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Mexico is the fifth-largest country in the Americas by total area and the 14th largest independent nation in the world. With an estimated population of 111 million, it is the 11th most populous country and the most populous Hispanophone country on earth. Mexico is a federation comprising thirty-on states and a Federal District, the capital city Mexico is the fifth-largest country in the Americas by total area and the 14th largest independent nation in the world. With an estimated population of 111 million, it is the 11th most populous country and the most populous Hispanophone country on earth. Mexico is a federation comprising thirty-on states and a Federal District, the capital city

Liberia's capital is Monrovia. Liberia has a hot equatorial climate with most rainfall arriving in summer with harsh harmattan winds in the dry season. Liberia's populated Pepper Coast is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the sparsely populated inland is forested, later opening to a plateau of drier grasslands. Liberia's capital is Monrovia. Liberia has a hot equatorial climate with most rainfall arriving in summer with harsh harmattan winds in the dry season. Liberia's populated Pepper Coast is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the sparsely populated inland is forested, later opening to a plateau of drier grasslands. would have greater freedom and equality there. would have greater freedom and equality there.

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 234 kilometers which that’s145 mi in length and as much as 80 kilometers which it’s 50 milies width, amounting to 11,100 km 2. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about 145 kilometers which in miles it’s 90 south of Cuba, and 190 kilometers and in miles it’s 120 west of Hispaniola, the island harboring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Its indigenous Arawakan speak Taíno inhabitants named the island of Xaymaca, meaning the "Land of Wood and Water", or the "Land of Springs". Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 234 kilometers which that’s145 mi in length and as much as 80 kilometers which it’s 50 milies width, amounting to 11,100 km 2. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about 145 kilometers which in miles it’s 90 south of Cuba, and 190 kilometers and in miles it’s 120 west of Hispaniola, the island harboring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Its indigenous Arawakan speak Taíno inhabitants named the island of Xaymaca, meaning the "Land of Wood and Water", or the "Land of Springs".

Puerto Rico is composed of an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands, the largest ones which are Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest by land area and second smallest by population among the four Greater Antilles, which also include Cuba, Hispaniola, and Jamaica. Puerto Rico is composed of an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands, the largest ones which are Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest by land area and second smallest by population among the four Greater Antilles, which also include Cuba, Hispaniola, and Jamaica.

1. Why did you come to the United States and why to an area in Pennsylvania? 2. Were you scared and nervous when you learned when you were coming to the United States? 3. What did you think of the U.S.A before you got here? 4. What are some of the things that are different than what you thought? Better or worse and why. 5.What do you think is good about your home country? 6. What do you miss the most?

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