Andelina Dreshaj Analysis

Andelina Dreshaj is an Albanian female who lives in the United States and attends Mercy College. The Dominican and Albanian cultures share some similarities and some differences. Each country holds different morals and rules on higher or lower pedestal. For example, the way marriage is conducted, children are raised, the crimes that occur on a day-to-day basis. Although we share the same planet and have similar qualities such as our choice of meal and music, we often have plenty of differences, which create a tremendous separation.
According to Andelina, Kosovo is a place where the people that reside there will welcome you with open arms. Those who live in the mountains and small villages love nature but are poor. Their new flag represents …show more content…
Most of the time, I was forbidden to go outside because I was an only child. Andelina mentions how her parents feared that something tragic would happen to her so they chose to keep her inside. This relates to the idea that crimes surround us because of our circumstances. Due to poverty Andelina and I share the same danger of sharing a neighborhood with ignorant people who don’t have respect for human life. Theft, murder and other forms of illegal activity happen occasionally in our communities and countries. Another similarity between our cultures is how our family takes the time to sit around and communicate. This is a value, which we hold very high because it helps our family grow and overcome any obstacles, which we may face on this planet. For enjoyment, Andelina and I love watching movies, playing sports, learning and spend time with the people we love. Surprisingly enough, our parents are immigrants and both came to this country in order to establish a better life. Andelina says her country is poor and does not have any opportunity to progress. My mother thought the same thing and moved to the United States with the same idea of progress. The interesting part about our parent’s journey is …show more content…
For example, food is essential to our existence but the food, which her country prefers, is different from what Dominicans prefer. Andelina eats buk e shuxhuk for breakfast and speca me maz for lunch. In case you are not familiar with this food, Buk means bread, shuxhuk means sausage, speca is pepper and maz is cream cheese. Dominicans indulge in a completely different lifestyle. The main dish in a Dominican household is rice, chicken, and beans. Mangu and chicharron is something Dominicans are highly known for. Mangu has mashed plantains with salami and chicharron is fried pig. As you may notice, our food choice is very different from each other. In continuation, Marriage is handled differently in our cultures. Andelina states the bride is sent to the groom’s house and before going inside the bride has to touch sugared water and the sides and top of the door to represent a sweet and long life for them. After that, there’s a small party inside the house and the bride and groom take pictures with the bridesmaids. In the night, there is a huge celebration, which is to congratulate the married couple and everyone throws money at them. Dominicans have a different way of doing this. The day before the marriage is usually hectic because everyone is getting prepared for the ceremony. The ceremony is usually in a church where the priest blesses the couple and where the couples state their wedding vowels. In