Arizona

When people think of Arizona they think of Mexicans or many other different cultures. Soemtimes. I do the same. I think that is because of the extremely hot weather and the location of Arizona. It's located near Texas and New Mexico, which are both thought of as having a Mexican population as well. My mom was born and raised in Arizona, my sister Annie and I were born there, and my grandparents lived there for many many years of their lives as well. My mom didn't move to Iowa until I was three. When Annie or I want to study Spanish vocabulary or talk to each other in Spanish, my mom can't even help or understand us. My sisters and I thought this was very weird, considering where she grew up and spent mostly all of her life. She said she never learned Spanish and didn't have to. She even told us that there were only a few Spanish speaking students in her whole school, most were white, American. I found this odd as well. My grandma said she doesn't know any Spanish either. She said she was around Spanish speaking people quite a few times, but didn't need to know it and didn't bother learning it. I'm glad I know Spanish, because the world is becoming more diverse and I know it will come in handy sometime! :)