Derek is from Guangdong, China. He is living here in the USA now. He misses his family and his country. He is single. He likes listening to music. He is a student at Skyline College. He takes English classes and works in a restaurant, so he is living with his mother.

Maria Parra is my classmate. She is from the small city of Michoacan, in Mexico. She came to the USA in 1999. She is married. She is living with her husband and children. She likes Skyline because it is a big school, but she doesn't like the cafeteria. She has many friends. In her free time, she helps her kids to homework, play, and watch TV.

Salvador Hernandez is one of the new students in this ESOL class. He is from San Salvador, El Salvador, the capital city. He likes Skyline because it is quiet, so he wants to study English student there. He lives in Daly City. He lives alone. He works and he likes his work, but he doesn't like to miss school. He reads newspapers and watches TV in his free time. He is a nice person.

Luz is one of many new students at Skyline College. Luz is from Ayutla, Jalisco, Mexico. It is a very quiet village. She misses her family. Now, Luz lives with her two brothers and one sister in San Bruno. She works at a bakery. Luz likes to watch TV and go shopping, but she likes to study very much, too. After college, she wants to be a cosmetologist.

Her name is Leticia. She is from Brazil. She is from Anacujo. Her country is not too small. It is pretty big. She misses her family and her friends. She came to the USA in 2003. She lives in San Bruno. She likes the teaching methods at Skyline College, so she likes to learn English there, but she doesnt't like having too many students in the classroom. In her freetime, she likes to go to restaurants. She wants to study interior design because she likes to draw.

Kam Leung is one of many new students at Skyline College. He is from Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a very beautiful city. Skyline is good for Kam because he can learn more English and it is quiet, too, but he doesn't like the traffic in the morning. He lives with his daughters and beautiful wife. He practices his exercises in his free time.

Rosalba is Mexican. She is from Zacatecas State. She is from a small city, Nochestlan. She misses the good traditional culture, her family and her friends. She lives in Daly City. She lives with her friends. She is a homecare worker. She came to the USA in 1999. In her free time she likes to write and listen to music.

Griselda in one of many new students at Skyline College. Griselda is probably 25 and is from Mexico. She is from Michoacan, a big city. Skyline is very quiet, so she is studying here. She is living in South San Francisco. She lives there with her daughter and hadsome husband. She likes the friendly students at Skyline, but she doesn't like having too many students. She plays with her daughter in watches TV in her free time. She wants to learn to be a fashion designer at Skyline College.

Juana is one of many new students in Skyline College. Juana is from Lima, the capital of Peru. She is studying here because she wants to learn English for communicating with other people. She is living in San Francisco with her sister. Juana likes Skyline College very much because she likes the friendly students and the helpful teacher. She also thinks the classes are excellent, but she doesn't like the food in the cafeteria. Juana reads books in her free time. She doesn't understand everything, but she guesses special terms, like medicine. She wants to speak English very well.