I am SO LUCKY to have had so many cultural experiences. To be a New Yorker and understand the midwest, the south, the west coast. To understand my mother's family and know how to make tortillas and also know how to eat sushi and order at fine restaurants. To be able to talk with Rosa about her huge family in Bolivia (father had 14 brothers and sisters with 7 or 8 kids apiece) and talk about business with my parents and understand the networked worlds they live in. To know how small towns work and how real middle-of-nowhere ghettoes work. I'm living a rich life.