Personal Narrative: The Heart Of Chicago

I grew up in a neighborhood where a tourist can capture awe-inspiring pictures through their phone's or camera's. Pictures that will bring out how rich this community is. Rich in culture, food, music, and art. Pilsen, The Heart of Chicago, is beautiful in and out. From the art located in almost every corner, to the kindest hearts that live in the people who live in Pilsen.
Pilsen has many murals that have stories behind them. Stories about our ancestors' culture, traditions and history. Some murals also have messages that have to do with present day problems that many immigrants face. If you would like to know the stories behind each mural, you can go ahead and walk to the Mexican Art Museum that is known to have a variety of staff that have studied …show more content…
The eloteros sell many tasty snacks such as chicharrones, raspados, corn, fruit, and a lot of Mexican candy that I promise you, you will want to buy more. I always ask for a raspado, which is crushed ice in a cup, and the elotero pours a water like substance with the flavor of your choice. Usually there's strawberry, lemon, tamarind, pine apple, and grape. With the raspado, I also get a vasolote, which is cooked corn seeds in a cup, and the elotero adds cheese, mayonnaise, and pepper if you want. I usually never get pepper because it's really spicy, but if you're up for spiciness, be my guest and try it. To complete my order of snacks I also ask for chicharrones, which are wheel looking chips that are fried. On the chicarrones I always ask for lime and this hot sauce called Valentina; it's really good. Just talking about the snacks makes my mouth watery. While the elotero prepares the snacks, he sings along to his music, which is in Spanish. If you don't speak Spanish, it's perfectly fine, the beat is really catchy so you can dance along to