Overall, this entire process has helped my personal knowledge expand about my own culture, the Nigerian Culture. The research that I have done beyond my own experiences from when I lived there has allowed me to gain an updated knowledge on what celebrations and life is like out there now since I have been gone for twelve years. But one thing I can say is that the Nigeria people that I know here in the United States since I have been here in 2002, I have learned that we all still carry the same cultural values and standards. Even beyond the morals, we still live by our traditional festival spirit even though we are not present in Nigeria. The way we celebrate Christmas within our family still consists of plenty of food, music, and love for everyone in order to keep the good energy and positiveness around us. We also still celebrate funerals, though it might not be in the elaborated traditional way, we usually throw a party in a rented hall for the dead to still make sure they are sent off in peace to their afterlife. Just like most Americans excitement for NBA, NFL, and baseball games, we still all gather together to watch Nigerians play soccer whenever they have a game. No matter where we are, the Nigerian pride still continues to live in us. Since there is no place like home Nigeria is still one of the known country to live it up to the fullest regardless of challenges. From holiday celebrations, funeral gatherings, and sport event gatherings they all utilize large crowd of people coming together to eat, dance, and enjoy their life. Nigeria is a place to embrace the positives in life regardless of the hardships one might be going through. In the Nigerian culture almost any type of hyped or emphasized moment ends up being a party. We believe that crowd brings celebration.  Remember there is always something to celebrate for, you are still alive. There is that sense of being alive and surviving through the tough world that makes us feels that everything happens for a reason, so celebrate.