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2. English name

3. Self-introduction: age, family, hobbies

4. An anecdote

5. 45 seconds to 1 minute long

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2. 中文名字

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4. 一個小故事

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親愛的筆友：

我的名字是陳嘉儀，我正在讀七年級。我家裡有四口人，和一條狗。我的狗特別可愛，名子叫果子。

我很愛畫貓。

我覺得我畫得很可愛，但是坐在我旁邊的同學都覺得很恐怖。我畫得真的有這麼差嗎？

今天早上在數學課，老師讓我們把功課傳到後面，讓那個人改。所以，坐在我前面的男生把他的功課給了我。他在本子上空了很多位子，所以我就畫了幾隻貓。雖然我是用鉛筆畫的，那位男生並沒有擦掉，所以我覺得他也覺得這些貓很可愛。為什麼別人都不喜歡呢？

我想要放一個照片，但是我害怕我的同學會笑我。

敬祝

天天快樂

陳嘉儀 上

2024年10月31日

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Dear pen pal, 2024/10/31

My name is Amy or 陳嘉儀, and I'm in 7th grade this year. There are four people in my family and an adorable dog named Berry.

I really like drawing cats.

Personally, I think my cats are absolutely adorable, but everyone around me thinks they're creepy. Am I really this bad at art?

This morning at math class, the teacher told us to pass our notebooks to the person behind us to grade our homework. So the boy sitting in front of me passed his homework to me. He left so much blank space on his notebook that I figured it would be wasted if I didn't do anything with it. So I drew a few cats. Even though I used pencil to draw it, he didn't erase them, so I think he doesn't hate them. But why does everyone else hate them then?

I would send a picture, but I'm afraid my classmates will laugh at me.

Sincerely, Amy

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親愛的筆友:

你好！我叫陳揚昇，我今年十二歲。我的愛好是打排球和吹樂器。我吹的樂器是薩克斯風和低音管，我覺得他們很有特色。我家有六口人，爸爸媽媽，兩個弟弟，一個妹妹，和一隻狗。

我想和你分享一個故事，是我在夏威夷的時候。我們在夏威夷的時候去通氣管，我們有了一個很棒的時間。我們看到了很多魚和海龜。夏威夷真的很美。可是我們回到旅館的時候，我的弟弟的頭髮摸起來像塑膠。從此，我的弟弟不要進海裡了。

我有一個問題，有時，你的頭髮也摸起來像塑膠嗎？

敬祝

天天快樂

筆友

陳揚昇 敬上

二零二四年十月三十一日

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Dear Pen Pal,

Hi! I’m Jonathan. I am 12 years old and I live with my dad, mom, and my older sister. My favorite color is yellow. Some of my hobbies include playing soccer, Taekwondo or martial arts, drawing digitally or physically, especially on my iPad, playing the piano and more! I started playing soccer when I was in kindergarten and I really enjoy it. I started Taekwondo when I was around in 5th grade. Let me tell you a short story. On the first day of 7th grade, I was feeling kind of sad because school started again. I remember that even on the first day of school, most of my teachers gave out homework. I felt really sad that day.

One question I have is what do you learn in school? What classes do you have in your school and how long are the classes each day?

Sincerely,

Jonathan

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Dear Pen Pal,

Hi! I’m Jonathan. I am 12 years old and I live with my dad, mom, and my older sister. My favorite color is yellow. Some of my hobbies include playing soccer, Taekwondo or martial arts, drawing digitally or physically, playing the piano and more! I started playing soccer when I was in kindergarten. Let me tell you a short story. On the first day of 7th grade, I was feeling kind of sad because school started again. Even on the first day of school, most of my teachers gave out homework. I felt really sad that day. One question I have is what do you learn in school? What classes do you have in your school and how long are the classes each day?

Sincerely,

Jonathan

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親愛的筆友：

你好我叫鍾雋仁，我今年十二歲。我家裡有四口人，媽媽、爸爸、姐姐和我。我最拿手的運動是籃球，我也最愛吃湯麵。

我有一個朋友在台灣。他四個年以前離開了美國去台灣。從此以後我只看到他一次。

我很好奇你的學校午餐像什麼？我的朋友告訴我很好吃，比美國好。在美國，大家都不喜歡學校給的午餐。那你呢？

敬祝

天天快樂！

筆友 鍾雋仁 敬上 2024年10月31日

親愛的龍欣妤：

你好！你最近怎麼樣？台灣怎麼樣？我去過台灣幾次。你以前有旅行到美國嗎？我想要分享一個故事。

有一次，我跟我全家滑雪。我滑到一個很平的地方，可是突然，我覺得我開始飛！我睜大了眼睛，我的心跳得比世界上所有的人都快！我覺得我在空氣一個小時，可是我終於回到地時，我全身都疼。現在我的眼睛緊閉，我一直滾，一直滾，我停止時，我頭很疼。我滾的時候，我一直撞我的頭。

我起來時，我立刻把我的滑雪板脫掉。我很困擾，全部東西都不清楚。我不知道發生了什麼，可是我的家長覺得我有一個腦震盪，所以我們叫滑雪巡邏隊幫我滑下山。

我們到山下時，我們立刻回家。現在我知道我真的有腦震盪！那個星期，我就不去運動了。現在，我還一點害怕又會受傷。那你呢？你以前有沒有受過一個這樣嚴重的傷？

祝

天天快樂！

筆友 鍾雋仁 上

二零二四年十二月十七日

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亲爱的笔友:

