Halloween

Halloween is almost here and everybody;young or old are looking forwarded to the day. Americans take part in Halloween by trick or treating or just having parties, where as Halloween for other countries like Romania : revolves around "Dracula". Every country depending on their culture and lifestyle celebrate their holidays in different methods and ways. Some countries don't even have holidays like Halloween or understand why other countries have them. My friend's grandparents came from India few days ago and when they went shopping here, they were very surprised at all the Halloween decorations. When my friend tried to explain to them the concept of Halloween and dressing up as monsters/other characters; they couldn't understand why we would do such a thing. Indians being a spiritual and very superstitious would have never made an holiday like this because of their culture. We have holidays were the demons' were destroyed by God but never a day dedicated to the monsteres/ghosts/etc alone. This event made me realize how a person's culture and lifestyle influences their holidays and their methods to celebrate certain things.

Colleges.

Future. We all worry about it. Today, while checking my mail, I saw a letter from a college informing us about all their new programs,activities,etc. Even though I won't graduate until 2 years later, my parents are already starting to worry about it. We as Americans plan ahead. We try to prepare for the future and not waste any time. I am only in 10th grade but I am already receiving letters from colleges all over the country. This proves how time & controlling our "future" really influences our lives as Americans.

What we are!

Yesterday, after the pep rally, my friends and I went to mall and we were just looking through everything. By the time we finished buying everything we needed, I started to realize how materialistic we are. I noticed how some us brought so many things we didn’t even need. sNot only that but I also realized how strict we are on time. We all kept checking our watches, and stayed only until a certain point in each store and we managed to fit everything we needed to do in the certain time schedule. When one of my friend’s mom was late to pick her up, she was freaking out on how much time is being wasted and how she had things to do. As Americans, we are, we out knowing time oriented, and a little materialistic if not a lot.

You have a cellphone?

n today’s world, many people find it shocking that a person doesn’t have a cell phone, I find it shocking that they do. A few days ago, I went to the Indian Fest at the Bob Carpenter’s Stadium in UD, and there I met this little girl. She was around 7-9 and I was worried when I couldn't find her mom. I didn’t have my cell phone with me and I couldn’t call her mom. I was explaining this to her when she suddenly says that I could use her phone to call her mom. I was shocked. I mean, how would you feel when a 7 year old tells you that you can use her phone? At first, I did not believe that it was her phone, but rather it was her sisters’. After meeting up with her mom, I found out that the phone was really hers! It wasn’t an emergency phone, but rather a normal everyday use phone. I was in confusion, I mean I had to BEG, pled, pay, and work for my phone and this 7 year old just got hers. I didn’t not have a phone until 9th grade! Not only that, but she also has numbers of her friends in her phone! Her mom told me that sometimes they call/text each other. Wow, is our culture so technologically advanced that even kids as young as 7 have a phone? I then started to realize how much of big influence technology is becoming to the newer generations. Everyone has a small device of technology that they carry around with themselves wherever they go. Whether it is a phone or an Ipod, we can all defiantly say that technology has now become a part of our lives.