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About my family

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About my family

From: kellycali@ainrofilac.eg

To: yoko@idkwyl.ptm

Subject: My family

 

Dear Yoko

Let me tell you about my family. I live with my mum, my dad and my big sister. We live in California. My mum’s name is Carmen. She’s Mexican and she speaks English and Spanish. She’s a Spanish teacher. She’s short and slim, she’s got long, brown hair and brown eyes. My dad’s name is David. He’s American. He’s tall and a little fat! He’s got short brown hair and blue eyes. He works in a bank. My sister Shania is 14 and she loves listening to music. She listens to music all the time! She’s got long brown hair and green eyes, like me. I’ve got long hair too. We’ve got a pet dog, Brandy. He’s black and white and very friendly.

Write soon and tell me about your family.

Love

Kelly

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Submitted by Aida_2007 on Mon, 01/25/2021 - 14:25

hi!! im aida and 13 yo .so i have a medium family not too big not too short . i live with my mum dad and my twin brother ( some times i hate him but i love him ) we live in iran. we have a small home . my home have only 2 rooms 1 bath room and 1 shower room and a kitchen !!! me and my brother grade 8 in high school im billie eilish and ariana grande and one-d super fan . :)

Submitted by ar45xf on Wed, 01/13/2021 - 23:40

Dear friend, I am going to tell you about my family, my family is very big, I currently live with my grandmother and my father, we live well, we are supe fun every day in my house that is in Mexico, I enjoy it a lot every day, your daughters and sons come to visit some of their children ... I am always in the care of my grandmother and the security the house I together with my father help hi in the house to maintain a good environment and orderly cleanliness. You should come to know me more and my cousins who are a disaster and you will have a great time I'll wait for you in CDMX
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Submitted by RosenSindSchwarz29 on Mon, 01/11/2021 - 14:32

Hallo everyone! I'm new here now. My name's Rose. I'm 14 and I come from Germany. My mother’s French and my father’s German, so I’m bilingual. But we mostly speak German at home. Let’s tell something about my family. I’ve got mother, father and a (younger) twin sister. I’m medium high and slim. I’ve got long blond wavy hair with fair sun highlights. I’ve got olive green eyes with small eyebrows. I’ve got small upturned nose, full lips and healthy teeth. I have freckles and a beauty spot. Somebody call me Lotte, because that’s my cat’s name and they want joke. She's black with white paws and green eyes. Even black is my favourite colour. My twin sister Gwen is as such as me, only that he also wears a dental orthodontic appliance. She’s friendly and a little less shy than I. My mom Laura is 46 years old. She’s medium high and slim too. She’s got blond wavy hair shoulder length. She also has light green eyes and charming smile. She’s great mom. My dad Marshall is 48 years old. He’s tall and slender. He’s got dark brown curly hair and sea blue eyes. He likes to joke. Write soon as possible. Nice to meet all of you. Would any of you be my friend? Best wishes, Rose =)

Submitted by PurpleBluebell on Sun, 02/21/2021 - 22:40

Wow, well done! That is a better desription than i could have done and my first language is English xD.
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Submitted by FlowerQueen on Tue, 07/20/2021 - 14:45

Hi Rose! I live in Germany too. It’s cool, to meet someone German in this website. Bye!
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Submitted by Kostantinus on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 09:38

I have a big family. I live with my mother and my younger sister. My mother's name is Luba. She is neither tall no short. She has curly brown hair and brown eyes. She is Ukrainian and speaks Ukrainian, Russian and Surjik. My mum works in the factory as planer. She is a good worker, her collegues and her boss respect her a lot. My sister's name is Natasha. She is a beautiful short girl with long curly brown hair and brown eyes. I love my younger sister, because she is a very kind cute girl. We don't have any grandfathers, but we have two grandmas. They are very old woman and love us very much. One of them lives in our city in her own house with a garden. We meet with her a fer times a week. Another one lives in the countryside. We visit her every month, sometimes more often. Every summer holidays we go to see her. She is very happy to see us. She lives alone with two female goat, chickens, a dog and a few cats. The goats' names are Marta and Kosulia. The are very funny and friendly. Sometimes the have baby goats. We adore to play with them. By the way, my family has a pet dog. Her name is Milka. She is small dog with long silver and gold hair. She likes to play a ball. All members of my family love each other.

