Neighbourhood

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Secondly, a safe neighborhood also affects my life a lot. I have lived in a neighborhood that was unsafe. My friends and I can only some have some after-school activities in our community when adults accompanied with us, so I used to watch television at home and have less communication with my friends after school. Due to watching too much television, I had to wear glasses at a very young age. However, when my family moved to another safe neighborhood, safe sport facilities and the safe community allow me to have more outdoor activities. Also, this community usually hold some sports events, such as football and ping-pong competition, which really tightened the friendship between my friends and I.

Thirdly, the physical environment of my neighborhood have a huge influence on my health. There were some industries around the community where I used to live. Because these industries exhausted waste gas which lead to air pollution, some of many family members and I had chronic breathing problems. Also, my health was affected by lack of access to nutritious foods combined with ready access to fast food outlets. Eating too much fast food lead to many diseases, such as obesity which really influence my growth at a young age. However, when we moved to a new community with better resources for exercise, such as parks, my family members and I preferred to spend more time on walking and running in parks after dinner. In addition, our community was closed to some supermarkets which typically sell fresh produce, so we can eat less fast food and reduce the risk of obesity.