| My neighborhood is ___1__ because people from all over the world live in it. When I walk down the main street of my neighborhood, I can hear the __2__ sounds of languages from all over the world. Each ethnic group has its own __3__ shop or fascinating restaurant. On a __4__ evening, I can smell the __5__ melons from the Korean produce store and the __6__ curries from the Indian restaurant. These smells are __7__, but for a small price, I can also buy any of 50 kinds of cheeses with __8__ names from one store, or __9__ Asian vegetables and the spices to cook them in from another. The people of the neighborhood take pride in their surroundings. On almost every street , they plant trees and flowers from their __10__ countries to remind them of home and to brighten up the__11__ cement and run-down apartment buildings. One of my neighbors plants __12__ Scottish flowers every year in memory of her mother’s garden in Scotland. Another neighbor has a Chinese vegetable garden in window boxes. I don’t need to buy an airplane ticket to experience the world, a walk around my neighborhood can be just as __13__. |