你好！我叫付洋铭。我十三岁，在七年级。我家有四口人。爸爸、妈妈、妹妹和我。我爸爸的职业是工程师，我妈妈的职业是会计师。爸爸是从武汉来的，我的妈妈是从昆明来的。

我家还有两只猫。他们叫小黄和小黑，但是它们其实有黄黑白和棕色的毛。它们的英文名字是 Star 和 Silver，意思是星星和银色，很奇怪。我最拿手的运动是羽毛球。我也会打篮球、足球、和游泳。

我最近看了一本书叫Artemis Fowl，很有趣。这是因为主角曾经是一个犯人，成为了一个好人。此外，这本书里有魔法、科学、和神秘的元素。这三种类型都很有趣。

请问你家里有宠物吗？你的父母是什么职业？你会给我推荐什么书？我很期待你的回信！

敬祝

天天快乐！

友

付洋铭 上

2024年 10月15日

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親愛的筆友：

你好。我叫Alicia，我的中文名字是韓奕澍。我家裡有四口人。明年我會是十三歲。我有一個十歲的妹妹。我們家也有兩隻兔子叫Gigi和Peanut。在我的空閒時間，我喜歡游泳，讀小說和學科學。

有一次暑假的時候，我們全家去了夏威夷玩。我和妹妹去海邊玩耍，看到了海草，我和妹妹說這就是她平時愛吃的海苔片，她就真的拿起來放到嘴巴裡去吃了。新鮮的海草當然和海苔不一樣，我的妹妹真的太好笑了。

你喜歡什麼樣的活動或學科？我很想了解你的興趣和生活中的小故事。希望能儘快受到你的回信！

敬祝

天天快樂

韓奕澍

2024年10月15日

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親愛的筆友：

你好我叫黃博聞我是一位七年級學生。我打網球，我最近換了一個球拍。我很喜愛我的拍子因為我的拍子很貴，大概兩百美元。我家裡有四口人：爸、媽、姐和我。我爸媽都在中國出生，我姐已經上大學了。我的祖父母都是清華或北大大學的教師。我喜歡去中國旅遊。

我想和你分享一個故事，是我一個滑冰夏令營發生的事件。我那一天終於開始動怎麼滑冰，我跟我的朋友滑倒冰場的中間。滑一會兒的時候，我突然撞到了另一個人，我們兩人都跌倒在地上，他都沒抱歉就立刻站立了。我慌張的站起來，沒想太多。但是我的朋友立刻看到了，他很快的把我移出冰場。我還沒發現但是我撞到的人站的時候刮到了我的腿。我最後腿上裝了一些大型窗口鐵。我回家時卻特別開心，這是因為我終於學會了怎麼滑冰，我爸媽肯定很慌張。一個很奇怪的事是，我那次滑冰穿的棉褲都沒刮破。

我想知道你在中國最愛吃什麼食品？我覺得北京的糖葫蘆挺美味的，但是我覺得有籽的山楂並不好吃。我也想知道你最想去哪裡？我想去張家界公園。

敬祝

天天快樂

筆友博聞上

2024年10月31日

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亲爱的笔友：

你好！我叫金苏昊，英文名字是David。我现在是米乐中学的七年级学生。我家有四口人：爸爸、妈妈、妹妹和我。我的爸爸妈妈都来自苏州。他们会说苏州话。

我擅长下国际象棋和弹钢琴。去年，我決定加入交响乐团。我吹黑管。我现在还在乐团里。除了这些，我也喜欢读书。

我想和你分享一个故事。去年，我上了中文课程。课程很有意思，我学到了许多有用的知识。在中文班里，老师给每人都分配了一个或者两个笔友。我有一个笔友，她的名字是潘雨彤。她从台湾寄给我了她的图片。我带了这张图片去做很多有趣的事，像吃彩色冰沙和玩滑板。然后，我会拍一张照片，寄给我的笔友看。她也会寄给我她每天的日常事情。

我想知道，你有过笔友吗？

敬祝

天天快乐

笔友金苏昊 上

2024年10月17日

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親愛的筆友:

你好！我的名字是李明理。我今年十三歲。我家有四口人。我的愛好包括讀書、游泳和電動遊戲。我最拿手的是游泳。我最喜歡綠色。我很喜歡河粉。

我想和你分享一個故事，是我去年在路上走回家時,我看到一個車在我路上被反過來。我就快進門告訴爸爸。他就快出門去看就好像昏倒了。他不相信他看到的。他回到人間後跟我講因為這輛車是電動車所以可能什麼時候爆炸。從這我學到不要走路在被反過來的車進。

我很好奇你生活裡有沒有一個有經驗的事情。

祝

天天快樂

筆友 李明理 上

二零二四年十月十五日

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親愛的筆友：

你好！

我叫李元龍， 我是米勒初中七年級的學生。我今年十二嵗。我家有爸爸、媽媽、哥哥、姐姐一隻狗。

我想和你分享一個故事，是有關狗狗和吸塵器。平時我媽媽拿吸塵器，狗狗會害怕地一直汪汪叫。但是有一天，我媽媽不在，我爸爸拿吸塵器的時候，狗狗一點也沒動。它完全不害怕。是不是很奇怪呢？

我很好奇，你有沒有寵物，如果你有，它是什麽名字，有什麽故事跟我分享？

祝天天快樂！

筆友 李元龍敬上

2024年10月31日

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亲爱的笔友：

你好，我叫李璟烨。我今年十三岁。我家里有三个人：我，我的爸爸和我的妈妈。我也有一只猫咪，她的名字是Yuki，但我们都叫她妹妹。妹妹的毛是米白色的，但是耳朵、尾巴、背和脸的部分是暗棕色的。

