Being "Bi-Cultural"

First I'd like to thank all those who have commented on my first two blog posts.  I am enjoying our lively debates/discussions and appreciate all of your opinions.  We all come from different backgrounds and it is our different life experiences that allow us to have varying thoughts & ideas. 

Now I want to reflect on the issue of friendships.  Being a teenager in an American school system, while trying to keep my Indian identity was something I could not understand as a child/teenager.  Not only was going through the normal teenage anxieties, my family was one of the first to arrive/settle in America.  At times I wanted to keep my Indian background and be part of the group with my Indian peers.  Other times, I felt like an American who wouldnt fit in with newly arriving Indians around me.  At times I didnt feel as though I fit in with either culture because I was too much of a mix of both cultures. 

As an adult I have let go of the doubts.  I dont think of my friends as Indian or American, they are simply my friends.  I dont have the same concerns as I had as a teenager.  Now I meet people who have simliar interests and values as me and that is what allows our friendships to grow.  I enjoy having friends of all backgrounds and I am able to express the Indian in me at times, as well the American in me at other times.

Til next time friends I hope you enjoy reading my blog post.  I invite you to comment on this or previous posts.