Where I'm From

Where I'm from everyone wakes up to the rooster's cock-a-doodle-doos
Everyone gets up early for there is no time to sleep in and snooze
Boys play basketball at the local court with the same flat ball everyday before school
It's a tropical country full of beautiful water in beaches and pools
There are 7,107 islands, each one is different and unique
Everyone does their same routine every day every week
Rice is found in almost every meal
In a sense rice is life
The husbands are the workers while the cleaning and cooking is left for the wife
Everyone in the neighborhood knows each other everyone is family or a friend
They socialize right outside and everyone goes the party that's held every weekend

Farming is a huge part of the lifestyle
Rice fields, tropical fruit trees, animals, and many more are seen every mile
Most toilets are flushed with a bucket of water
It's almost around 90 degrees everyday you wouldn't think it could get hotter
Where I'm from the people are honest, hospitable, and kind
Most people don't have much
There is a high rate of crime

The backyards are full of fruit trees firmly planted
People don't take food or whatever they have for granted
There are only two seasons
a cool dry season
and a warm wet season
It's the home of chocolate hills, volcanoes, mountains, clear crystal waters,
and many sights that are aesthetically pleasing

The place I'm from
is on the other side of the world in a different continent
Even though I live in a different place I never lose
consciousness
I will never forget about the
Philippines
It cannot be replaced
It's my place with my culture and my race
I still visit this place that i'm from
No matter what it will happens,
to me it will always be number one


-Chandler G