我想和你分享一个故事（因为林老师需要我们写一个）。这事不常发生，但是有一天，在四年级，我忘记带我的书包了。我前一个晚上在做作业，把包留在我的房间里。虽然我带了体育课上药穿的衣服和袋子，我的爸爸还得给我送书包。我的同学们在体育课的时候都在笑我，因为体育课是第一节课。最好笑的是，我的同桌后来也忘记他的书包，我们也嘲笑他。

我很好奇，你也有宠物吗？如果有的话，是什么动物呢？

祝

天天快乐，

李璟烨

笔友 上 10/15/2024

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亲爱的笔友：

你好。 我叫李婉清。 我十二岁。 我和我的妈妈、爸爸、哥哥和猫一起住。我有很多爱好，其中有读书、玩’原神’、看日本动画、画画和聊天。 我听说很多中国小孩都玩这个游戏。你听说过这个游戏吗？我也推荐一个很有趣的日本动画叫 “Jujustu Kaisen”。你也看日本动画吗？

我想跟你分享一个我的关于日本动画和画画的想法。我从六岁开始上画画课。现在，我总共每个星期上三个画画课。这三个有素描、油画和数字艺术。它让我感到很平静和放松。将来我想用我的艺术技能来画商品并卖来赚钱。 我可以画我喜欢的游戏里的人物或我自己创造的人物；把画变成钥匙扣、别针、衣服等商品。

我很好奇，你会想买我的商品吗？你也有一个想来赚钱的爱好吗？

祝

天天开心

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親愛的筆友：

你好！我叫廖金玲，現在在上七年級。我有一個弟弟，他在上五年級，十一歲了。我沒有作業的時候，會畫畫、寫作文或讀書。在學校外面，我也做很多不同的活動和運動，比如說：踢足球、打籃球和跑步等等。我認為最有趣、最好玩的是足球，它也是我最拿手的運動。科學是對我在學校最有趣的科目，因為我覺得動物和植物很獨特。

我想分享的一個故事是去聖地牙哥踢足球的一個旅行。去那裡是因為有一個足球比賽，可是雖然我們沒有贏，但是我去了聖地牙哥的旅行對我很特別，能第一次跟我的隊友一起談天，一起玩。

我很好奇，你在那裡會做什麼樣的活動或運動，而且好不好玩？

祝你

身體健康

筆友 廖金玲上

2024 年 10 月 14 日

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親愛的筆友：

你好，我叫林益民。我愛釣魚。我有一隻兔、和一隻狗。我家有爸爸、媽媽、哥哥、和我。

我想和你分享一個故事，我六歲時，我跟我哥哥在海裡玩，然後一個很大的海浪打了我。我被洗淨海裡。我可以感受鹽水在我的眼睛裡。我在水裡面的時候，水很冷，可是我沒知道因為有太多事情再發生。後來我很害怕海洋。你有什麼寵物？

祝您

天天快樂

筆友 林益民

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亲爱的笔友：

你好，我叫陆梓睿，我的家庭里总共有五口人，我也有一只狗叫Noodle。我有很多朋友，而且Noodle每天在家里会陪伴我。我很热爱蓝色这个颜色。我最喜欢的动物是狗狗，可是我觉得猫咪也很可爱。我没有最喜欢的季节，因为在我的在我看来每一个季节都是一样的，而且我也觉得很无聊。我想告诉你一个在我家发生的故事。我姐姐有一天给我们家的仓鼠便便喂了一颗蓝莓，他特别喜欢吃，可是第二天早上，我发现便便躺在地上一动也不动。虽然他已经三岁了，但是我还是很爱他，我们会永远记得他的可爱的样子。希望你喜欢这个故事。现在我不自我介绍了，论你了。你觉得中国和其他的国家有什么差别？你认为友谊的真正的意义是什么？在你的眼里中人生中友谊对你有什么影响？你如何定义成功？在你的眼下成功的重点是什么？

敬祝

安康

笔友 陆梓睿 上 10/15/24

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親愛的筆友：

你好！我叫黃伊琦。我今年十二歲，我的生日是在二月三日。你的生日是什麼時候？你有寵物嗎？我很想要有一隻狗。我有很多愛好。其中一個是玩排球。我去年開始萬。我也會編織。我覺得編織很好玩，常常會做一些禮物給我的朋友。

我最愛的節日是聖誕節，我已經開始謝我的願望清單。我想要保養品，珠寶和房間的裝飾品。我最想要受到的禮物是 Jellycats。我覺得它們非常可愛。我有兩個 Jellycats，是個酪梨和一個鴨子。它們很毛毛和很軟。

你聖誕節想要受到什麼？你聽過 Jellycats 嗎？

祝

天天快樂

筆友 黃伊琦 上 2024年10月15日

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親愛的筆友：

你好。我的名字是蒲汝欣（Alison Paul）。我的生日是三月五日。我現在十二歲。我的家庭有四口人，有媽媽，爸爸，妹妹和我。我也有一隻小白狗，牠的名字是 Lucky 。我的妹妹十歲，在四年級。我的愛好是排球，跑步和讀書。我最愛的顏色是粉紅色或紫色。

