read+other's+stories

Hi my name is Julissa but my friends call me July I was born in Piura- Peru. I have been in Australia for 2 years. I came to Australia with my husband, for his job. When I first arrived I was confused becuse the people in Australia drive on the left side. I had never seen kangaroos and koalas before. I had never eaten chiko roll, lamington or pavlova before. I miss the food from my country, I especially miss 'seco de chabello' and 'ceviche'. The weather in my country varies, it depends on the place. For example in the North of Peru it is very hot and in the capital of Peru we don't have hot temperatures.

The country side is more crowded than here. The city I lived in OR the nearest city (name) was (much bigger/ smaller) than Perth. My city has more shops, place to eat and less parks The population is about i'm not remenber It is (easy/ not easy) to get a good education and it is (easy/ not easy) to get a good job. It is also (easy/ not easy) to find a place to live. The main export of (your country) is (list eg gas,minerals, wool, cotton...) My country is a great place to holiday, i recomend you go to (name 4 places). It is (cheap expensive) compared to Australia. It is ( easy difficult) to fly there. When you go you must visit (name place) to (see/ experience) ....(eg Inlay lake and take a tour of the lakes to visit the floating villages). Another important (famous/cultural/ historical/ pretty) place to visit is (name place) here you can see (describe what is there to see) A place I have heard about but have not been to is (name place) it is an important (famous/cultural/ historical/ pretty) place because (give reason). Since I have been here I have visited a few places (give examples) ...... I/ we decided to for a (holiday/ weekend/ day trip/ tour). We (drove/ took the bus/ train/ went with friends) to (place). We stayed in a (caravan park/ an hotel/ bed & breakfast/ chalet/ town house/ with friends). We visted many places (give examples). I would/ would not recomend (place) for a holiday, there was (lots/ not much) to do. Now to tell you a little about me. There are (number)....(people/ children) in my family. My family live (here/ in my country). The members of my family include: ( position,name age eg my son, David 12,) ..... I have had several jobs in (my country/ in Australia) after school I worked ( position and company function eg as a sales person in a department store) or after school i studied (area of study) at (name of college/ university) for ( number of years) .... (if too many jobs to list then) My favorite job was (position/ function)....it was great because I (list reasons why it was good)......My worst job was......because......

My hobbies are (list 3 hobbies 1,2, and 3) (state how often you do these hobbies and why eg cost, the weather....) On the week ends I usualy (eg do some gardening, go for a meal with friends, walk the dog....). But what I really would like to do on the week ends is (eg get away more, be more constructive around the house, finish a number of projects, have more dinner parties, be more active.....) The best holiday I have had was to.... (country/ place). It was very enjoyable because I/we..... If I win lotto I would like to go to (place, country) with (friends/ family). I would like to go for (period of time). I especially want to go to (place, country) becasues i think it would be (fun/ interesting) when I am there i would like to see (name of famous places)..... At TAFE I would like to learn (skills/ knowledge) to be able to (function/ purpose) .....After this course I hope to (do other studies in .../ return to work/ find a better job in.../ do a hobby course in.../ start my own buisness in...) I enjoy learning about (eg other cultures/ people/ history/ ) ..... I prefer to study (on my own/ in groups/ in pairs) and i like to learn through (discussion/ practice/ work sheets/) now see if you can find pictures from the internet that will go with your writing, copy & paste into your story or you may have to save and insert. good luck