Learning About Portugal

From our friend, Teresa


Hello .........? I'm looking for a friend. My name is TERESA (10 years old). My sister (Joana) sometimes write you I think. My name is Teresa. I live in Almada in Portugal.

I have got one sister. two hamsters and a bird. Next year I want a dog. Do you like dogs? I love them but my mother doesn't. I am 10 years old.

Next year I'll have 9 teachers. That is good!! My sister is three years older than me. My hobby is playing the piano.

In these holidays I go to Elvas where my uncle has a farm with horses. I'm going to learn how to ride a horse.I like animals very much. In the morning I swim and ride.....a horse. Where are you going to spend your holidays? Do you like your teacher? Please write me. It is my first letter... BYE-BYE

TERESA

joana.dias@mail.telepac.pt


6-25-96

Dear Teresa,

Hello, my name is Peaches Dale. I am in the 7th grade. I like to babysit kids. What are you doing this summer? I like dogs, puppies, and cats. I have two brothers. How many sisters or brothers do you have? Also I am 12 year old. Also again my brother's name is Timmy and I do not known how to spell my other brother's name. I like to ride my bike and play with kids going to the mall. I will be going on a trip in July. My birthday coming up on July 23, 1996. I will be 12 years old. Now I am 11 years old. On my birthday I will be 12.

YOUR FRIEND,
Peaches Dale


6-25-96 Dear Teresa,

I'm 12 years old. My name is Kristy. I have one brother he is 9 years old in the 5th grade. I like swimming at the YMCA and traveling long distances. I live in Salisbury MD. What is your favorite hobby? I also like running, bike riding and talking on the telephone to my friends. I hope you turn on your computer today so you can read all the letters that our writing class wrote to you.

YOUR FRIEND,
KRISTY R. WALLACE


June 25, 1996

Dear Teresa,

Hi, Teresa My name is Jimmy I am 12 years old and I have a dog named (Mandy) and I have 3 kittens 1 cat and I have a pool and I like to swim in it I live near Ocean City I like to play baseball I have one (brother) his name is (Ricky) thanks for writing to me.

Your Friend,
Jimmy


June 25, 1996

Dear Teresa,

I am 12 year old and my name is Deandre. I have two brothers and have two sisters. Do you go up a hour daylight savings time? I like to play basketballand football. Can you play soccer? I can play soccer but not good.

Your friend,
Deandre Hitch


June 25, 1996

Dear Teresa,

Hi my name is Marquis. I am 12. I read your letter yesterday. I have a dog her name is Shelby. I have two sisters. One is eight and the other is seventeen. I live in Salisbury, MD

Your Friend,
Marquis Leonard


6-25-96

Dear Teresa,

I am 13 yrs. old and my name is Tinelle.I have 2dogs And a baby sister that is 6 mos. My mom's name is Amanda. I like to play baseball and go swimming, and I like to draw. What do you like to do for fun ? Do you go up an hour for daylight ? What things do you do for fun ? what games do you play? I have a brother named Terry and he is 19 yrs. old right now he is in college. But I don't see him as much .

Your Friend,
Tinelle Bryant


Hello Chelana, Peaches, Jimmy, Kristy, DeAndre, Marquis, Marguita and Tinelle,

Thanks for your nice letters. How old are you Chelana and everyone? Where do you do hair? I am very curious about that. Can you explain what a zipper is?

I like playing monopoly. What games do you prefer?

Here are some questions for you and your friends to answer:

Good luck!!!!

I have to go!!! Your friend,
Teresa


July 1

Dear Teresa,

How are you doing? We are looking for what you asked us.So fare we think we have found the answer to one of your questions. I am doing fine but I am trying to find your answers. So far we have found the answer to "What is the name of the river that flows by Almada." We found that the Tagus river flows by Almada. We have not found anything else. We have already seen your sister on the computer. Does she look like you?

Please send us a picture of you. Do you push your clocks ahead one hour in the spring? We do. What is your tallest building and what is it's name?

Your Friend,
Maquita Renee Harris


7-1-96

Dear Teresa,

We're looking hard to find the answer to the questions you gave us. Well we found one answer so far but we were looking hard enough we should have found all of them. Well I'm sorry I didn't ask how are you doing? I'm fine just working hard to find answers for you. Next time you send hard questions send me only me some clues. Also next time you write us back please try to send us a picture/pictures of you. We have already seen Joana on the World Wide Web.

Well I'm going back to work. I'll be back to write you some more. Also I need a little bit more understanding about how your timing system goes. Could you "TRY" to send our writing class a chart on your time. You don't have to send us one right away when ever the time is right for you okay. Also do you set your clocks ahead 1 hr. in the spring? The answer that I found was the Tagus River.

YOUR FRIEND,
KRISTY R. WALLACE

P.S. WRITE BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE


July 1, 1996

Hi, this is Jimmy. I got your letter I looked up that monument and I could not find it. I found this tall monument out in the water is this the name of it . The Lisbon monument is what I found.

I have a question for you Do you know what statue is in New York? Do you push your clock ahead an hour in the spring? I saw a picture of your sister on the computer.

Your Friend,

Jimmy

June 25, 1996

Dear Teresa,

My name is Chelana Nicole Ellis. I have a sister and a brother. My sister's name is Richonda Lynn Ellis and my brother's name is J'uan Marquise Williams. My favorite things to do are ice skating, doing hair, and gymnastics. I also like writing stories.

After summer school I might go up Baltimore. One day last week my sister and I went with her real dad [my step dad] to Ocean City. We got on this ride called the zipper. My sister got scared, because it felt like you were going to fall.

My birthday is next week on Fourth of July. We went swimming yesterday. What do you do around the house? I have three dogs and two cats over my dad's house. Do you do most of the work around the house? Yes I like dogs. My next door neighbor birthday's are in July too. Lakita's is July 3. Demonica's is July, 6. My other friends Brittaney's is July 12. My sister's birthday is June 14, 1988. My brother's is August 7 1993.

Sincerely,
Chelana,


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