My Life IS a Multi-Cultural Logo. My parents have different ethnic & geographic backgrounds. They have made me who I am today, & they have instilled in me a love for culture & people.

My friends come from different places — they have different beliefs, different families, different skin tones, different traditions, & different goals in life. The paths I have taken in life have brought me to new people & experiences; if I were given the chance to go back and choose different paths, I wouldn’t.

My Multi-Cultural Logo is not a single picture. It is a collage of pictures of the people, places, & experiences that have defined my life & my own beliefs about culture & what it means to be multi-cultural.

My friends are Persians, Backwoods, Activists, Swimmers, Slavs, Blondes, Christians, Rappers, Politicos, Crown Chasers, and Vegetarians. I’ve come to understand different points of view through my friends, & they have impacted my life because they have opened my mind to different things. As a teacher, I will encourage my students to embrace the diversity that exists in various forms in all aspects of their lives. I hope to teach them by setting an example that embraces all people.

January 30, 2009

A is for Arkansan
            The Only State Where You Can Have Family
            From Bugscuffle, a Best Friend From Rye,
            and a Moonpie From Palestine.

B is for Blind
            Yes, I’m White, But I Desperately Long to Be Colorblind.

C is for Coach...
            ...Preferably a Swim Coach.
            Throughout My Career I Had Many Amazing Coaches
            Who Taught Me Discipline, Humility, and Strength.

D is for Dialects
            I Speak In Dialects.

E is for Eyesight
            Mine is Horrendous!!!

F is for Farsi
            One of My Best Friend’s Native Language is Farsi.

G is for Girl
            “I Love My Sex” Say The Benassi Bros.!

H is for Hazel
            My Eyes are Brown and Green,
            a Combination of My Parent’s Browns and Blues.

I is for Interdependence
            Citizenship.

J is for Jr.
            Absorbine Jr. “Lonnie, You Just Need to Rub Some
            Absorbine Jr. On Your Sore Muscles.
            Then You’ll Feel Better.” — My Gengan.

K is for Kentucky
            My Sister is Too Far Away From Her Family.
            I Don’t Know Her.

L is for Language
            I Have the Gift of People Skills. I Can Relate To Anyone,
            Anywhere. Don’t Worry . . . I’ll Find a Way.

M is for Middle
            I’ve Never Been Without,
            But There is More I Want To Do.

N is for Nicknames
            If You Are In My Family, You Have a Nickname.

O is for Osceola
            My Daddy’s Hometown & the Basis
            for My Love of the Delta.

P is for Peppermints
            My Daddy Always Has Peppermints,
            and His Drawer Smells Like Them.

Q is for Quad
            Me, Mama, Mimi, and Hehe. We Are an Alliance
            & We Keep Each Other Strong.

R is for Rhea
            Or Ray.

S is for Swimming
            12 Years of Chlorinated Water Made Me Who I Am.

T is for Tick
            I Think I’m Slightly Obsessive Compulsive.

U is for University of Arkansas
            My Grandmother and My Older Brother
            Went to the U of A. I Have a Family Legacy Here.

V is for Vivacious
            I Talk. A Lot. Is It a Gift?

W is for W
            As In “I’m So Happy He’s Gone!!”
            Happy Dance Kind of W.

X is for X-Ray
            I Read People Very Very Well.

Y is for Young’n!
            I’m the Baby in the Family.

Z is for Z-Packs
            I Tend To Get Sick With Really Awful Sinus Infections.
            My Teachers Had To Send Assignments Home,
            and I Had To Skip Recess Frequently.

February 27, 2009

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