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14th of april of 2010 Dear Adam: How are you? 12th of april I started my classes,it is very hard!! The 29th,30th and 31st I went to Barcelona with my clasmates,it was fantastic I had a very good time there.I want ot repeat this trip again. Then I hadn't class because it was 'Semana Santa'. kisses, Laura Valencia

22nd of march of 2010 Dear Adam: I have finished all my exams!!! It's incredible!!I feel very happy.The evaluation finishes today. Next Monday we are going to go to Barcelona!We are very nervous!This Friday we are going to go to Bayona(a village in Francia)all the day. Empieza a hacer más calor y hace mejor tiempo.Me recuerda al verano.¡Tengo muchas ganas de ir a la playa y a la piscina!El 1 de Abril empieza la semana santa y tenemos 10 días de fiesta. kisses, Laura Valencia Azcona

7th of march of 2010 Hi Adam!! The evaluation finishes the 18th of march,so I had lots of exams.I'm very stressed!! Yesterday I went to the"Javierada".Es una costumbre navarra en la que gente desde distintos lugares de navarra va a Javier(es un castillo a 53 km de Pamplona).Javier es el santo de Navarra,es muy importante para nosotros.Se va andando desde donde quieras hasta el castillo,yo salí desde Idocin(un pueblo de navarra a 32 km de Javier).Fui con mi padre y una amiga.Mas tarde aparecieron mis primos.Se hace por costumbres religiosas(la mayoría)para pedira al santo que la familia,amigos etc...estén bien y no les pase nada,otros porque les gusta y otros por pasar un día divertido en grupo con amigos ,familia y así.I like a lot.It is very funny and I have a very good time with my family and friends. At the end you feel tired from so much walking but I think that it's worth it. You meet new people too of diferent parts of Navarra.Yesterday I walked 8 hours more or less(from10am to 6pm). I started to do the Javierada when I was nine years old.Every year I do this with my family(father cousins uncles..)and I like it.Next year I would like to go since Noáin(a village 50 km far from Javier)I have to train more but it doesn't matter.La Javierada sólo se hace el primer fin de semana de Marzo y del segundo fin de semana el sábado. Kisses, Laura Valencia

El dos de marzo de dos mil diez Querida Laura, El jueves, mi clase irá a un restaurante méxicano. Nosotros habemos hablar en español. No podemos en inglés. Me gusta comida méxicana, así me divertiré. El lunes yo empezé correr la pista. Es difícil, pero divertido. ¡Buena suerte en tu examenes!

24th of february of 2010 Hi Adam!! I'm find but I have lots of exams this week,it is very hard! Last week I hadn't class because it was carnival but I had some homework and I studied a lot!! The 29,30 and 31 of march I'm going to go to Barcelona with my class and we are going to go to Portaventura and visit some places. Nuestro profesor de inglés ha propuesto a tu profesora para hacer un intercambio,para que vengáis unos días aquí y luego ir nosotros allá y así conocernos en persona.Estamos ilusionados con la idea y nos gustaría mucho hacerlo pero lo están pensando.¡Haber si lo permiten! Hoy hemos ido a ver un teatro,era bastante largo y no era muy divertido. ¡Mañana tengo un exámen de biología,espero que me salga bien aunque es muy difícil!! Kisses, Laura Valencia

El veinte y dos de febrero de dos mil diez Querida Laura, ¿Qué tal? El pelo es muy bajo. La estación de nadar está terminado. Correr la pista comenza pronta. This weekend, I will spend the night in the school with the band. The band does this once every year. We will stay up late and play games. Also, I will be going to a concert. It's going to be fun! Besos, Adam Culbert

El nueve de febrero de dos mil diez Querida Laura, ¿Puedes pintar? ¡Eso es impresionante! Yo comenzado tocar mi guitarra otra vez para ayudarme aprender leer la música. Tambien, me afeitaré la cabeza el viernes. ¡Estoy muy emocionado! Time goes by so fast! Soon swim will be over and then back to track season. After that, school will be over already! We didn't have school today due to a major snow storm and we probably won't have it tomorrow either. I should use my time wisely and do some studying! Besos, Adam Culbert

