Like a lot of people in my Spanish class, my hometown is San Mateo, CA. I still live in San Mateo, and have only moved once in my life about a mile from my old residence in San Mateo. San Mateo is a fairly decent sized town with a population of around 100,000. There isn’t a whole lot to do as far as entertainment. I definitely enjoy going to San Francisco more which is the larger city about 20 or so miles away. Although there’s not a whole lot to do it is defnitely a nice place to live, and the Bay Area in general is an exciting place that is very different from anywhere else in the United States, possibly even the world. One of my favorite things about San Mateo is definitely the variety of restaurants. I am a huge fan of food, and strolling through the downtown streets you can see Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, and Indian food all in a single block. San Mateo is also a nice place to live because it’s in very close proximity to a lot of other cities such as Fostery City, Burlingame, Millbrae, etc. Overall, I feel very fortunate to have been able to be born and grow up in San Mateo.

I have quite a few hobbies, but the one that has gripped me the most lately has been my reading. My favorite author, as of late, has been John Grisham. He is sort of a suspense writer who creates these really complex characters and incredible settings. My favorite book by him has to be The Last Juror which takes place in Mississipi. It’s really amazing how he brings the postbellum South to life. I’ve also been playing alot of tennis because the school season has started up once again. This is my final year on a team because I am a senior and it is very unlikely I will play in college. Furthermore, in regards to sports I have been watching a ton lately on television. March Madness just started (a college basketball tournament), and the World Baseball Classic is coming to an end. Also, the baseball season is just starting up so every day during my study hall period I am constantly checking stats in preparation for the fantasy baseball leagues which I am participating in. It is an annual league in which a group of my friends and I compete against eachother to see who can draft and trade for the best baseball team using professional players and their statistics. I can hardly wait because the draft is approaching rapidly.

Cheers,
Halsey

My immediate family consists only of myself and my parents. Many people ask me if it is horrible being an only child, but I have to say that most of the time I thoroughly enjoy it. There is a lot of privacy, no younger or older siblings to annoy you and you get more presents during the holidays. My parents own their own business, a market research firm. I find their job to be very boring for the most part, but once in a while they come across an interesting project. My dad is practically a historian. He always has his nose in a book, usually something regarding World War II or else a political treatise of some sort. My mom is also an avid reader, but not nearly as much as my dad. She is very involved in the arts, which is unfortunate because our tastes differ so much. She loves abstract art while I maintain that it is simply people who can’t draw looking to make money through some sort of alleged deeper meaning in the piece. I have only one grandparent, my grandmother on my mother’s side. I also have an aunt and two uncles, however I do not see any of these relatives very often because they live in different states, some in Oregon, others in New York.

Cheers,
Halsey

I don’t have a job right now. I’m hoping to get one over the summer, however, at a local grocery store named Trader Joe’s. I don’t really want to apply for a job, but my parents are giving me evil stares whenever I complain about not having enough money, so I figure this is the only way to rid myself of those. While I haven’t had a paying job, I have done some volunteer work. A few summer’s ago I worked in a state senator’s office as an intern, answering the phones, and mailing a lot of letters-grunt work for the most part. Last summer, I worked at a thrift store whose profits go to the local animal shelter. I did a lot of work that a person would do as an employee of a department store, so I feel it was a valuable, albeit boring, experience.

Cheers,
Halsey

I work for Euroservices B. , a multinacional company.

I´m a secretary. I work in the accounts department.

We are more o less A hundred people on my floor.

I work on the fifth floor.

I like my job but I don´t like working in a multinacional

company because the are a lot of people.

My mum and dad´s names are Carmen and Rafael.

I´ve got one sister. Her name´s Marisa.

I´ve also got two aunts, Paqui and Angelita, and one uncle. His name´s Pedro

and he´s a dustman.

My husband´s name is Oscar. He´s a mechanic.

My grandparents names are Antonia, She´s my grandmother, and Cristobal,

my grandfather. They are eightly years old.

Hi,

My name is Montse. I´m tall and I have brown hair. My favorite hobbies are

reading and travelling.

Nowadays I work in an account department. I´m a secretary.

I live in a small village, its name is Viladecans.