So, back in May my Pepe Borthiry passed away of cancer. he was amazing, and i loved him dear. i know not many people here can say or contribute much to this thread.. but i am posting this for one main reason. My Pepe had 4 children. 3 girls, and a boy.. my father. unfortunately my father also passed away of cancer when i was a young boy. i am a single child because of that. leaving me to be the last Borthiry. as i had mentioned... i have to have a boy or more to carry on my name, or it ends here. but also, Pepe was the last member of the family to speak perfect Euskadi. so, not only is the name wilting.. but so is our heritage. i became more devoted to my past after this realization. it's weird... as you know a lot of Basque families have family tombs. My Meme just purchased a new headstone for ours. now, how creepy is it to recieve an email from a relative with a picture of... your grave? as i will likely end up with them. it's scary. so i now want to learn Basque to pick are family back up.. and make it a strong representative of the Basque culture. i will learn the language as best as i can.. and so will my children. do try to learn it people.. we're too few, and too important to let it slip away.
sorry for the downer of a thread.. but there you have it. i can't talk to anyone around here in Guelph, Ontario about anything Basque. no one knows, nor cares. so ya, you guys are my vent. thanks for the ear, or eye as the medium permits.
ciao for niao
Johnny