Geography- A day in the life of...
Newly Industrialized Countries- Mexico Life is tough in Mexico and our future does not look so bright. Everyday we struggle to gain the necessities we need and living in a suburban area makes it a difficult challenge. Money is hard to earn, unemployment rate is high, goods and services are limited and quite expensive. We live a life of obstacles but we do whatever we can to reach for a better future.
I live with my mother and father with three other siblings in a medium-sized house made of some scrap metal, mud and discarded bricks, in a suburban area. Our family eats two meals a day made of mostly beans and rice which cuts a large part of our daily income but we do not need much food to go through each day. Two bowls of beans and rice gives us enough energy to last for a day but does not slake our hunger, however.
My dad works at a phone-producing factory which earns the majority of our daily income. Mexico is the one of the world’s mass producer of smartphones. My mom works at a small corner store, selling fruits and vegetables. The amount of money they earn from their jobs each year is about $12000. The money earned is mostly used for rent and food. Compared to the other people who live in our area, we’re doing just average.
At home I do the household work and watch over my siblings. I do most of the work because I’m the oldest out of all of them and I have more time, now that I’m out of school. I’ve been in school for about 10 years and that’s all I get because my parents are unable to pay for tuition and material. Most of my other friends have also gone to school for the same amount of time. We usually have our own time where we have our own “school” and study from books and materials we find. By the age of 15, thirteen out of my fifteen (87%) friends learned to read and write.
Whenever we get sick, mom and dad deals it with themselves because we don’t have the money for medical and health care but when it is severe we go see the doctors. When we go
I live with my mother and father with three other siblings in a medium-sized house made of some scrap metal, mud and discarded bricks, in a suburban area. Our family eats two meals a day made of mostly beans and rice which cuts a large part of our daily income but we do not need much food to go through each day. Two bowls of beans and rice gives us enough energy to last for a day but does not slake our hunger, however.
My dad works at a phone-producing factory which earns the majority of our daily income. Mexico is the one of the world’s mass producer of smartphones. My mom works at a small corner store, selling fruits and vegetables. The amount of money they earn from their jobs each year is about $12000. The money earned is mostly used for rent and food. Compared to the other people who live in our area, we’re doing just average.
At home I do the household work and watch over my siblings. I do most of the work because I’m the oldest out of all of them and I have more time, now that I’m out of school. I’ve been in school for about 10 years and that’s all I get because my parents are unable to pay for tuition and material. Most of my other friends have also gone to school for the same amount of time. We usually have our own time where we have our own “school” and study from books and materials we find. By the age of 15, thirteen out of my fifteen (87%) friends learned to read and write.
Whenever we get sick, mom and dad deals it with themselves because we don’t have the money for medical and health care but when it is severe we go see the doctors. When we go