Wow, this weeks blog assignment really made me think on what I would do if a major catastrophe has completely devastated the infrastructure of my country. The assignment wants me to imagine that the host country’s culture is completely different from mine, and I might have to stay there permanently. I was also told that I’m only allowed to take one change of clothes, and 3 small items with me that I hold dear , and represent my family culture. The 3 items I would choose are a family photo album, wedding rings, and a binder I have of all my children’s art work and accomplishments since they were in daycare.
All 3 items mean so much to me, and represent my family and our culture. The photo album has every memory of my family’s special moments, culture moments, educational moments, and history of our beloved family moments. I treasure my photo album very much, because it tells the story of our history, our culture, beliefs, our achievements, and our family tree. My family photo album is all my memories of my family whom I love so much. Most importantly it will keep telling the story of my family to future generations. My wedding rings represent my faith, my culture, and my commitment to love. Most importantly my wedding rings express my religion, and all that I believe in when it comes to loving someone. My wedding rings will also be passed down to my only daughter, and my husbands to my only son. In hope our children will value the meaning of marriage, pass it down to future generations. Lastly, the Binder of my children’s art work, and accomplishment’s means the world to me. The binder is filled with my babies art works from daycare to grade school, and all their educational accomplishments. I hold this binder close because it’s their creations from school, and their accomplishments in school. Education has always been an important moral I be still in my children. I have raised them to know the importance of education, and being successful. Basically this binder is my accomplishment as well to see where their educational path began, and how my morals reflected them in their educational success. I want them to be able to share this binder with their children, and never lose track on what was taught to them on the importance of education.
I would be so hurt if I was told out of those 3 items I could only keep one. If I had to choose I would choose my family album, but my life would be incomplete with the items that mean so much to me.
This exercise was really hard for me because I have so many things I would want to take with me, so when it came down to picking 3 items I found myself just thinking, and not able to choose quickly. I really found it hard to narrow it down to 3 items. Then I started thinking what if this were to happen how would I be able to just leave to another country, and leave everything behind, and go somewhere the culture and way of living is different from I ever known. This exercise made me think, boy did it make me think.
Stacy D. Almendarez 