Oral History-Personal Narrative

For my Oral History Essay, I decided to do my foster mom, Krista Platz. Krista was raised in Wadena, Minnesota. She had one younger sister, Sarah. Her younger sister was five years younger that her. When she was about four years old, she moved, and she attended kindergarten in Park Rapids, because her mom got a job there. She worked their for one year, until budget cuts were made and they cut her job. After that happened, they moved back to Wadena. Furthermore, Krista attended elementary school in Wadena, she also went to highschool there too.
The next stop for Krista was college. However, Krista struggled in school all of her life, and studied a lot, so she could pass the grade. She decided to spread her wings and go to a college in Duluth. Now, …show more content…
For example, people would roll the bottom of their jeans to make them tighter around the leg. Girls also teased their hair to give it more volume and a more “bigger” look. After they teased their hair, they would put a great amount of hairspray in their hair to make it stay tight and big.

Krista lived with her mom, Dorothy Platz, dad, Tony Platz, and her sister, Sarah. Her mom was Lutheran, and her dad was Catholic. They both really believed that their kids needed to know both religions, so to solve that problem, they would to a Lutheran church during the school year, and go to the Catholic church during the summer. After doing that, they thought it was a great idea, and a great way for both of the girls to connect with god, and new friends. The Platz family had a couple traditions that have been passed down through the years. One of them was lefse. Every christmas, and christmas eve, they would make lefse from scratch. Another tradition that they had was swedish pancakes. Krista had a grandmother, that was a sweet lady. I've heard that she had made some pretty great food, and desserts. One recipe that has been passed down was her special pie