On October 4, 2015, I had the pleasant opportunity to interview Littzie Fernandez, one of my fellow colleagues who also attend Indian River State College. Mrs. Fernandez is a 35-year-old female from Honduras. Littzie was born in Honduras and came to America when she was a young child. By way of background, Honduras is located in the north central region of Central America, and Honduras’ coastline is a blend of Caribbean and Pacific cultures. Geographically Honduras is located east of Guatemala, north of El Salvador and west of Nicaragua. Honduras is the second-largest country in Central America, and physically slightly larger than Tennessee. The natives of Honduras are called Hondurans and their native language is Spanish.
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Our Independence Day is September 15th and it’s a huge holiday for everyone. It’s a three day holiday where virtually everything is closed and there are several events celebrated. The street parade is one of the major events. During this event, there are a lot of different things on display, such as, school bands, people dressed in costumes, a variety of animals paraded down the streets, and many different kind of floats. People set up places where you can purchase a variety of Honduran food to eat. Many people celebrate by playing different types of marimba music on the streets and the children perform, which is another large event. We do not have fireworks, but our military has events that include an Air Show. Our country does not go to the beach nor do we have cookouts like Americans do on their Independence Day. But, for our Independence Day, it’s a tradition for everyone to come out into the streets, close up everything in town, participate in the festivities and enjoy all the events.
Do you still celebrate Independence Day even though you live in the United States? If so how? No, and we feel horrible about this, because our children will never experience what it’s like in our country to enjoy everything that goes on during that three day celebration. However, we celebrate the United States’ Independence Day like many Americans. We take our children to the fireworks show, buy them fireworks and cook out with family &
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Our Independence Day is September 15th and it’s a huge holiday for everyone. It’s a three day holiday where virtually everything is closed and there are several events celebrated. The street parade is one of the major events. During this event, there are a lot of different things on display, such as, school bands, people dressed in costumes, a variety of animals paraded down the streets, and many different kind of floats. People set up places where you can purchase a variety of Honduran food to eat. Many people celebrate by playing different types of marimba music on the streets and the children perform, which is another large event. We do not have fireworks, but our military has events that include an Air Show. Our country does not go to the beach nor do we have cookouts like Americans do on their Independence Day. But, for our Independence Day, it’s a tradition for everyone to come out into the streets, close up everything in town, participate in the festivities and enjoy all the events.
Do you still celebrate Independence Day even though you live in the United States? If so how? No, and we feel horrible about this, because our children will never experience what it’s like in our country to enjoy everything that goes on during that three day celebration. However, we celebrate the United States’ Independence Day like many Americans. We take our children to the fireworks show, buy them fireworks and cook out with family &