Peru
Keyvin Deleon
7th period
Peru
What is it like in Peru? That is one of many things me and my group were trying to find out. My group was Jocelyn, Willie, Nicole, De’ Vaughn. We interviewed Milly Hoi and she told us all about her experiences in Peru. Peru might be a poor country but if you’re going to prosper in Peru you need money. Education, ethnic groups, and money in Peru are some of big topics.
Education in Peru is very poor when you don’t have the right resources. We asked Milly Hoi if education was fair. “No it is not fair, you only get education if your parent has to have money…education cost around $200-500 (a month)”. In Peru you need money to get a good education. If you get into a private school and graduate you can be anything you want to be in Peru. If you graduate in a public school you will most likely become a waitress. Education is different in some ways over there than over here. The reason why, is because here, public education is free and you can still a decent job.
The people of Peru have a couple of ethnicities like Caucasian, Africans, Asians, and Hispanics these are the main cultures. I asked Milly Hoi if people in Peru were segregated. She answered the people of Peru hang out with there own ethnic groups. Latinos with the Latinos, the Whites with the Whites, Africans with the Africans, and Asians with the Asians. This reminds me of my country, Guatemala because education works the same way over there. The better the education, the better the job, but if you have money it would be better to move somewhere you can work and get real money from.
Money in Peru is a big thing. Do you have to be rich to go to a good school? “Yea …your parents have to make about …500 (a month) but you don’t have to make that much” In Peru money makes the rules. You can bribe someone or anyone who needs money out of your problem if you pay them the right amount. In Guatemala this is similar because if you get pulled over by the cops or if you get in trouble, if you bribe them they will let you go.
In Peru there are many important things like education, money and people. What I have learned about Peru is that these people live a hard life. These people still live a hard life, money makes the rules and, it does matter that u get into a public or private school. When I think about Peru it reminds me of my past experiences of being in Guatemala. Thanks to this interview, I learned what it is like in Peru, also that it is harder there than it is here. There are more opportunities here than there. For example, public school here is much better than in Peru.