A Day in my Life

My name is Bean and I live in an informal settlement. Today I woke up really early to go to school. It was very dark and very gloomy that morning. And to add to that, I had to walk three kilometers in the rain on an empty stomach. So I trudged along the usual route I take, cutting my feet on litter.


Eventually I got to school. I was late, but I'm always late, so it made no difference. I slipped into the back of the class and sat down. The teacher was explaining something, but I couldn't hear her over the rain which was hammering down on the tin roof. So my mind began to wonder. I pictured my mom, dad and I in a house with running water, a warm bed and food. That would be WAY better than the shack we live in now. Our shack is made out of iron, which can either be scorching hot or freezing cold. It is a rather small and cramped shack with only a single bed. Another thing I don't like about being poor is that I'm hungry almost every day of my life.


Maybe one day I could get a job to earn money so that I won't have to live in an informal settlement anymore. I will not give up hope.

The Great Wall

The Recently, three people on tour met in China. They wanted to go to the Great Wall of China, but just didn't know how to get there. "I know!" said the man from India. "We could take the bus." "No, no!" said the British man. "They're way too dirty!" "How about a donkey?" Suggested the Pakistani man. "Oh deary me! Definitely not!" yelped the British man. "Might fall off and break a nail!" "Oh well, we'll have to walk then." said the Pakistani man. "Well you two have fun." "I'm going to go back to the hotel to drink tea." The others went to the Great Wall while he drank tea.