Welcome back world to another weekly post of Sierra's Weekly Sayings! This week I will be talking about the dinner table. I know what you are thinking, what is so special about a dinner table? But what you do not realize is how something as simple as a dinner table can represent a families traditions and culture. My family is very American when it comes to our dinner table. My mother always cooks amazing meals whether it be American or every once in a while she will create a special polish meal for my family to eat.  We all put our phones away, and talk to each other about our day and what we did. Our dinner table is very straight forward, nothing special to it. The first time I ever had dinner that was a different culture from my own family was when I had dinner with my friend in the sixth grades family. She was Indian, so we all sat on the floor on small cushions and ate from a small square table. There are a lot of people in her family so it was fairly packed. Her mother and grandmother prepared many dishes that for me as a ten year old, were very different from what I was used to. I ate what I thought looked the best and enjoyed the meal though I did not eat much. It was a very interesting experience for me and now as I grow older I become more used to eating dinner with different cultures and traditions that are different from my own. I enjoy these experiences that I have at different dinner tables. I think that everyone should try and embrace that we are all different. I encourage everyone to try and have a dinner that is different from what you are used to. You never know what you might learn.
To end this weeks post,
"We should except diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully..."
- Haile Selassie
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Welcome world to the one and only Sierra's Weekly Sayings. Now for this weeks blog post, we will be taking about names, well my name at least. When my mother found out she was pregnant with me after my older sister, she pretty much wanted to name me what they did not name her. My mom hated the name Sierra, but my dad loved it. My mom wanted my name to be Aurora or something like that. So my name was already off to a bad start. My mom says he does not know why she hated my name, she just did. My dad liked my name because he used to live in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Tahoe and loved it there. In the end my parents didn't really choose my name at all, an old guy in front of my parents in the line at Costco did. He was wearing a shirt that said the Marina and Sierra Boating Company on the back of it. Since my older sisters name is Marina, they thought that it was fate. When I was born my mom said that when she looked at me for the first time, she knew that I was a Sierra. I personally think that my name does fit me, though I have had many friends in the past say that I look like a Jessica or and Ally. I am not saying that my name is extremely unique but it was not as common when I was younger as it is now. So when I was little I wanted a different name because not everyone in my class could spell it, say it right, or remember it correctly. It sounds silly since my name just is not that hard but for little kids it was and that made me feel insecure about it when I was a child. I love my name now but I will always remember how I felt when everyone in my classes name was different from mine. Today I have never let my name hold me back. I mean people still stop to ask how I spell it but I am just used to that since there are many different spellings to my name. I think the main reason Gogol thinks his name is such a hindrance because he thinks that it is going to make people judge him and look at him based on his name. He is scared that people won't look past his name. But a name is not what defines who you are. A name is a part of you, but you are more than just your name. Names are all unique no matter how common they are. It is the person who makes the name special, not the other way around. Cherish your name, cause it means something to someone. I promise.
To end this blog post on names,
"A name represents identity, a deep feeling and holds tremendous significance to its owner."
- Rachel Ingber
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Welcome all to this weeks addition of Sierra's Weekly Sayings! For this weeks blog post, I will be talking about my Families heritage. My grandmother tells me about my families heritage all the time. I know that I am mostly Irish and Polish-American. My great-grandmother was Irish and my great-grandfather was Polish. They both met each other during World War II when my great-grandfather was stationed in a town in Ireland that my great-grandmother lived in. They fell in love and escaped to the US to fine a better life to raise their family. They later had my grandma, then my grandma met my grandpa in California. They eventually had my Uncle then my mother. I do not know much about my Grandpa's parents other than that they are from Ohio. I think that my families heritage is very important. It makes me who I am. The memories that I have made thus far in my life that are related to my families traditions and heritage are some of my favorite memories to keep. I will always remember how my grandma and I would make polish perogies. It one of my favorite foods today to make and enjoy. My family also never skips St. Patrick's Day. If you do not wear green on St. Patrick's Day then you will be shunned for the day from my family. We are very serious about it. These things define me and my family as people and what we believe in and choose to celebrate about the world. To us, our heritage and traditions are very important. It makes my family unique in its own way and I love that.
To end this blog post,
"If we know where we came from, we may better know where to go. If we know who we came from, we may better understand who we are." -Unknown
I hope you enjoyed this weeks addition of Sierra's Weekly Sayings! See you again next week!