Submitted by Letife on Thu, 12/31/2020 - 12:43

Hello! my name is Latifa and l am from Azeribajion . l am 11 years old .Let me tell you about my big family . there are seven person my family .Mother ,Father ,grandmother, grandfather, sister, brother and me .My mother's name is gunel she english teacher .My father 's name is Nail and his a driver. My granmother's name is Mahluqe and she a nurse .My grandfather 's name is Bahman and he does't work. My sister's name is Mahluqe and she is sturdent . My brother 's name is Nariman and he a sturdent too.
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Submitted by rafaelyeshua on Sat, 12/12/2020 - 16:24

No, we are 4 in my family, my mum, she's venezolan, she's divorced with my dad, she's fat and a teacher, my dad's venezolan, she's tall and fat, she's sport teacher, my brother is tall, he lives in peru with my two aunts, i am a little bit fat, i am student, and i live with my mum

Submitted by Ajms03 on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 01:36

Hallo everyone, my name is Anjeli, my family is small,we are only 5 members : mom,dad,sister,brother and i. My dad is farmer,my mom is homework,my sister already married and have two children, my brother is just got married and i is college student.

Submitted by Rambya on Fri, 11/06/2020 - 01:18

Hello everyone, my name is Rizky and i'm 17 years old. I live with my parent in a big house. We live in indonesia. My mom is from Panu'ut she is tall, she has a long hair and black eyes. My father is from Muara untu and he is low and gray, he worked as a farmer. I have big 4 brothers; Nanang, Ludin, Mahfuz, and M. Na'im, but they are all in Panu'ut and are married.

Submitted by KH on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 16:18

Hi, I'm Khusnul, I'm 17 years old. I'm going to tell you about my family. There are six people in my family, my father, my mother, my older sister, my younger sister, my younger brother and I. My father is 46 years old and he works in private employees. My mother is 46 years old and a housewife. She's very good at cooking and sewing clothes. In her free time, she usually sews simple clothes for me and my sister. My older sister is 21 years old and she's a university student. She rarely stays home because she's very busy with her classes. My younger sister is 16 years old. She is a student in grade 1 high school. She really like reading. Finally, my younger brother is 8 years old. He is a 4th grade students of elementary school. He really likes foodball and playing badminton.

Submitted by Sentia12345 on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 10:53

Hello all my name is pasla I live in Indonesia I live with my parents they have 5 children i have 1 sister now she's 4 semesters, and I have 3 brothers they are still small. My father is 40 years old and works as a farmer while my mother is 36 years old and she only works as a housewife. I come from a simple family but I am very grateful to have really great parents they were able to send my siblings and me to school although in the midst of a deprived economy they don't want our children to miss education they are trying to send us to school moderate temperature

Submitted by Wulan on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 09:07

Hello! my name is Wulandari, i'm 17 years old and i am from indonesia.let me tell you about my little family. my family has got six members. my father's name is Misraniala . he is tell and thin . my mother's is Yatniwatie. he is tall and fat. brother name Riska, Risna, and Rava. we've got a pet cat, oren. he's cute and very spoiled. in free time we like go to a tourist spit.

Submitted by milkyway12 on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 08:21

Hello, my name is Ayu, I live in Palangkaraya with my mom, and my dad and my little sister. My mom's name is Yuspariya she's an Indonesian and she only speaks Indonesian. She's short and fat, she's got short black hair and black eyes and she is a housemaid. My dad's name is Hendra. He's Indonesian too. He's not too tall, but stocky. His work is a builder. I have one little sister that I love so much her name is Dhea she's 15 years old, unfortunately she's got disability since she born, she can't walk and talking properly in her age. She's got really short brown hair and beautiful brown eyes. Different from me who's got long black curly hair. I think that's all about my little family, cheers.

Submitted by SetiaAnifaRiadelano on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 08:10

Let me indrocuse my self and my family my name is Setia. I live in Nihan village. I live with my mum's dad and my sister. My mum's name is Asmiati. She's Nihan and she speaks Indonesia. My dad name is Nonan. He's talk and a little thin. Ye work in a garden. My sister Ajeng is 13 and she loves listening to music. She's got long hair too. "I love my family"

Submitted by Adimalardy on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 08:08

Hello everyone. My name is Adim, let me tell about my little family. I Live in a small family with my mother and my older brother. We live in Indonesia. My mom's name is Etty. She is a kindergarten teacher. She is short and wears a hijab and has brown eyes and I have an older brother's name is Adam. He is currently pursuing his master's degree at Universitas Airlangga. He is shy and smart.

