MI VIDA EN PUERTO RICOWhat would the equivalent of your life here in the

united states be like in Puerto Rico?

1.  What would your family income be in Puerto Rico—assume your parents had the same job titles in Puerto Rico? (if you don’t want to include numbers, you can just say what percent difference it might be—lower or higher)

2.  What city and neighborhood would you live in?

3.  What type of dwelling would your family live in?

4.  How many cars would your family have? What types of cars?

5.  How much would rent or your house cost? –make the amount spent comparable to the percentage of income your family spends here.

MI VIDA EN PUERTO RICOWhat would the equivalent of your life here in

the united states be like in Puerto Rico?

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6. Where would you go to school?

7.  What classes would you be taking?

8.  What would your school schedule be?

9.  What extracurricular activities would you be involved in?

10. What activities would you do with your friends after school?

11. What about on the weekends?

MI VIDA EN PUERTO RICOWhat would the equivalent of your life here in

the united states be like in Puerto Rico?

12.If you have a driver’s license here, would you have one there?

13. What would your typical meals be (breakfast, lunch, dinner & snacks)

14. Where would your family shop for groceries?

15. Where would you shop for clothes? Do they cost about the same there? More? Less?

Create a collage that includes the above information with visuals. It only has to be letter-sized paper (8 ½ X 11 in)

You must also submit your answers in a typed document.

MI VIDA EN PUERTO RICOPor Tanya Meinecke

My parents would earn 10 % more as a teacher and sales person.

I would study at Ponce High School. My classes would be:

I would live in the ____ neighborhood. Our home would cost ___% more/less than our home in Pearland