Tour of my neighborhood:
When you walk into my neighborhood the first thing you will notice is a lot of open space and trees. In the summer it’s actually a very pretty sight because all the flowers bloom and the grass is really green. You will also notice all the squirrels running around gathering nuts for the winter while in the summer they are busy running around and I’m assuming they are playing. Next thing you will notice is that all the buildings look alike and you’ll take in the fact that you are in the projects in Sheepshead bay Brooklyn. In every corner of the buildings there are little parks in which many kids are running around in and almost half of the time theirs a kid complaining about being pushed or not being able to climb something. Across the street from my building there are two schools one junior high school named Shell bank and a high school many people are familiar with called Sheepshead Bay high school. Around the time school empties you see all the kids scattering around and going into the stores to buy junk food. You also see many cops standing by while school is out and they are in and out of the projects. After living here for eight years I’m already used to it. Nights filled with the noise of the rustling trees and people passing by, teenage children out after curfew, and fights emerging. Welcome to my neighborhood.
Important person in my neighborhood:
There are two very important people in my neighborhood and they are my friends Annie and Rosa. They both lived in the projects (my building) since they were about 12 years old. Now they are 24 and 26. Rosa the eldest attended college and had a well paying job she even has a 6 year old son but for personal reasons she had to quit. She then started looking for another job and houses to live in because she decided she didn’t want to raise her son there and it was about time she moved on. Now she has a new job lives in a house with queens with her finance and her son and she even has a car. Annie also went to college and she had a 3-year-old daughter. Annie is now training to becoming a correctional officer and is also looking to move out once she gets the job. But the thing I love most about Rosa is that she still comes back to visit and hasn’t forgotten where she grew up. And the thing I love most about Annie is that she doesn’t let anything stop her from pursuing her dreams.
Story from my neighborhood:
The best day I had in my neighborhood was one summer day when me and my friend kiana and Anthony were bored and decided to go for a walk, then we went to get our friends Kevin and CJ. We took Anthony’s dog max and my dog Bella and took our bikes. We went on playing bike tag and we would play hide and seek throughout the neighborhood while on our bikes. Then we ran with the dogs and we would just go for some pizza. I would always remember that day because it was one of the very few fun memories I have about my neighborhood and I don’t remember when I had so much fun just playing tag with some friends.
No matter what happens in my neighborhood I guess you can say I’m used to it. These people aside from my own family are the ones that are seeing me grow everyday and are giving me advice on daily problems. I definitely have plans to leave the projects once I’m done with college and find a better place for me to move on and start my life. Of course ill be coming back to see my mother and sisters and friends and hopefully getting them to do the same as I and strive in school to get to my destination; a good paying job and a good house to be proud of.