My Family Culture

My Family Culture

On the news, I often hear about major catastrophes around the world all the time.  But, I never consider what I would do if possibly impacted by one. A major catastrophe has almost completely devastated the infrastructure of my country. Therefore, the government emergency agency has decided to evacuate the citizens to other countries for their best interest. Luckily for me and my family that we were chosen among the surviving citizens to evacuate to another country.  This event will be one that is bitter sweet because, I am happy that my family is alive and well; bitter, because we are leaving behind a life that is of comfort and familiarity. We have been informed that we will be able to take a change of clothing and three small items/keepsakes. It is important that we evacuate soon.  So, the three items that I have decided to take are my first bible that was given to me when I was a baby, my cellular phone, and a family photo album. I have choose  my first bible because it was dedicated to me as a baby and has information in it about my family tree,  I chose the photo album  to visualize and remember my family members when I am feeling down and home sick. Lastly, I chose my cell phone because technology will allow me to listen to music, reach out to, locate, or keep in touch with some family members and friends that have been evacuated to a different country than me and my immediate family.  Because, I realize that every country has its own rules, regulations, believes/cultures, and I am both happy and respectful that the country has chosen to help me and my immediate family during this catastrophe that, I am not angry when arriving to the new country and being told that I must only keep one of the three items.  The one item that I have chosen to keep is my cellular phone because, its technology will allow me to reach out to, locate, and possibly talk to other family members and friends, it will also allow me to search the internet for my family tree if necessary, and I may utilize my phone to look at stored pictures or search the “Facebook” for family photos if I am feeling lonely and homesick.