Submitted by Sikkasaptasindi on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 07:59

Hi everyone! My name is Sikka. I want to tell you about my family. I live with my mum, my dad, and my three younger sisters. We live in Indonesia. My mum's name is Dadae. She's a teacher. She's short and a little fat. She's got long black hair and brown eyes. My mum loves to cook. My dad's name is Sihel. He's tall and slim. He's got short black hair and brown eyes. He's a teacher. He's also a business man. My dad likes playing musical instruments as guitar, keyboard, piano, and pianica. My three sister name are Yaya, Dea, and Nadine. Yaya likes dancing. She's got long black hair and brown eyes, like me. She's bodygoals model. Dea loves listening to music and drawing, and Nadine likes playing games on android. We have got two pet dogs, doggy and dogsyie. Every holiday, my family always spends time together.

Submitted by Gryshelda_Nabila on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 07:58

Hello everyone! Let me tell you about me and my family. My name is Gryshelda. Everyone calls me Shelda. I’m from Kuala Pembuang, the District of Seruyan, Central Kalimantan. I am a student. I am short and have straight hair. I live with my parents, and my little brother. My father’s name is Edy. He’s 44 years old. He’s Javanese. He’s a civil servant. He is medium tall and black hair. My mother’s name is Yeni. She’s 46 years old. She’s Banjarese. She is a housewife. She is medium tall too, and has curly hair. My brother is Ragiel. He is 9 years old and he is a student in elementary school. He is so big, tall, and also beautiful eyes. We love to spend a lot of time together. I think that’s about me and my family. Keep the spirit, Thank you!

Submitted by Reskita on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 07:57

Hi, my name is Debby. I'm 17 years old. I from indonesia. I have mother,father, 2 brothers and 1 sister. My mother has 55 years old, my father has 58 years old, my first brother has 32 years old, my second brother has 30 years old and my sister has 25 years old. My mother and my father is a farmer. Now, i live with my mother, my father and my sister. My first brother got married. He have 2 child. I am the youngest in our family.

Submitted by fonasimarmata24 on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 07:55

My name ia Fona,i am 17 years old.I live with my dady,my mom,and my little brother.We live in Samosir.My mom is a private employee,she's got short and black hair and brown eyes.She is 47 years old.My dady is a farmer,he's got short and black hair and brown eyes.He is 51 years old.My little brother has studies in elementary school.We have a black pet dog.

Submitted by abellia on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 07:39

Hello Everybody!! My name is Angel, I'm 17 years old, I'm from Indonesia, I live with my parents and my siblings, I'm the firstborn child of three siblings, I have one sister her name is Nastasya, now she is in the final stage of senior high school and I also have a fat little brother his name is Given, now he is in elementary school, my dad's name is jemat, now he is 48 years old and my mom's name is Sonria,my parents worked as farmers. This is what I can tell about my family. Thank you

Submitted by angguralya7 on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 07:14

Hello everyone! Well we know that family are some of the people we first meet when we was born in the world. Now, let me share for you about me and my family. I have a wonderful family. There are four people in my family. Such as my father, my mother, my sister, and me. We live in Kasongan, Katingan Hilir, Kalimantan Tengah. My name is Anggur. It's a unique name for me, so it's easy to remember that. My dad's name is Saipullah . He's 40 and he's Banjarese. He's have black hair and brown eyes. He is a mechanic. My mum's name is Siti. She's 39 and Banjarese too. She's have long and brown hair and brown eyes. She just a housewife. So far she's smart housewife for we family of course. I have a sister and she's name is Winda. She's 14 and so tall than me. Me and my sister like playing TikTok every single day and we like explore about food anytime we want do. I think that's a great story about me and my family. Thank you for reading and stay healty.

