Transcript of Stefan culture project
- 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.
- 6. SD on Family:
- 7. SD on Family:
- My Opa and Oma come to visit occasionally. My sister, mother,
& I visit my moms mother every summer.
- 8. SD on Family:
- 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
- 12. SD on Family:
- 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
- 23. SD on the individual (me)
- 24. SD on the individual (me)
- 25. SD on the individual (me)
- 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
- 34. SD on tradition
- 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