Who+Am+I



Who am I? I am a young woman, i am strong, i am a teammate, i am a giver, i am a sister, i am a daughter, i am a future teacher, i am a dreamer, i am a believer, i am a friend, i am a person of faith, i am a lover.

What is my cultural background? My dads side of my family is Russian and my mothers side is half German, so i am a mix.

What are my cultural traditions that have been passed down regarding play? My parents as well as the rest of my family have been big on staying involved. In high school i was in a sport each season as well as the secretary of 4 clubs, and a member of National Honors Society. My mother and father were both also involved in sports as well as clubs when they were younger. "Productive Play" as my parents would call it were strongly pushed in my house and my parents always told me that as long as i stayed involved in school i didn't have to get a job. My parents always pushed staying involved. I will pass this down to my future family as well.

What family Christmas traditions have been passed down from one generation to the next? One tradition we have passed down is to never eat the traditional Christmas dinner. Each year we pick something different like tacos, ribs, meatloaf, etc. Also on my dads side of the family we do a majority of our celebrating (such as opening presents, having the big dinner etc) on Christmas Eve and on my mothers side we celebrate on Christmas Day.

What family traditions have been about the high school years? My uncle and i both attended the same high school. Like I said before it is tradition for my family to be involved in school activities and clubs. My mother and i were both student body secretaries and my sister and i were both homecoming royalty.

What family traditions have been passed down from one generation to the next in the area of marriage and family? Although it is a tradition that i hope to break, almost everyone in my family has been married twice (rather it be because of divorce or death). Both of my parents have been married twice, as well as my step-father and both of my grandfathers have also been married twice. Another tradition passed down in the area of marriage and family is fallow the "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" tradition. We actually have pictures of my mother and my grandmother showing all of these items.

What other unique family traditions have been passed down? A unique family tradition in my family would be whenever a new member of our family is born each grandparent buys them a savings bond and then they later cash them in when they attend college.