Hello my name is Erika. I am 11 years
old and I am going to tell you about my Mexico life. Mexico is not
what I thought it would be. It is easier than I thought. But there
are a few hard things.The hard things are flushing the toilet with a
bucket of water, getting sick a lot, not understanding what
everybody says, seeing all the poor dogs on the street, and this is
the hardest missing my family and friends. I like Mexico so far it
has been fun seeing all the new things and learning Spanish. I don't
have any friends here except for my cousins because I am not allowed
out of the metal gate in front of their yard unless I am with an
adult because I could get hurt or stolen.My cousins names if you were wondering are Ilse 20 years old, Fernanda 16 years old, and Lalo 14 years old and that's it. I have been here for a month and it has
been super fun. My mom got me the coolest bed it is a work place at
the bottom and a bed at the top. We painted it green and blue it
looks really pretty. My mom bought me and my sister Mia each a glass
fuzzy pig mine is brown with a white stripe down the middle. Mia's is
orangish pink with dark orange ears. We put them on our tables under
our bed. They are so cute. I have two dogs named Boi and Rocket they
are doing fine except they keep biting my cousin's dog Terry. There
is a graveyard we go to because my aunt Isabel's husband died because
he had diabetes. I have to be really careful when I get water from the
cement box were we keep our water because if my hands are dirty I
could get everybody in the house sick and if my hands are soapy and I
get it in the bucket I could kill everybody and that would not be
good. There are also lots of flies and spiders one night while my mom
was on her computer a spider walked across her face. On Sundays we go
to the market to buy fruit and veggies like apples, oranges lots of
oranges to make orange juice, we also buy bananas sometimes I find two
bananas in one peel its really funny. We buy lots of other fruit like
pineapple, watermelon and much more. Well that's it for my life in
Mexico until next week. BYE. There are a few pictures of my bed
and double bananas.
Erika, I love what you wrote! I sometimes have the same problems in Guatemala: especially mosquitoes, spiders and getting sick from eating certain food. You are so lucky to be on such a BIG ADVENTURE. This experience will make you WAY COOLER than any of your friends in the US. Learning a new language and a new culture is the best! I wish I could have moved to Mexico when I was your age. Tamara
You brave brave girl! Way to make it work for you! That is the signs of a mature person doing what they have to do but even more so ENJOYING most of it! Most adults can't to that hun!
Oh Erika! You are a great blogger girlfriend!And i don't like the bucket flushing either!Keep being careful with the hand-washing too because I bought tamales the other day ans I think they are what made me really sick! Somebody didnt have clean hands! You have a great family.Keep blogging!
What a good post, that is very true about the hand washing, especially here , it will help you from not getting sick so much, nobody likes the toilet flushing, or the water in the sisterna, or the bugs! We use a lot of bug spray in our house! Hopefully you and my kids can play soon and you can have some friends,
Erika, I love what you wrote! I sometimes have the same problems in Guatemala: especially mosquitoes, spiders and getting sick from eating certain food. You are so lucky to be on such a BIG ADVENTURE. This experience will make you WAY COOLER than any of your friends in the US. Learning a new language and a new culture is the best! I wish I could have moved to Mexico when I was your age. Tamara
ReplyDeleteYou brave brave girl! Way to make it work for you! That is the signs of a mature person doing what they have to do but even more so ENJOYING most of it! Most adults can't to that hun!
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of you and your Mama and family!
Oh and the double bananas are SUPER cool!
Glad you´re blogging Erika, hope to see you soon in Queretaro!
ReplyDeleteOh Erika! You are a great blogger girlfriend!And i don't like the bucket flushing either!Keep being careful with the hand-washing too because I bought tamales the other day ans I think they are what made me really sick! Somebody didnt have clean hands! You have a great family.Keep blogging!
ReplyDeleteAwh Erika!, I miss you guys!, reading this made me tear up a little, nice to hear that you guys are doing great!
ReplyDeleteWhat a good post, that is very true about the hand washing, especially here , it will help you from not getting sick so much, nobody likes the toilet flushing, or the water in the sisterna, or the bugs! We use a lot of bug spray in our house! Hopefully you and my kids can play soon and you can have some friends,
ReplyDeleteI have never seen banana twins before, that is so cool
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