Hello again. My immediate family consists of myself, my two older sisters and my parents. My parents names are Oscar and Sonia. They are both 100% El Salvadorian. They met when they were living in El Salvador. Then, they moved over here to the United States and got married. Both of my parents’ parents are full-blooded El Salvadorian also. My mother works at a printing press in Foster City, a city neighboring San Mateo, as Project Manager. My father also works at a printing press but in San Carlos, near San Mateo, as bindery operator. My parents got married in their early 20’s and bought their first house about 5 years after.

My eldest sister is 21 years old and her name is Melissa. She is a great older sister. She’s is always there for me. Her and I are 4 years apart. She currently goes to school and a nearby community college called Cañada. she is studying Early Childhood Education. She really enjoys working with kids and wants to one day own her own nursery. Right now she works as a nanny for 3 families however she will soon start a new position at a Preschool. she still lives at home but she plans to move out sometime next year; after I go off to college. Melissa is really into zodiac signs and horoscopes. It’s really fun to talk to her about all that. Even though she is older than I am, we still have a really good relationship. I go to her for all kinds of advice and she comes to me as well.

My second eldest sister is 19 years old and her name is Tanya. Tanya and I are only 13 months apart and many people say we look like twins. Personally, I don’t see it but to many others, we’re identical! It gets pretty annoying when people mix us up or just constantly tell us how much we look alike because we get it all the time! Everytime we go out there people that have to give us a second glance to make sure we aren’t twins. We may look alike but we’re really different. Tanya alos goes to Cañada with my older sister. Tanya plays soccer too. She didn’t play this last year but shes starting again this season. She’s really excited to start playing again. She’s still undecided about what she wants to study but whatever it is i know she’s going to be just fine. Tanya is really dedicated and focused. When she wants something, she doesn’t stop until she gets it. She also just joined a college level dance team. Tanya has always loved to dance. Even when we wer ekids we were both enrolled in a Ballet class and Tap class. I kind of gave up to continue playing soccer but Tanya continued while playing soccer. She’s a really good dancer and she looks good out there.

All three of us are really, very close. We are all totally different but we are still so much alike. Of course we’re close because we’re sisters but on a more deeper level, we’re like eachothers best friends. We know that we will always be there for eachother and throughout the years we have been getting closer and closer and that friendship will just keep getting stronger. I love them!

So what about your family? Are you really close?

Hey there, what’s going on? It seems like I haven’t talked to you in a while. Have you been busy? I have been really busy so I haven’t logge don to this that much. I apologize.

So, how do I explain my job? For starters, I don’t work in a typical teenage job. Most people I know around my age work at the mall or some store that they really like. I on the other hand, work at a biotechnology office. What they do there is they write these newsletters and they sell them online to these big companies. Well, they have all these newsletters stocked and filed in their office and they are starting to run out of room. This is where I come in. What they want to do is get all of these newsletters into the data base int he company computers so that they can throw away all the papers and make more room in the office for future purposes. So, along with a group of others, we take the newsletters and scan them onto the database online and store them into the correct company folder. I know, it’s a little confusing. Can you imagine how many friends look at me like I’m weird after I try an explain all that to them? So, basically, I get paid to sit on a chair and play with a computer. I only work about 3 hours per day, 5 days a week. It’s kind of boring but in my opinion, it’s better then any othe rjob because they are so flexible. I don’t have a set schedule so I can go to work at any time that I want or any day. I’m not requiered to go everyday. Also, they have a coffee shop right down the street so I can get up and go get coffee at any time! That’s what I like the most! So in the end, it’s a pretty cool and easy job to have for an 18 year old.

Do you work? At what age can kids start working in Spain?

Hey Alex,
What it do? (That’s just kind of slang for what’s up)

My name is Christine Rodriguez. I’m so sorry for taking so long to write you back. My e-mail wasn’t working for a while and couldn’t get my password. So yeah, my name is Christine but I liked to be called Chris. I’m 18 years old and of El Salvadorean decent. I am in my senior year of high school and I’m so excited for college. I want to go to the University of San Francisco but if I don’t get in I want to go to Sonoma State University of San Diego State University. I have 2 older sisters, so yes, I’m the baby! My oldest sister, Melissa,is 21 and she attends Skyline community college. My other sister, Tanya, is 19 and she attends Cañada community college. Tanya and I are only 13 months apart in age. We look like twins! It’s so annoying when people confuse the two of us because we get that a lot!

It seems that we have a few things in common. The best thing we have in common is playing socccer(football). I love to play soccer! I have been playing soccer for about 14 years. What position do you play? I play either left midfield or left defender. I love the sport and I’m going to continue to play in college. My highschool season is over but I a going to start playing with my indoor team and club soccer team. I play soccer year round. I’m sorry but I don’t agree with your favorite team. I think that Manchester United is the best team. I love that team! I like Barcelona but i like Man U better.

I like to play football with my friends, I am a supporter of F.C.Barcelona and I like to go at Camp nou.
I like to play with videogames, especially pro evolution, i like it.
At the weekends I go to the cinema with my fiends.
I like go to the beach, and I like swimming and other acitivities with my friends.
But my best hobbie is traveling to different countries because I meet a lot of people, I learnt other cultures, I see the importants monuments and because it is a good experience.
I like reading books, but I don´t have time, but in my free time or when I take the bus, I read books.
On the other hand, I watch the TV, Especially Barça matches or other programs on sport, I like Buenafuente´s programm, Buenafuente is a important showman in spain and he is very funny, I think that very interesting, the actors in his show are better.

I’m Alex, I’m 17 years old, and I’m the youngest of my family, I have two brothers.
My mother is called Maite, She is 52 years old, she is a good person and she is a good mother. My father, Joaquin is a good person too and he plays football and do other activities with me.
I have two brothers, one sister and one brother.
My sister is called Laura, Laura is a nurse but she studies at EOI Prat, but she isn’t in my class because she works in the evening.
My brother is called Quimi, he is 28 years old, he is a businessman, he works in a sports shop, he lives in Monistrol, I like Monistrol because it is a beautiful place.
My sister-in-law is Anna, I met Anna ten years ago, Eugeni is my brother-in-lay but he is more important for me because I met Eugeni 14 years ago.
I sometimees see the other people of my family in Chrstimas or other festivities.

I`m a student. I study science at highsschool in Barcelona.
My highschool is called Ernest Lluch. Ernest Lluch was a writer killed by E.T.A.
I think that these studies are very hard but the studies are very important for my future.
I like these studies, for example, I don’t like the language subjects, but English language is important, because it is the most important language in the world and for my future job the English is necessary.
In the future,I don’t know what i want to be but I want to become an engineer, but is very difficult.
In two years ‘m going to go to the university

Hi !

My name is Alex. I was born in Barcelona, I’m sixteen and I’m a student. I study sciences at Ernest LLuch highschool.
I think that these studies are very hard but the studies are important for my future.
My hobby is playing football and I am a supporter of F.C.Barcelona, this team, in my opionion, is the best team in the world.
In my free time I like playing football and basketball and meet my friends.
I have one brother and one sister. My brother was married four years ago, as my sister, but I can always see them.

I’ m studying at the official language school. I study because English is the most important language in the world and in my future job English is necessary.
I like travelling around the world, I like meeting new people very much and see new countries, and when I travel English is necessary to speak with other people.