Yauris G...
Osan Middle/High School
It is true that home doesn’t have to be materialistic, but it can be a feeling. Home is where you feel safe, enjoy your meals, feel loved and secure. But you see, home to me is also where I’m defined, my culture, my ethnicity, where I’m from, what makes me a person. You know what my home is now? That’s right, my home is my precious land in Puerto Rico. An island in the Caribbean Sea, having Cuba and the Dominican Republic as neighbors.
Puerto Rico or known as Borinquen, is a small island, yes but it can get lively and rowdy. This land can have bustling towns and busy cities! From the cobbled grey stoned streets to the black tar streets, as the people move from point A to point B. The blue skies could be filled with clouds or a flock of birds every now and then. The clear beaches shine in all their glory as the sunlight reflects the waters on the sand that's underwater. The beautiful rainforests bloom with a vibrant green as they color the landscapes of this land. The caverns can be filled with wildlife.
Once the sun rises in my precious land, you hear the calls of the roosters in these urban neighborhoods as they wake up the whole street. Waking you up to a whole new day and starting as it does its duty. As the streets light up and begin to get busy with cars and people trying to go on about their daily lives, so do the beaches. But this liveliness can last until dawn. Yet in some other parts when the moon begins to shine upon the dark, the city lights glimmer and shine as artificial stars.
You see how lovely it is in Borinquen, isn’t it? It is such a wonderful place just like any other that’s important to oneself. Many people have their special and treasured home. But when the noise dies down and the city lights provide this strange, serene comfort as it grows quiet. As the waves of the beaches sway in a slow gentle rhythm with the wind, the nocturnal animals wake singing lullabies to the people just like our little amphibian friend here, El Coqui. Indicating that the land has gone to rest awaiting a new day to get busy yet again.