Family Love in My Name Haiyan yu

       I like my name because my name was given to me by my grandfather. My name is very normal it is like every week has 7 days. My name is not special to remember like you never notice if you miss a quarter. However, I still like my name. My name has a special meaning in my family. My grandfather told me it means bravely and also remember your name. However, I did not understand the meaning when I was a child.

     In China, my name means a bird that is called a petrel. Petrel lives and flies above the sea. They eat fish and fly around the ship like they company the seafaring people. They fly above the sea whatever the weather. They fly under the sun, in the heavy rain, and in the strong wind. A poet called Maksim Gorky, in his poem "The Song of the Stormy Petrel" petrels for being brave because they face the bad weather. I am the first kid in my family. My grandfather hoped I would be brave as a petrel and I could face any suffering in the future and never give up.

     My grandfather and grandmother are Chinese American; They immigrant to Chicago before I was born. No matter how far and petrels have flow, they always go back to the placed they were born. My grandfather hoped I would remember, no matter how far I went, and would not forget my home.