6th of february of 2010 Dear Adam: Congratulations!!!I don't play any instruments,only when I was in first and third of ESO I played the recorder,at music classes in the institute. My brother played the drums.When I was eight years old I started to draw and paint pictures.I like it very much and relaxes me.I go to an academy on fridays to learn more. I paint oil-paintings. Yo también tengo bastantes exámenes.A mí tampoco me gusta estudiar,es aburrido pero no queda otro remedio. No sabía que los nadadores se rapaban para ir más rápido,es muy curioso.Yo empecé a nadar con tres años pero lo dejé a los nueve. Nos han ofrecido una beca para ir en septiembre a Canadá a estudiar.Nosé que haré,tengo dos semanas para pensarlo. Kisses, Laura Valencia

El dos de febrero de dos mil diez Querida Laura, Haciendo, puedo aprender muy fáciles, pero es muy díficil aprender cuando me duermo. Tambíen me gusta aprender por mirando. Mis clases son díficil; necesito estudiar mucho. Estudiando no es divertido. Well, I have gotten a lot better at playing drums! It is very exciting to watch myself get better. It's also very fun! I still need to work on learning how to read music, but that will come in time. I am really into music, so I really hope I can master at least one instrument. Besos, Adam Culbert

El veinte y seis de enero de dos mil diez Querida Laura, ¡Yo soy en la banda! Yo toco las baterías y algunos otros instrumentos sencillos. No soy muy bueno, pero aprendo leer la música. Mis clases son divertido, pero difícil. Also, I am going to be bald soon! The male swimmers always shave their heads so they can go faster. Last year, my head started sticking to my hat since my hair was growing back. It was a very funny feeling. Besos, Adam Culbert

El veinte y uno de enero de dos mil diez Querida Laura, ¿Cómo estás? Estoy bien. Las felicitaciones en su viaje. Debes ser muy emocionado. Yo espero que te estás divertiendo. Nuestros examens son terminado. ¡Estoy contento! Las clases nuevas están comenzado. I'm sorry I haven't written to you in a while. With all the projects and exams, I must have forgotten! I'm now officially in the school band, but it's going to take me a while to get used to it! I'm not even totally sure what instrument I'll be playing, but I hope everything works out. Besos, Adam Culbert

Wednesday,20th of january of 2010 Dear Adam, How are you?? I have started my classes(I started them the eleventh of june).I have homework and some exams. I'm going to tell you a notice:We have won a travel to Huelva(a city in the south of Spain,next to Cádiz and Córdoba).I have never stayed there,I'm very excited!!We are going to stay there a week,from the 9th to the 15th of may. No vamos todos,sólo quince,según las notas que hemos sacado.Han cogido a los que tenían mejores notas,no tenemos que pagar nada y vamos a convivir con chicos y chicas de Murcia(otra ciudad del sur de España).Me hace mucha ilusión,tengo ganas de ir. Al principio no nos lo creíamos,ya que era entre varios institutos de navarra y así. Bueno espero oírte pronto, besos Laura Valencia

Thursday,7th of january of 2010 Hi Adam! I'm enjoying Christmas vacations very much.The 5th of january I saw the procession of the Three Wise Men and the 6th I opened the presents with all my family.I had a goood time. Tengo fiesta hasta el 11 de enero,así que voy a aprovechar lo que me queda y me iré a dar una vuelta con mis amigas. Muchos besos, Laura Valencia

El cuatro de enero de dos mil diez Querida Laura, Yo espero que tú tuviste un felíz navidad. Fue bien tener dos semanas lejos de la escuela. Yo aprendo a tocar las baterías. Es muy divertido. Yo uinré la banda pronto. It's almost time for exams! It is difficult to take a test over a whole semester's material. Exams can be pretty stressful. I'm sure Chemistry will be the hardest exam. It is a tough class. ¡Yo no puedo esperar para oír de tú otra vez! Besos, Adam Culbert

Thursday 31st of december of 2009 Dear Adam: I wish you a very happy Christmas and a happy new year!! Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo!! Best wishes, Laura Valencia

Wednesday,16th of december Hi Adam!! Christmas vacations are very near!!!For me it's a very special time because I stay with my relatives and I had a good time. Here now it's snowing!!And the weather is very cold!!Tomorrow I have a schooltrip,we are going to go to Funes(it is a village in the south of Navarra)So,we haven't class. Espero que te haya salido bien el examen y saques buena nota.A mi me dan las notas el viernes.¡He aprobado todo!Ahora estoy tranquila porque así no tendré que estudiar en Navidad. Si tienes alguna duda sobre cómo usar el por y el para,pregúntame si quieres,¡yo te podré ayudar! Espero que pases unas buenas vacaciones. muchos besos, Laura Valencia

El diez y cinco de diciembre de dos mil nueve

Querida Laura, ¡Hola! ¡Es soló diez más días hasta Navidad! Estoy muy entusiasmado. No recibimos muchos regalos ya, pero es bueno ser con la familia. Todos que me gusta es muy caro. Well, I finished my quiz, but I haven't gotten the results yet. I think I did well, but I won't know until they are graded. We are learning about when to use por and para. It is more difficult than I thought! Sadly, I won't be able to write back to you again until the week of January 4th due to Christmas vacation. I hope you have a very happy holiday!

