Our Friend in China -
MengYu


February 15, 2000

Hi MengYu,

My name is Kelsey. I am 7 years old. I like to ride my pony. What do you like to do?

Your friend,
Kelsey


Hi MengYu,

My name is Stacey. I am 7 years old. I like to play school. What do you like to do? Do you have a sister or brother?

Your friend,
Stacey


Hi MengYu,

My name is Trevor. I am 7 years old. I like to play mortal 4 combat. What do you like to do?

Your friend,
Trevor


Hi MengYu,

My name is Jessica. I am 8 years old. I like to clean. What do you like to do?

Your friend, Jessica


Hi MengYu,

My name is Andrew. I am 7 years old. I like to GO HUNTING.

Your friend,
Andrew


Hi MengYu, My name is Robert. I am 7 years old. I like to hunt. What do you like to do?

Your friend,
Robert


Hello, Mrs. Weeg and Robert, Stacey, Kelsey, Andrew, Trevor, Jessica,

I'm so glad to receieve your emails. My name's MengYu, Li, My teachers called me MengYu, Li in school. My parents called me XiaoXiao at home. My mother 's colleagues called me MengYu. I like to be called MengYu. I can only say a little English so this email is writen with my mother's help.

I'm in DaLian city, LiaoNing province. DaLian is a coastal city. I like to ride my bicicle and skiing. I'm trying to find you in my map.

Attached: a picture when I was four years old.

MengYu


February 24, 2000

Dear MengYu,

Today is the hundredth day of school for us. Can you give us the numbers 1 through 10 in Chinese? Is it the hundredth day of school for you? I like your shirt. What kind of shoes do you have on in the picture you sent us?

Your friend,
Ashley


Dear MengYu,

Did you get wooden shos from Disney World? Today is the 100th day fo school. How old are you? I am 8 years old.

Your friend,
Ebony


Dear MengYu,

Where are you in that picture? What city is it? What are your shoes called? Today is the 100th day of school. Is today your 100th day for you?

Your friend,
Ravon


Dear Mengyu,

Can you give us the numbers 1 through 10 in Chinese? Are the shoes in the picture wooden shoes? Today is the hundredth day of school.

Your friend,
Joshua S.


Dear Mengyu,

Today is the hundredth day of school. Can you count to a hundred in Chinese and English? Were you in a Disney theme park in your picture? Are those your shoes? I like that shirt that you have on.

Your friend,
Brittani


Dear MengYu,

Today is the hundredth day of school. Can you count to a hundred in Chinese and English? Did you go to Disney theme park before because I saw your shirt in the picture you sent us. Mrs. Weeg is going to take pictures of all of us together.

Your friend,
Heather


From MengYu

Hello Ashley,

I'm afraid that your computer can't display Chinese, so I will give you the numbers 1 through 10 in Chinese spelling. The spelling is as follows:

Numbers 1-10 in Chinese Spelling
1 yi
2 er
3 san
4 si
5 wu
6 liu
7 qi
8 ba
9 jiu
10 shi

can you spell them?

Usually we have two semesters, the first one is begin on first of september , the second one is begin on first of March ,so I'm going to begin my school days next week.

You know the shoes in my picture doesn't belong to me. It's a model shoes . many children have taken picture there.

Do you know china ? Do you know my hometown - DaLian? I wish you can come to DaLian someday .

Best wishes for you.

Your friend,
MengYu


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Patricia A. Weeg
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