I now realize the difference between communicating "inter" rather than "cross" culturally by validating a student's uniqueness as opposed to trying to ignore it and lumping them all together as 'nursing students'. Fortunately, I have always been fascinated by people's different backgrounds and experiences - I, not only learn new ways to care for patients, but the other students learn also. So, I will continue to have others share and reflect. I will also attempt to better assess learning, understanding, and tolerance among individuals and groups.