Besos,

Adam Culbert

El diez de diciembre de dos mil nueve

Querida Laura, ¡Hola! Yo espero estás divertiendote en tu vacacion. En diciembre, mi escuela da comida al pobre. Esta programa se llama Reach Out. Cada estudiante trae comida para donar. En el fin, nosotros separamos la comida dar a un ciento familias. Donamos dinero, también. Another program we have is the calendar drive. The school makes calendars for students to sell to people in the community. The calendars are also raffle tickets, so the purchasers can win money throughout the year. If each student sells enough calendars, they get to be out of uniform. Right now in our Spanish class, we are learning about commands. We have a quiz tomorrow, but I'm sure I'll do well. Until we meet again!

Adam Culbert

12/1/09 Querida Laura, Yo tengo decirte sobre El Día de las Gracias. El jueves mi madre cocinó comida por la fiesta. Mis tios y primos vinieron a mi casa a las cinco y media. Muchos de mis primos son más viejos de mi. Tienen niños comicos. Los niños divertieron con mis jueguetes viejos. Cuándo fue el tiempo comer, tuvimos el pavo, el pastel, el puré de patatas, el relleno, y la salsa de arándanos. Tuvimos un tiempo divertido. I hope you understood everything I tried to say in that paragraph. Our teacher wants us to type one paragraph in Spanish in order to improve on our writing skills. Well, the next holiday coming up is Christmas! In America, we celebrate Christmas by giving gifts to each other. Things can get pretty crazy because many stores lower the prices on hot items in order to increase sales. So that's why finding the right gift is so tough! I know we may have had a few communication problems, but I hope everything gets solved so we can talk! Sincerely,

Adam Culbert

11/23/09 Hi, Laura! How are you doing? I am fine. I have a funny story to tell you. I work in a convenience store with my Uncle Pete. The store is called Chud's. Last night, it was getting close to closing time, so I had to vacuum the carpet. Just as I was about to plug the vacuum in, I saw a flash of light and heard a big bang. The plug had exploded. I looked at my hand to see if I was injured, but it was just covered in some black substance, like charcoal. Uncle Pete came to see what had happened. When I told him the plug had exploded, he just laughed at me! I bet he wouldn't have been laughing if I got hurt! In the end, I had to scrub the black substance off my hands and continue with work. Uncle Pete said that the plug was very cheap and that's probably why it exploded. Hopefully, the next plug won't be so cheap! The most fun I ever had at work was when I got to dress up as the Joker from __The Dark Knight__. I applied my own makeup and was in character all day. I even got to scare a few customers! I can't wait to hear from you again! ¡Adios!

11/17/09 Hello, Laura! My name is Adam, but I guess you already knew that! I go to school at SJCC in Fremont, Ohio. I have two older sisters, one younger brother, and three dogs. My brother's name is Isaac. He loves to play sports and get good grades. My sisters are in college, so I don't see them very often. However, my oldest sister, Dana, is currently in Cordoba, Spain! She really wants to become fluent in Spanish. My other sister, Marisa, is training to become a nurse. In my free time, I like to spend time with my friends at my house. We eat pizza, drink soda, and play games. Things can get pretty wild! Some of my favorite hobbies include swimming, playing games, and having fun with my friends, of course! Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Thanksgiving is a holiday in which families get together to have a feast and appreciate all that they have. It all started when the pilgrims came to America from Europe in order to have religious freedom. When they arrived, the Native Americans welcomed them. They all came together and brought whatever food they had in order to have a wonderful feast as a sign of their friendship. Thanksgiving takes place this year on November 26. Well, that's all for now! See you later!

11/10/09 ¡Hola David! ¿Como estás? Estoy bien. En mi clase, nosotros aprendemos sobre los dos pronombres juntos. Tambien nosotros hacemos las mascaras para aprender sobre la cultura latina. Es muy divertido. Un cuarto de un año de la escuela pasó. ¡No lo puedo creer! Yo espero oír de tú pronto. ¡Adios!