Today I went to school with the kids in my Puerto Rican family. The school systems there are somewhat different from the ones in America. They have three main levels: Primary, which is grades 1-6, secondary, which is grades 7-12, and higher level, which are graduates and undegraduates. There are two kids in my Puerto Rican family: Juan and Tina. They are twins and they are in the secondary level. There are about 1,532 public schools and around 569 private schools in Puerto Rico. We went to a public school today- they call it a "regular" school. It's called Dr. Alfredo M Aguayo School. I had a lot of fun there, it was a little bit different from school back home thought. We still learned the same subjects, but the surroundings were different- and the whole spanish part was different! This is a link to a website that has a bunch of facts about the school. http://puerto-rico.schooltree.org/charter/Dr-Alfredo-M-Aguayo-098902.html
When we got out of school, we went to go play some street ball, which is like basketball in the streets. I just stood and watched for a little bit since I'm not the best basketball player, but then Juan helped me out and I started to get the hang of it- Juan even helped me make a basket! Juan plays basketball for his school team and hopes to go to America to play professionally. I think he should; he really has potential! Then I went with Tina to go
watch her boyfriend play some baseball. Baseball is one of the most popular sports in Puerto Rico.
I thought it would be soccer, but I guess not. Not a lot of people play soccer here, actually. Not like kids in Mexico or Columbia, anyway. But baseball is probably he most played sport here. They play it whenever they can- whether it be at school or in an empty park. Later me, Ti
na and Juan walked through the park on the way home. Here is a picture of the park. It's really nice, and I love the trees- both the real and fake ones!
Until next time,
Regan
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