Richard Blanco had a hard time blending into America’s Culture which is something I can relate to on many levels, such as trying to maintain my Jamaican culture while living in Florida. With his parents being Cuban and him growing up in America, he had many conflicts deciding if he’s Cuban or American. Reading the book The prince of Los Cocoyos has help me to be more prepared to transition into college life. It taught me that everyone is unique in their own way and we are all equal whether we were born in America or not. I think this relates to my college transitioning because here at FIU, there are a lot of diversity, many of us are not American born and we all have to learn to adapt to new culture not only American culture but to also adapt to college life as a
Richard Blanco had a hard time blending into America’s Culture which is something I can relate to on many levels, such as trying to maintain my Jamaican culture while living in Florida. With his parents being Cuban and him growing up in America, he had many conflicts deciding if he’s Cuban or American. Reading the book The prince of Los Cocoyos has help me to be more prepared to transition into college life. It taught me that everyone is unique in their own way and we are all equal whether we were born in America or not. I think this relates to my college transitioning because here at FIU, there are a lot of diversity, many of us are not American born and we all have to learn to adapt to new culture not only American culture but to also adapt to college life as a