A Day in the Life of Alice

Another guest post this week, courtesy of Alice (the last member of the family to contribute; the bunnies have already written their article):

I normally wake up at about 7am, because school starts at 8.05am. School in America is different to my school in England, for many reasons. We have no morning break (recess) as we have lunch at 11am. Sometimes we have burgers and fries, Mexican food or South Carolinan food (cornbread, grits and fried or breaded chicken) and there is always a yummy salad bar with vegetables, fruit and pasta. After lunch we have recess for 30 minutes and play outside where it is normally very hot. After that, we often have PE which is every day of the week. We also have French three times a week, and science and ballet once a week. We have a snack at 2pm, which can be practically anything apart from peanut butter. I sometimes take in fruit, humus and crackers or chips. Home time is at 2.45pm.

In England my mama used to come and wait for me at the school gate, but here they use a carpool lane. The teacher recognises the car, then calls out the name of the the student and they get in. After school I change out of my uniform and into my home clothes. The uniform at my new school isn’t as strict as in England, although I do still wear a kilt. I do my homework, which doesn’t take very long and then go to my singing lesson, swim team practice or play outside. We eat dinner at 7pm, I have a bath and go to bed and read. My light goes out at 8.45pm, but I’m normally later. Summer starts early in South Carolina, and our vacation begins at the beginning of June until the end of of August. I really enjoy my new life.
alice
Dictionary of American to English words
US                   UK
recess            break
french fries chips
chips             crisps
sidewalk       pavement
vacation        holiday

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