Earlier this winter, my family and I attended a Chiefs/Bears game at Soldier Field in downtown Chicago. My aunt lives in a suburb outside of downtown so we stayed at her house instead of getting a hotel. However, my aunt was out of town for business, so she arranged for her neighbor to drive us to and from the stadium.
My aunt's neighbor is a proud Hispanic mother raising 6 children. It was interesting to hear her talk and converse with me and my family. She was very friendly and asked us a lot of questions. Much of what she said related me back to previous chapter readings that we have gone over in class. She was very interested in the family aspect. She was astounded to hear that Hannah and I were the only two children in our house. Although she didn't view it in a negative way, she was just taken back that the Huber family only had two children. Although she and her husband already had 5 of their own children, they also adopted a child because, well, as she asked, "Why not?" She also kept talking about her children's activities and how busy they are all the time. The love and pride that she felt for her kids shown brightly as she talked. It reminded me of the chapter we had to read about how the entire Mexican heritage revolves around the family, which was proven to be true in this woman.
I felt it was interesting to see these connections from which we read and see them applied to real life. Although her children have been raised in America, this family's Mexican heritage is still extremely present in their everyday lives. They have found a way to combine both cultures and find themselves loving every minute of it.
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