Culture

Hey everyone!
This week we will be talking about culture. When I first heard that I had to write about culture, I was a little nervous. I do not feel like my family has a certain culture but in class we talked about how even in different places in the United States of America can have different cultures. That got me thinking... I have lived in Florida my whole entire life even in the same house. I have not really ventured out into any other parts of the country to live there. Until I got an email that said I got accepted to Brigham Young University- Idaho. I was thrilled. Everyone in high school would share where they are going to college and everyone would say " wow Idaho? That is so far, I did not know there was anything in Idaho other than potatoes." But I was still excited. Both of my older sisters have gone there and they warned me about " culture shock" I had no idea what that was but I did not think it could be too bad. I got to college and a few days in, I started realizing things around me that I was not used to. College students bringing a baby to class, college students being married, college students getting married after four months of knowing someone, saying a prayer and singing a hymn before starting class, living in a very tiny town, everyone being so nice to each other and teachers involving church topics into a math class.Someone in class brought up how he thought it was so weird that everyone played some game called spike ball where you throw a ball into a net and try to get it to not hit the floor and he was just confused why so many people were playing this game and playing a lot of games in general haha. Now before anyone tries to assume, I do not think any of these things are wrong or bad. I was just not used to this at all and did not expect it. None of those things happen in my hometown. I did not prepare myself for it. But that is just the culture of Rexburg , Idaho. Even just after a few days, I fell in love with Rexburg. I fell in love with those weird cultured things in Rexburg. The culture where I live is very different. Young Adults go to college to party and not get married. It is not a small town- when you go to the grocery store you walk past strangers that you have never seen and probably wont see ever again. Yet, in Rexburg you will go to the grocery store and you will run into your professor, that baby that you sit next to in your math class, and a TA in one of your classes. I LOVE IT! In my family I thought we did not really have a culture but when I started thinking about it, we do. My grandma is from Alabama and we do have some southern flare in our family. Lots of food is always at a gathering and will most likely always be fried. We love to make everyone welcome at our house and make them feel like they are part of our family as well. No matter where you are from or where you are, there is culture. This week go around town and see what YOUR culture is and what you love the most about it.
XOXO
-Claire

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