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When I think of the Mexican culture, I large aspect of their culture is religion. The Virgin Mary or Lady of Guadalupe is a key representation of Mexicans faith in their religion and belief in God. I have never been to a Catholic church that did not have a picture of the Virgin Mary; further emphasizing the significance of this in Mexican culture.

Another important aspect of Mexican culture is the Mexican eagle portrayed on the national coat of arms and other significant pieces of Mexican culture. In the earlier years, the Tenochtitlan’s viewed the eagle as a strong religious connotation. The “Mexican eagle” is better known as the golden eagle or in Spanish the aguila real (royal eagle). The eagle or aguila is so significant to the Mexican people that Aguila became a popular surname (hence my last name).

Futbol or soccer in the United States is an extremely popular sport in Mexico; in fact, the World Cup is practically a religious event to Mexicans. Not only are they very competitive people but soccer has been part of Mexican history for as long as I can remember. In fact, my parents started my siblings and me in soccer at the age of four. Mexicans are very proud people and soccer is an outlet that enables them to work as hard as they can to come out on top as the World Cup.

Quinceaneras are important in the Mexican culture; it is similar to a sweet sixteen party in America, however, can be even more extravagant. Mexican girls are given a quinceanera when they turn fifteen as a celebration of them approaching womanhood. Quinceaneras are so important in the Mexican culture that the cost, preparation, and overall celebration are very similar to a wedding. There are gowns and tuxedos, a special dance, and several other aspects of the quince.

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For as long as I can possibly remember, laughing has and will always be my favorite thing to do. I am a very happy person and enjoy laughing; whether that laughter is caused by myself or others around me. Seriously I laugh so much that people swear I came out of the womb laughing, hence the picture. I feel that laughter fixes everything, which might be a far stretch but doesn’t a good life brighten up your day.

This image is slightly a two-in-one deal: I love animals and my friends. My friendships are so important to me; life would be so lonely without my friends. Like this image shows my friends and I always have each other’s backs, no matter what. I feel like this is a short description but friendship should be simple; so is my clarification.

Music is such an important part of my life; I don’t know what I would do without it. It’s a total release of emotions and thoughts, which is completely necessary in life. I totally have a soundtrack to my life; in other words, I am reminded of special times in my life through music.

I am an adventurous person; unfortunately I haven’t been skydiving yet, but I would love to. In fact, I made a pact with my best friend that we would go skydiving when we both turned 18 and we’re now 21; she totally chicken out! But my philosophy is I’ll try everything at least twice; sometimes the second time is better than the first. Life is filled with opportunities and I intend on fulfilling as many as I possibly can during my lifetime.

I love fashion; I always have even as a young child. Apparently when I was as young as three I was a total fashionista and absolutely had to choose my own outfits. Fashion is a way of revealing your character without having to say anything. I love that there are so many fashion pieces to choose from that you don’t have to feel conformed to one thing your entire life; I love the ability to change any time I choose.