Day in the Life: Ethiopia

What is it like to live in Ethiopia? Heres how one girl spends a typical day.

Enaya Nuru
My Name is Enaya Nuru. I am 11 years old and in grade . I live with my mother and !our o! my !ive si"lings in #ddis #"a"a$ the capital. My !ather lives in %audi #ra"ia. 6:40 A.M. I wake up$ wash my !ace$ "rush my teeth and put on my school uni!orm and head scar!. &hen I say my morning prayer. I am Muslim. 7:00 A.M. I eat "reak!ast with my !amily. We have "read and chilies with our porridge$ which is made o! "arley and wheat. #!ter that$ I walk to the "us stop with my 'year'old twin "rothers. &he ride to school takes () minutes. 8:20 A.M. *e!ore class$ we gather on the playground to e+ercise$ sing the national anthem and pray. 8:30 A.M. My !irst class is science. We are studying gala+ies$ stars and the solar system. English class is at ,-(). We go over voca"ulary words. In small groups$ we discuss the word harmony. 11:00 A.M. .ur !irst "reak comes a!ter physical education. &hen its o!! to social studies and math$ my !avorite su"/ect. 1:00 P.M. 0unchtime1 I eat the in/era that my mother made. In/era is a !lat"read that has a so!t$ spongy te+ture. It is usually eaten with sauce or meat. 2:30 P.M. &he last su"/ect o! the day is computers. We complete a Word document e+ercise. %chool ends at (-(). I take the "us home. 4:00 P.M. I change$ wash my !ace and give my mother a "ig kiss and hug. &hen my !amily sits down to eat dinner. We have salad$ vegeta"le sandwiches and tea made o! cinnamon and cloves. 4:40 P.M. #!ter dinner$ I go to my room to pray and study !rom the 2oran. #t 3-()$ my tutor comes to help me with su"/ects !or which I need e+tra practice. 6:45 p. . When my tutor leaves$ I pray in my room again. 4or Muslims$ it is important to pray !ive times a day. &hen I !inish my homework and watch &5 with my !amily6"ut only i! the power doesnt go out$ which happens a lot. 8:00 p. . &his is my last prayer o! the day. My !amily prays together in the living room. #t ,-))$ I get ready !or "ed. 7euna deuri1

Day in the Life: !enya

Ever wondered what it was like to grow up in 2enya? 8ead a"out this "oy9s day and !ind out.

"har#e$ %$p&ap&a Hello1 My name is :harles Ispwapwa. I9m 11 years old. I live in 2i"era$ a neigh"orhood in Nairo"i$ with my aunt and cousins. 5:30 A.M. My aunt wakes me up to get ready !or school. I wash my !ace$ "rush my teeth and put on my school uni!orm. 6:00 A.M. 4or "reak!ast$ I eat manda;i$ which is !ried dough in the shape o! a donut. My aunt also makes me a cup o! tea with milk. 6:30 A.M. My cousin and I walk to school together. It takes us () to <3 minutes to get there. 7:15 A.M. I arrive at school. &he students are supposed to get to school early to get organi;ed "e!ore the teacher arrives at -)). We pray and sing songs "e!ore our !irst lesson$ which is math. We are learning multiplication. ':30 A.M. We take our !irst "reak o! the day. It is 13 minutes long. I run around and play tag with my !riends. &hen$ it9s "ack to class !or our ne+t lesson. We are learning to read and write English words. #!ter the lesson$ we take another 13'minute "reak. 11:45 A.M. &oday$ instead o! our usual %wahili lesson$ my class is learning a"out hygiene. We listen to a lecture a"out how to "rush our teeth and wash our hands properly. 12:30 P.M. Now it9s time !or either arts and cra!ts or 4rench lessons. 4rench is di!!icult$ "ut I like drawing houses$ animals or people. I like to use lots o! colors 12:45 P.M. &he school provides our lunch. =sually it9s rice$ ugali >cornmeal porridge? and chapati >!ried dough? or potato chips. 1:30 P.M. 4or lunch$ my teacher serves me a "ig "owl o! mi+ed "eans and corn. %ome kids go home a!ter lunch. *ut I$ and others$ pay e+tra to stay at school until (-1). I take this opportunity to get e+tra help !rom my teacher. #!ter school$ I meet my cousin$ and we walk home 4:00 P.M. When I get home !rom school$ I do my chores. I walk to a near"y well to collect water !or my !amily to shower and cook with. I also shop !or dinner and wash dishes. When I9m done$ I play soccer with my !riends. 6:30 P.M. #!ter I do my homework$ I have dinner with my aunt and my two cousins. We eat kale and ugali$ which is cornmeal cooked with water to make a porridge. We drink water. 7:30 P.M. It9s "een a long day. I lie down on a mattress on the !loor$ curl up under a "lanket and go to sleep. @ood night1

Day in the Life: Pa(i$tan

What is it like to live in Aakistan? Here9s how one girl spends a typical school day.

