My Native Country

I am from Somalia and I like my country. My country was very beautiful before the civil war. There are 25 million people. People in my country have been fighting for 21 years. When we have free time, we like to visit family and have a picnic. The weather in my country is very nice . The best time to visit my country is in summer. Summer is a whole year and sometimes it is rainy. Typical food in my country is meat with rice, soup, and salad. Some typical jobs that people have are businessmen, doctors and teachers. One problem that my country has is a civil war. One thing that is better in my native country than in the U.S. is the weather.

Nada

My Native Country

My Native Country is Laos. I am from Laos. My country is small. There are not a lot of people. People in my country grow rice and corn. When we have free time we like to clean the house and wash clothes. The weather in my country is very hot. The best time to visit my country is in November. Typical food in my country is fresh food. Some typical jobs are low paid. One problem that my country has is a war. One thing that is better in my native country than in the U.S. is the people don’t have to pay bills every month. One thing that is better in the U.S. than in my country is education and jobs. What I miss most about my native country are my father and sister. One interesting thing about my native country is people who drive a car are very rich.

Uyeng

My Native Country

My native country is Mexico. My country is beautiful. There are ten million people. People in my country are nice. When we have free time, we like to visit other people. The weather in my country is not too cool. The best time to visit my country is in December. Typical food in my country is tamales. Some typical jobs that people in my country have are there are many criminals. One thing that is better in my native country than in U.S. is there is no snow in winter. One thing that is better in the U.S. than in my country is clothes are cheap. What I miss most about my native country is my house. One interesting thing about my native country is December 12 is Guadalupe’s birthday.

Beatriz

My Native Country

My native country is Iraq. My country is beautiful with many mountains and rivers. There are twenty five million people. People in my country are very nice and they help each other. When we have free time we like to go fishing and cook outside. The weather in my country is very hot in summer and cold in winter, but there is no snow. The best time to visit my country is in March because we celebrate spring day. During this time all people cook and grill fish and kababs outside. Typical food in my country is Almeskuf. That means grilled fish on the fire wood. Some typical jobs that people have are soldiers, doctor, and teachers. One problem that my country has is more than one war. One thing that is better in my native country than in the U.S. is people don’t have many bills and most people have a house. One thing that is better in the U.S. than in my country is peace and my children are safe. What I miss most about my native country is my family. One interesting thing about my native country is when the man wants to marry he can marry four or three women and they can live together.

Zahrah

My Native Country

I am from Russia. My country is between Europe and Asia.
There are 142 million people in my country. When we have free time, we like to read the Bible. There are four seasons in Russia. Typical food in my country is fruits. Some typical jobs that people have are businessmen. One thing that is better in my native country than in the U.S. is good food. One thing that is better in the U.S. than in my country is economy. What I miss most about my native country is my family. One interesting thing about my native country is a lot of culture and history.

Gennadiy

My Native Country

I’m from Iraq. My country is very beautiful and there are many mountains. There are 25 million people. People in my country are good. When we have free time, we like to visit family. The weather in my country is very hot. The best time to visit my country is in March. Typical food in my country is rice and soup. Some typical jobs that people have are teachers and doctors. One problem that my country has is war. One thing that is better in my native country than in the U.S. is everything is cheaper. One thing that is better in the U.S. than in my country is freedom. What I miss most about my native country is my family. One interesting thing about my native country is women do not drive.

Atlal

Fall Break

Students in level 2 did many interesting things during the fall break. Hoa paid bills. Mohammed cooked everyday. Abdisa wrote a letter and went shopping. Pedro saw a friend. Michael ate in a restaurant and drove to the mall. Sufyan heard good news and had a headache and cleaned the house. Dema read a book. Maria went for a walk. Mahmood slept in and met a new friend. It was a good break.

Khaleel

Fall Break

Students in level 2 did many interesting things during the fall break. Hoa paid bills. Mohammed cooked everyday and went for a walk and slept in. Abdisa wrote a letter. Maria saw a friend. Elizabeth ate in a restaurant. Khaleel heard good news and cleaned the house. Dema went shopping. Fatima read a book. Sufyan had a headache. Michael drove to the mall. Mahmood met a new friend. Khaleel cleaned the house. It was a good break.

Pedro

Fall Break

Students in level 2 did many interesting things during the fall break. Mahmood paid bills. Mohammed cooked every day and went for a walk. Abdisa wrote a letter and met a new friend. Pedro saw a friend. Khaleel ate in a restaurant and drove to the mall. Sufyan heard good news. Elizabeth went shopping. Maria read a book. Dema had a headache. Hoa slept in. Fatima cleaned the house. It was a good break.

