Tonight at Kastle Kapers the African Congress did a wonderful performance. They were all dressed up in beautiful African clothing and sang cultural songs. It was so awesome. And it made me sad.
Why?
Because I realized that I won't ever have that. America doesn't have a defined culture because we're a mixing pot of a bunch of cultures. Actually, if we were a mixing pot we'd have our own culture. So tossed salad is maybe a better describer for us.
I wish my family had stronger ties to our heritage. I am mainly Swedish and Welsh. My mom recites a Swedish prayer at Christmas and Thanksgiving, but that's the only thing. I think the reason my family isn't so connected to our heritage is because my grandfather was a Marine, and, therefore, has a lot of pride for the United States. I do too. There are so many opportunities available here that aren't anywhere else.
It would be pretty cool to have a more defined culture including all the garb and music style. We probably have all of those things already, but I would appreciate them being pointed out to me.
I had all these really awesome thoughts in my head about what I was going to write about on here, but I can't think of them now. Hopefully you all get the gist of this blog post. I think it's an important point.
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