Everyone’s immigrant roots have a story that influences how that person will developed later in their lives. I will start my story by saying that I’m 100% Puerto Rican, oldest daughter and granddaughter, a student, an employee and most importantly a Latina woman. Holding all this status as a Puerto Rican have influence my development immensely and mold me into the woman I am today.
Like I mention in the introduction, I’m 100% Puerto Rican born and raised. This means that I’m bilingual in English and Spanish and use “Spanglish” as my main language combining the mix of Spanish, African and Taino heritage that I have running through my veins. According to other cultures, the language that Puerto Ricans speak tends to be the “ghetto version” of …show more content…
Latinos are known for always arriving late for everything and that is not the case for me. I’m always forcing myself to be prompt to places like school and work but when it comes to parties, I follow the Boricua clock. Boricuas know that if a party is set to start at 7pm, you need to arrive after 8pm when all the decorations and food are finally done and others will actually start arriving as well. Food and music are a major aspect of those parties and get together. Being Boricua, I can’t live without abodo and sofrito. I put herbs and spices in everything to give it a better taste and nice color. I love eating rice and beans with some type of meat, plantains and avocado on the side while drinking some coquito and Rum during the holidays. All of this cooking and eating is follow by the dancing of some salsa, merengue, and bachata to get the party started. Since my family and I always try to find any possible occasion to get together, eat yummy food, dance and have a good time even if it’s watching or playing sports, that is why I choose to go to an instate college rather than an out of state one. Education is a high priority for my family and me. I knew that I wanted to go to a good college yet not be more than an hour away from home. Similarly to me choosing the distance of my school, all of my relatives have always try to lived in close proximity to one another just so even when there wasn 't a reason to get together we did anyway. This shows the importance that family have in your environment when it comes to things like food, music and even
Like I mention in the introduction, I’m 100% Puerto Rican born and raised. This means that I’m bilingual in English and Spanish and use “Spanglish” as my main language combining the mix of Spanish, African and Taino heritage that I have running through my veins. According to other cultures, the language that Puerto Ricans speak tends to be the “ghetto version” of …show more content…
Latinos are known for always arriving late for everything and that is not the case for me. I’m always forcing myself to be prompt to places like school and work but when it comes to parties, I follow the Boricua clock. Boricuas know that if a party is set to start at 7pm, you need to arrive after 8pm when all the decorations and food are finally done and others will actually start arriving as well. Food and music are a major aspect of those parties and get together. Being Boricua, I can’t live without abodo and sofrito. I put herbs and spices in everything to give it a better taste and nice color. I love eating rice and beans with some type of meat, plantains and avocado on the side while drinking some coquito and Rum during the holidays. All of this cooking and eating is follow by the dancing of some salsa, merengue, and bachata to get the party started. Since my family and I always try to find any possible occasion to get together, eat yummy food, dance and have a good time even if it’s watching or playing sports, that is why I choose to go to an instate college rather than an out of state one. Education is a high priority for my family and me. I knew that I wanted to go to a good college yet not be more than an hour away from home. Similarly to me choosing the distance of my school, all of my relatives have always try to lived in close proximity to one another just so even when there wasn 't a reason to get together we did anyway. This shows the importance that family have in your environment when it comes to things like food, music and even