Synopsis

This fascinating series tells the story of a child's daily life in 25 different countries around the world. Narrated by children, the first half of each episode focuses on a child in the city and the second half a child in the country. The children talk about their daily routines; What they have for breakfast, what their parents do, what happens in their schools, what they do after school etc. A revealing insight into another part of the world.

Families of Korea
Heejin lives in 600-year-old HaHoe village and is learning the village's ancient mask dance that's performed for visitors all summer long. Join Heejin and her father as they visit the local market and stop at a rice paper factory to buy gift wrapping for her grandmother's birthday. There we see how paper is hand-made.

Follow 9-year-old Ki tae in Seoul, the capital of Korea, through a busy day in school and at his many after-school activities. Ki tae's mother shops in the neighborhood open market and supermarket. Watch Ki tae's aunt and his mother make a special dinner and follow his father to the factory that he manages.

Families of Mexico
Families of Mexico documents a family from the port city of Veracruz. Hermaina's father and mother own an advertising agency, which her father manages. We see her mother teach a dance class at the city's cultural center, go food shopping, visit Hermaina's school, and follow her to her swimming lesson.

Eight-year-old Brizia lives with her parents on her grandparents' farm. We visit her school and the surrounding farms owned by her aunts and uncles, who are making tamales, harvesting cactus for salad, and sorting sesame seeds.

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