My Neighborhood: the Bronx

Our neighborhood is full of surprises that engage us to contribute some part of ourselves. We enjoy attending AbrahamHouse we feel at home and everyone there is really nice. Abraham House helps us with our homework and how to improve our educational skills. It also offers program that no other place in the SouthBronx may offer. They have arts programs that include art dance and music. They also offer yoga, media class, gardening and Garden Mosaic activities. We are fortunate to attend this after scool program because we are able to see that there are many fun things to do in the neighborhood.

With AbrahamHouse the children who attend the after school program and the summer program have the opportunity to attend Randall's Island, which is a place where we practice sports. Abraham House also offers speech teraphy for children who are having difficulty learning how to talk and they have counseling for the children and their families. Beside all of this fun activities they offer religious services on the weekends and many other related issues. Abraham House is located on 340 Willis Ave. between 141st St. and 142nd St. in the Bronx.

My neighborhood does not have many fun places to go but it does have places to go and eat if you are ever in the mood to try something new (because our cultural diversity). Everyone gets along like a family and they all know each other. The neighborhood has parks that are always full of childrens and their parents. We love our community garden because we can plant our vegetables and have fun with our friends. We do not only go to the garden to plant and take care of the plants but also to share our happiness with the plants as we play for a little while. We also learn a great amount of nature and science through workshops held there.

In the neighborhood exploration we learned so much about where we live. We all actually saw what our neighborhood was really like. We didn't like to see ugly things, but all the things that we , the neighbors , can do better if we do the right things. For example if we stop throwing garbage on the ground and start to throwing it in the garbage can then we can make it look nicer. We need to make our neighborhood a better place for all of us to live in it. We are glad that we did the neighborhood exploration.