I attended my city’s international holiday folk fair yesterday.
I learned that Pomeranians are a group from modern day Germany that live near Denmark.
I learned of the Donauschwaben, ethnic Germans that live in the Kingdom of Hungary.
I watched two different types of Polish groups dance — northern and southern.
I ate a Senegalese “fataya” which is similar to a beef empanada.
Ultimately, I learned that we people have more in common than not. We all seem to be proud of our language, our customs, our food, our dance, our music, our homelands, and our stories. And I believe that’s good.
Because if we cherish something that makes us truly unique, our culture, we have something to share with the curious adventurer who wants to learn.
Some of the most timeless wisdom is simple: show and tell.
