EDUC 6164 week2

It would be terrifying to have to evacuate and leave everything I love behind. Having evacuated from a war, I can almost imagine such a catastrophic situation. As I prepared mentally for this assignment, I looked around my home and work and decided that I would not miss much material things except art work and correspondence that have emotional attachments, but there were things that would be very important to me which included the people and memories of event in my life.

I would take with me photographs of my family and precious people in my life, as well as some music that lifts my mood and brings back memories, and probably my rosary inside my phone book.

The pictures will always remind me of the past with the people and places and events that shaped me. Music is a powerful way of bringing back memories and emotions and I feel that it connects me to experiences that shape me as well. My rosary connects me to my faith and gives me strength while I pray, and if it lays in my phone book then I can also take that so that I can attempt to stay in touch with precious people in my life.

I would be devastated if I had to choose one item only, and it would be a tough decision between the photographs and the phone book. They are both about the people in my life but do I keep pictures that remind me of them, or do I keep the address book to try to find them?

I have learnt that people, particularly family members, in my life are the most important to me. My family defines my culture and my past and my present. If I were forced out of my life, I would miss my family and friends the most, which includes all memories together.
This tells me that families that come to our nursery every day, possibly value their families and memories more than anything else, and so nurturing that is essential in our work.