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es el dos de marzo de dos mil diez

Aurora,

El tema para esta carta es comida. Me gustan muchas comidas diferentes como mexicano, italiano, japonés, y norteamericano. Mi comida favorita de italiano es parmesean de pollo, y mis comidas favoritas de mexicanos son tacos. También, me gustan pizza, pan de tostado, pasta, y las comidas de desayuno. Esas son las comidas que como más a menudo. ¡Yo me olvidé! Mi bebida favorita es leche de café.

¡Este fin de semana estuvo loco! Mis amigos y yo no hicimos bueno en la competición de la ciencia, pero fue divertido. El domingo, mi equipo de voleibol ganó el torneo que estuvimos en. Hoy es el lunes, y quiero el viernes ya. Yo no puedo escribir en inglés ya, las cartas tienen que estar en todo español. ¡Conteste por favor pronto!

Sinceramente, Alison =)

es el veinte y cinco de febrero (finally doing this at the top)

Hola Aurora,

¿Cómo estás? Tengo decir sobre mis planes para el futuro y lo que voy a hacer este fin de semana. En el futuro asistiré un colegio, pero yo no sé donde quiero ir. Hay muchas ocupaciones que me interesan y todavía yo no puedo decidir lo que hacer. El viernes (mañana), voy a hacer todos mis tareas porque no teneré tiempo el domingo. El sábado tengo una una competición de la ciencia, y el domingo tengo el torneo de voleibol. ¡Mi fin de semana está lleno!

Sorry my Spanish still isn't that great, we had to try to use the "future tenses" in our letter this time. I haven't heard from you in awhile. Today we had a snow day! I was so happy I got to sleep in. Also, science competition, or "science olympiad," is a club at my school. We go to a competition and (in partners) do labs, take tests, and things like that. Do you guys have that in Spain? I hope to hear for you soon!

Alison =)

Hola Alison,

Como ya sabes yo soy Aurora, bueno contestando a tus preguntas, donde vivo ahora aquí en España no tengo ninguna mascota, pero en mi casa de Rumania tengo dos perros, uno grande de color blanco que se llama Blanquita, y otro pequeño de color negro y marron que se llama Rocky. No tengo ningun trabajo, aunque me gustaria trabajar en verano y asi poder ahorrar para las fiestas y cosas asi. No tengo Facebook, lo siento intentare hacerme uno, aunque es un poco dificil porque yo no tengo internet en casa y no tengo mucho tiempo para ir a la biblioteca para conectarme a internet porque alli hay ordenadores. Yo tambien tengo unas preguntas que me gustaria hacerte:

¿Por que te gustaria aprender a hablar español? ¿Cual es tu animal favorito? ¿En que otros paises has estado ademas de tu pais de nacimiento? ¿Cual es tu color favorito?

Mi email es: [|auroraionelaonita@hotmail.com]

Un abrazo, y un saludo, adios :-)

11/10/09 post Hola Aurora,

¿Cómo estás? ¿Mirás mi glogster? Tuve muchas fotos en la página. Aquí muchas personas tienen internet en sus casas, pero algunos van a la biblioteca. También, tengo dos perros a mi madres, y dos a mi padres. No visito mi padre y madrasta mucho. A mi madres, tengo un Basset Hound Ellie, y un Beagle Shilo. Mi padre tiene un Jack Russell Winston y un Lab Rosie. Perros son mi animal favorito, pero quiero muchos otros animales también. Me gusta aprender español, pero no todo el tiempo. Es no siempre divertido y recibimos mucha tarea. Verde es mi color favorito y tuve visitar Canadá (supposed to mean "I have visited"). La familia de mi padre tiene una casita allí y está muy bonita. Vamos a Canadá en el verano. No me gusta el lunes. Nuestro escuela tuvo un fin de semana de cuatro diás porque los profesores tuvo reuniones con los padres de los estudiantes. Fue agradable. El domingo voy a jugar el voleibol a Black Swamp Volleyball Club (I'm trying out for a team). Estoy muy nervioso!

Sorry my spanish isn't very good, but I do have more questions! ¿Vas a hacer un glogster? ¿Cual es tu color favorito? ¿Te gustas la escuela? ¿Tienes dos casas, puedes explicar?

