My Family Culture

A description of the three items you would choose

1. My family photo album
2. My stuff animal which is a black bear
3. My Mom’s wedding ring

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

One of the items that I would choose is the family photo album. The family photo album is important and dear to me because I love the fact that when looking through the album it brings back memories. The second item I would take is my stuff animal which is a black bear. This item is so dear to me because it was the last thing my father gave to me before he passed away. The last item I would take is my Mom’s wedding ring. This is dear to me because she told me that I could have it and it is something that I wear often.

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

            My feeling would be crush. I would feel like those are the items that mean so much to me and for me not to be able to take them would feel like a piece of me was ripped out and thrown away like garbage. I would also feel sad and angry because I was told I could bring the items and then to say I had to leave them is horrible.

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

             The insight that I have gained about myself during this exercise is that I never knew how special the things I have now play a major part in my life.