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Paz outside her parent's home
Paz on the balcony outside her parent's flat in Valencia

"My name is Paz – it’s the same name as my mother’s. I am twelve years old. I live in Valencia, a city in the east of Spain. The climate in Valencia is very good, and it hardly ever rains, except in October.
Paz having breakfast
Eating cereal for breakfast

"Every morning, my father wakes me at 6.45am and later I shower and get dressed. After that, I eat cereal with milk for breakfast, and then my father takes me by car to school. I go to a German school. In this school, almost all classes are in German, but we also have classes in English and Valencian. I leave school at 2pm, and return to my house alone by metro. Then I put the crockery in the dishwasher, rest a little, and do my homework."

Paz on her way to school in Valencia
Paz on her way to school in Valencia

"As I don’t have school in the afternoons, I have to study a little more at home. Normally, I study at home for an hour and a half or two hours everyday.

"On Tuesdays and Thursday afternoons I play basketball. I only have one brother – he is eight years old. His name is Rafa and he also plays basketball. I get on very well with him, although sometimes we argue a little, as do all brothers and sisters.

"My best friend is Paula. She goes to the same school as me, and I always sit next to her.

"At 9pm we have dinner. My favourite food is pizza, and my worst is fish. At the weekend, I play basketball, read or listen to music.

dressed for scouts
Paz and her brother, Rafa, in their scouts' uniforms

"On Saturday afternoons we go to scouts. There we have many friends and we play lots of games.

"At 10pm I go to bed. I never watch television in the evening, except to watch "The Simpsons" at eight o’clock.

"When I’m older I want to be a doctor and go to Peru to help people in need."

All photos by Pacita Lloret

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