My Family Culture

In this week's class we had to imagine that a major catastrophe has almost completely devastated the infrastructure of our country. The emergency government has decided that the surviving citizens will be best served if they are evacuated to other countries willing to take refugees. You and your immediate family are among the survivors of this catastrophic event. However, you have absolutely no input into the final destination or in any other evacuation details. You are told that your host country’s culture is completely different from your own, and that you might have to stay there permanently. You are further told that, in addition to one change of clothes, you can only take 3 small items with you. You decide to take three items that you hold dear and that represent your family culture.

I would choose to take a copy of my birth certificate, family portrait, my dog Quincy.  These items are what I would take due these items are what I would believe to be of importance. I would describe my birth certificate is something that I hold dear so that I can remember where I come from and who my parents are. My family portrait is self-explanatory it would be something for me to hold on to so that I can remember happier times, and know the life I left behind. It would reflect how are family was before we got displaced and had to relocate . My dog Quincy we would have to take him he has gotten so attached to our family and especially my husband. He is just lovable and so smart. We would be heartbroken if we could not take him.

 

If when we got there we had to give up an item I would have to give up the family portrait. This would make me feel sort of empty this was a memento that was cherished and was what we had of our previous life besides the memories we made as a family. I learned that this exercise made me think about my life in general how if this was to happen it would make me realize how the small things do not matter. I know that only being able to take one change of clothes makes me think about those people who have had devastation happen to them and they have nothing at all their lives changed instantly and were not able to decide what items to take and clothes to choose.