I Am From

 

A large, loving family

Where I am the only girl

Out of three boys.

 

I am from retailers

Yelling out loud

“Ze bouyi, fig mi”(1)

From traffic every morning

And afternoon.

 

I am from riz national and

Bannann peze with pikliz.(2)

 

I am from a place

Where the sound of drums

Puts rhythm into our lives.

 

I am from cold climates in the mountains

To heat on the beaches.

I am from a beautiful country

Called Haiti.

 

1. Boiled eggs, sweet bananas

2. Rice with red kidney beans (national rice), fried plantains served with marinated carrot, cabbage, onions or shallots and hot peppers.

 

Koraly, Bridge Academy, 12th grade