Hometown

In Corpus Christi, I was exposed to a wide variety of Hispanic culture. Much of the roots lie in a mix of Mexican-Texan traditions or Tex-Mex. Tex-Mex food, tejano music, dancing, etc. are all examples of the mix of cultures. The main thing I learned from living in Corpus Christi is how different people can be who go about working the same jobs in the same cities. My summer job was at a construction company and my coworker is Hispanic. While I'm used to turkey and ham dinners for the holidays with about 2 dozen close family members, he would boast of his tamale, enchilada, and flauta filled holidays with dozens upon dozens of family members including second and third cousins he never knew existed. I am very interested to see how this transformation of culture will become apparent over the next few generations.