Getting to Know You

Occasionally on The Friday Zone we’ll meet a family who has come to Indiana from another country. They’ll tell us about their daily life, share some of their family traditions, and describe what life was like where they used to live. Let’s celebrate the diversity of our community in The Family Zone!

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Meet a Family From Venezuela and Puerto Rico

The Hernandez family visited the Family Zone and talked about two countries: Venezuela and Puerto Rico. Luis (the dad) is from an island off the coast of Venezuela and Lithia (the mom) is from Puerto Rico, so Enrique, Andres, and Marcos are all growing up learning about two countries and cultures.

Spanish is spoken in both Venezuela and Puerto Rico, so the Hernandez family speaks Spanish at home. Everyone in the Hernandez family speaks Spanish and English!

The Hernadez family brought in a 4 string guitar from Venezuela called a cuatio.

Luis also told us about a soft Venezuelan bread called arepa that all the Hernandezes like to eat.

See a map of the world that shows Indiana, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico. You can also zoom in on the region containing Venezuela and Puerto Rico.

Look at the flags of both Venezuela and Puerto Rico.