一個好笑的故事是，我一年級的時候，我忘了帶鞋去上學。這是因為我爸爸買了一台新車，所以他不想我們在車上穿鞋，直到快到學校時，我才發現。我和爸爸好著急，連忙開回家。回到學校時，我居然都沒吃到。從此，爸爸讓我們穿鞋上車了。

你有什麼好笑的故事？

祝

天天快樂

筆友蒲汝欣上 10/15/24

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親愛的筆友：

你好。我叫Abigail (徐箴慈。 我很愛跟我的家人和朋友在一起。我的家庭有四口人，爸爸，媽媽，姐姐和我。你的家庭有幾口人？我也有一隻狗，他的名字是Remington。Remington 非常亢奮，他真的很喜歡玩玩具和吃東西。游泳是我的愛好。夏天的時候我每天會陪我的家人去游泳。

我喜歡所有的顏色，可是我特別喜歡紫色。我想跟你分享一個小故事。有一次我在我的車庫裡，突然有一隻大蜥蜴跑來跑去。我感到非常驚訝和厭惡。我和我的家人也花了一個小時把蜥蜴從車庫裡趕出來。我們把蜥蜴放在一個盒子裡，然後帶牠去公園。

你有沒有一個小故事要分享？

天天快樂

徐箴慈上 2024年10月15日

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親愛的筆友：

你好！我的中文名字是陳玓敏，我的英文名子是Maya，你呢？我有三個兄弟姐妹，一個哥哥，兩個姐姐。你有兄弟姐妹嗎？如果你有兄弟姐妹他們是哥哥姐姐還是弟弟妹妹？我是最年輕的，你呢？

我很愛讀書，我最愛的作者是Ann Liang。你愛讀書嗎？如果你愛讀書那你最愛的作者是誰？我有兩隻狗和兩隻兔子。你有寵物嗎？他們是什麼寵物？

我想和你分享一個故事，就是我五歲的時候，我在我的幼稚園的操場，我看了一個小女孩。我就去問她的名字是什麼。｢你好我的名字是Maya，你呢？｣，我說。她回答：｢我的名字是Danica。｣在那之後，我和Danica是最好的朋友，我認為它是我的姐姐。我還想告訴你，Danica的生日是我的前兩天。這就是我找到我最好的朋友的方式。如果你想和我分享一個故事，我洗耳恭聽。再見！

祝您

天天快樂

筆友 陳玓敏

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親愛的筆友：

你好。我的名字叫徐佳馨。今天我十二歲，家裡有五口人。我的愛好是製作手工藝品和鉤針編織。我也愛打網球。

我想和你分享一個故事，是有一次，我在網球課，陽光照在我上。天氣非常熱，氣溫達到一百多度。我流了很多汗，很快，我的喉嚨就很乾，但是我去拿我的水瓶時，我發現我的水瓶裡只剩下不到一滴水了。我還不停地跑來跑去，這讓我頭痛和頭暈，我也覺得很累。由於天氣太熱，我以為我的皮膚脫皮了。我一直忍受著疼痛，直到網球課後。

我很好奇你喜歡什麼運動，還有你的愛好是什麼。你也可以跟我分享一個有趣的故事。我迫不及待地想了解更多關於你的資訊！

祝

天天快樂

筆友  徐佳馨上  10/15/2024

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親愛的筆友：

你好。我叫王瀚廷，我十二歲，家裡有四口人。我很期待去游泳課，我會玩電動遊戲，我最愛的顏色是藍色。

我想和你分享一個故事，是我在一個公園的故事，我在騎我的腳踏車，之後我在轉彎時，我跌倒了。

最後我的手腕骨折了，我需要去醫院，所以醫生可以幫我。發生於五月中，最後十月骨頭才修好了。

我很好奇，你有把你的骨頭裂過嗎？

敬祝

天天快樂

王瀚廷 上

2024年10月31日

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親愛的筆友;

你好，我叫吳立豪。我最拿手的運動是打籃球。我家裡有五口人。就是我、爸爸、媽媽、姐姐、和哥哥。我沒有動物在我家

我想和你分享一個故事，我七歲的時候。我爸爸說我要去運動所以他帶我去籃球場。我很緊張因為我籃球還沒打過。我流了很多汗，但是我打完的時候我覺得籃球很好玩所以我跟爸爸說給我報名。我很好奇你是不是也跟我一樣喜歡打籃球？我也想知道你會玩什麼遊戲。

敬祝

天天快樂

筆友信吳立豪上

10月15日2024年

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Dear pen pal, 10/31/2024

Hello, my name is Desmond, I am twelve years old. My hobbies are playing volleyball and playing wind instruments. The instruments I play are saxophone and bassoon, and I think they are very unique. There are six people in my family, mom and dad, two brothers, one sister, and a dog.

I want to share a story with you from when I was in Hawaii. When I was in Hawaii, we had a great time. We saw a lot of fish and turtles. Hawaii is really beautiful. But when we got back to the hotel, my brother's hair felt like plastic. From now on, my brother will never go into the sea again.

I have a question, does your hair feel like plastic sometimes?

Sincerely,

Desmond

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Dear Pen Pal,

Hi! I’m Jonathan. I am 12 years old and I live with my dad, mom, and my older sister. My favorite color is yellow. Some of my hobbies include playing soccer, Taekwondo or martial arts, drawing digitally or physically, playing the piano and more! I started playing soccer when I was in kindergarten. Let me tell you a short story. On the first day of 7th grade, I was feeling kind of sad because school started again. Even on the first day of school, most of my teachers gave out homework. I felt really sad that day. One question I have is what do you learn in school? What classes do you have in your school and how long are the classes each day?

