Today when we talked about our heritage and which of our parents is more dominate in our families I wondered why my family was always more into my dads. I called my dad and I talked to him about all we learned in class and how interesting it was to me. See my dad is Czechoslovacian and my mom is German. Every year since I can remember my parents have taken my family to Czech days, which is a festival in Clarkson, which is also where my dad was raised and lots of my family live. When it comes to mom's German heritage we never have done anything really. When I asked my dad the question of why, he said that when my parents got married my mom started to get really interested in my dad's heritage. He never forced my mom to go to the festival or anything like that she just showed an interest and always loved going. I know that while my dad was growing up his parents made it know to him his heritage. Now my family enjoys eating sauerkraut and dumplings, kolochies, and strudels during holiday dinners. My mom even makes the dishes herself. I wondered if the reason of my mom showing so much interest in my dad's heritage would be because her parents never made that big of a deal about their heritage like my dad's did so when my dad showed such strong interest in his she felt the curiosity to know more to make up what she lacked with hers. I love how this class makes me think about my family and how I apply everything we learn to my family. I've learned a lot about my family so far and I can't wait to keep learning more.