Diversity

Diversity is a very important characteristic in our lives. I enjoy listening to people's conversations regarding their cultures and traditions. There are so many interesting aspects to a culture and their amazing population. I come from a very diverse family and I can relate to my fellow classmates who have so many different yet captivating customs in their life. My great grandmother from my mother's side had 5 husbands and each husband shared a different tradition and custom:

1st husband: Assyrian/Armenian

2nd husband: Armenian

3rd husband: Turkish

4th husband: Syrian

5th husband: Lebanese/Armenian/Greek? 

(it was an arranged marriage so she didn't really know his ethnicity because he died too soon)

My grandmother grew up in a village in Iran where everybody spoke different languages and nobody cared for reading or writing. They worked all day long and spend the rest of their night visiting each others houses and sleeping. She shares with me so many different stories and histories that I never even thought about. I enjoy listening to these stories and sometimes spend the time holding onto her voice and time traveling through the past. There are so many cultures throughout this world and one of the reasons why I love Gunderson High School is because of their diversity. I enjoy listening to each students' lives and stories and where their family comes from. In fact, just a couple months ago, I learned that somebody I know has a root in their family tree that might be Assyrian. A family tree is amazing and who knows, maybe your great great great great.... grandparents were a famous king, queen, dictator, or etc. Wow, the amazing stories waiting to be told.