Yeah a little odd I know but that's just the way my mind works (plus if I was able to find it on Google then there must be people out there who think the same way, right?)
I could tell you guys about my day which started with a quiet family breakfast and quickly moved on to one of American teenagers favorite pastimes, shopping, and how I found amazing sales including a $10 J. Crew sweater (I LOVE finding such great deals!) and $14 black slip on shoes that I have been searching for forever!
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| The Sanabia men all dressed up in their red, white and blue at the mall. Even Whiskey got to come and had an American Flag bandana!! |
Or I could describe the little block party I went to afterwards at a friends house full of really good food, interesting new friends and fireworks to boot.
But that totally doesn't match up with what is really being celebrated on Independence Day, freedom. And how lucky we Americans are to have it when other foreign countries may restrict the right to speech or religion or any other fundamental right. Its kind of depressing to think of a life in which you might not know what's going on in the world because your newspaper or the internet is being censored. Or being taught a biased history of a country. Sadly I know for a fact that that last point is still prevalent here in the US. In all the time that I have studied here I have yet to hear of the countless military interventions that the US has done around the globe (I'm specifically thinking of the one I studied in the Dominican Republic from 1916-1924.)
But regardless the US is definitely one of the most amazing nations in the world =] I am so happy to be living here and all of the opportunities that I have been given because I live here and will continue to be given to me. I believe that this is a country where hard work truly pays off (I should definitely take note of that quote and say if it still rings true 10 years down the line!) Well its late now and I have to go to bed so I can do some of that aforementioned hard-work tomorrow!
UYL (Update You Later)
Andre
2 comments:
Yeah, I'm usually more of a phantom reader myself, but this'll be good for us, get us out of our comfort zones! :)
Your question about college actually inspired my latest blog post, so thanks for that! Haha. Definitely watch She's the Man again and enjoy I am Number Four! :)
And your post is so insightful. I often feel like we (as in a general USA including me sort of we) really take our freedom and opportunities for granted which is really unfortunate.
Looking forward to more insightful/interesting posts! :D
Arrrgghhh! If you don't know who it is well just think<3 Nice blog! I might get one too it really seems to he,p gather ones' thoughts. I love your writing!
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