Reflection on my experiences in this program

My perception of American culture and American English hasn't really changed in the last three weeks. Because of my former visit I already knew a lot about the culture and so nearly nothing changed for me.

What I have learned.

I learned a lot about language use in daily life, some differences between British and American English, and many about American culture. The difference between learning at home and in America is that you practice much more if you have to speak English most of the time. I have learned some about the culture and it will help me by by working or communicating with Americans, but I don't think that this new knowledge justifies the participation at this program.

The Culture of Music in Amerika

I don't know anything about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame before, but I expected it like it is. More a memorial for the stars of Rock and Roll, than a museum. Of course it is informative too, but most of the exhibition are relics which a real fan have to see. It was a little bit difficult to understand the exhibition if you are not informed about this kind of music or the bands, also that the exhibition wasn't structured by time is irritating. I think, I'm the wrong consignee for this kind of museum, but if you are a great fan you will have a lot of fun withe the music, the video clips ,and all this personal items of your heros.

The museum is showing only a small part of American music culture, I think, but they showed how different kinds of music gets mixed and developed to a new culture, the Rock and Roll. You could see which artists had a influence and from which styles of music they came.

The artistes are often portrayed as heroes, because the fans should identify their self with their idols. This identification is very imported for being commercial successful. Bad the other side, the bad one, of a artists is very imported for promotion too, because only bad news are good news and a star above nobody speak is only a normal artist and not a star.