Jaime M.

I will tell you about my friend and me. My name is Jaime Morales and his name is Eduard Solyanko. He is 38 years old, he is older than me. We both live in Minnesota in the same city. But we like different colors. He likes gold color, my favorite color is black. His favorite food is BBQS I like Chinese food. He also likes boxing, I don’t like boxing. I like to play soccer. He lives with his wife, and children. I live with my parents and sisters. He also likes to fix cars but I don’t fix cars, I help people. My friend Eduard likes fishing, camping, relaxing, around the river. Another thing is that he is from Russia. I am from Guatemala City. We speak different languages and have different cultures. I like to play games on the computer. I try to learn English and try to finish High School he also tries to learn English. We are different in some ways, but in some things we are the same.

Trang Tran

I want to tell you something about Anna and myself. She is 40 years old and she lives in Coon Rapids. I am 22 years old, I live in Fridley. We like the same blue color but I also like pink color. I like to watch magic shows and news on TV. My favorite food is lobster. My family has 9 people and their names are: Dung, Dieu, Dung, Duyen, Don, Doanh, Trang, Phan, and Xa. Anna likes to eat chocolate and bananas. She likes to watch news on TV. Her family has 4 people: Ecaterena, Staneslaw, Nicolai, and Anna. She says she is really good at reading. She wants to speak better English, she told me something about herself: she is a good at studying and she is a good woman for family. I can cook well for food and paint nails. I will do something good. In summer I need to learn English very well and my job is very good. I would like to go back to my country for a visit. I will work hard to have a lot of money to help my family. Right now I really miss my family. My classmate, Anna, and I have a lot in common and some things are different.

Tung

I would like to tell you about my classmate and myself. I’m Tung I talked with my partner Abdullbari. My full name is Chu Thanh Tung and his full name is Abdullbari Sheik Nuro. I’m 18 years old and he’s 41 years old, he’s older than I am. I and he are living in America now. He has 4 children and I don’t have children because I am too young. Us favorite food is rice. My favorite movies are musicals and his favorite shows are about animals. I have 8 people in family, and he has 5 people. I’m really good at watching TV and he is at playing. I stay at home in summer and he works in summer. Both he and I want to learn English and practice reading and writing. As you can see, we have some things in common and some things that are different.

MY FIRST YEAR IN MINNESOTA

I would like to tell you about my first year in Minnesota.
My name is Vladimir. I came to Minnesota with my parents last year, in June 1st.
When I came here, I didn’t know even any words about English, I just spoke Russian, and I had headaches when the people said something. It was like a big noise, and it was hard.
Also it was hard, the different time, we came afternoon, but in Russia it was morning. I needed time to adjust, to get used to things here.
I was surprised when I saw the clouds, it was closer to the ground, than in Russia. Also I was glad surprised, when I saw highways, and roads in the cities, it’s better than in my country.
The first time when I tried the food, it was different with Russia, I didn’t like it. I didn’t like milk, bread, sausages, and almost all of vegetables. Few time later I adjusted to eat that, and something from that I begun to like it. There I was really pessimistic about everything.

“MY FIRST YEAR IN MINNESOTA”

I would like to tell you about “MY FIRST YEAR I MINNESOTA”. My name is Qurat-ul-ain.
I am Pakistani woman and I came here to the U.S.A in October 30, 2006 with my husband from Pakistan. There were three things that really surprised me.
First thing was the weather, in Minnesota. I came here is too cold and snowy for me. In my country is too hot but sometimes I enjoyed the snowy season.
Second thing the food, we eat at home because restaurant and other food places are different. But I was really surprised at the many kinds of food in one grocery store.
Third thing the languages, in my country people speak, read, and write in Urdu. In Minnesota most of the people speak English. I came here first time I was confused how to speak English. I didn’t know.
Finally, whenever I had a problem I worked hard. I have been living here for one and a half years but sometimes I especially miss my parents and my brother. As usual I like Minnesota and I am enjoying it with my family.

My First Year In Minnesota

My name is Margarita. I am from Russia.
I arrived from my country with my family on June 1, in 2007.
My native language is Russian I didn’t understand English, but now I am learning this new language with pleasure.
What can I say about weather in this state? I think-the weather is same between my native Rostov Region and Minnesota, where l live now.
Food in this country is different with food in my country. First time was difficult to drink milk, to eat bread. But later I got used to it.
Now I got used to leave here. I like to go shopping and to choose American food and at home I cooking hamburger, different salads, cakes, cookies.

My First Year in Minnesota

I would like to tell you about my first year in Minnesota. I passed for a very hard time becouse I arrived to Minneapolis in 2000 from Mexico with my husband and my two children.

My oldest boy Rolando was eight years old and my junger one Javier j Jr was four. I arrived with my sister Lorena. She was living in a house in south Minneapolis. There were two thinks that really surprised me. The big store and the language. The next day I went shopping with to the cub food store.

