Sometimes I think about my childhood and remember how simple my life used to be. My life is different today I have more responsibilities and more pressure.

I used to live, in a little town, named Chapala in Mex. I used to live with my parents, and my three brothers and one sister; My mother used to be in home. making our favorite meals, while my father used to work in his own business. He had a mechanic shop. My father used to play chess and read a lot of books , especially about cars. My sister and brother and my self used to go school and after school used to play with dolls or different games, in the street or in the back yard. We used to invite our cousins and neighbors to play with us. We used to go to the movies every sunday morning. And after the movies we used to go eat hamburgers. They used to be very delicious, After that we used to visit my grand mother, too. My life used to be fun.

Now my life is totally different. Because now I am living with my relatives in a condo, now, I have to cook, wash my clothes, clean my room, pay rent, go to work go to the market, and a million of things to do. It's hard work being an adult.

Maria Raquel Magana.