Mikhail

Fall Break

Students in level 2 did many interesting things during the fall break. Mohammed paid bills and slept. Maria cooked every day and ate in a restaurant. Elizabeth wrote a letter. Mike saw a friend. Hoa heard good news and cleaned the mall. Sufyan read a book and had a headache. Dema went for a walk. Pedro met a new friend. It was a good break.

Mahmood

Fall Break

Students in level 2 did many interesting things during the fall break. Pedro paid bills. Elizabeth cooked every day. Mahmood wrote a letter. Dema saw a friend. Abdisa ate in a restaurant and heard good news. Mike read a book. Sufyan had a headache and met a new friend. Hoa drove to the mall and slept in. Maria cleaned the house. It was good break.

Fatima

Our Fall Break

Students in level 2 did many interesting things during the fall break. Sufyan paid bills and went shopping. Khaleel cooked every day and slept in. Fatima wrote a letter. Maria saw a friend. Pedro ate in a restaurant. Michael heard good news. Hoa read a book. Dema had a headache and met a new friend. Mahmood went for a walk. Mohammed drove to the mall. Abdisa cleaned the house. It was a good break.

Elizabeth

Our Fall Break

Students in level 2 did many interesting things during the fall break. Elizabeth paid bills and read a book. Maria cooked every day. Dema wrote a letter and saw a friend. Khaleel ate in a restaurant and cleaned the house. Mohammed heard good news. Mike went shopping. Sufyan had a headache. Hoa went for a walk and slept in. Pedro drove to the mall. Fatima met a new friend. It was a good break.

Abdisa

My favorite store

My favorite store is JC Penny. My favorite store sells clothes. It is in Coon Rapids. My store is big. I like JC Penny. I like it because it sells many different things. The employees are nice. It’s different because it always has sales.

Aksana
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My favorite store is Wal-Mart. My favorite store is in Coon Rapids.
It’s my favorite for electricity and close and food and glasses. My favorite store for food is Cub Foods is in Coon Rapids. The employees are very nice.

Bertha
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My favorite store is ALDI. My favorite store is in Coon Rapids. It is a small. I like it because it has my favorite Ice cream. It has many different tasty foods. I buy for all of my family. They sell fresh fruit and vegetable and my daughter’s favorite cake. Their burritos with broccoli are tasty. I go to ALDI every week after school. But my husband likes Target. Sorry.

Margarita
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My favorite store is C0stco. Cosco sells garment F00d items my favorite store it is on Anoka like cosco because ican save money the employees helpful. It is different because you need membership card to shop there.

Muhammad
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My favorite store is Cosco. Cosco sell food, furniture, electronics, and clothes. My favorite store is on Main Street in Anoka. I like Cosco because I can save money. The employees are nice. It’s different because you need a membership card to shop there.

Salomon
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My favorite store is Macy’s. Macy’s sells shoes and clothes. My favorite store is in Edina. My favorite store’s customer service is good. It. Macy’s sells different things.

Sumaia
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My favorite store is Target. My favorite store is in Blaine. Target sells food, furniture, clothes, electronic. I like Target because I can save money. The employees are nice. It’s different because it is near my house and it sells many things. So each weekend my family always goes to Target. It is a big store.

Hau
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My favorite store is JC penny. JC penny sells clothes, shoses, jeans, t-shirts, sneakers and jackets. I like JC penny because there are discounts and sales. I can save money. The JC penny’s Employees are nice and help me in shopping.

Khaleel
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My favorite store is Target .My favorite store sell clothes and electronics. It is on Main Street in Coon Rapids. It is a medium store. I like it because it is there are discount and products are high quality. The employees are nice and friendly. It is near my apartment. It sells many different things. My favorite store is Wal-Mart. My favorite store sells food, clothes. It is in Coon Rapids. It is a big store. I like Wal-Mart. I like it because it is cheap, high quality and good thing. The employees are nice. It is different because there is a bank in it.

Mikhail
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My favorite store is Best Buy. Best Buy sells electronics. My favorite store is in Fridley. I like it because they sell very nice electronics. The employees are nice. It’s different because very nice electronics are better.

Thamer

School in Laos

I started going to school when I was eight years old. Most of my classes in school had about fifteen students. My favorite subject in school was reading. In my native country, I had about two hours of homework each night. In my native country, I attended school from 8 o’clock to 4 o’clock, 5 days a week. The school I attended had about 200 students. My favorite teacher was Nevoung who taught me math, reading and another class. The reason I liked this teacher was because they were nice. The most difficult class I studied was science and history. Those classes were very difficult, we had to memorize a lot of information three or four times a week. If we didn’t do our homework, the teacher punished us by making us stand in front of the board.

Uyeng