And I was very surprise for the big store. I missed my small town from I came from. Because in my small town the stores are too small. And I missed my family to especially my parents. When I when to the clinic to take my oldest son to take his shots for school it was a very difficult time for me.

Because nobory was speaking Spanish and I felt lake in another world. I told my son o my gash! Where are we? But my son told me don’t worry mom, I will learn the English language soon and I will help you to speak. When my son told me that I wanted to cry and I give him a hug.

I thoutht it is important come to school to learn English too like my children specially for an emergency. Now I can read, write and speak little. I feel happy now. I miss my family and my town but I feel happy living in Minneapolis.

Maria

Women in the Military

In my opinion women in the military is a bad idea. I think that women must stay at home.
I believe that women must to be with her children. Children need mom. Children don’t need soldiers.
In my opinion women have a lot of things to do at home. She must watch her children, to do homework with children, cooking, cleaning and to do more little things what can to do just mom. I think that men in the military are a good idea. I think that military is place for men, because men are stronger than women.
I believe that women can to do a lot of things in the Army, but in my opinion, if woman has family and children she must be with her family, with her children, and look nice for her husband.

Nataliya

Immigration

I think that illegal immigration is very bad, because many people come into the country in very bad conditions. They don’t have money. They don’t have permission to work. The people live in conditions that are not humane.
When the people break the law, they don’t have opportunities to have good work.
Many people lose their family in their country, because they don’t have money and permission to come together.
The people need I.D., work, money, house etc. They live in the shadows.
The most important thing is that many people lose the lives in the attempt.
In conclusion, the countries need the “Legal immigration” so the people come to work.
Maybe the countries will take the control with the immigration, maybe finish the chaos, because the wall won’t stop the people.

Rebeca

XIMENA

La nina que comia calcetin.

Esta linda la mar y el viento
Lleva esencia sutil de azar.yo siento en el alma
Una alondra cantar.
Me siento Ximenita te voy a contar un cuento.

Este era un rey que tenia.
Un palacio de diamantes.
Una tienda hecha del dia .
Y un rebano de elefantes,

Un trono de malaquita.
Y un gran manto de tissue.
Y una gentil princesita.
Tan bonita Ximenita .
Tan bonita como tu.

Una noche la princesa .
En su cuna se sento.
La princesa era travieza.
Y un calcetin se quito.
Ni tarda ni perezosa.
En la boquita se lo metio.

La reyna clama.
Las princesas primorosas.
Se parecen mucho a ti.
Cortan lirios, cortan rosa .
Cortan Astros, son asi.
Al comerte el calcetin.
Se te inflama la barriga .
Como globo zepellin.

El rey grita, Ximenita de mi vida.
Tu no puedes ser asi.
Te he comprador un rico gerber
de pollito con aji.
Ximenita ni hizo caso.
Y comiose el calcetin.
Porque a ella le sabia.
A rico queso al gratin.
Con todo mi amor Tu abuela Becca.

I AM……………..

I am friendly and kind.
I wonder if I will become a doctor.
I hear the music.
I see my parents.
I want to meet my relatives.
I am friendly and kind.

I pretend to be somebody else.
I feel tired.
I touch my baby.
I worry about my father‘s life.
I cry over my brother’s problems.
I am friendly and kind.

I understand your language.
I say “hello! How are you”?
I dream to visit my home.
I try to buy a ticket to Pakistan.
I hope he accepts my application.
I am friendly and kind.

Qurat-Ul-Ain

Cinderella

Once upon a time Cinderella lived with her stepmother and two sisters. The sisters were mean to her. They made her work very hard.
One day an invitation arrived from the prince. Cinderella was worried because she wanted a beautiful dress. She had to help her mother and sister to make a beautiful dress for the ball. She was very sad but suddenly her fairy godmother came and gave her the beautiful dress and golden coach.
Cinderella went to the palace. The prince saw Cinderella. She looked beautiful. When the clock struck twelve, ran out of the palace and lost her glass shoe. The prince went and found the shoe. At the end the prince found the girl with the other shoe. They took her back to the palace. They got married and they lived happily ever after.
QURAT-UL-AIN ALI

Cinderella

Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful girl. She had a step-mother and three step-sisters. She had to do everything in their house. When Cinderella had done her work, she sat in the cinders. One day, the prince invited them to a ball so he could choose a wife. Cinderella’s sister went to the ball. Cinderella went into the garden and cried. A fairy appeared in the garden; she turned a pumpkin into coach, mice into horses. The fairy said to Cinderella that she had to return before midnight; otherwise everything would turn back to where they were. At the ball, Prince danced only with her. She left 5 seconds after midnight and lost her glass slipper on the steps. The prince asked all the girls in his Kingdom to try in on, but he couldn’t find the right fit. The prince went to Cinderella’s house. She asked if she might try the slipper. The slipper fit perfectly and she put other slipper on. Cinderella returned to the palace where she married the prince.

Vera

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