My Sen 180 Intercultural Communication Class Essay

My HUN 180 Intercultural communication class conducted a field trip to the Jamaica Islamic Center, Queens, on November 22, 2016. I did some research about the Jamaica Islamic Center and, according to JIC â€Å"Jamaica Islamic Center, INC is an initiative of Muslims in America dedicated to promoting Islamic awareness and facilitating socio-economic welfare of the common people in Jamaica, Queens, New York†. (http://jamaicamuslimcenter.org/) I met my HUN 180 class in the E-building lobby in LaGuardia community College where we discussed the agenda for the day. Then we proceeded to the train station on Rawson Street where we took the Queens-bound 7 train. Once we arrived at the Hillside station in Queens on 167th, we met Mr. Zaheer who was our guide for the trip. He gave us a brief talk about Hillside. I remember him telling us that majority of the people living there are from Bangladesh and owns most of Business. We introduced ourselves then proceeded to the Muslim center. It was a walk of about two minutes. On reaching there, there a man wearing a blue outfit (it looks like clothing that Muslims wear, similar to a robe) who told us that we had to remove our shoes before we enter the room. Once we took our shoes off we walked in and sat quietly, waiting for our tour guide to arrive. As we waited, I observed that the floor was covered with a red carpet, the walls had Arabic writings, and there was a shelf on the opposite side of the room from where I was sitting, that was full of