The Haiti
culture had its independence in 1807 and the native language is French and
Creole. We enjoy eating rice and beans on a regular basis. Right now many
children do not attended school due to the lack of funding. In fact most
parents are unable to pay for education. This week enhanced my knowledge on
family culture. I have lived in the United States for over twenty years and
have lost some of my culture tradition. Even though I use to think that my
mother still kept a lot of culture tradition, I still do think differently because
my social circle is mostly Americans and they have a different culture. I,
however feel that they learn about my culture and experience my culture such as
eat the food, celebrate New Year’s Day, and so forth.
When I left Haiti I brought a few things that was
dear to me such as pictures of my grandparents, sister, and other family members.
The second item was my grandmother recipe book. My grandmother used to make porridge
every night before bedtime and that is the only dish I learn how to do well so
that I can do it for my children. The third item is the memory of the kind of life
I used to share with my grandparents, our value, and what we use to enjoy as a
family. Each of this items means a lot to me because they are lifetime memory
that I can pass onto my children. The recipe book is something that I can use
to show them some of the food that I use to enjoy when I was their age. 
If I have to
give up any of my items it will be a challenging experience because I do not know
if I can give any of my three items. My grandmother’s pictures and her cookbook
that she put together mean a lot to me. However if it come to give one up it
will be the book not the picture because I want my children to know my grandma.
One insight I gain in family culture is that we support each other as well as
respect and care for each other. My family take care one another which help
them in with any obstacle they face. We believe that together we can achieve
any obstacles. Overall it was a great experience learning about family culture
and how it can affect our life as individual.
I did not realize that Haiti did not attend school due to funding. That is horrible for both the children and the parent's. I also had a difficut choice deciding between the items that I would grab if I was only allowed one and my selection was an item that was from my father, something to help remember him by. I think those family memories and the items connected to them are the haredest to give up.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Sophia. I commend you for your courage. It's interesting to see a different perspective to the questions of this assignment. With my post, I had to use my imagination on what would it be like to have to switch cultures overnight due to a catastrophe. But, for me to get a brief glimpse of how you lost your culture does help me better understand and realize how people are continuously undergoing this type of circumstances. I'm glad you are able to use it to your advantage in your personal and professional life.
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