The Sands Family
Family in Spanish is Familia, to some people family is just family, but to me familia is all that I have. My family is very important to me; we’ve been through a great deal of hardships that have brought us closer. Before I begin talking about my family, I want to describe the place in our house in which we spend the most time in. This room isn’t very large, but it’s cozy. The walls are brown, like peanut butter, and it has three windows shaped like squares, with beautiful brown curtains draped across the top, it also has two couches suitable for our family of five, with a 65inch television, which is awesome because we’re all Football Fans, with Surround sound speakers we feel like we’re in a movie theater. There are also some family pictures of my siblings and I when we we’re born. So this is our room, which is special to us, but what’s most special about it is that it brings my family together. I could begin the book of my life with a picture of my parents, they are imperative in my life, they met in a club in New York, and dated five years, then my father popped the big question. They’ve been married for 25 years, they have helped me in my development as a young lady, also they gave me the tools I needed to be a “somebody” in the future, and they provided my basic needs, like food, clothes, medicine, and most importantly LOVE. They taught me good ethics, for instance how to behave, and to
Families come in all types and sizes. There is no one perfect type of family. Every family is influenced by the world around it. The culture, socioeconomic status, workplace of parents, laws, and the media all have a part in influencing how families function. Families function as part of a larger system. According to Schaefer (2015), “Familism means pride and closeness in the family, which results in family obligation and loyalty coming before individual needs” (p. 189). The family plays an important rule as it is at the center of Hispanic life. Whenever an individual becomes friendly with a Hispanic individual, that individual is treated as a family. Although the tendency of Hispanics to maintain close ties with extended families which often
She gestures us inside and I could cringe at the aroma alone. The smell of channelle makes me think someone dropped a whole bottle. Other than that, though, the view, at first sight, reminds me of my grandparents. My grandma would bake the cookies and while my grandpa would munch on them, she would put everything back where it belongs and makes sure everything is left neat. The mahogany table is perfect for two people, maybe four and the kitchen space is just the right size for my cooking needs. A maple red door frame leads to the living room and the antique upright piano the color of amber is the first insight. Every one of the eighty-eight keys and its leather padded bench contributes to its value.
There was a relaxing feeling coming from the room. The colors were pretty mellow such as the cream-colored walls. Although the room gave off this aura, there was a very elegant tea set in the middle of the room. The wall contained a fireplace while the corner of the room contained a combination of both a bookshelf and a desk. The desk had a pair of golden glasses that belonged to one of the men who lived in the home (I can’t recall exactly who they belonged to). Aside from these things, the room also contained what looked like a very comfortable couch. The guide stated that all of the pieces in the house aside from one fireplace and most of the replicated sales pieces in the General Store.
I know that many Hispanic families are the same as mine, likely not to our extremity, but somewhat similar. Hispanics do not just worry about immediate family, but about all family members. Aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews are just important as our mothers, fathers, and children. Family is extremely important to a majority of Hispanics because
Growing up in a traditional Hispanic household, family means everything to us and we’re constantly surrounded by family members.
For over centuries, the term family has been specifically used to mean a group of people that consist of two parents and their children. The word is originally from the Latin word Familia, which means household or family. Although this word is known all over the world, it can have a different context to each person. In the United States alone, family can be referred to two adults and their children, a single-parent household, extended relatives, and a structure of more than two parents. Despite how the family structure may look like within a household, it plays a major role in life, either directly or indirectly.
Family for Mexican American seems to focus on the Grandparents, especially the Grandmothers, they appear to be the staple of the family according to González-Clements, A. in Mexican American traditions in Nebraska, “Grandmothers, those special women who held them and fed
This strengths is similar to many ethnic cultures. The Hispanic culture has La familia which is extended family of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. This extension means that all events such as church events included the extended family (1).
According to Merriam Webster family is a group of people who are related to each other, that doesn’t even begin to describe what family is. Family loves, listens, and cares about us. The three symbols that I have chosen to represent my heritage, something a family member is known for, and a family tradition.
My room has many characteristics of which I share; it has many pictures that I have taken, about my friends or other interesting things that I have found. It is the only place that I can make my own, I can be creative and decorate
One place that I see every day but don’t put much attention to is my house. The house that I live in is near by a park and a gas station. My house is small and cozy is made of steel frames, the anterior part of the house has a beige and pink color that combine a beautiful shade. The inside of my house has many portraits of family members and drawings. I have a total of two bathrooms and four rooms a kitchen and two living rooms. We have a living room that’s used for grown-ups and the other one is used for the children. The kitchen table and chairs are made of wood, in the ceiling there is big chandelier. The walls of my house are painted in different colors that are green, beige and pink. I like that every room has its own different color, it’s not boring it brings life and shade.
I love books because my books love me back . In moments of distress literature guides me. When I am heavy hearted, I turn to my favorite novels, they reassure me that even in the worst situation good fate always wins . When I am lonely, I reacquaint myself with the safe and familiar characters that I have grew to love. When I am happy, I smile because I have lived the lives of warriors, enchantresses, and even the commonday person. Although the emotional connection between literature and myself is imperishable, there was a time in my life when that bond was nonexistent. However, for one to understand the significant impact stories have had on my life, one must know my life. Thus this story begins with my childhood. A conventional upbringing of sorts but of course my childhood doesn't begin with me. It begins with my parents. My parents met each other at high school when they were fourteen years old . Call it destiny, or mere luck, this one cue meet would define their lives for the next twenty two years. My parents fell quickly and passionately in love. Their devotion for one another as an imminent as their fallout, however, we are not there yet. We are at the bittersweet moments of young love. The moments that make one believe in eternity although these moments themselves cease to last just as long. My parents own version of forever welcomed a young little girl named Nicte Impala Perez on March 18th 1998. In that moment, my parents believed that the three of us could defeat
The word “family” is often used in connection with a person’s ancestry. Most families are based on kinship. Members belong to the family through birth, marriage, or adoption. Family plays the most vital role in our daily life and family is the finest thing that you can ever desire for. It’s the family who assists their child in hardships of life and give affection no matter what happens. Human personality reflects on what his /her family status is and what their families have taught them.
In the corner you can see the fairies and pixies fighting over the pizza i was eating yesterday which is infact my favourite food. The design of the rooms is very unique like everything has been put in a place for a reason. The oldest think i can remember here is the sofa which i bought 2 years ago. I remember when we first bought it, the smile on my face and the arguing between my dad and brother. "Go left, Go left" he would yell. Ahh good times. It used to be clean but the constant food i would eat on it could have changed that. Like most teenagers i have many posters on my walls mostly of role models that I admire, favourite teams and a few cute girls here and there. The most visible thing here is probably the red carpet that covers the bedroom as far as your eyes can see. In the corner of my bedroom is my desk which I normally do all of my homework and assignments, On top of it sat my computer which is always on. My previous desk somehow broke and
It looks as if it’s the same size as a football field. . As you step in, you immediately sink a couple of inches because of how plush the caramel colored carpet is. The long glamorous chandler hangs from the high vaulted ceilings. Immediately to your left is a marble sink, with silver pull out fixtures and deep sink bowls. On the sink there is an automatic soap dispenser on the right and an automatic hand dryer on the left. Both made of sterling silver. The burnt orange and brown colors on the wall are so bright, it looks like the sun is shinning directly above the room. The walls are covered with many paintings. Some of famous artists that color the walls are Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Pablo Picasso. Many of the others are from unknown starving artist. To the far right of the room there is a solid wood bar hutch that looks as tall as an oak tree. Any drink that you can think of, is there in that bar.