Descriptive Essay About A Filipino Dinner

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A Filipino Dinner It was a hot summer Tuesday night in the beginning of September, when my family and I were invited over to the Torres’s home for dinner. They have a son whose name was Drew who is incredibly smart, independent, sweet, caring and nice. Drew was practically almost six foot tall, well at my point of view he seemed about six foot tall only because I am a foot shorter than he is. As I sat in the backseat of the car listening to my music and humming I could feel my heart racing, my legs shaking and the feeling of butterflies wanting to escape from my stomach. Maybe it was just a feeling of me being happy, maybe psyched and a little nervous. As we pulled up along the sidewalk and parked our car, I got out of the car and had walked towards the front door with my parents right behind me. I stopped and knocked at the door four times and as we were waiting I was beginning to feel nervous again, because my parents tend to judge other families quickly, and I guess it’s because they are Filipino and most Filipino’s are known as judgmental people, but …show more content…

But since Drew had been such a nice guy to me and my family, my mom and dad had seem to find him charming like prince charming from the movie cinderella. Watching both our parents bond really showed the love of how much they accept Drew and I dating, and it truly feels like a blessing. Drew and his family have had always loved me for my personality and they had never judged me or talked about me in any negative way. For the first time in my life, I can finally say that I feel accepted and appreciated by someone who loves me and will always have time for me no matter how busy we both can be. Drew has one younger brother named Cale and is the same age as me and a younger sister named Mj who is in the 5th grade, but is the same height as me which I find sort of

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