Saturday, July 12, 2014
My Family Culture
If I had to take three things that represented my family culture it would be seeds that represent plants that I use for cooking, family photos and cultural musical instruments. The seeds that I would bring will be used for our special foods that we make. I would bring this so that I can continue the richness of cuisine. I would also bring the photos of our family so that our children will not forget who they are and to show our future grandchildren their family pictures before the catastrophe. The musical instruments such as the small guitar that has four strings; it is called a quarto, which means four. This guitar has a special sound and when it is played all those who are Puerto Rican knows what instrument is playing.
If I had only one to choose from it will be the family pictures. Pictures hold memories, so when you tell a story and show the picture it will form a visual that will keep those memories alive.
The insight I have gained from this exercise is how important the pictures are to holding onto your culture. We can find spices and musical instruments, but the faces to the people you left behind or did not survive will carry on for generations.
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Sandra,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about the 3 things you would bring and it gives me an insight into your family culture. I loved the fact that you would bring food seeds. I had not thought of that and found it interesting and smart. One would not know what type of food the other country had and this way you would still be able to make your favorite foods. I think pictures are important to a lot of people and I also included pictures. Pictures hold memories and are special. I can understand that would be why you would still keep them if you had to give up the seeds and instruments. Thank you for sharing and I enjoyed learning more about you and your family culture!
Myra
Hi Sandra
ReplyDeleteThis assignment was kind of hard for me. However it open my eyes to things that I have taken for granted. It also open my eyes to what I should value more because it being an important part of who I am and how very small things can have big value to us and others when we have to do with out them.