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Show bers. There's more violence and more swearing, more people being be-ing rude. There are also great people here, too. There have been nice, kind, wonderful people, peo-ple, too. But it is all knowledge to me. I've learned about being a mother. Being around a two-year-old is not what I'm use to. But with his family so close and having his little brother around has helped me remember what it takes and see it with new eyes. It has also helped me see him more and more with a child and it makes me so excited and filled with joy knowing how wonderful of a father he is going go-ing to be. I've learned about so many things being here. I've grown and opened my eyes to the world around me and married life. It's been a huge blessing to be here and to be married. I love being married. by Marissa Moncayo Learning is something that happens every day. I have found being away from home, being married, being around a different differ-ent culture is a learning process. Even if it isn't a different culture, cul-ture, learning to be married is still learning to adapt. Two people' peo-ple' of different backgrounds, origins, upbringings-marry. It is a joyous occasion for you love that person with such depth and feeling. You love them so much you'd gladly die for them. But it is also about opening your eyes and learning to be married, not single. My husband and I spent so much time together everyday in college. We were practically together twenty-four seven, so getting married it would seem not to be too "'different.' ; How' could it be, when we were together to-gether all the time, it was like we had been married forever! But that was not the case. It was amazing and has been the best, but it has also been different differ-ent from what I had expected. Learning to be around someone twenty four seven literally is a new thing. I was use to being alone a lot and writing alone, reading alone, having my space. Now it's not the same. We have learned a lot about each other already. We have seen how different we do things. We've had to get use to a new way of doing things. One cannot can-not be stubborn in marriage. It takes two parties to acknowledge acknowl-edge what the other does, to be grateful and not criticize but uplift and learn together. I've learned a lot about being an adult and what that truly means. It's a lot of work and it's a lot of working together. I've learned a lot about the world. In Utah, it's like our own bubble. Out here I've learned what it's really like to be in a majority of non-mem- It's perfect to have that person always al-ways there who you can talk to and go to. You are never alone and that is amazing. I love my husband so much! So remember to show your gratitude for your spouse and let them know that they are loved and when things are tough, don't criticize, but be patient, loving and uplifting. I'm so grateful for the knowledge I've gained and for my eternal family! |