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![Leah Parmas, junior, grew up with Lithuanian parents, and a big influence of cultural food and speaking Lithuanian in the home.
“The language, the food - I loved the food when I was little,” Parmas said. “I know sometimes American children are like, Ew, fish and raw stuff, but I grew up literally eating fish eggs by spoon. I grew up eating sardines, tuna, all that ‘weird stuff’ that people would think is nasty, but I love it. Whenever we go to Lithuania and I see [this food], it reminds me of my childhood. ”
One unique aspect of having immigrant parents is hearing about their childhoods and “how they came to America, how hard it was for them, and compare it to how I am now,” which “definitely humbles me every day,” Parmas said.
“[Being a child of immigrants] is definitely an experience. Its different than anything [but] I would never choose it any other way,” Parmas said. “I think its also really important that Im exposed to different cultures, different lifestyles, raised by people that have never lived here before. I think that overall, my parents and I both learn more things every single day about what its like to live in America, and Im just grateful to have their knowledge on what its like outside of [America] because I’ve never lived anywhere else.”](https://www.lzbearfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Parmas-Family-Photo-900x482.jpg)