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Alexandria P- Walcott, Iowa
Ivan Turi I- Calimera, Italy
Savannah D- Missouri
Elijah B- Oley, Pennsylvania

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My penpals and I have a lot of similarities about our daily life. One of my penpals, Alexandria, wrote that she goes to school from 8:45 to 3:45 which is very similar to my school where we start school at 8:10 and leave at 3:30. My penpals and I are also very different in our daily life. My other penpal, Elijah, said that the weather in Pennsylvania in the winter can get as low as 0 degrees. In Texas it will get cold in the winter but not to 0.

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All of my penpals like basically the same foods, these foods include, pasta, pizza, and fast food. Ivan Turi said that he likes food like pizza, salad, cheese, fish, and chicken. Savanna likes fast food with different cuisines like Chinese, Mexican, and Italian foods. One thing that I have never heard of before was Whitney’s Ice Cream and Atomic Coffee. Alexandria said that Whitney’s Ice Cream was her favorite dessert and Atomic Coffee was her favorite coffee shop behind Starbucks. Most of the foods that my penpals like I like too, except for fish. Whitney’s Ice cream and Atomic Coffee I haven't tried so I know if I like them or not.

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For History week, two of my penpals (not including me) posted, Alexandria and Ivan Turi. One thing that Alexandria wrote about how blue bunny was created in her state, Iowa. Another thing that she wrote about was how Iowa was established on December 28, 1849 and that her city, Walcott, is a small town with a population of 1,629 as of 2010. Ivan Turi wrote about Fredrick ll, a Roman Emperor, and his ways of ruling. The only similarities with my penpals and me is that Iowa was founded on December 28, 1849 and Texas was founded on November 14, 1849, which are pretty close dates.

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For the Art and Literature two of my penpals posted (not including me). Alexandria wrote about a skyscraper called Willis Towers in Chicago, which she wrote is only a few hours away from her house. She mentioned that Willis Towers is 110 stories and 1,450 feet tall. She also said that she went there once and on the 103 floor there is a sky deck  that can see about 4 states. Ivan also wrote about art and literature, since Ivan is from Italy one of the most common artist is Leonardo De Vince who’s most famous painting is the Mona Lisa. He also wrote about some buildings like the Otranto Cathedral which is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Italy. If I were comparing my art and literature to theirs they would be very different. For Example, in Ivan’s writing he mentioned Leonardo De Vince, a famous artist, In Fort Worth or even America I cant think of a artist that is or close to being how famous Leonardo De Vince was and still is.

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For the Pop Culture week all of my penpals wrote except for one. Savanna wrote about the most popular things in her community, like iPads and iPhones. Alexandria wrote about types of music that are popular in her community those include, rap, county, and pop music. She also said that crocks were very popular in Iowa. Ivan said that in his city the citizens like to have events and festivals. They also like to sing and dance to folk music. I think that Alexandria and I have similarities and differences in pop culture. Alexandria said that crocks are popular in Iowa but they are not popular in Texas. She also sad that pop, country, and rap music were popular in her community and I think that it is also popular here. In Texas, not many people dance and sing to folk music so therefore, I think that Ivan and my pop culture are very different.

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How has my opinion changed about the places my penpals live?

I didn’t have a big opinion on Italy but something that has changed in my thoughts is the food category. I thought that all Italians eat is pizza and pasta but they actually eat most of the same foods I do.

Are people more similar or different than you expected?

They are definitely more similar then I expected. I thought that we would have nothing in common but it turns out with most of us like the same things. Almost all of us like the same foods and music. Savanna and I are very similar in pop culture and Alexandria and I have a lot in common for our daily lifes.