until 6:30p.m. This is the normal schedule, but if the class is cancelled, we don't have to go to school. Some days of the week I have every class, but other days of the week I only go to school half the day. I keep my schedule taped on the front door of my house so that my mom knows where I am and so that I don't forget when I have classes.
My school is only a five minute walk from my house, so I always walk. I am allowed to go by myself, but I usually walk with my brother and sister because my mom does not want them to walk alone.
I eat lunch at home with my family most of the time, but sometimes my mom gives me a little money to get a sandwich with my friends during lunch time. There is a small snack shop near the school where we can pick up a sandwich. It's just bread with eggs, lunch meat, olives and sauce. I like that sandwich, but my favorite food is herrira, which is a soup made with tomatos, chickpeas, meat and spices.
In school we speak Arabic. To say hello, we say salaam alekum, which means literally "peace be upon you all".
