In Bogotá, most people live in apartments or small houses, kind of like in Brooklyn.
In these apartments or small houses, you can find rooms like those in the U.S.: a living room, kitchen, dining room, and bedrooms. On the other hand, many families have small shacks with tin roofs in the Amazons! In these smaller houses, usually the kitchen, living room and dining room are all connected. While parents usually have a bedroom that is separate from their children, many kids share a room together.
What chores does a typical Colombian kid have at home?:
The chores that kids have in Bogotá are similar to ones that kids have in New York. Kids are in charge of cleaning their rooms, tidying their beds, and doing their homework every night. While kids in the Amazons also have to complete their homework every night, they too have many different chores from kids in Bogotá. For example, they often have to buy groceries for their family, as well as take care of farm animals and pets.
What jobs does a typical Colombian kids’ parents have?:
Most parents in Bogotá work in various service jobs in the city or neighborhood. However, Bogotá is a huge city like NYC, and as a result, there are a huge variety of jobs. Some typical food industry jobs that parents work in are at restaurants or cafes as waiters, cooks, bakers and more. Others may work in public service jobs as policemen or in private service jobs like finance as bankers. In contrast, since the Amazons are mostly rural or farm communities, people tend to work in jobs where they are directly providing for their families. For example, many people in the Amazons work as farmers or fishermen.
