My sister and I are very close to each other, practically inseparable.  So when the time came when she decided to join the military and work overseas I had a very hard time adjusting to doing stuff without her.  She gave me her necklace before her first deployment and added a 3 piece pendant that made a heart shape.  My sister kep​​t the right piece because she was the firstborn.  I got the middle piece because I was the middle child and my brother got the last piece because he was the last born child.  The heart will never be complete without all three pieces, especially without the middle piece (my piece) because my piece connects all pieces together, without it, it won't be complete.  My relationship with my siblings is very important to me because it shapes who I am.  When we all reunite it's like we were never separated to begin with.  Our parents migrated from Mexico and Honduras to America and they have always tried their best to keep their culture together, but in my opinion my sister does it the best, keeping our Mexican culture alive in the family.  I also had a cross on my necklace but removed it because it kept poking me in my chest and it was annoying and starting to hurt a bit.  This necklace my sister gave me has been through a lot, it went through everything my sister has been through an​​d its a reminder to me that if I need help with something I can always go to my sister because she's probably been through what I’m going.

Relationship:  Im/migrant Im/migrant