My Fifth Meeting With Angela

I have always thought that the best way to get to know someone better is to learn about their childhood. People are formed by important role models in their lives such as their parents and siblings and the experiences they have while growing up. I wanted to especially know what Angela’s childhood was like growing up in a country different from the United States. She said she loved growing up in Colombia because everyone is happy there and always has a smile on their face. The community is strong and everyone looks out for one another. She said growing up in such a positive environment made her childhood great and she has many wonderful memories from growing up in Colombia. She said her favorite specific memory is Sundays spent with her family. Every Sunday her whole extended family comes over for lunch that her dad cooks. We had talked about how close Angela was with her family before and how much she loves her dad’s cooking. This was something we had in common because my mom is a great cook and my family had dinner together every night as well as Sunday lunch when I lived a home. Angela said though she misses Colombia she loves it here in the United States. She does want her children to grow up in Colombia though because she loved her childhood and wants the same for her own children. She kept restating how happy the people in Colombia where and she thinks that is a great environment for children to grow up in. This was something we had in common as well because I loved growing up in Omaha and want to raise my family there. I think when you had such a good childhood and memories from growing up somewhere, you want your own children to experience the same thing. Angela and I have found many similarities between the two of us but I think the most important one is our love for our families. We both come from close extended and immediate families that we have created great memories with. It is fun for us to share these stories of growing up and about our families with one another and learn about the experiences that have formed each of us.