100/150 Class, Drew Model School April 2005

My name is Soyome. I am 23 years old. I am from Nekemt, Ethiopia. I am married. My husband�s name is Chernet. We have one son. His name is Hunde. He is 1 year and 3 months old. I have four sisters and 3 brothers. My sisters and brothers� names are Qelemw, Zenesh, Selamawet, Calltu, and Jemayka, Ybeltale, and Alem. My father and my mother�s names are Tesfa and Buzenish. My father is director of a school. My work is making sandwiches at Quizno�s.

(cousins)

My name is Julio. I am 23 years old. I�m from Guatemala. I�m single. I have 2 sisters and 1 brother. Their names are Maria, Geraldine, and Ernesto. My parents are Rene and Silvia. They live in Guatemala. My father likes to play soccer and my mother likes to read a lot. My older sister Maria lives with me. My sister Geraldine and my little brother Ernesto live with my parents in my country. I have 1 aunt, her name is Marie, and 1 uncle, Fredy. They live in Sterling. My Aunt Marie bought a big house in Sterling. She is married and she has 1 daughter and 2 sons. My Uncle Fredy works in Alexandria and he is very happy. I want to work as a painter or in construction, but my boss is very angry.

My name is Ariel Garcia. I am 18 years old. I�m from Guatemala City, Guatemala. I�m single.  I have 2 sisters. My parents� names are Bianca and Fredy. My father Fredy likes beer. My mother Bianca likes cooking. I love my family. I like to eat fish. I like to chat. I use the computer at the library Monday and Wednesday in Shirlington.  My work is very heavy. I work every day, Monday to Sunday. My boss is always very angry. I work in construction and demolition of houses. In the future, I want to be a very good father.

(father and daughter)

My name is Ana Degrandez. I am 19 years old. I�m from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. I�m single. My mother is a homemaker. My father works as a carpenter in a company. I have three brothers and two sisters. One is named Tania. She is married. Her husband works as a mechanic. They have a son. His name is Michael. He is three years old. My sister Fany is married and works. She has three children and is very happy. My brothers are single. I am very happy with my family and nephews. I like to play basketball with my friends. I work in a restaurant.  In my future I want to learn to speak English very good and to continue to study.

My name is Santos. I am 47 years old. I am from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. I am married. My wife�s name is Nidia. I have 2 daughters and 3 sons.  Their names are Tania, Nahun, Ana, Noel, and Josue.  Tania lives in Spain. Noel and Josue live in Honduras. Ana and Nahum live with me in Herndon, VA.  I have 3 sisters. They live in Honduras. I have 3 brothers. Their names are Calixto, Mario, and Fermin. They live in Honduras. I work in construction.

My name is Alex. I am 24 years old. I�m from San Miguel, El Salvador. I�m married. My wife's name is Ingrid. I have one daughter. Her name is Mayerle. I have 6 brothers and 3 sisters. My father lives in El Salvador. My mother passed away 5 years ago. I work as a carpet installer.  I need to speak English in my work. I like to play soccer and watch TV.

My name is Maria Magdalena Mendez. I am 52 years old. I�m from Chinandega, Nicaragua. I�m single. My mother�s name is Rosalpina Cerrato. She is 81 years old. I love my mother. I have one son and one daughter. My son�s name is Salvador. He is 17 years old. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia. My daughter�s name is Magda. She is 27 years old. She lives in Chinandega, Nicaragua. She has 2 children. I love my family. They make me happy. I like coffee. My work is in maintenance for Arlington Public Schools. I�m a custodian. I like children. It is important for me to study English. I would like to be a teacher�s assistant.

My name is Patricio. I�m 44 years old.  I�m from Santo Domingo de los Colorades, Ecuador. I�m single. I have 3 children, 2 boys and 1 girl. My daughter lives in New York City. My 2 sons live in Ecuador. I have four sisters. All live in Ecuador. I work at Global Products, Inc. I�m a shipping clerk. I like working. I love salsa music. I like dancing. I�m studying English for communication with my manager. In the future, I�m going to return to Ecuador.

My name is Aldo.  I'm 32 years old. I'm from Peru. I'm single. I have 2 brothers and 1 sister. Their names are Omar, Enzo and Mabel. They live in Peru. My brother Omar is married. His wife's name is Miriam. They don't have children. I work in construction. In my free time, I go to the library.

My name is Daiana. I am 27 years old. I am from Cochabamba, Bolivia. I am married. My husband�s name is Raul. I have one boy. His name is Raul. I study English. I am a homemaker.

My name is Maribel. I am 25 years old. I am from Cochabamba, Bolivia. My father and mother's names are Pablo and Maria. I have 2 sisters and 2 brothers. Their names are Delia, Laura, Pedro, and Tony. They live in Bolivia. I am married. My husband is Rolando. I like soda, sandwiches, and potatoes. I like to go dancing.

I am a housekeeper. I am studying English to speak in my work, to speak to people living in my apartment building, and for shopping. In the future I want to speak perfect English.

My name is Claudia. I�m 25 years old. I�m from Cochabamba, Bolivia.  My husband�s name is Christian. We don�t have children, but we have a dog named Sisy. My dog is relaxing for me. My family is big.  My mother�s name is Norma. She is 56 years old. My father is 62 years old. I have 6 sisters and 1 brother.  We live in Springfield, VA.  I work in a restaurant full-time. I wake up at 7:00 a.m. and finish at 6:15 p.m. and drive to school. It is very important to learn English.

My name is Hernan. I�m 32 years old. I�m from Cochabamba, Bolivia. I�m married. My wife�s name is Norma. I have two sons. Their names are Dennis (15 years old) and Guerry (11 years old). In my country I drove a tractor-trailer truck.  I work as a construction finisher now. I like my job. On the weekends I like to go dancing and go to church.

My name is Norma. I�m 31 years old. I�m from Cochabamba, Bolivia. I�m married. My husband�s name is Hernan.  I have 2 sons.  Their names are Dennis (15 years old) and Guerry (11 years old).  I work as a housekeeper.  I like working.  I like dancing.

(sisters)

My name is Benjamina. I�m 50 years old. I�m from Cochabamba, Bolivia. I�m married.  My husband�s name is Alfredo. I have 3 daughters and 1 son, Marianela (27), Jenny (25), Ronald (23), and Mabel (21).  I was a homemaker in my country. I work as a housekeeper now. I work on Saturdays. On Sundays I like to go to church and to the park. In the afternoon, I relax.  I like to barbecue.

My name is Nelzon. I am 27 years old. I�m from Cochabamba, Bolivia. I�m married. My wife�s name is Maria. I have two daughters. Their names are Brisa and Paola. They live in Arlington. My parents live in Argentina. Their names are Juan and Ariel. They live in Buenos Aires. I have 2 brothers and 4 sisters. Their names are Sonia, Juan, Maria, Jhanet, Marizabel, and Ariel.

I like to work and to play with my daughter. I like to play soccer and play baseball. I like to do shopping and clean my car on the weekends. It�s important to speak English in my work. My boss is American. I�m studying English because it�s necessary for communication.

My name is Marcela Gonzalez. I am 38 years old. I am from Santiago, Chile. I have a husband. His name is Eric. I have two girls. One is 13 years old and one is 10 months. My mother is in Chile. My mother is a teacher. I have two sisters. My sisters are in Chile. I work at the Army Navy Country Club. I�m a waitress, and I am a homemaker. In the future I want to return home to Chile. I like working, shopping, watching TV. I love music. I love dancing. I am studying English because in my work it is necessary and very important for communication. I want to improve my English for advancement.

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