Adios! Alison =)

11/17/09 post Hi Aurora,

You haven't responded to my last letter yet, but I'm writing anyways. I did have volleyball tryouts yesterday, and I found out today I made the team. So.. I am pretty happy about that. Once again it's Monday. I think I already told you I hate Mondays! All I have to do is get through this week, and next week we only have three days of school because of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving, also known as a harvest festival, is a holiday in America always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It's a day that families gather together to eat a big meal, and give thanks to God for whatever it is they're thankful for. The typical meal consists of turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing or stuffing, noodles, corn, and pumpkin pie. I always eat so much! The first Thanksgiving took place in 1621 at Plymouth Plantation (Plymouth Colony, now Massachusetts). The English colonists (the pilgrims) from the Mayflower, a ship, and the Native Americans (the Indians) in the area had a huge feast to give thanks, and to celebrate their friendship and acceptance of each other. The day after Thanksgiving is called "Black Friday." This is the biggest shopping day of the year in America! All the stores open really early and have huge sales. So basically, all the crazy shoppers get up at 3:00 am to go buy their Christmas presents on discount. Personally, I've only gone out a few times on this day. There are tons of people everywhere and it's insane! I'm so glad we were allowed to write this letter in English! Well, at least everyone told me we were allowed. I think from now on we are going to do half English and half Spanish. I'm not sure if we talked about it or not, but what kind of music do you like? What are the names of some songs you like?

Talk to you soon! Alison

11/24/09 post Hi Aurora!

Well, I still haven't heard from you, but that's okay. This week has been so busy, and so was the weekend! I just want it to be tomorrrow at 2:45. That's when school's over for the week. Hah. As I already wrote, we have a four day weekend because of the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. It will be nice to finally have a few days off.

On Saturday, I had a weightlifting competiton. It wasn't like an actual competition though, it was for charity. Since Christmas is coming, everyone who competed had to bring a christmas present (a toy, game, etc.) for a child. Also, the money paid to compete was donation towards buying kids (who can't afford it) presents for Christmas. I ended up bench pressing 275 pounds. It's not my best, but I wasn't prepared for this meet and it was just for fun anyways. The meet was around two hours away, so it took up my entire Saturday. On Sunday I did homework all day! I had a chemistry test yesterday, so I had to study a lot. That is my hardest class. What is your most difficult class in school?

Thanksgiving is on Thursday. Since my parents are divorced, I basically have two Thanksgivings in one day. First, I go to my grandma's house on my mom's side of the family. We eat, and talk, and play cards. My grandma is a really good cook. My mom's family is kind of small; it's just my brother, cousin, and I (the grandkids). We are pretty close, and always have a good time together. Then, in the afternoon, my brother and I go to my aunt and uncle's house on my dad's side of the family. His family is bigger, so it's usually pretty crazy. I don't see his family often, and I like catching up with them. Well, that's basically what I have done almost every Thanksgiving since I was young. Hopefully I will hear back from you soon! Oh, and I heard you guys have a week long break off of school coming up! You are so lucky!

See you later, Alison

12/1/09 post Hola Aurora!

Yo escribí a tú sobre el Día de las Gracias ya, pero tengo un más tiempo. En el Día de las Gracias comí mucha comida. En mi abuelos casa comí el pavo, el puré de papas, el maíz y otro vegetales, los tallarines, el relleno, y los panecillos. Estuve muy lleno! Más tarde, cuando fui a la casa de mis tíos, comí muchos postres como pie de calabaza. Todo la comida fue muy bueno, y peinso engordarse (hopefully that makes sense). Estuvo un día divertido, y me gusta visitar con mi familia.

Hopefully that's enough spanish for one letter. =) Anyways, a four day break was nice. Going back today was sad. I did not want to get out of bed this morning! I mostly spent time with family and friends, and exercised.. which is okay. I don't spend a ton of time with family, so I enjoyed it. My step-mom has family home from Mississippi, a state in the south. Her niece and nephew are so cute! On another note, there is only three weeks until Christmas break. I cannot wait! It is supposed to snow this week, which is what I have to tell you about.

Snow (incase you don't know?) is white, fluffy, sparkely, and very cold. Sometimes, there is so much of it we don't even have to go to school! When there is enough of it, my friends and I dress in warm clothes, and we go out and "play" in it. Yes, play. We build snowmen; huge men made out of balls of snow. We have snowball fights in which we throw small balls of snow at each other, and we go sledding. Sledding is when we get on sleds (made of wood, steel, plastic, etc.) and ride them down huge hills in town. It is really fun! I still haven't heard from you so I'm thinking we're having some sort of computer error. Hopefully it will get figured out so we can catch up!

Adiós para ahora, Alison

es el diez de diciembre

¡Hola Aurora!

