6) Writing Reflection: Research Paper on my grandma buying in bulk

When writing this essay I found it enjoyable as well as a struggle. It was hard for me to find something about my family that I could really research on. I felt like it came much more quickly and easily. It was one of those times I was hoping that a miraculous idea would come to me. It wasn't that easy in the slightest. I called my mother and sisters and even asked my brother for advice... nothing. I was really struggling with a topic.

It was so hard for me to connect a narrative with a research aspect and for some reason the idea of it didn't really wrap around my brain. I did some family research and found many different stories. One about my great great great grandmother and how she had passed away while making dinner. She was in her tiny kitchen probably 6 feet by 6 feet and her apron caught on fire. I thought this was an interesting story, but how could I write a research paper on someone I didn't even know?

That's when I decided that it would be more personal to me if I wrote about my living grandma Onieta who is such a odd ball. But I enjoy her company none the less. This way I had a ready and available source and she could tell me information I couldn't find on the internet. After the up hill struggle of trying to find a topic, it was all easy from there. Not necessarily writing the paper, but writing about something I was interested in and something that was going to be beneficial to me later in my life.

 Through this essay, I have created a stronger relationship with not only my grandmother, but with her mother as well, whom I have never met. I was able to hear many many stories about my great grandmother (even ones that didn't have to do with the essay) and it made me grateful for my family and technology, giving us the means to connect to those who are far away.

 By the looks of things, my grandmother doesn't only hoard stuff, but children as well!