Ashley Diaz Multicultural Lit blog

 something I did out of norm would have been to audition for my supplementary's black history program I was a very open child since I was little but I didn't like to perform or be too much of a center of attention or speak to a huge crowd. my mom was very surprised I had asked to be in the black history program but she agreed and had asked me for a week straight if i wanted to actually do it. I agreed when a joined a lot my friends that had joined were shocked and surprised that I was actually giving it a good shot to act In-front of a big crowd and gain some attention. I ended up having so much fun hanging out with my friends and acting it helped me gain confidence and relief. Today I also didn't go to school the shots I got gave me a fever and caused me so much pain. today's reflection thought me that it is okay to feel pain and to let it all out sometimes even cry.

 some part I think travels with me everywhere I go would be my language and my religious beliefs I always carry them with me day and night wherever I go. Spanish is a little bit of everywhere I go weather I'm with my family or other people are talking to each other I hear it all around it holds a big part of where I'm from and who.  my religious beliefs a lot of Mexicans have gold jewelry representing what they believe in since they were born. For me a Christian I've had cross necklaces and bracelets representing what my religious beliefs are. Today I missed school because I had to go to the doctors appointment for my yearly checkups. in today reflection I learnt that doctors can take years to finally accomplish what they really want and that things take time and patience.

 one time someone assumed something about me would have been that I know how to dance or cook n clean. they had assumed this because as a woman or girl you're automatically supposed to always be helping around and cooking  for others. around this time I only knew how to clean this had hurt my feelings but dancing was something that hurt more. I had seen everyone on the dance floor knowing how to dance and to do certain moves i couldn't. I had gotten asked out to dance and I just stood there telling the guy i didn't know how to and he just looked at me weird and walked away. I felt so embarrassed and just sat down for the whole party.today in class we did a stereotype worksheet naming all the different types of "positive"and  "negative" stereotypes and describe why they are harmful and disrespectful. today I learned that good or bad words are still considered mean and very very harmful 

 

 Something I wish I had more of would be money and time. These are essentially to me the more time I have the more I can work for my money and get a good living for myself and my family money is something that is helpful and is always needed. money is something I think everyone wishes they had more of It's something material that is helpful in ways that can change your life. Time is a big part of someones life and its in mine I wish I had more time to go out and have fun to study better and to help myself become better with a limited time of it is hard to do stuff especially if you have others priorities.  today in class we had to finish out poem to turn it in on Sunday to present it on Monday-Tuesday. my reflection today i learned to not let time go to waste that its very precious and to do things on time so you are not late.

 The most creative thing I done i was Create a choreograph to a song I had just listened to. This is something that stands out to me the most because I cant really dance let alone get the rhythm of certain songs  with aloft of  beats to it.This song was fast and uneasy but I was able to create dances to go with it most of my work is just drawing or painted it doesn't really impact like good real artist . Not a lot of people can create a choreo to something quick and that is something that really has stuck to me. In class we read another poem and after reading it we analyzed it as a class after that we had to write our own poems about our culture.Today I learnt it can be hard to put certain stuff together that rhyme.

 Two burning questions that make me wonder a lot of things are what comes after death and how one gain  their purpose. These questions keep me on my feet and make me wonder why death is a thing if you actually stay asleep internally or that the spirit world is real do you sit and just wander around while invisible what kinds of stuff happens to your soul. i question my existence because if someone dies and they get reincarnated does that mean everyone has at least lived more than once. The other question is how does someone gain their purpose how does one know what they want to do and what's best for them is your conscience  your soul or God talking to you do you gain your purpose from learning from experiences or are you just born to know and search for it. Today in class we read the poem "I,too" by Langston Hughes and we had a worksheet to fill out and analyze.

 One time I felt completely lost was when I was coming back to school I knew people from last year but I didn't know who to hang around with if I hung out with one group would I be technically leaving out the other group I didn't know what to do I felt like I had to choose and let others feel like strangers but i didn't want to do that this made me start thinking about what to do so I wouldn't let others and myself feel a certain way after a while I just started to hangout with everyone and didn't leave anyone out. This project made me feel a little better about my confidence and made me want to not be nervous and anxious that these are my peers and there's no need to be shy. Today we presented our masks to the whole class and what they represent about us.

 I've adapted to the work and demands it helps me stay on track and to keep up with my goal of having and keeping my grades above nineties . These demands maintain good coordination and help you recognize yourself and getting into a good study schedule, to find out stuff you didn't  know about yourself it helps you understand what you want to become. one significant strength I'm learning in this course is identifying cultures and beliefs. one challenge I've encountered is maintaining a good focus and engagement to keep up and understand at times. Today in class we finished doing our masks and reflection papers to present on Monday. this is gonna a help me in the future by making me stay more on top and focused to understand and take in more knowledge.

 Gender roles are a big part of my culture they make it known that you serve the man. You are a stay at home mom that cleans, tidy keeps the home a 'home' the food will always be done when you're home. This influences me by teaching me and maintaining me to be a clean, tiny and always helping around it also taught me to be self taught is influences my maturity the way i have grown up and the stuff i do even the way i act. Today in class we worked on our masks and created what made us who we are and what influences us to be us. this impacted me the most because i had to sit there and think about what describes me and my culture this information is something that could be useful in certain jobs and in ways trying to find myself.

 One meaningful tradition that we have in my culture is every 6th of January the whole family has to meet up and have food at the moms house or the one with the biggest house.After these traditional foods are ate we cut a cake but this cake is special for this day its called "rosca de reyes" this bread has a plastic baby inside each family gets a slice. this mirrors the nice moments that you have as a family and that are enjoyed this also has an expectation to always be with your family and to help each other. today I learned that others cultures have stricter expectations than others have .

 Today we read "Girl" by Jamaica kincaid and it reminded me of my daily expectations in my household it is nature that as a girl your not dirty and that your always helping all around the house weather if its cleaning or taking care of the little kids its a daily battle between following there standards this story is about a mom telling her daughter how to act and not act so she is seen as a good young lady that is respectable this shows this short passage shows that in different cultures girls have to be seen as clean and pure and how this will determine how someone grows up such as knowledge, cooking, and mannerisms.