Hi,
my name is ItziarDiez-Canedo.
I am 13 years old and I'm in 7th grade.
I was born in Mexico City. I think there is no perfect
place to live in; there are always positive and negative
aspects in any place in the world.
I am very lucky, since I have had
the opportunity to live in two places: the US and in Mexico.
I lived in Mexico City until I was seven years old, when I
went to live to Key Biscayne, a beautiful island in Florida.
I lived there for three years. Then,
when I was ten, my family and I came back to Mexico City for
two years. Three months ago, we moved back to Key
Biscayne and that is where I live now. Because of
being able to live in these two places, I have enjoyed the
numerous advantages that these cities have to offer.
When I lived in Mexico, I went to
the American School Foundation, where all my studies were in
English except for 45 minutes of Spanish every day. I
love the ASF, it has great facilities,
wonderful teachers and the teaching system is very modern
and practical. I have many friends there, and the
school always organized fun activities and field trips, for
example my classmates are traveling to China for ten days
next month.
In Key Biscayne, I go to a public
school named Key Biscayne Community School. It is very
different from the American School. For instance, here
we have no recess, all we have is 30 minutes to eat lunch in
an indoor cafeteria, whereas in the ASF, we
had 1 hour to go outside, practice sports or just hang out
with our friends and eat lunch from the delicious snack bar.
Another disadvantage is that the school doesn't have as good
facilities, and the teachers are less prepared. But
there is one enormous advantage, that you can go to and from
the school in bike, or even by foot, without worrying about
violence or delinquency.
When you move from one place to
another, in the beginning it is a little bit hard to adjust
and make new friends. Fortunately, I have great
friends in
Mexico as well as in Key Biscayne. In Mexico, my
friends are more like me since we share the same background
and come from the same place. A good
thing about making friends in Miami is that you meet kids
your age that come from all over the world. I have
friends from: USA, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela,
Cuba, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Korea,
etc. and it is very interesting to meet people from
different cultures, languages and customs.
Life in Mexico and in Key Biscayne
is very different. In Mexico it is overcrowded,
polluted, there is more violence, and it isn't safe.
You are
more threatened to be robbed, kidnapped, etc. Yet in Mexico,
there are many good things such as the warmth of people,
family, friends, school and food.
In KB, it is safe and peaceful, and you can go
around the island alone like if it were your own backyard.
Also the weather and the environment are definitely better,
and you can live a peaceful life like if you were on a
permanent vacation.
So when people ask me where I
prefer to live, I answer both Mexico and Key Biscayne, since
you sacrifice some things to get others.
Hello, my name
is Maite Diez-Canedo and I am 10 years old. I
was born in Mexico City and I recently moved to a small
island connected to Miami, U.S.A named Key Biscayne. I have
enjoyed both Key Biscayne and Mexico in different ways.
I prefer school in Mexico
because, unlike Miami, the teachers are more understanding,
the schedule is better organized, there are more facilities
and my old friends shared the same type of life I owned.
In Key
Biscayne, I only have half hour to eat and I am not allowed
to talk with my friends, which I do not like.
Key Biscayne is definitely a better place, taking in count
that there is barely any pollution, the ecosystem is very
controlled, there is no need to
worry about robbery or kidnapping and I feel free: I can
walk around with nobody behind my back taking care of me,
and I don't need to worry at all.
In the
afternoons, I usually go to the public library and do
homework with my friends (something that would be
practically impossible in Mexico). I
have a lot of fun with my friends at school because they are
from all over the world and so I experience new people and
their foreign country.
Although
Key Biscayne is paradise, there are some things that it will
never have; the kindness of the people, the delicious and
healthy food we eat, the culture of the country, but most
importantly, my family and the time I spend with them.
Key Biscayne is a tiny little city, full of kids
walking around, gorgeous and vivid plants, and numerous wild
animals.
Mexico
city is the largest city in the world, with an overwhelming
amount of people and problems.These two places are completely different yet each one has
advantages and disadvantages and are both unique, and have things to
learn from and enjoy.
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