)a*+anu
Hello1 My name is 8a/"anu. I am 1B years old. I live in Mu"arak$ a small !ishing neigh"orhood in 2arachi$ on the #ra"ian %ea. 7:00 A.M. I wake up at dawn. My older sister prepares tea and "read !or the whole !amily. #!ter "reak!ast$ I get ready !or school. 8:00 A.M. We start school with an assem"ly. &hen we go to our classroom. .ur !irst'period class is English. #!ter an hour$ we study English grammar$ then =rdu and math. My village has only one school$ with ()) children and !ive teachers. *ut most students don9t come to school every day. 10:30 A.M. We have a hal!'hour "reak. I o!ten play cricket with the other girls 11:00 A.M. 4ollowing the "reak$ we learn more =rdu. #t 1-)) p.m.$ we return to our homes !or lunch. I eat lunch with my !ather$ who is a teacher at my school. I want to "ecome a teacher like him. Most o! the time we eat !ish$ sometimes vegeta"les. We rarely eat meat. 3:00 P.M. #!ter school$ I have religious education. We study the 2oran >a sacred "ook important to Muslims?. 6:00 P.M. I come home and help my sister with chores. I dust and put things in order. .n days that I don9t have school$ I wash clothes. My sister and I !etch water that9s sa!e to drink. We have to walk at least a hal! mile to get it. 8:00 P.M. 4ollowing dinner$ I sit on the cement !loor and do homework. It usually takes me two hours. .ur house has no electricity$ so I work under the lantern. &he lack o! light strains my eyes$ "ut I am used to it now. I live () miles !rom downtown 2arachi$ a huge city !ull o! light and noise. #t night$ darkness engul!s my neigh"orhood. .nly a !ew houses have generators to produce electric power. %ome have wind'powered electricity. 10:00 P.M. I go to "ed. We don9t have a television. My !amily and I sleep on the !loor in one room.

Day in the Life: ,or-an

What9s it like to grow up in Cordan? Here9s how one kid spends a typical day.

E anue# .ho a#i

Emanuel %homali is 1) years old and in the !i!th grade. He lives with his parents and his sisters$ who are triplets$ in #mman. Emanuel likes to swim and play piano. Here9s how he spends a typical day. 6:30 A.M. I wake up. With our nanny9s help$ my mother gets my sisters and me ready !or school. I eat "reak!ast with my !amily. I usually don9t want much to eat$ "ut today I have yogurt and toast. 7:15 A.M. In Cordan$ the school week starts on %unday and ends on &hursday. My mother drives my sisters and me to school every day. It is a B)'to'B3'minute drive. 8:15 A.M. %chool "egins. My class schedule is di!!erent every day. We get two "reaks !rom class. 7uring the second recess$ we can "uy !ood in the ca!eteria. &oday$ we have si+th'grade orientation. #dvisers and si+th graders e+plain the rules and what we should e+pect. We must wear "lack shoes. @irls are not allowed to wear skirts. ':05 A.M. #s part o! orientation$ the !i!th'grade students visit a si+th'grade English class. We are asked to write a creative story. 10:30 A.M. I have physical education once a week. &oday is our annual sports day. My classmates and I play outdoor games and compete against one another. 2:00 P.M. I take the "us home !rom school. I eat lunch with my sisters and my grandparents. We eat mansa!$ a traditional dish o! rice$ yogurt$ "read$ almonds$ and lam". It9s one o! my !avorite meals1 3:00 P.M. #!ter lunch$ I watch a !ew minutes o! &5 and start my homework. My grand!ather makes me turn o!! the &5 and goes over my spelling assignment. 4:00 P.M. I practice the piano. My sisters like to listen to me play. &hen I play games and watch shows on my computer. 6:00 P.M. My mother drives my sisters and me "ack to school !or swimming lessons. We spend an hour in the pool. 7:30 P.M. .n our way home$ my mother picks up pi;;a !or dinner. 8:00 P.M. I wash up and get ready !or "ed. I like to read until "edtime at ,-)). @ood night1

Day in the Life: /0an-a

What is it like to live in =ganda? 8ead on to learn how one girl spends a typical school day.

