hello again I'm here today to tell you about my experience with the American culture. As a person who was not born in the u.s I found my integration to the American mainstream to be pretty difficult. Eventhough there are many aspects to the American culture that are much easier to handle then my culture I still feel like i am not part of it. The one main difference between my culture (I came from Israel)and the American one is that in my culture there is a greater emphasize on the family then on the individual. We value family time as much as the Americans value their privacy and space. Israeli families stick together throw thick and thin, and I mostly think it is because of our devorce rates. Israelies don't rush to get a divorce just as much as they don't rush into merried moreover having kids. So ones they create a family of their own they cherish that. I am merried to an American today and that is why I live in ny. I see the interaction my husband have with his family and I can certainly say that it is much diffrent then my own. Holidays are not a must for them and family time is not as important. Each of the members in his family has his own personal life and that is what they focus on. Moreover I see even people in the street or at work who must have their space and do not like to be bother with other people. In my culture that is how you get to know people, throw interactions such as these. To sum, i would like to say that eventhough it is had for me to connect to the american culture I do feel like it contribute to my self awareness .