Breaking Down The Walls In Native American Culture

Gloria Estefan said, “I am trying to teach my children to feel a responsibility for their fellow human being and a sense of connection with…the world around them.” To me, that is what being Hispanic is about. It is about breaking down the walls many in my culture live within and getting to know—and be a part of—what lies outside of those walls: the people and the rest of the world. My first year of high school, I remember sitting with my group of friends, talking and laughing and having a good time, when a teacher surprised me by thanking me. She said, “Thank you for breaking out of that cycle where you only associate with other Hispanics.” After saying she was glad I was friends with other races, I remember being confused. That confusion only grew when my friends went on to say that I was the “whitest Mexican” they have …show more content…
I will travel the world and experience everything the world has to offer. I want to break down the walls I have seen from people of my same, and from different, races. My every choice will be made so that I can form a bond with the earth and its people—so that I can become someone that has lived a fulfilling, wonderful life surrounded by people of every color. Being Hispanic means putting in the effort to break down ethnical walls and finally show the world what it means to be human: no matter what color your skin is, where your parents came from, or what you believe, you are still a person. A person in the midst of several other billion people, and the best adventure you can have, the highest gift life gives you is the ability to form bonds and connections with everyone around you—no matter the differences. Brown, black, or white—it doesn’t change the humanity residing in each and every person. Being Hispanic means realizing you are not inferior or superior to other races—it is realizing that we are all one in the biggest race on earth: