Christmas, a holiday of jolly and spirit between loved ones and friends, also the birth of Christ which his real birthday is in July or April which I forgot, interesting isn’t it? For the last 24 years of my life I have celebrated with my family where now I buy gifts for them and feel the excite in their eyes and tears flowing of bring the family together. Which I would like to happen more, but that is not going to happen. As I go how I celebrate my Christmas Eve or the holidays, I am Hispanic and probably mixed with Indian (India) or Middle East due to my mom past ancestors.
I am pre-dominantly Hispanic, because of my father side. In many Christmas Eve’s in my life my dad side makes tamales, where it is a Hispanic or Castaneda tradition, which I respect and appreciate their efforts making tamales. Later on when I have my family, I’ve decided that I will not make tamales or even through my life I did not take the effort or voluntary make tamales. As most people know I am way different than the ordinary Hispanics, I may not speak Spanish or follow the Hispanic culture, but I respect the ancestors who have fought their way over and created my mom and dad to place them on earth to place me here today which I am grateful. As a Mexican-American, I celebrate Christmas in American fashion, I concentrate more of my family, some friends I have, and what I have accomplished over the three calendar years, especially achieving a B.S. degree a few weeks ago. My parents had a fight a few weeks ago which caused me to resign from my supervisor position and figure out what to do in the coming weeks before the New Years. I’ll admit being in my family is hard, but I have to stick by them as much I can.
I am not ashamed not speaking Spanish, following more into the Hispanic culture or commitment into a traditional Hispanic. I have chosen my path and direction, I rarely see Hispanics who are republican, Buddhist, American oriented and does not follow his own heritage. The past 24 of years of my life it has been that way with some choices to pick and decided to stick with them. I had a situation where one of my aunts tried to tell me to speak Spanish in front of my grandma (dad’s mother), but I declined I told her in English which I made my aunt to translate for my grandma. I declined multiple times and was not ashamed or embarrassed. As I said, what I have chosen and decided I stick with my strength and continued forward as an improved and well-mannered young adult. I want my family and some friends have to know that I am a very unique person, when it comes into a personal matter I take it seriously and make the best out of it. At times, life happens in reverse but I am going to continue to my way to the top and stay and choose I want to do. For Christmas, my present this year is that I have a happy life, I am where I want to be as an individual and my family is at least together for the holidays
I am pre-dominantly Hispanic, because of my father side. In many Christmas Eve’s in my life my dad side makes tamales, where it is a Hispanic or Castaneda tradition, which I respect and appreciate their efforts making tamales. Later on when I have my family, I’ve decided that I will not make tamales or even through my life I did not take the effort or voluntary make tamales. As most people know I am way different than the ordinary Hispanics, I may not speak Spanish or follow the Hispanic culture, but I respect the ancestors who have fought their way over and created my mom and dad to place them on earth to place me here today which I am grateful. As a Mexican-American, I celebrate Christmas in American fashion, I concentrate more of my family, some friends I have, and what I have accomplished over the three calendar years, especially achieving a B.S. degree a few weeks ago. My parents had a fight a few weeks ago which caused me to resign from my supervisor position and figure out what to do in the coming weeks before the New Years. I’ll admit being in my family is hard, but I have to stick by them as much I can.
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