My Background

For this week's blog post I am going to talk a little bit about my background. I was born in the United States and so was my parents, but even though I am not a first-generation American, I feel more at home when I am in Italy. On my mom's side of the family I am Italian and Cherokee Indian. I always grew up eating pasta and traditional Italian dishes. When my grandpa describes Italy or I hear the language I fall in love with it and feel more at home. My mom always tells me that I look Italian and that I am the same height as my great-grandma, 4'11", who was full Italian. Last summer I visited Italy, and I felt at home. The people who lived there were speaking Italian to me and were so nice. Even though, I am Irish on my dad's side, I almost feel more Italian than anything else. I cherish my background and always look back and discover more about where I came from. Ciao!