Questions to consider:
- How do you prepare to enter a community?
- How do you begin to forge meaningful, insightful relationships in the community? How long will that take?
- How do you promote an atmosphere of equality and inclusion?
- How do you establish a pace that allows for organic progress?
- How long do you need to participate in the community before beginning your work?
- Do your research, but be open to learning more from people than books once you arrive.
- You're not the expert! No matter how much research you do, community members will always have something to teach you.
- Find a cultural translator/informant/confidante/liason. You'll need someone to consult on cultural differences and miscommunications.
- Seek out/listen to multiple perspectives within the community. They may contradict, but they make up a single whole and should always be considered.
- Go with the flow! Let things be organic and flexible.
- This is difficult but important work- Stay positive!
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