All weekend, we were asked (often in 2 languages) where we were from. We always answered "Toluca" in a straight face. Which often caused a HUGE look of surprise from the person asking us. One Mexican actually said, "so you guys are Mexicans?" Which made us laugh. And made me think.
What makes us Americans? North Americans? United Statesians (which is, btw, the official Mexican term for people from the USA)? Michiganians? Mexicans?
Is it where we live or how we live? Is it what we speak or how we speak it? It it what we do or how we do it or where we do it? It it what we celebrate or how we celebrate it? Is it what we look like or what we look at? Or is it, as I'm suspecting, how we feel and who we choose to be?
I know one thing - I'm at least a little more mexican now. Because the (north) Americans were driving me crazy! (We actually overheard someone say, in English, 'why are there so many Mexicans here?' not kidding)
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