1. I think I am 85% American, 5% German, 5% New Zealand, and 5% Australian.

2. SD on Family:

• I was born and raised in America like my mother and sister.

3. SD on Family:

• My dad was born in New Zealand and spent most of his life moving between New Zealand, Germany, and Australia.

4. SD on Family:

• My mothers mother is Australian and her father is American. My dads mother is New Zealand and his father is German.

5. SD on Family:

• I live with my one sister, my father, and my mother.

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7. SD on Family:

• My Opa and Oma come to visit occasionally. My sister, mother, & I visit my moms mother every summer.

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9. SD on Family:

• My dads role is (at the moment) primary wage earner; does most of the laundry; and maintains our yard

• My moms role in the family is she makes us dinner most every night unless we go out; she cleans; pays the bills; helps my sister and I do homework; and packs our lunches.

10. SD on Family:

• My role, somewhat small as well, I have to do my homework and do other chores around the house

• My sisters role is very simple; do her homework.

11. SD on Family:

• My mom keeps pictures of when she got married and when my sister and I were babies

• Many of the books in our house are German and some of the best childrens books we have are from New Zealand

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13. SD on Family:

• Stefan is a German name, spoken with a German accent (it really doesnt sound German when people besides my family pronounce it).

• My mom and dad (and me) named my sister Nina, and it is very popular in Europe (It also means baby girl in Spanish).

14. SD on religion

• I believe that when you die, you go to heaven and through good deeds and work earn the right to be a human again. When you become human again you are placed inside another body (different from the one before).

15. SD on religion

• I think God is a sacred person because he created life as we know it

16. SD on religion

• My mom keeps a cross in our house and I have always thought of it as protection from anything bad ever happening to our house

17. SD on religion

• Ive attended the same church since I was born and always feel safe and welcome there. I was baptized in my Grandmas church in Cincinnati

18. SD on religion

19. SD on the individual (me)

• I feel that my culture is unique to me because I have adapted to it and that it fits me. I might have trouble adjusting into anothers culture if I moved to another country

20. SD on the individual (me)

• My personal space is small (even though I got first pick on what room I wanted)

21. SD on the individual (me)

22. SD on the individual (me)

• I have some private property that I dont want to share (hey, its private!)

• The things I like to do are play video games, read, draw comics, build Lego ships, play with my friends, build stick forts in my backyard, watch TV, and lots of other things

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26. SD on the individual (me)

• I do swimming after school two days a week and Im a Cub Scout (soon to be a Boy Scout)

• I have lots of toys in my room that are somewhat outdated for me to play with that is because I think one day they will start to be collectors items so I can sell them for a lot of money!

27. SD on community

• Greetings are the normal wave and Hello! or maybe a How are you?

• Community etiquette is a normal American manner like to wait to say Grace before eating

28. SD on community

• Felix Bachofner is the Mayor of Seaside, CA

• There are several schools in my community (ISM, Seaside High, Monterey Bay Christian, Ord Terrace, and others)

29. SD on community

• Laws in Seaside I suspect are like any other American community.

• The attitude toward animals is to treat them with kindness.

30. SD on tradition

• The kind of food I eat is average American food like pasta or hot dogs but sometimes I have other foods like beef stroganoff and potstickers.

• My family normally eats at the dining room table with plates, forks, knives, and spoons

31. SD on tradition

• My mom sings songs to me and my sister that her mother sang to her when she was little. Many are Australian.

• The holidays my family celebrates are Christmas, Halloween, Lent, Thanksgiving, Easter, and other American holidays like July 4 th .

32. SD on tradition

• During Christmas we celebrate the German tradition of receiving a gift from the Christ child on Christmas Eve and mix it with American culture by opening more gifts from Santa on Christmas morning.

33. SD on tradition

• My parents keep paintings made by me and my sister and other bowls and sculptures from other countries

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35. SD on tradition

• The music I listen to is rap, pop, hip hop, and whatever is on the radio station

• My family does not have any dances that are culturally based, but we like to dance in the living room sometimes.

36. SD on transportation

• My family travels mostly by car, then walking/hiking, biking, flying, and on special occasions, boating

37. SD on family currency (and mine)

• My family lives on a tight budget. If we want to buy something we believe we have to work for it first before spending.

38. SD on language

• The language my family speaks and writes is English. My dad speaks German with my Opa when they Skype.

• We do use Australian/New Zealand & German phrases at home i.e. rubbish, essen, and nein

39. Conclusion

• I think I am 85% American, 5% German, 5% New Zealand, and 5% Australian, even though by birth Im 25% American, 25% Australian, 25% New Zealand, and 25% German

40. Conclusion

• I acquired my culture from my home, school, and the area I live

• I have also acquired it by soaking up my surroundings when I was a baby

41. Conclusion

• And by the culture that my parents received from their upbringing