Submitted by anggitawulann_ on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 07:05

Hello everybody! My name is Anggita. You can call me Angggita. I live in Pangkalan Dewa village with my family. I have a younger sister. My mother is a housewife and my father is a farmer. My parents are very strict and discipline. My siblings is independent to do daily activity. She wash clothes and so do I. We are taught to be tough and independent since we are kiss. I love my family very much. I learn many thongs from my parents and my sibling. We are also taught to take care each other. Despite our busy daily activities, my parents never forget to have quality time with their children. We regularly spend our weekend somewhere, for example beach, cottage, cinema, and many other places that we like and new to try. I can't even show more how happy I am to be born in this family. Besides, we also have a special day when the kids can ask question about something in our mind for example phenomenom around us or something that is considered as taboo. My parents build making question gabut and ask us to think critically. We usually do that on Friday night. My mom always accompany us when we are studying every night. Menwhile nya father is usually busy with God preparation. But, he also Will help us when we have a question for him.

Submitted by Dwikasinta on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 06:40

Hi everyone! My name is Winda. I come from Indonesia. I was born in a city of Indonesia, namely in Kasongan on October 28 . I'm 18 years old and currently studying at Palangkaraya University, majoring in chemistry education. I have one brother and he is married. My parents are still complete. My mother's name is Wennie, she is a housewife. My father's name is Ludewit, he is an entrepreneur. My father owns 2 shops that sell office supplies and photocopy services and owns one hotel, it's all in Kasongan. We are from the Dayak tribe. Currently we all live in Kasongan, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Regards, Winda
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Submitted by Lalalera on Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:15

Hello! My name is Lera, I'm 14 y.o. I live in Russia with my mum, dad and little brother. My mum's name is Olga. She's got long fair hair and blue eyes. My dad's name is Sergey. He's got short black hair and brown eyes. My brother's name is Lesha. He's got short fair hair and brown eyes. We've got a pet fish, Erica.

Submitted by SetiaAnifaRiadelano on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 08:12

Hello! My name is setia. Iive in Nihan village with my mum' dad and my sister. My mum's name is Asniati. My dad name is Nonan. He's talk and a little thin. Ye work in a garden. My sister Ajeng is year and she loves listening to music. She's got long hair too.

Submitted by anna28 on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 18:26

Hello! My name is Ana, I`m 17 years old and I am from Romania. Let me tell you about my little family. My family has got three members. My father`s name is Daniel. He is a policeman. He stops the drivers who do not follow the traffic rules.He is tall and thin. My mother`s name is Mary. She is a teacher at one of the famous kindergarten from our city. She is beautiful, tall and slim. We love to spend much time together. In our free time we like to travel on mountain tops.

Submitted by Erandi7 on Wed, 10/28/2020 - 01:58

Hello my name is Erandi I'm 12 years, I live in Mexico with my parents, Their names are Miriam and Israel. My mom is chubby and delight, has long hair and black eyes. Mi father is slim and tall, He is shy and nice. I have a pet his name is Yupi, he is crazy but is a good dog. I would like to be doctor when I grew up.

Submitted by Princess2401 on Thu, 10/15/2020 - 10:49

Hi everyone,my name's Vlada.I live in Ukraine. My family is big. It's mum my dad and two sisters. My mum and mu dad are an accountent. I and my bigger sister study at the school. and my the biggest sister studies in the university.We have got two cats and dog. My cats name are Archi and Lyna. My dog name's Joy. I love my family and my pets

Submitted by samianaznin on Wed, 09/16/2020 - 07:27

Hi, my name is samia.I have a small family.My father,mother and one younger brother.My brother is only 10 years. I'm the first child of my parents. My father and mother both are teacher. Although they always busy with their,they take care of me very well.That's all about my family.

Submitted by Rocco16 on Mon, 09/14/2020 - 15:18

Hello, my name is Rocco, I have 2 brothers, I am the oldest, one is 8 years old, his name is Romeo, and the other is called Roman and my father's name is Jose Roberto, he is 38 years old and my mother's name is Sandra Alicia is 36 years old and that it's all my family

Submitted by Msharymnn on Sat, 09/12/2020 - 17:56

Hello my name's Mshary,I have a small family with 1 brother and 1 sister،They are beautiful,My sister's name is Gadah She got tall black hair and black eyes, I love her, I think she is the best sister in the world, My brother's name is Sultan he got short black hair, he's nice too, My mother is the best thing in my life, she got nice black hair and black eyes, she get me everything I want, and my father is also good and also get me everything my family are good I love them.