Sincerely,

Jonathan

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Dear Pen Pal, 10/17/24

Hello, my name is Jeremy and I am 12 years old. My family has 4 people. My mom, my dad, my sister and me. I'm good at playing basketball and I love eating noodle soup.

I have a friend in Taiwan. He moved from Amercia about 4 years ago. Ever since, I've only seen him once.

I wonder what your school lunch is like? My friend tells me it tastes good and is way better than America. In America, nobody likes the school lunch. What about you?

Sincerely,

Jeremy Chung

Dear Shin-Yu Lung, 1/9/25

Hello! How have you been lately? I have been to Taiwan a few times. Have you ever been to America? I want to share a story with you.

Once, I went to the snow with my family. I was snowboarding, and I got to a pretty flat part. Suddenly, I felt myself soaring through the air! My eyes were wide open and my heart was probably the fastest beating heart on the planet! I felt like I was in the air for an hour, but when I finally landed, my entire body hurt. Now, my eyes were shut tight, and I kept rolling and rolling down the mountain, and when I stopped, my head hurt because when I was rolling, I kept hitting my head.

When I got up, I immediately took off my snowboard. I was a little confused, and everything seemed blurry. I didn’t know what had happened, but my parents thought I had a concussion, so we called ski patrol to help me get down the mountain.

Once we got down, we immediately went home. Now I know that I actually got a concussion, so I didn’t do any physical activities for a week. What about you? Have you ever had an injury as bad as a concussion?

Sincerely,

Jeremy Chung

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Dear Penpal:

Hello! My name is Edward Fu. I am thirteen years old, and in the seventh grade. There are 4 people in my family, Father, Mother, Sister, and Me. My Father is an engineer, and my mother is an accountant.

I also have two cats. They are called Xiao Huang and Xiao Hei, but they actually have yellow, black, white and brown fur. Their English names are Star and Silver, which means star and silver, which is weird. My best sport is badminton. I also play basketball, soccer, and swimming.

I recently read a book called Artemis Fowl, which was very interesting. This is because the protagonist was once a criminal and became a good person. Additionally, there are elements of magic, science, and mystery in this book. All three types are interesting. Do you have pets at home? What are your parents' professions? What book would you recommend to me? I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

I wish you happiness every day!

October 15, 2024

Edward Fu

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Hello! I am Alicia, and there are four people in my family. I am twelve years old, and my sister is ten. We have two rabbits, Gigi and Peanut. In my free time, I like swimming, reading, and learning science.

Once during vacation, my family went to Hawaii. My sister and I played on the beach, and we saw some seaweed in the water. I told my sister that it was the same as the seaweed snacks she loved to eat, and she actually picked some up and put it in her mouth! Of course, fresh seaweed is very different from the snack, but it was still hilarious.

What activities or subjects do you like? I'd like to learn about your interests and stories from your life. I hope to receive your reply soon!

Best wishes,

Alicia

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Dear penpal,

date 2024/10/31

Hello my name is Bowen. I am a seventh grader at Miller middle school in Cupertino Union School District. One of my hobbies is tennis, recently I got a new tennis racket. I am very protective of my new tennis racket because it is extremely expensive.(Roughly $200) My family has four people : My dad, my mom, my sister and me. My parents were both born in China, my sister is currently in college. My grandparents were all teachers at qing hua or bei da college. I like going to china for vacation.

I want to share a story with you, this story happened at a ice skating summer camp. That day I finally started figuring out how to properly skate. Me and my friend skated to the center of the ice rink. After skating for some time, I suddenly collided with somebody. We both fell to the ground. He immediately got up, and I didn't think much of it. He didn't even apologize and just left. I still sat there confused. My friend immediately realized something was wrong and moved me out of the rink. I didn't realize it yet but when the person I collided with got up he cut my leg. My leg was bleeding all over. In the end my leg has multiple large band-aids on it. When I got home I was unexpectedly quite happy, because I finally learned how to skate. A strange thing was that my pants didn't get cut. I want to know what are your favorite foods in China? I think the candied haws of China are quite good. But I think the ones with seeds are much worse. I also want to know where you want to go the most? I want to go to zhangjia national park in China.

Hope you have a good year

Sincerely,

Bowen

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Dear Pen Pal,

Hello! My Chinese name is 金苏昊, and my English name is David. I’m currently a seventh-grade student at Miller Middle School. There are four people in my family: my dad, my mom, my younger sister, and me. My parents are both from Suzhou, and they can speak the Suzhou dialect.

I enjoy playing chess and piano. Last year, I decided to join the school band, in which I played the clarinet. I am still in the band now. Besides these activities, I also enjoy reading.

I want to share a story with you. Last year, I was in the Chinese program at my school. We had a very nice teacher who taught is important information. In his Chinese class, he gave everyone one or two pen pals. I had one. Her name was 潘雨彤. She sent me a printed picture of herself from Taiwan. I took that picture and did many fun things with it, such as eating shaved ice and skateboarding. Then, I took a photo of us together and sent it back to my pen pal. She also sent me updates about her daily life.

I’d like to know, have you ever had a pen pal?

Sincerely，

David Jin 金苏昊

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Dear Pen Pal,

Hi. My name is Bradley. I'm 12 and in 7th grade. I like to read, draw, code, play video games, and swim. My family is Indonesian, so I can also speak Indonesian and like to eat Indonesian foods. I have a mom, dad, and little sister.

