country we are called to, about the people, through questions that we ask, what we take in as we look around and experience things and so on. This was proven through the exercises that we did in role-playing in the afternoon. It is important for each of us to have a learner’s mentality, especially in the field. I believe it is impossible to truly impact others without having an understanding of the group of people and their culture.