Joel
Rosales
I spoke with Susan today and here's what we're going to do. I took several pictures of my students and the area around our school. Susan is going to get them on the computer, and e-mail them to me, probably tomorrow. In the meantime, I am going to design my web page on Word, and give it to her students on a disc. They will take care of getting my web page up (this is just too far over my computer-literacy head, and her students do wonderful work . . .).
However, the web page cannot be done until April 23. In the meantime, I will e-mail you the pictures. Also, I am going to e-mail you, after this, the stories that my students have written.
Shortly, they will be up on the web page, but so that we can get started with our e-mails, I'll send them around. Your students can write to my students at my e-mail address at dolphin77@earthlink.net. I think that's the best way to get things going. I look forward to hearing from you students!!! Melinda
March 8, 1999
My name is Benjamin Nava. I was born in Zacatecas Mexico. I came to
the United States when I was 14 years old but I just came to school for
six to seven month but this hapend in 1994 to 1995. Today I'm happy to
come back to school. I would like to learn english and computer. I like
my roommate and my teacher because we help each other. At weekend I like
to spend time with my wife, dauther and my son. We have a fun time because
we go to church, swap meet, eat some Mexican food, go shopping, and go
to Riverside to visit my wife uncle. Then we watch some movies
Hello everybody.
Hi. My name is Urbano Zarate. I am 32 years old. I have one cat is too much big. It like it a lot of love.
I am single I am from Mexico (Veracruz). All my parents they are over
there.
They are liven in at small town, near Veracruz, called Cordoba de la
cruz. Is very nice town. I have two brothers over there and two sisters.
They are very nice parsen, good friends. I camin to United States la 1989.
When I came here I don't was working for two months because I don't
can get job. Yours know. What are doing before this I was celanin the cars
in differents gas station for 25 cents, 45 cents, you know. Let me explanin
more clear, depent that person they want geve you. I did this because I
want buy something for exemple one sode and my food (my dinner or breakfast).
After this I was workin in keeping lettuce and cut lemons, avodacos, oranges.
That is all my history. Oh, no I forget something. Le me see. I am good
person. In my free time I like to walk, play soccer. I like to go at the
beach, work out, many things. I am writing this letter from Santa Ana College
in the Fourt St. (Santa Ana Marketplace). I don't sure it is very find
write all this letter becaus never I was in the school before. I am staring
learning Englis 4 months ago. 6 week in 7 years. I think it is really important
for my to learn English because I want a get better job. I want to be a
teacher in the future and service manager in one work.
Thanks fer reed this letter.
My name is Wendy Valdivieso. I'm 26 yerars old. I have been here for one month.
I'm from El Salvador. The country is in Centro America. Centro America is in the South, down the Mexico. My country is the smallest than the other country of Centro America. My country is called the thumb of Centro America. This have beautiful beachers. The only coast that we have is the Pacific. The people is so friendly, when you walk for the street they greet us.
For ten years ago, we was in war but in this moment we are a country that make as possible for have better life.
I have lived all my life with my parents and three brothers. I'm the oldest one. My father has a farm and works with cows. He sows many fruit-tree. He loves that. The farm is one hour for my home. He travels every day at 5:00 a.m. and come back at 6;00 p.m. with my brother Christian. Christian is 24 years old. My mom stay in home all day. She cooks delicious meals, like pupusas. The pupusas is the most traditional mean that salvadorian have. My other two brothers go to University. Rodman is the youngest. He is 19 years old. Juan Carlos is 22 years old. They study Agricultural Engineer.
I live here in California with my aunt, uncle and two cousins. I live in Santa Ana. I study English at Market Place Education Center. This school is in the downtown of Santa Ana. My classmate is exciting for have a Virtual Class.
I hope this letter interesting to you.
WENDY
Hello, my name is Beatriz Alvare. I like to be called Betty. I am from Mexico City. I’m 35 years old. I’m divorced. I have one daughter. My daughter is 12 years old. She’s a student. My family in Mexico City.
I like to study. I want to get English and maybe another language. French. I have lived in California six years. I like the climate and the warm. I like the beach. And the people is nice. I like ride the bicycle. Sometimes I play the basketball. I like to swim, but I have fear because I don’t know how. I like to walk and watch everything. I like music in English more the Beatles. In my house when I rest I like watch the movies. My favorite star is Jean Claude VanDamme. And I like the action. I go to the church Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday. And Sunday is very big prayer for everybody. It’s a Christian church.
I miss my family and especially my daughter.
I like to the country the history of New York. Do you have a bridge like the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco? What the climate is, warm or cold? And what the sport in New York? How many hours different from New York to California?
I would like to hear from you.