Tuesday, May 6, 2008

''How is it like being albanian and living in the US in 2008''

Well for startes albania is in Europe next to Greece. Thats where i grew up untill about 10 years old.I grew up differently there for startes everyone speaked one language Albanian.I mean I speaked a little Enlish I knew how to count 1 to 10 and my abc thats about all I knew.I love my Country thats where most of my Family is ,one thing that I hate is that for hundreds of years Serbs tried to take our land.Finally we got our Independent this year so my country is known as the NEWEST COUNTRY in the world .I would like to know why even thought my country got our Independence there still countries like Serbia and Russia that still wont recognize us.Its weard because even though i was small back home I still remember most of the things like it was today.I still have a picture of my family how they use to look like I have a pictue of how my land use to look like as well. Soon I will go back that way I can see all my family and see my land in which i can't waite.
Now I'm in the US in here my life is different then most people manley because there isn't that many Albanians .I live different then most .I am able to speack,eat ,understand 2 languages. At home I speack albanian and then with my friends I speack English.With Albanian friends I mix it up and speack a little bit of both.The same think when it comes to eating I like both foods.At home thought my mom always cooks so its mostly albanian food.Even when it comes with music I mix it up.Whatever mood I am sometimes I feel like listening to albanian and sometimes English .Dont give me wrong I like all kinds of music I like to listen to Irabian music as well.Especially when it comes to friends its nice to know friends that are different from me like from different countries. Most of my friends are from different countries we understand each other good thats what makes our friendship last.

Moving on with my research I finally have figured out my biggest qustion which is *What has been the biggest challenge adapting to US life?
* What has (have) been the most welcome suprises about US life (why)?
*What do you miss most about Albania?
*What Albanian customs or practices are still most important to you?

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