While reading "Aria" the author Richard Rodriguez mentions this quote " for as long as he holds on to certain familiar words, he can ignore how much else has actually changed in his life", and I don't agree with it. I feel tradition and heritage has to do with a lot more then just remembering a couple of words, because i can know a couple words from another language just by practicing them here and there. Yet by me knowing these words doesn't make me part of that culture, I feel you have to live with their ways and eat their food. Celebrate the way they do and learn their traditions so one can get a feel on what its like to be part of the culture. Tradition isn't something you can just change from one day to another because it takes time and