My Belarussian Roots

My name is Vadim. I am from Belarus, a country in the middle of Europe. Three things that I like about my country are food, religion and history.
First, religion is a big part of my life and my family. My religion is very old and came to me from my parents. I would like to teach that to my children too.
Second, traditional food is very important. I’d like to cook for my friends and my family.
Third, history of my country is very important. I like my country which has thousands of years of history. I like the city in which I was born. It’s the capital of Belarus and a very beautiful city.
I want to teach my children these important things about my culture.

Vadim

My Best Friend

I have two good friends. They share some of the same personal qualities. One characteristic I like about my friends is that they are responsibility.
One friend is Safaa, he is a very nice friend, I am very sad now because he is dead. Safaa had a honest heart. He worked with me on the trade and helped together on all business. I remembered his words in the hard work in my life that are most valuable, love, friend, confidence. My other friend is Hassan, He lives now in Jordan. He is a very nice friend, He has same characteristic qualities with me and Safaa, before helped me in our business and now he looked my business in Iraq alone because I can’t travel to Iraq in this time. He take care for my job in Iraq.
I value my two friends who are both my fortune, they are my pride in this life.

Raad

My Favorite Place

In my house I have a special place. It is my yard. Every morning I go there to look at the green trees.
I see the flowers opening and some yellow butterflies. They fly and sit on the flowers. I hear birds singing in the trees. I smell the green grass and I feel the fresh air.
When the winter is over and spring comes, I and my husband work in the yard. We plant flowers, tomatoes, and vegetables. We fix some place, so that they look clean and beautiful. Every weekend I go to see them grow, and I am very happy.
The yard is my favorite place because when I am tired of hearing noises on TV, I walk around my yard. I take a deep breath of fresh air. The yard is also important for my family. My children like to play there on weekend.

Kim

My Story

My name is Ka Chang and I come from Thailand but my language is Hmong. Three things I like very much in my culture are my culture music kwv txhiaj, the house and great food call papaya salad.
Music kwv txhiaj is a music for our culture and long, long time ago and we still sing it now. The second is the house. It’s a small house of Hmong people lived in. The house made by trees and bamboos. The third one is a very great food papaya salad. When I eat it make me feel good it very spicy but very good.
My conclusion is I still use it now and I’ll teach my children when they are growing. I hope they’ll like it, too.

Ka

My Dream

First what l want to do is to learn to write and read English. Second, l would like to get my GED then l can go to college. After college l can study to become a nurse. After nursing, l could continue studying to be a doctor. I would like to be a doctor. l like to help people. My hope is to be a nurse or doctor, especially to help the people in Africa.
I‘ve always had that dream since l was little. God give me a dream l want to do l know l live a difficult life but l am trying to make my dream come true.

Abang

Only One Smile

I’m going to tell a story about a person. Her name is Thanh. She’s a pharmacist in a pharmacy. It had a regular customer. Her name was “ Smiley “. She was 80 years old. She had to move in her wheelchair after an accident. She has many illnesses, so people were worried about her. When she came to the pharmacy, Thanh was always smiley and sympathized with her because she was alone at the nursing home. Her husband and son died after that accident.
Last Thanksving, she came to give Thanh a gift and card. Thanh read it and cried. The letter said:
Dear Thanh,
My name’s Smiley, but life doesn’t “ smile “at me at all. Many times I wanted to kill myself, until the day I met you in this pharmacy. You are the only person who always smiles at me, after the death of my husband and son. You made me feel happy and help me keep on living. I want to take the this Thanksgiving holiday to say “ Thank you. “.
Thank you very much, for your smile…”
Thanh didn’t think that

Xuan

Winter
snowy and cloudy
rainy, windy, foggy
jacket, scarf, grass, flower
swim, eat ice cream, play tennis
sunny and hot
Summer

Jamila
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Teacher
smart and intelligent
teach, explain, understand students
school, papers, homework, school bus
listen, write, late
good and bad
Student

Iryna
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Winter
cloudy and white
play with snowballs, eat icicles, shovel snow
snowflakes, sled, barbeques, sandals
get a sun tan, go to a park, play with children outside
sunny and rainy
Summer

Dina
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Child
submissive and smart
help brothers, study well, and make his bed
boy, girl, woman, wife
love children, make meals, clean house
loving and healthy
Mother

Dina
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Winter!
snowy and beautiful
drink hot chocolate
celebrate holidays, go sledding, snow pants, snowshoes, sandals, shorts
eat ice-cream, drink juice, play tennis
sunny and warm
Summer!

Irina R.
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Kids
happy, funny
laugh, play, sleep
son, daughter, father, mother
work, drive, cook
tired, relaxed
Adult

Liubovi

Winter
Cold and windy
Make a snowman, drink hot milk, sleep
Oranges, chocolate, icecream, juice
Have a barbeque, swim, run
Hot stormy
Summer.

Liubovi

Winter
cold and rainy
play with snowballs, ski, wear boots
snow, rain, sun, beach
swim, play tennis, drink juice
sunny and beautiful
Summer

Ngoan

About me

My name is Ina. This poster tells about me.
I lived in a big and beautiful city. I worked as a nurse. I worked in a big clinic. I have a family. My family is my husband and two children. We have many times together. We travel together. We like to ski on mountain. We like to ride bicycles together. I like to read, and I like pets. My family and I go to church. We are Christians. We sing in the choir. God protects our lives. The Lord gave peace and love to my family and me.

Tell You Who I am

I would like to tell you about my poster and picture. My name is Ka and in this picture it shows you who I am. I like to be with children very much. I also like to eat healthy food. It makes me feel better. Every day I have 30 minutes to exercise. My husband, Keng, and I think about having a baby soon.
I also think about my future plan, too. I want to be a teacher and have a nice house. In this picture it shows the things I like and I want. It also tells about my life.

About Me

My name is Alejandra. I made a poster that shows a girl who has frustration with many books, this poster is like me. I don’t know what to do first.
In my second poster I have many pictures. The first is a relationship I same with me, sometimes I like to go to restaurants with my husband I like to do that. The second picture is a man with comfortable red parka. In this winter I felt very, very cold and I need to use sometimes like that. In the third picture are two men. They are camping out in the mountains is exactly what I like to do.
I love dogs. I like to made exercise. This is easy. The pets are good for the family.

Safe

I am Andrei. I like to watch TV. My favorite programs are professional sports. I think they are very expensive and dangerous. I am happy to sit in my chair and watch TV only, because I want keep myself safe.

About me

I want to tell you about my poster and about me. My name is Vadim. My poster had pictures that tell about me. The first picture shows that I am a man. The second picture shows that I have a beautiful wife and another tell that I have two kids, a girl and a boy. I like to spend my time with my family. Picture number four shows that I live in the USA. I like this country. The next picture tells that I like to travel, visit different countries and places and last picture shows that I like winter. Winter in Minnesota is the same as in my country.

Vadim

Poster

My name is Yelena. I made a poster that has pictures. They show who I am and what I like.
My favorite season are summer and winter. I like winter’s skiing and summer’s canoes. I like horses, dogs, cats. Dog is my favorite animal, because dogs is very good friends. I like flowers, my garden is very beautiful. In the garden a lot of wonderful flowers and butterflies. I like nature, and beautiful place, this is waterfalls, mountains, lakes, forest. In my free time I go shopping, swimming, walk with my dog on the evening.
I like my life!

Yelena B.