Elizabeth

Elizabeth

MY LIFE, MY COUNTRY & CULTURE Elizabeth Galanay, St. Louis Park Hi! My name is Liz. I am from Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. The Philippines is tropical country with fascinating landscapes, active volcanoes, splendid beaches, coral waters & tropical forest. It has natural resources such as agriculture, forestry and minerals. There are three island groups in my country: Luzon, Visayas & Mindanao. Mindanao is the second largest and eastern most islands in the Philippines. My family & I are from the city of Cagayan de Oro. Through the warm and hospitable people that the city became more known as "The City of Golden Friendship". I love & value my family; they are my primary welfare more than anything. Regardless of the liberal influences, the family remained the basic unit of our society. This is one of the Filipino traits. Someday I hope my family & I will be together here in Minnesota. Our variety of foods influenced by Spanish & Asian cuisines. One of my passions is cooking. I was a restaurant owner. My kids & grandchildren help me run the restaurant which makes it more fun & wonderful atmosphere for our customers. Filipino's favorite past time is vidoeke/karaoke. Filipinos are known as a music lover. During celebration such as birthday party, fiesta, Christmas and so forth having videoke/karaoke is a tradition of most Filipinos. My family & I love to sing. We are not only a music lover but music is a part of our life. I'm proud being a Filipino.