Save Me, Mickey and Swoosh-Swoosh

Save Me, Mickey:


"Because we were new to this country, we were impressed not just by the big attractions but also by the little things-smiling employees, clean bathrooms and clear signage."
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I can relate to this, not because I came here from a far away place, but because I have gone to a beautiful, new place and I have thought, "Gee this is a lovely place, everything is so nice." Even the little things, like Firoozeh said, are wonderful, and impressive. I can relate to the feeling. This also relates to the book we've been reading in English because Sundara came to America with her family, and the younger children, Pon and Ravy thought this land was so beautiful, and they love it.


"We spent the usual half an hour looking for our car in the parking lot."
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I can relate to this quite a bit. First of all, my parents find it absolutely necessary to park as far away as possible, so to get to where we're going involves quite a lot of walking distance. Then when we leave we end up walking to the parking lot, and spending a lot of time looking for the car, and if the place is busy, then we have to wait for a line of cars to pull out before we can. I can't wait until I have a car and my license. 


Swoosh-Swoosh:


"Marriage, in my culture has nothing to do with romance. It's a matter of logic."


I chose this quote, not because I can relate to it, but because I have something to say about it.  I can't really agree to this, but I can't disagree with it either. I believe two people, who absolutely love each other should be able to get married if they want to. I also think that it's okay, that they pick a spouse using logic, because even if the couple isn't 'in love' they are a good match for each other. I also believe that if they aren't harming each other or making one another's life worse, than it's fine. That's just my opinion though.  This relates to Children of  the River  because family members choose spouses for each other, it's an arranged thing. 


"The Colonel's secret recipe had set my mother free."


I can relate to this because it's somewhat like my  mother, some days she just doesn't want to cook. I cannot really relate this to Children of the River, because Soka always cooks Cambodian meals.