Alma Alfaro 1st

My amazing neighborhood

My neighborhood is Little Village located in the south side. The culture around there is mostly Mexican, and theirs always something to do there. Well it depends on the weather also, during winter its sore off hard but anyways we get to play in an open gym and play basketball. I don't get bother if i'm the only girl playing basketball. Around where I live theirs a lot of corner stores, everything its pretty much close to my house. Going down cicero theirs a Little Village High School. Going all the way to Cicero that's where the stores are at like for example Target, Ross, Wal-mart and panda express and much more. Also we get to play in the Chicago Fire Club. On the summer, the day is not enough to finish everything. During my summer I volunteer a lot . Monday to Thursday I helped my old teachers in my old school . where they have summer sport camp. Where you get to play any sport you want, then I get to pass lunch with my old friends. Its from 12-5pm after that Monday and Wednesday we have soccer practice , we stayed there until night. Theirs this house infront of us ( well in front of the park) that plays whatever music we like to all of us. Tuesday I volunteer to help this program called "Beyond the Ball" that we get to play any little kids sport. We make up games, one of this games is called cookie monster. This program takes 5-8pm after 8, we put up a movie, we bring this screen and projected. It always Disney movies, and everyone gets to spend time with their family. Around them their is people selling corn, ice cream, the famous mangonadas and raspados. On Thursdays we get out at 5, me and some friends go out to eat Mexican food. In little village they serve the best Mexican food ever, love eating tortas, pozole, flautas and all of that. The culture their so so strong everyone sticks together. On Fridays' we close blocks, where we know theirs a lot of violence. Many young adults and gangbangers come to play, we give out food and try to help them out. Some Christian churches come out and support the program. Once you know their stories and why they do that, you'll have no way of judging them. Actually when the program barely started the founder Coach Rob, his house was burn because he was going into a territory he shouldn't. The gangbangers burned his house and he still didn't give up he knew exactly what he wanted to do and he went to talk to the guys that burn his home. The gangbangers apologize and worked with him. Love that feeling of helping others, makes you feel like for once you are doing something right. But the most important time in my community is being with my family and boyfriend and protect them from everything outside.