I'd like to tell you a story that happened last weekend. I woke up at the crack of dawn, ate some bread, got changed, and hopped in my Dad's car. We were going to a swim meet. I felt a bit nervous since this summer I went to Indonesia to see my relatives, so I didn't go swimming for a while. Due to that I may swim slower, but at the same time I was in my growth spurt, so I may swim faster. I decided to read a book to forget about my worries. Once I got to Morgan Hills Aquatic Center, the location of the swim meet, I was met with rows and rows of tents, in a massive array of colors, set up by other families. There were people talking, reading, playing games, eating, etc. They were much more relaxed than I was. While my parents were setting up their tent, I was doing warm ups.

Later, I went back to the tent, and I found my events. They were: 50 meter breastroke, 100 meter freestyle, 100 meter backstroke. I continued reading my book until it was my event. Eventually my event came. I stepped onto the diving block. The announcer told everyone to start. Everyone dived in. Most kids started off fast, but I decided to start off slow and conserve my energy. By the last lap, I was powering my way to the end of the pool. My time improved and I was satisfied. I was also really hungry, and at home I ate 1 roll of kimbap.

I wonder what your life is like and what sports you do.

Wish you a healthy life.

Sincerely, Bradley Laksmono.

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Dear Pen Pal,

Hi, my name is Aiden. This year I’m turning 13 years old. 4 people live at my house. Me, my mom, my dad, and my brother. I really like reading, swimming, and playing games. My favorite one of those is swimming. My favorite color is green and I like to eat pho.

Now I would like to share with you a story. One day last year while walking back home from school. On my road I saw a car that was flipped over. After that I quickly went into my house and reported it to my dad. From there he went outside and couldn’t believe what he saw. His jaw dropped. Later I learned that the car could’ve exploded at any time.

What do you like to do?

Sincerely,

Aiden Lashley

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10/31/2024

Dear pen pal,

How are you!

My name is Austin, I am a 7th grader at Miller Middle School, and I am 12 this year. My family has my father, mother, brother, sister and a dog.

I want to share a story with you, having to do with a vacuum cleaner and my dog. My dog is normally scared when my mother pulls out the vacuum cleaner and barks non-stop. But one day, my mother wasn’t home. So my father vacuumed the house, and my dog just sat there, not scared at all. Isn’t that weird?

I am curious about your pets. Do you have any?  If so, what are their names?  What else do you have to share with me?

Wishing you happiness everyday,

Your pen pal Austin Li

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Dear Pen Pal,

Hi! My name is officially Jingye Li but I go by Saoirse. I'm 13 yrs old this year and there are three people in my family: me, my dad, and my mom. I also have a cat, her name is Yuki but we all call her 妹妹. Her fur is milky-white, but parts of her ears, tail, back, and face is a dusky brown.

I want to share a story with you, because Mrs. Lin forced us to. This doesn't happen a lot, but I forgot my backpack in fourth grade. I was doing my homework in my room the night before, so I left it in my room. Even though I brought my PE clothes and bag for that, my dad had to bring my backpack to the office. My classmates laughed at me during the first period, PE. The funniest thing is, the person who sat next to me forgot his backpack a couple weeks later, so we laughed at him too.

Do you have any pets? If so, which animals?

Best,

Saoirse

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Dear Pen Pal, Oct 31, 2024

Hello. My name is Serena Li. I am twelve years old. I live with my mom, dad, brother,and cat. I have many hobbies including reading, playing Genshin Impact, watching anime, drawing, and chatting. I heard that many Chinese kids play this game. Have you heard of the game Genshin Impact? I recommend this interesting anime called 'Jujustu Kaisen'. Do you watch anime?

Let me share my thoughts on anime and art with you. I started going to art classes when I was six years old. Now, I take three classes per week. These three are sketching, oil painting, and digital art. It makes me feel calm and comfortable. In the future, I want to use my art skills to draw merchandise and sell it for money. I can draw my favorite game characters or my own characters and turn them into keychains, pins, clothes, and more.

I'm curious, would you buy my products? Do you have a hobby that you want to use to earn money?

Sincerely,

Serena Li

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Dear Pen Pal, Oct 28, 2024

Hi! My name is Abigail Liao,and this year I am in 7th grade. I have a younger brother, and he is in 5th grade this year, turning 11 years old. When I don’t have homework to do, I draw, write, and read. Outside of school sports, I also do a lot of other sports such as soccer, basketball, and running etc. I think the most interesting and most fun sport is soccer, and it is also the sport I do the best in. Science is my favorite subject at school because I think animals and plants are really interesting and unique to study.

I want to share a story about when I went to San Diego for a soccer tournament. My team didn’t win, but when we went to San Diego, I felt like it was really fun and exciting because we all got to hang out and go visit other places other than the soccer field.

Do you do any sports and are they fun to play?

Sincerely,

Abigail Liao

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Dear Pen Pal,

Hello Pen Pal my name is Bryan Lin. I like to fish and I have a rabbit and a dog. in my family I have my dad, mom, brother, and me.

I want to share a story with you, when I was 6 years old, my brother and I were playing in the ocean, then a big wave came and swept me and my brother away. When I was in the water, the water was so cold but I did not know because there were so many things happening. In the end, I was fine but now I am scared of the sea. That is my story. What food do you like? I really like eating fruit, do you like fruit?

