My Family Culture

My Family Culture

 

This assignment was extremely difficult and it made me think about what is important to me. I have many things that I would initially want to take to start my new journey in a new place. But if I could only choose three items I would have to say the first things and most important thing would be family photos of my children, my parents, my husband and most important my brother since he passed away 10 years ago.

It is really unbelievable how I would feel so lost without my computer, iPod, phone and other items of convenience, these items would be a major lost if I could not have them, I would feel so incomplete. So of course I would want to bring one electronic item which would be my iPad because I have many family videos, photos, personal books, letters that I have written, my journal, and many other important things are on that device. But in thinking of things that would be significant to my family’s culture I would take the American flag (that we hang outside of our house) with me since our country was destroyed. I have many family members that are in the military and they fight for our country every day. If our country no longer existed that would be a hard pill to swallow for myself and many people of my family.

If I had to leave behind two items and only take one I would be devastated but I would have to say I would take my family portraits because one picture speaks a million words. We all know that technology does not last forever and what about if the iPad decided not to work then I would lose everything. But I can always have the family picture and they can last forever.

This assignment was a great reflection exercise because it made me realize I do not really have any family air looms and many people that I spoke to feel the same way. I feel that if this was an assignment about 50 years ago I think more people would have significant family items to talk about.