Prompt: Reflect on a time when you or someone you know had to choose between fitting in and staying true to their identity; what was gained or lost in that experience? Jan 21

 There's a guy I know at Lakeside, growing up with this guy he acted just like any of us. By us I'ma say Hispanic people, he'd talk Spanish to us he'd eat the same food as us and he had us as friends. I think having a diverse friend group is important. This guy however genuinely just switched up and thought it was embarrassing to be Hispanic in middle school. His favorite artist went from Bad bunny to Taylor swift and he replaced Me and Jose with Connor and Brad. I even noticed he completely changed his accent from ours to theirs. He doesn't even want to claim his culture no more. Just is a little sad that he fit in with another group rather than just befriending them and staying real with himself.

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