I wish you a happy day,

your Pen Pal Bryan Oct 17

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Dear Pen Pal,

Hello! My name is Walter Lu. There are five people in my family, and I also have a dog named Noodle. I have many friends, and Noodle keeps me company every day. My favorite color is blue, and my favorite animal is dogs, but I also think cats are very cute. I don’t have a favorite season because I think every season is pretty much the same, and I find it a bit boring.

I want to share a story that happened in my house. One day, my sister fed our hamster a blueberry, and it really liked it. But the next morning, I found the hamster lying on the ground and not moving at all. Even though it is already three years old, I still love it very much, and we will always remember its cute appearance. I hope you like this story!

Now, I want to ask you some questions. What differences do you think there are between China and other countries? What do you think is the true meaning of friendship? How has friendship impacted your life? How do you define success? What do you think is the key to success?

Wishing you good health!

Your pen pal, Walter Lu
October 15, 2024

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Dear Pen Pal, October 31, 2024

Hello! My name is Mia. I am 12 years old this year, and my birthday is on February 3rd. When is your birthday? Do you have any pets? I have always wanted a dog. My favorite color is pink. I have many hobbies. One of them is playing volleyball. I started playing last year. I also know how to crochet. I think it is very fun, and I always crochet presents for my friends.

My favorite holiday is Christmas, and I already started my Christmas wishlist. I really want skincare, jewelry, and room decorations. I also really want to receive Jellycats as my present. I think they are very cute. I already have 2 Jellycats, it is an avocado and a duck. They are both very fluffy and soft.

What do you want to receive during Christmas? Have you ever heard of Jellycats?

Sincerely,

Mia

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Dear penpal,

Hi, my name is Alison 蒲汝欣. My birthday is March fifth. My family has 4 people: my mom, dad, sister, and me. I also have a small white dog named Lucky. My sister is 10 years old and in fourth grade. My hobbies are volleyball, running, and reading books. A funny story is when I was in first grade, I forgot to bring my shoes to school. This is because my dad had just gotten a new car, so we weren't allowed to wear shoes in the car. I only noticed I didn't bring my shoes until we were almost there. My dad quickly drove home. When we got back to school, I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that I wasn't even late. Do you have any funny stories?

Sincerely,

Alison

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Dear Pen Pal,

Hello. My name is Abigail my Chinese name is 徐箴慈. I love spending time with my family and friends. I have four people in my family, my dad, mom, older sister and me. How many people do you have in your household? I also have a dog his name is Remington. Remington is very hyper, he likes to play with his toys and eat food.

I really enjoy swimming, everyday during summer I would go to the pool with my family. I love every color, but purple has always been my favorite. I want to share a little story with you. So there was this time I was in my garage, suddenly a big lizard ran by. I was very surprised and disgusted. It took my family and I an hour to get it out of my garage. We trapped the lizard inside a box and took it to the park.

Do you have any stories you would like to share?

Sincerely, Abigail Syu

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Dear Pen Pal,

Hi! My name is Maya, what's yours? I have three older siblings, one brother, and two sisters. do you have siblings? If you do are they older or younger? I'm the youngest child, what about you?

I really love reading, my favorite author is Ann Liang. Do you love reading? If you do who is your favorite author? I have two dogs and two rabbits. Do you have any pets? What type of animal are they?

I want to share a story with you. When I was five years old, I was in the playground of my kindergarten and I looked at a little girl. I asked her what her name was. "Hello, my name is Maya, what's yours?", I said. She replied, "My name is Danica." After that, Danica and I were best friends and I considered her my sister. I also want to tell you that Danica's birthday is two days before mine. This is how I found my best friend. If you want to share a story with me, I’m all ears. goodbye!

Sincerely,

Maya Tan

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Dear Pen Pal, October 23, 2024

Hi! My name is Sophie. This year I am 12 years old, and there are five people in my family. My favorite hobbies are arts and crafts and crocheting. I also like playing tennis.

I want to share a story with you, it's that there is was one time when I was in tennis class, it was so hot. The temperature was 100+ degees. A while later, my throat felt very dry, but when I went to get my water bottle, I realized that there was less than one drop of water left. I was running a lot, and that made me have a headache and feel dizzy, I also very tired. Since it was so hot outside, I thought that my skin was peeling. But I had to resist all the pain until the class ended.

I am really curious what sports you like to play and your hobbies. You can also share a interesting story with me. I can't wait to know more about you.

Sincerely,

Sophie

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Dear pen pal

Hello. My name is Austin, I am twelve years old, I have four family members, I like swimming lessons, I play video games, and my favorite color is blue.

I want to share a story with you. I was riding my bicycle in a park, and when I was turning, I fell.

I broke my wrist after that and needed to go to the hospital so the doctors could help me. It was in mid-May, then in October, it recovered.

I'm curious, did you fracture your bones?

Wish you a happy day

Sincerely,

Austin

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Dear Pen Pal,

Hello, my name is Victor. The sport I am best at is basketball. I have a family of five. They are me, my brother, my sister, my mom, and my dad. I don't have any pets.

Let me tell you a story. When I was seven my dad told me to go play a sport so he brought me to a basketball gym. I was so scared because this was my first time playing basketball with no practice. I was sweating a lot which I did not do really much, but after I finished playing I thought it was fun. So I told my dad to sign me up for a team.

I have some questions to ask you. Do you like to play basketball just like me? Do you also like playing video games? If so what games do you play?

Wish you a happy day

Sincerely,

Victor

10/15/24

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Dear Pen Pal,

Hello, my name is Elsa. There are 3 people in my family: My mom, my dad, and me. I am eleven years old. I like writing narratives (but they always end up horrible) and my favorite color is red.

