Wedding Fun!

    The wedding was extremely fun with many stories being told and with people dancing all around. Most everyone was clothed in traditional clothing, and so I.  It felt very comfortable to have worn my outfit,  and I finally realized what I had been missing out on.  With my huge family together,  I was able to communicate with them in Malayalam and understand! It felt amazing, and my parents were in shock of how fast I was learning.  After the cultural plunge,  I felt as if I was super close into finding my hidden heredity.  After these past weeks,  I felt super accomplished from these past few weeks of learning. I can't wait to learn even more! Stay close,  because there is more to find out about my hidden heredity!

Time to Change Your Clothes!

   It has been a while since we have been adventuring, so it think it's time to change our clothes. As we look into the Indian culture, we can easily see the attire change. Being away from India for so long, I haven't worn traditional clothing since I was young. I miss the feeling of looking like a Bollywood movie star and singing in my traditional language.
                                              
     These are some examples of traditional clothing in India. Today, I only see people in their traditional clothing for special events such as weddings, funerals, birthdays, and church. I actually hope to buy some when I next travel to India. Also, with a wedding coming up, I will be able to submerge myself in the traditions of my culture. Here is where most to all who attend the wedding will be speaking Malayalam and some Hindi. Therefore, I have an even stronger drive to learn my heritage.
   
         

What is my heredity?

    In my English class, we have started a project called Genius Hour. I chose the driving question of, "What is my heredity?" With my parents orgiinating from India and being in America for 19 years, my cultural roots have seemed to be growing thinner and thinner each day. With America itself being so culturally diverse, I grew lost in the American cultures with little regard to my own. During this research time, I hope to become better in touch with my roots and know more about my heredity.
    With my native language and culture being one of the World's oldest, it has now become my mission to learn it and experience it. Although it may seem as not a difficult task, I believe I may face many problems. How can I give my presentation and be able to express my heredity to its full, great value? How can I be able to explore my whole culture? Suddenly, a great idea came to mind. My parents were a great resource to use, but even this poses as a problem, because they are not always home. Although there are many problems, my perseverance will pull me through, with becoming fully aware with my heredity.
      I hope to learn conversational phrases and be able to get the accent of the Hindi and Malayalam language. I also hope to learn all about my culture and my origins. I am very ecstatic to learn who I am and about my heredity.  If I am able to complete this research, I will find deeper meaning of who I am and be able to share my heritage with the rest of my family, friends, and maybe even strangers.           To first start out, I thought it would be best to at least know how to write my name in Malayalam.

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I hope to even further this, so stay tuned for an adventure into a hidden heredity!