I still haven't heard from you, which is no big deal. I just keep writing since it's for a grade. You have probably been writing to me wondering why you haven't heard back either. Hopefully this problem can get worked out really soon! This week has been terribly long. It seems like it's taking forever! Tomorrow is Friday, and I am so happy. I have been so stressed and I just need a break. However, on Saturday I am taking a really big test over practically everything I've ever learned! It goes from 8am-12pm, and is called the ACT. It is so I can get into college. I am pretty nervous. Other than school, I still have lifting and volleyball.

This week I am supposed to tell you about a service project our school does every Christmas. It's called Reach Out. Students in our school have to bring in a certain type of food for every class they're in. For example; I have to bring in canned vegetables for Spanish, brownie mix for chemisty, cereal for English, and so on. Also, our school collects money donations from anyone willing to give. The week before Christmas break, we set up around 100 big boxes in the gym, and fill them with all of the food and other home necessities. The money that was collected goes to buying other food and supplies we don't get donated. Once all the boxes are filled, we bless them by having a mass in the gym. Then the seniors (12th graders) deliver the boxes to families in need in our area. While they are delivering, the underclassmen go to nursing homes, and grade schools to spread holiday cheer (we sing, read to children, visit). Our school has done this for many years, and it's a great service to the community.

Christmas is coming soon! I don't really know what I want other than clothes. What are you asking for? Also, the weather is finally starting to get bad! Today, I thought we were going to have a delay from school, but we didn't. =( It is extremely cold, windy, and even a little snowy. It makes it feel so much more like Christmas time; i love it. I am really hoping to talk to you soon!

¡Adiós! Alison

es el quince de diciembre de dos mil nueve

¡Hola otra vez!

This communication problem we seem to be having still isn't figured out. It kind of stinks. Hopefully your teacher can show you how to get on this so it will be better. Today is Monday; last week of school before Christmas break. I am so excited! Today the craziest thing happened to me. I woke up really late and had ten minutes to get ready for school. It was awful! I didn't even get to eat breakfast; plus, today was an A day. That means I have Spanish, Study Hall, Lunch, English, and Chemistry. I'm not sure I told you, but we have four classes for an hour and a half each every other day. I hate A days.

Anyways, I am supposed to tell you about our exams. We have our exams two weeks after Christmas break. We go back to school, review for a week, and then we have two or three days of tests. I think it's only two days this year. I will probably have four exams on both days, each an hour and a half long. After the first two exams, we are allowed to leave for lunch. However, the younger kids (freshman and sophomores) usually stay because they can't all drive. Some people don't have four exams each day. Some may only have three; this means they don't have to be at school at that time, which is nice. I hate studying for exams. It is so much work! How do your exams work?

Today was such a boring day. This week needs to go fast. This past weekend I went shopping. My mom bought me stuff for Christmas. On Christmas day, I go to both of grandparent's houses. I am really excited because I got a really cute outfit to wear. I have a black dress with a belt, tights, and black boots. Well the black boots don't fit so I have to get a new pair. What color tights do you think I should wear, red or black? That's all I have for now. Have a good week!

Sinceramente, Alison =)

PS pleaseee write back!

es el cinco de enero ¡Hola Aurora!

¿Tuvo una Navidad buena? ¿Qué recibió? I recibí muchos regalos. Me divertí visitar con mi familia porque no los veo a menudo. No hice mucho en vacaciones. Levanté pesas y jugué voleibol. También, dormí mucho. ¿Celebró el año nuevo? No creo es 2010, el tiempo va tan rápidamente! Hoy es nuestro día primer en escuela desde el año pasado; estoy triste. No me gusta escuela. Tenemos exámenes en dos semanas y no quiero estudiar. ¿Tiene exámenes?

That is enough Spanish for now. I am very rusty right now since I haven't been in school for two weeks! It just took me forever to write that little bit! Hah. Sorry I didn't write over break. I don't think I even told you I wasn't going to. You probably think I never even got your letter. I am so glad I did; it was like I was writing to myself! I should've just sent it through my other email to begin with. Anyways, it's really cold here and we have snow! We should've had a two hour delay today, but we didn't. Oh, and sorry I was totally complaining in the Spanish part of this letter. I wrote it this morning, and I just realized I was. I tend to do that often.

On a better note, school is almost half way done for this year! I just have to get through exams and all will be well. Hopefully I don't die. =) Also, I was a bit confused about your letter. I didn't get the chance to have my aunt (the Spanish teacher) read it over and tell me exactly what you wrote. You had two houses and you moved out of one to the other, or you just moved? Do you still go to the same school? My letters are probably confusing too. Talk to you soon!