I want to share a story with you. Once I went to the beach with my friends Zoey and Norah (Not the Zoie and Norah that goes to Miller) and we started searching tide pools for crabs and whatnot. We eventually got bored and Zoey took out a Frisbee (No electronics at the beach... :( and then we started throwing it around. It landed in the ocean and was swept away, and then I went in to chase it. We got Zoey's Frisbee back, but my shoes didn't make it.

What are you hobbies / interests?

Sincerely,

Elsa

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親愛的筆友：

你好！我的名字是張筱琳，我的英文名子是Elsa。我家裡有三口人：我和我的父母。我今年要12歲，可是我沒有興趣。

上個星期時，我和我的朋友去了海灘去玩。我的朋友拿出來了一個飛盤，然後我們就用飛盤玩。可是，飛盤落在海裡，然後被海浪卷走了！我和我的朋友追了飛盤，可是海浪就把飛盤卷回來了。可是我的鞋子沒有回來。

我很好奇，你有什麼愛好？你喜歡去海邊嗎？你的名字是什麼？

祝

天天快樂

張筱琳 上

筆友

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Dear Pen pal ,

My name is Kevin Zhao, I am twelve years old now. My hobbies are: playing hockey, reading and playing video games. I always read, I read at least one English book every day. Sometimes I would read in class, but many times I would be caught by the teacher! I have a long history of playing hockey. I started skating when I was seven years old and started playing hockey when I was 10 years old. I'm on the double A ice hockey team now, and I'm happy to be on this ice hockey team. I only play video games on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. There are five people in my family: my dad, mom, grandma, and my younger brother .

I want to share a story with you. When I skated for the first time, I always fell down . But every day I practiced and practiced, I skated better than my classmates! I am very happy that I learned how to skate, because now I can play ice hockey!

I'm curious what your hobbies are.

Wish you a happy day

Kevin Zhao

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親愛的筆友，

我的名字是趙愷文，我現在十二歲。我的嗜好是：打冰球，讀書和玩遊戲（電動）。我總是會讀書，我每天至少讀一本英文書。我有時候也會在課堂讀書，很多次會被老師那走！我大冰球的歷史很長，我從七歲時，開始滑冰，從十歲時，開始打冰球。我現在在A A冰球隊，我很高興在這個冰球隊。我也只會在星期五，六，和星期天，打電動遊戲。我的家庭有五個人，爸爸，媽媽，奶奶，我的弟弟（爺爺在中國）。

我想和你分享一個故事，是我第一次滑冰的時候，我一開始上場總是摔跤，可是每天我練習一下練習一下，我就比我的同學滑冰更好了!我很開心我學了真麼滑冰，因為我現在可以玩冰球了！

我很好奇你的嗜好是什麼.

敬祝

天天快樂

趙愷文上

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親愛的何柯潤：

你的周末好不好呀？

我想要跟你分享我的一個很有趣的一個五天外宿的經歷。我五年級時，我們有一個很大的校外教學。在這個校外教學我們會去露營，可是這不是一般的露營喔。在這個露營，我們會跟科學老師們學科學。我一聽到這個消息，我的手都不停地動，我高興極了！第一天，我們快快地跑到公車上，我都等不了了，我的身體都不停地動，公車一開始出發，我就睡著了。

我一起來時，我的旁邊的朋友都看著我看起來要爆炸一樣，他的笑容大大的。我有點尷尬了，我怎麼這麼快得睡著了呢？我害羞地走出公車，我已出來科學老師就過來跟我們分享他們的場地。他們給我們的美食都是，色，香，味，俱全。他們也會帶我們去遠足，每個遠足後，我的腳都會很痠。

有一次我去遠足，我們看到了一個香蕉蛞蝓，好噁心。如果一個蛇和一個香蕉有了一個孩子，肯定就是香蕉蛞蝓。又很油，又是一個可以走路地蛇，又沒有眼睛，我一想到就想吐！我在場地上遇見了很多新朋友。他們也有很多裝置，可以玩各種各樣的遊戲，像足球，乒乓球，籃球,等等。在這個校外教學我學了很多的科學，也很好玩！

祝你每天漂亮

趙愷文 敬上

2024年12月24日

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Dear Hekerun, 12/24/2024

Did you have an eventful weekend?

I want to share a very exciting  five-day field trip with you. When I was in the fifth grade,we had a very big field trip at school. Everyone was very excited and exhilarated for this field trip, but that was because this one was not a normal field trip. As soon as I heard the great news, I couldn’t stop moving with joy! On the first day we hurriedly packed out things and got on the school bus, I couldn’t wait to get there. As soon as the bus started moving, I fell asleep.

As soon as I woke up, I saw my friends looking at me while grinning from ear to ear. I was so embarrassed, I shyly walked out the bus. When I got off the bus the science teachers were already introducing themselves and the campus around them. The American food that they gave us, smelled, looked and tasted incredible. They also took us on hikes after breakfast, during the hikes we would usually play a game involving nature. After every hike, my legs were so sore!

One time I went hiking, we saw a banana slug. If a snake and a banana had a baby, that would be it. The banana slug is very oily, it’s a walking snake, and it has no eyes. It is very disgusting, as soon as I think about it I want to barf. They also had lots of equipment like ping pong balls, soccer balls, basketballs, etc. I also made lots of friends at science camp, it was very fun!

Sincerely,

Kevin Zhao