)a1hea# Na ata
Hello1 My name is 8acheal Namata. I am 1). I live with my parents and sister in Wakiso$ a village outside 2ampala. 6:00 A.M. Mama comes into my room and turns on the light. Even though it9s early$ I wake up right away. &hen I take a "ath and put on my school uni!orm. 6:30 A.M. I eat "reak!ast with my sister. I usually have "read$ and tea with milk. 7:30 A.M. I arrive at school. I go into my classroom$ say hi to my !riends and check my work while we wait !or the teacher. We study math and English in the morning. Math is my !avorite su"/ect. 10:00 A.M. We have a "reak. I eat porridge in the kitchen and talk to my !riends a"out what9s happening in our lives. 7uring "reak$ we also go to the !ield !or athletics. %ometimes I /ust watch the other kids play$ "ut I like to play games too. My !avorite game is dodge"all6I am good at it1 11:00 A.M. &he "ell rings and I go to science class. #rt is ne+t. I love art class "ecause we get to draw and paint. 1:00 P.M. I go to the kitchen !or lunch. I don9t really like the !ood we eat !or lunch. It is usually "eans and posho$ which is a white$ sticky "all o! corn !lour. 2:00 P.M. We have writing class. We also read novels. I am currently reading :inderella. 3:00 P.M. We tidy the classroom. %ome students have to clean the toilets and wash the windows. I pre!er sweeping the !loor. When we are done$ there are more classes$ including social studies. 6:00 P.M. I walk home with my !riends. It is now an uphill /ourney$ "ut it9s still not a hard walk. .n the way home$ we stop to play. %ometimes I help my mom in the shop that my parents own. &he store is attached to the !ront o! our house. We sell a little o! everything$ including !ood$ toys and soap. 7:00 P.M. I "athe "e!ore dinner. We o!ten eat rice and "eans$ and I have tea. #!terward$ I do my homework. We don9t have a television$ so I usually read "e!ore "ed. ':00 P.M. @ood night1

Day in the Life: 2an3ania

What9s it like to grow up in &an;ania? 4ollow this girl9s day and !ind out.

4a-ria )a a-hani
Hello1 My name is *adria 8amadhani. My !riends call me *adi. I am 1B years old. I live with my parents and two "rothers in 7ar es %alaam. 6:00 A.M. 7ad wakes me up. I head to the "athroom to take a cold "ath. %ince there is no tap water in our home$ I use a "ucket. My !amily and I live in a rented room in an eight'room house. # di!!erent !amily lives in each room. Its a crowded house. I put on my school uni!orm- a "lue skirt$ a white "louse$ matching "lue tie$ "lack !lat shoes and white socks. I have a cup o! "lack tea !or "reak!ast. 7:00 A.M. I walk with my D'year'old "rother$ Eu"eri$ to a near"y "us stop. # couple o! men who work !or the "us company are at the stop. &hey try to chase us away and stop us !rom "oarding the "us. &hey dislike that we pay only 3) cents compared to the !ull !are paid "y adults. #!ter a hard struggle$ we manage to get on a "us. Its only a 1)'minute ride. 7:20 A.M. &here are D)) students at my school$ 2i"asila Arimary %chool. It is a pu"lic school. My class has <3 students. *e!ore the start o! classes$ everyone helps clean the school compound$ classrooms and teachers sta!! room. 7:30 A.M. &he entire school gathers !or an assem"ly. We sing the national anthem$ FMungu I"ariki #!rika$G which is %wahili !or F@od *less #!rica. 8:00 A.M. 0essons "egin. Each su"/ect lasts !or <) minutes. My !avorite is English. I hate history$ "ecause it can "e di!!icult to memori;e the years in which events happened. We get a "reak !or lunch. 2:00 P.M. %chool ends. Everyone gathers !or another short assem"ly. 2:40 P.M. When I get home$ I change out o! my uni!orm. &hen$ I head to our neigh"ors house !or e+tra tutoring. 0ike many other kids$ I need e+tra help in English and math. 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. Each weekday$ e+cept 4riday$ I attend madrasa$ which is an Islamic school. We study the Muslim religion. 8:00 P.M. I return home and wash my uni!orm. %ometimes$ I help Mom chop vegeta"les. 4or dinner$ we usually eat rice with either "ee! or "ean stew. 8:20 P.M. #!ter dinner$ I do my homework. No"ody helps me with it. I go to sleep in the "ed I share with Eu"eri. @ood night1