SCHOOL DISTANCES

How far did you have to travel to attend elementary, junior high and high school, and how did your get there?

Because I moved often, the answer for each is different.

In the first (and third) school, in Rio, the school was just over a block away so I walked. Even in kindergarten, I do not remember anyone walking with me.

In the second school, in the USA, the school was a little further but I still walked. I was probably in the 1st grade at that time.

At the fourth school, in Tupã, the school was a little over 2 blocks. Nevertheless, I still walked. I was in the 3rd and 4th grade there.

The 5th school I attended, also in Tupã, the school was many blocks away... at least a mile. Because the brazilian school system is different, it is hard to say whether it was junior high or high school; it was called Genasio. By that time, I had a bike so I either rode it or walked.

The 6th school I attended was in the USA. It was a middle (junior) high... 9th grade. I lived about 10 miles from the school and therefore had to ride the school bus. I walked the half mile to the bus stop or was driven there by one of my parents... usually my mother.

The 7th school i attended was back in Brazil where I attended the same school I did before. I was there for 2 more years... including repeating half of the 9th grade. I have come to realize that when I returned to the USA for college, I had barely the 10th grade education.