I am responding to the two Podcasts. "Sefa Mawuli: Greetings" from the "This I Believe " Podcast, and the "The Pulse of a Brain Surgeon's Patient" from the NPR Audio Segment. I chose these two clips because are the ones I relate to the most.
The one titled "Greetings" addresses something that most Americans don't care much about; small talk and friendly greetings with neighbors. The speaker, Mawuli, brings her belief from her home country of Ghana. It is there that she was exposed to the curious small talk that folks make with each other. Her grandmother, along with the village community, would greet everyone. To Mawuli, this seemed to give everyone a sense of belonging. To me, this story is interesting in every aspect. Her grandmother, the village people, her farm, the "poetic" greetings, and so on. It is something that I can relate to, having been to a country with very similar aspects. The speakers story transitions quite smoothly into her sort of insight, as the title of the Podcast makes it easy. She simply says "I believe" and then goes into a deep statement. The speaker based her insight on observations and therefor evidence that she gained from her vacation visits. Her purpose seems to be to share the idea of Greetings with the rest of the world. And in her goal, I support her.
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