P1+CMarin

=My Place on Merrimac=

My Apartment on Merrimac isn't my first. There has been about A few more places that I can remember. Right before Merrimac, there was Nancy Lane. And before that, It was Pomona Street. I was only two by the first time we moved. There is five in our Family: Momma, pop's, Joey, Yuyu and Me! Even though we dont own the place on Merrimac, It still feels like our own. It's just momma and me now. My brothers got old and moved out. My poppa lives with his new wife now and hes happy, I know he is. When I lived on Nancy Lane, I lived with my pop's. My life was great living on Nancy Lane. It was the best ever. I miss the old school swing on my balcony. I used to fall asleep on it sometimes. From where I lived, we could look out into the bluffs and hear the wolves howlin' at nighttime. I really miss it but my parents split. It just happends. My place on Merrimac is the coziest place. I have my own room and I can blast my music whenever I feel. Even though I have alot of freedom here, this is temporary. I'm sure it is. One day I will be in A house again, with more room and even more freedom. I will be happy again.

=Hairs=

When you step into the Marin house, you seem to notice one thing the most, how different our hair is. My pop's hair is mo-hawk like, past the middle of his back! His hair is like a horse, long and strong. He's a Genie with hair that surrounds his powerful head. Joey, brown hair that is either slicked back or spiked sometimes, depends on the day. His hair is as soft as a tigers fur. My yuyu's hair is as black as a cat. His high pompadour makes his hair look so shiny.

Oh but my momma's blond hair, oh her beautiful blond hair. It's a little bit past her shoulders, long enough to see the color curled. Momma's hair, like Goldilocks in little ringlets. Her hair is the sun, shines bright. When I hug her I feel that all my problems are gone. I feel her beautiful blond hair hit my face, I know it's hers.

=Boys and Girls=

The way we live today, boys and girls, is like living without them. Since I am a girl, my dad does not want me to become a wrestler. He feels that it's something that I should'nt do BECAUSE I am a girl. He wants me to do girly things like cheerleading. Also, my age is another problem. I can't hang out or talk to the wrestlers because I am too young. It feels as if we are two different worlds, trying to understand each other. Someday, somebody will understand that mexicans are just as equal as any other race. You shouldn't be judged because of that. That is not fair and one day it will change too.

=MY NAME=

My name would be french if it was Christine. Its not though, my name is Christina. It does mean anything in french, but in english it's the girl version of Christopher. It means christ-like. It doesn't mean anything in spanish though. I wish it did. My name was the same name as the Queen of Sweeden in about the 1600's. I wasn't named after anybody although I found out that my great great grandmother has the same first and middle name. My name reminds me of the number 13. It stands for being mexican and my last name being marin. My name is like pink polka dots, all wild, crazy and hard to pronounce. babies barely learning to talk can't say my name. A song that would describe me would be "Subcultural Girl" by Nekromantix. It talks about the things I'm into and the person that I am. Sometimes when people call me Nina, It sounds like wolves howlin'. Just like January in the year 1957. When everything was so carefree and innocent. When rock n' roll was considered "music of the devil." I love it, I dont think rock n' rolls bad. So forever and ever I will keep the name Christina Elizabeth Marin.

=**Danielle, Queen of the Jungle**=

Brittany lives across the way next door to the pepsi guy, and the tennis players on the other side. Cherish owns the basketball court at the end of the way. She lets us play as long as we're not loud and annoying. Then there's Ashley and Sasha, who are spoiled, get whatever they want. Although they are fun to play with at times. At last theres Danielle. She owns a cat, a hampster, a fish, tadpoles, frogs, and two guinea pigs. I think she's the queen of the jungle. At least the queen of sea animals and some land ones. Man oh man her animals were all around the room, everywhere you look theres pets. One day I was playing with Brittany and she told us we're her friends, I just moved in she said. Most neighbors are nice here but I'm new. She says she's moving in about 8 years far away. I know because she told me once. It's sad when people move away.

=Laughter=

If you ever hang out with me and my cousins, you would think we were related because of our looks. Unlike other families who you could tell they were related by the way they act. Well the way we dress is something else, we are each into a different subculture. Therefore the things we do and the things we say aren't alike. Our lips and eyes are pretty much the same. Bright eyes and big lips represent us much. Our hair is all the same color, but we dye it every so often. We have the same sense of humor, and laugh at all the same things, because we understand each other totally.

=Marin=

Natasha is a girl you could say I look up to. She taught me things that I'd never known. She has a boyfriend that she hardly ever see's because her mother doesn't like him. Also she doesn't have much of a job so that's a problem for her future. When she goes out to have fun she always looks so beautiful, she always dreams of living a better life than she has. I think she's crazy because I like her life the way it is, but its obvious that she doesn't. At night she looks out her window and hopes for better days. Since her job isn't that great, she works a lot to get the money for a better life. As she looks out the window, she wishes and dreams for her mom to accept the love of her life.

=Those who dont=

Those who don't live in my neighborhood don't understand the way things go around here. They don't bother to ask questions either. They are that stupid and assume that we are mean and rude. I hate how people stereotype just by the way we look. Thats how it is everywhere you go though. People are gonna judge no matter how nice you really are. Thats just how it is and thats just how things go.

=A Rice Sandwhich=

There once was a time when I wanted something that most kids had. I remember it was called a nano. One of the first electronic devices to take care of. It was a keychain that was as big as the round part of the spoon. There are different colors, there was a screen in the middle, and within each screen, there was a little animal you could control. Four colors on the colored plastic. Oh boy everytime I saw the kids in the corner playing with them, I so wanted to be in their shoes. When I got home, I begged my mother if I could have one. She told me it was a waste of time, and if I got one I wouldn't do my homework. I promised her I would do my homework if she got me one. She felt really bad so after returning from work one night she had a surprise waiting for me on the table. A NANO! Oh wow, I was so excited to go to school the next morning. As soon as I stepped foot out of that car, I ran to play with the kids in the corner. After about 20 minutes of play, I realized thats the kids never really noticed I was there. They never really talked to each other. The only conversations they ever had were about the nano, and the nano only. That was pretty boring. So by the next day I was back to my old self playing with my friends.