Tu amiga, Alison

es el veinte y uno de enero de dos mil diez

Aurora,

¡Esta semana está loca! El lunes, no tuvimos venir a escuela porque fue una vacaciones. Ayer, recibí mucha tarea de inglés. Tenemos leer un libro y llamó "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." ¡No me gusta inglés y es mi lengua materna! =) Ayer, tuve levantar y voleibol también. Estoy siempre ocupado el miercoles. Hice bueno en exámenes; todo A's and un B. Estoy muy contenta que ellos son terminados. Ahora, está como comenzar un año nuevo de esculea otra vez. No puedo escribir en español ya.

I just can't think of what to write in Spanish. I suppose that's enough.. it's more than last time. Sorry I didn't tell you I wasn't going to write last week because of exams. I just can't believe my teachers. I was all caught up on everything for two days and then they gave us tons of stuff to do! Do you guys get a lot of homework over there? I am excited for the weekend. My friend Annie and I are going to see a movie. We haven't done anything in awhile. She went home sick today though, so I really hope she gets better. Anyways, have a good weekend!

Alison =)

PS-I hope you did good on your exams!!!

es el veinte y seis de enero de dos mil diez

¡Hola Aurora!

Hoy es un gran día y yo soy muy contenta. Durante escuela, estuve loca (I was so hyper and giddy!). Fue gracioso. Mi profesora de español (mi tía) estuvo molestado. Hoy, tuve coro también. Me gusta cantar, pero no soy bueno. No tenemos muchas personas en el coro este semestre. Tuve inglés y chemisty por la tarde, y no recibí mucha tarea (for once!). Entonces, tuve un excelente entrenamiento. ¡Qué un día! Este el fin de semana mi amiga Annie y yo fuimos al cine para mirar la película "Avatar."

Okay, no more Spanish! =) The movie was fun. Have you ever heard of it? Probably not, but I don't know. Other than the movie, I had lifting and volleyball. I also went out to eat on Saturday. I don't really have much to tell since I just wrote Thursday. It was pretty warm here with rain, but today it finally got cold again and snowed. I want it to snow! It's not time for spring yet. Anyways, did you have a good weekend? What did you do? Talk to you soon!

Tu amiga, Alison

es el dos de febrero de dos mil diez

Aurora,

Tengo escribir sobre escuela y cómo aprendo. ¿Cómo quiere aprender? Me gustan discusiones en la clase con mis amigos y profesors. Me gustan algunas clases más que otros. No quiero aprender una cierta manera, pero me gustan ciertas clases. Algunas profesores enseñan mejor que otros y hacen clase más comico. Por ejemplo, sentándose en español es mejor que en la química. En la química, nos sentamos por una hora y media y tomamos notas. El profesor es bueno, pero no es mi cosa favorita. En español hablamos y hacemos actividades diferentes.

To me, it's not how I learn. It's the subject the teacher teachers and how they teach it. Anyways, what are your thoughts on this topic? Today is Monday and I am exhausted! I had a chemistry test today and I was up very late studying. I don't like starting a new semester. I just want it to be summer. It is so cold here! Every morning before I go to school I have to start my car at least ten minutes before I leave so it gets warm, and all the ice melts off the windshield. So were you there on Friday when our classes talked over the computer? I got to talk to someone, but I didn't do very well. =) Oh well. Anyways, write back!

¡Adios! Alison

es el nueve de febrero de dos mil diez

Aurora,

¿Cómo estás? Estoy bien. Hoy es lunes. Sabes que no me gusta el lunes. Recibimos mucho nieve este fin de semana y vamos a recibir más esta noche y mañana. Espero no tenemos escuela. El sábado en iglesia ellos anunciaron que el nombre de nuestra escuela va a cambiar de St. Joseph Central Catholic High School a Bishop Hoffman High School. Muchas personas están tristes y enojadas. No queremos cambiarlo. Todos firmaron una petición para enviar al Bishop. También, nuestro principal fui verlo esta tarde.

That's enough Spanish! There are three Catholic elementary schools in Fremont. We are combining the three of them so we can save money and etc. The economy in America is bad and enrollment is down in schools. To combine the grade schools, we had to get approval from the Bishop. It has been a month or so since we sent him a letter, and he finally sent us one back. Despite what we suggested to him (our plan and everything), he decided to changed the names of the grade schools, along with the high school. Changing the name of the high school is very upsetting to many people. We are doing all we can to change his mind. School today was crazy! Everyone is very angry. Hopefully we can work this out, and hopefully school will be cancelled the next two days! =) Talk to you later.

Tu amiga, Alison