Submitted by Victor_gtz14 on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 18:54

Hello everyone, my name is Victor and I'm 15 years old. I live with my parents in a big house. We live in Mexico. My mom is from Michoacan she is tall, she has a long hair and brown eyes. My father is from Jalisco and he is tall and bald, he works in the field. Also, I have 2 brothers; Marco and luis, but they live out of here and they are studying at the university.

Submitted by JoseO on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 18:46

Hello, my name is José and I am from Mexico, in my family we are 5: My Mother, my father, my sister, my dog and me. My dad is an industrial engineer and my mom has her own business. My sister is in high school and is in bicultural. My dog has 3 years old and is very playful

Submitted by ulisesrey on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 18:43

Hello, I am Ulises, my family is made up of my parents and two younger brothers, I am the oldest. My father is an accountant and my mother does not work, my brothers study at school.

Submitted by MVillarreal on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 18:40

hi My name is María, im 15 years old, Im form México.There are 4 us in my family, my dad, my mom, my sister and me. We have two dogs Teo and Greta. My family is bit small, but we try to be as close possible. My dad is an engineer, my mom was a veterinary and my sister is studying architecture. Every wekeend we go out to eat or watch movies.

Submitted by Fatima on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 18:40

Hi, my family is big, we are 6 members, my parents, my big brothers and my big sister, we live in Mexico, everyone have brown hair, brown eyes, and short hight, my sister, my big brother and me like singing :)

Submitted by LuisaM on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 18:39

Hello everyone, my name is Luisa and my family is small, we are only 4 members: Mom, dad, my little sister and I. My mother work with his family, my father is engineer and my brother and I are student.
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Submitted by Vale_R on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 18:39

I live with my mom, my dad and my young brother, we also have a little dog named Kia, We live on Mexico, My dad works at a big company, my mom works at home, she take care of us.

Submitted by JohanaD on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 18:38

Hi, Let me tell you about my family. I live in Mexico with my family: my mom, dad, and my two sisters both are younger than me. My mom and my Dad work in a company, my sisters and I are students, me in High School, my middle sister at Middle School, and my little sister at elementary school.

Submitted by Flavio on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 18:34

Let me tell you about my family. I live with mi sister, my dad, and my mum. We live in Monterrey N.L., Mexico. My mum’s name is Ma. Gabriela. She’s Mexican. My dad’s name is Flavio. He’s Mexican. He works in a company . My sister’s name is Samantha, she studies.

Submitted by DiegoD on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 18:30

Hi, everybody I live in monterey, Mexico in my house with my Father mother, sister and our three dogs My dad is engineer and my mom takes care of my sister and me we love travel and spend time together my sister likes ballet and I soccer

Submitted by Arturo on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 18:29

Hello! My name is Arturo. I live with my parents, I live with my brothers. My father works to pay school fees. My mother is a housewife. I have two brothers and a sister, my sister is 13 years old, my brother is 10 and my other brother is four. I am 15 years old, I am studying high school and I send them. Regards :)

Submitted by DiegoCastro on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 18:27

Hello, My name is Diego, let me tell you about my family.I live with my my mum, my dad and my sister.We live in Mexico. My mum's name is Gabriela.She's Mexican and she speak english and spanish . She's short, brown hair and brown eyes. My dad's name is Alejandro. He's Mexican too. He's tall and fat, He's got short black hair and black eyes.He works in a company.My sister valeria is 17 and she loves play videogames with friends.She's got long black hair and black eyes , like me.we've got a dog and two cats named Tamy, Coco and Manchas.

Submitted by claudia303 on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 17:43

hi, good day My name is Claudia, I am 15 years old and my family is five, I have two sisters and I have three pets, a fish, two dogs and a ferret, me and my sister play soccer, and my other sister does not play anything but she is a model, in my family we really like to travel and see new places and eat new things

Submitted by Aguilar_tecnologico on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 16:08

Hi my name is xcaret and I live with my mother and my father, we live in Tuxpan Veracruz my mother is 46 years old and my father is 46 years old, I am 15 years old and this February I will turn 16. The name of my parents are Elda and Juan, I like dance and I like listen to music all time. My parents work a lot so I'm hardly ever with them, I like go out with them.
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