Because of this class I have been trying to reflect on the microaggression that I face day to day. I realized that there is a lot of microaggression facing me that I have not realized. I play a lot of pick-up soccer in the summers at Gonzaga.When playing there, I am usually the minority. There are a lot of immigrants from other countries, many coming from Saudi Arabia, varying countries in Africa, and there is a large group of Asians (I do not know which country because sadly I have never actually had a conversation with any of them).

Our teams are very segregated. One team is full of people from Ghana, the other team with the Asians, the other with the Saudi's, and then there is a mixed team of my friends and other people usually from Ghana. The people on my team are usually more assimilated to American culture. There is a lot of cultural misunderstandings in the way we play and a lot of discrimination between the groups. People say things such as "the asians are annoying because they always laugh when they mess up" or "It's soooo annoying how the people from Ghana are always a half hour late". I have often been frustrated if I am placed on the team with the Saudi's because they will not pass to me because I am a girl.

It is crazy that I have not put much thought into this ongoing scenario I am faced with. I usually think that I do not face racism; however, this is not true. I may not see evil malicious racism every day; however, I do see microaggression everyday, and I should be more aware of my surroundings.