My Brother Sam Is Dead , which isn't awful, but it doesn't thrill me, either. The grading system in Mexico is based on a scale from 0 to 10. Zero to 5.9 is failing, and 6.0 to 10 is a pass. We have 5 minutes between classes to get to our room. In the afternoon you can stay after school and work on the computers, play soccer, work out on the basketball team, or if you're having trouble with a subject, there might be a teacher around for private classes.
School is kind of hard, but it's fun, too.
Sometimes you get a lot of homework, sometimes none, but it's O.K. in the end. There's a good side to everything, though - there are no term exams or finals at Sierra Nevada, and you can be excused from taking the exams every two months if you have a 9 average. Well, this is just a short introduction to what my life is like at school. Watch me, I mean, read about me in the next issue, when I'll tell you more about myself and my school. These are some pictures of my school, you can click on them to see them larger.