Judith Ortiz Cofer says, “The Island travels with you.” What part of your culture, family, or identity do you feel “travels” with you everywhere you go? Aug 27-28

 For breakfast, I will always need beans or plantains. It's always been like that for me and it's never changed. Everywhere I go, I always make sure to cook myself either of those 2. That reflects the breakfast I'd eat with my family every morning, so I'm assuming its probably part of my culture. Growing up in the south, since I was a child I fell in love with sweet tea. Now I make sure to always have a gallon of sweet tea in my fridge, or to order a drink of sweet tea instead.