Believing That You Can
will find pizza as a traditional dish. Also, Chinese buffets
are very popular in this country, and people can eat a variety
of Chinese dishes, such as fried rice, lo mein noodles,
General Tso’s chicken, wonton soup, and spring rolls. The
crepe is a popular dessert that French restaurants offer to
their customers. Finally, Indian restaurants have spicy
flavors in their dishes, such as chicken butter, tandoori
chicken and naan bread.
Claudia Melendez is a student in Academic ESOL at Dave Thomas East
in Pompano Beach. Her teacher is Nancy Gardner.
Summer Time in Jamaica
Exams were over in June and our results have been
revealed. Now, it’s summer time. Summer time is fun time;
it’s time when we explore our culture, nature, and games.
Usually we start off by doing our community service, which
is always cleaning the riverbanks, as we will be spending a
lot of time there. Going to the river is like an everyday
activity. At about noon, we will swim for hours then run to
a nearby cane field to get some sugar canes or to the apple
tree for some fruits while waiting for mangoes to ripen and
fall from the trees, yummy! Whenever I remember these
days I get home sick. Sometimes we would go on a hike to
see what’s behind a hill going through bushes with our
machetes. We explored our nearby surroundings, as nature
is a big part of our lives. We would never get bored as we
change up our activities to have fun filled days, playing
marble, cricket, soccer, track and field, and much more. I
still remember the roast breadfruit, guava, star-apple,
guinep, mangoes, night camping, and most of all: our entire
trip to the beach for our Independence Day in August.
Going to the beach is always a treat. A day full of fun and
eating from KFC! That was the biggest thing. Summer time
is always fun time in Jamaica especially if you are living in
the country parts.
Denzel Green is a hard-working student who loves to push buttons and
enters into debates in our program. He works hard and is successful,
and makes us so very proud.