MY FAMILY CULTURE

·         A description of the three items you would choose

1.       I would first take my Holy Bible.  I would never want my family to be away from the word of God.  In order for my family to survive such a traumatic event, we will definitely need to rely on our faith to help us through. 

2.      I would also take my family photo album.  The next best thing to having my entire family with me would be our memorbelum.  This is the album that holds all of my pictures from my childhood all the way through my adulthood.

3.      The last thing I would take is my children’s photo album.  This album was started when I first had my oldest child.  It contains my own children’s childhood. 

·         How you would explain to others what each of these items means to you

I would tell others about the purpose of the Holy Bible and why it is so dear to me.  I would also explain to them my religion and why I have a personal relationship with God.  I would tell them my personal life journey and how I discover God for myself.  I would then offer the plan of salvation to them.  I would also show both of my family photo albums to others and allow them to get to know my family through each story I share regarding the different photos in each of the albums.

·         Your feelings if, upon arrival, you were told that you could only keep one personal item and have to give up the other two items you brought with you

I would be devastated and distraught.  It would be extremely hard for me to give up my photo albums to someone who would probably throw them away because they don’t have any sentimental value to them.  I think I would probably cry the entire time.   Although I love my family and would hate to give up my family photos, I would have to choose my Holy Bible.  This would be the time that I would have to do a lot of soul searching, reading, and praying to remain strong.

·         Any insights you gained about yourself, your family culture, diversity, and/or cultural differences in general, as a result of this exercise

This exercise has been a real tear jerker.  I had to think about things that I never want to think about in order to complete the exercise.  This assignment has also helped me because you never think about emergency things and situations until you are forced to because it is too late.  This exercise also made me uncover raw emotions about my childhood which is healing for me.  I think that this exercise was good and very interesting.  I’m learning things about myself in the past, present, and future.