Living in a informal settlement


When I wake up for the start of the day I don’t even feel like getting up from my bed. It rained last night I was freezing and cold I hardly slept. I was squished in my bed because me and my sister share one . My family only has two bed’s it’s really uncomfortable. I got up from my bed I was starving but there was only a small piece of bread to eat. When I go to school I don’t even get lunch . After I was done with my little bit of bread I got dressed I new I had to be quick because I didn’t want to be late for school again .
Once I was done getting ready I started walking to school I always take the long route. When I walk there’s always a lot of discussing rubbish and even smalls. There’s a deep river on the other route and even if I could walk across the river it’s full of rubbish and dangerous animals like snakes by the river. When I finally got to school I was late again . I got in class and I had to sit on a bin as always it’s really uncomfortable.When we started work I had to share a textbook with my friends and there was hardly any space for it on the desk because it’s so small. We share stationary most of the time . We don’t learn much because our teacher comes to school late because of that we have to spend break finishing work. Once school is done I walk hoe the same way I came.The route that I take is very long so I get home late .
Once I get home I have to stand by a lamppost close to our house to do work. It’s always cold when I sit there and I get hungry and tired. Once I am done with my work I go to the house and get in bed by then my parents are home and sleeping . Once I’m asleep I normally get freezing cold . And then I sleep till another day of misery .



But wait I want to tell you the changes I would like to see.One thing I would like to change is to have a better house that is made out of brick and that has electricity,hot water . Some furniture I want in the house is a couch definitely a kitchen table and some chairs in the house and 4 beds for every person in my family. The stuff that I
want to change about health in the house is to have a clean bathroom and a proper toilet and shower . I also want a rubbish truck to come to take away a little rubbish actually a lot of rubbish . If the rubbish truck comes and cleans up we can use the space for a playground  because I’m normally really bored and I think the other kids are to . Some changes I want at school is a teacher that actually comes to school on time also a textbook of my own and definitely a proper chair at school . That’s about most of the things I want to change .
Thank you for reading my blog on how it would be like if I were living in an informal settlement .


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