December 21, 2007
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Merry Christmas from The Girls Club! We hope you have a wonderful holiday
in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.
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The girls photograph the neighborhood under the watchful eyes of Jenny.
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Lisa takes photos in one of the many galleries in the neighborhood.
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Pnyessa hits the cold streets to take photos.
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June photographs the neighborhood
to share the photos with Club Balam.
December 20, 2007
Photographer Pnyessa9
Our neighborhood is famous for all kinds of food. Many people visit the restaurants
in the area. This is a smoked salmon sandwich.
Photographer Pnyessa3
These tin cans are really speakers for a sound system.
Photographer Lisa9
Not all the stores are fancy. This is my favorite candy store. It opened in 1937.
Photographer Lisa6
This is a kool backpack. Our neighborhood is full of stores selling things made by artists.
Photographer Lisa
We have delicious food in our neighborhood. This store opened in 1914.
Photographer June3
Many tall buildings are being built in our neighborhood.
Photographer June
Hello from the Lower Eastside of New York City. We wanted to show you what our neighborhood looks like at this festive time of the year. Christmas is just 5 days away!! We wish you, Club Balam, lots of love and peace in your lives.
December 11, 2007
Girls Club NYC
Hello Club Balam girls! We enjoyed your photographs of the San Cristobal market.
We hope you like our portraits taken outside in front of the Girls Club. We wrote about ourselves and want to know more about you.
On Friday, we are going to photograph our festive season and share the photos with you on Girls Club Worldwide.
We made these Christmas trees at our holiday party.
Happy Holidays to you and to Polly and Janet!
Girls Club NYC Dalia
My name is Dalia and I am 12 years old. I go to Marta Valle Secondary School. My birthday is April 23rd. I was born here in the US, but my parents are from Dominican Republic. My favorite color is green and my best friends are Feng and Amina. My favorite singer is Fergie. My favorite food is pizza. My school might not be the best, but it is very fun and my favorite subject is Social Studies.
Girls Club NYC Pnyessa
My name is Pnyessa and I am 11 years old. My birthday is February 18th. I go to school at Tass. My favorite color is pink and my favorite singer is Selena. I love polka dots, sushi, and monkeys. My favorite character is Bobbyjack, who is a monkey. I’m from New York, but my family is from Dominican Republic. My stepmom is Japanese. My favorite accessory is earings and I live my fingernails.
Girls Club NYC Min
Hi, my name is Min. My favorite color is baby blue. I’m 10 years old and my birthday is December 16th. I’m about to turn 11 and I’m in the 6th grade. I love chocolate! I’m hoping to meet the Chiapas girls in Mexico. I was born in America.
Girls Club NYC Jun
My name is Jun Yu Lai and I’m 11 years old. I’m from PS. 131. My favorite colors are blue and green. I like to play with my friends and my best friends are everyone I know. My favorite pets are dogs and cats.
Girls Club NYC Lisa
My name is Lisa and I am 11 years old. I go to PS 188 and it is a very good school. I like apple pie and monkeys. My parents are from China, and I was born here in the US with my brother. My favorite color is hot pink. I like the song “Umbrella” by Rihanna.
Girls Club NYC Myia
My name is Myia. My favorites foods are pickles and grapes. My favorite colors are red and white. My favorite movie is Superstar. I go to PS 64.