SAMPLE Letter

Date

Name/Surname
School Address
School Email Address (if applicable)

Dear Friend,

My name is Amanda Johnson, and I am a 12 year-old female in sixth grade. I am writing to you from my social studies class at my school, North Middle School, in Township, Missouri, U.S.A. I have enclosed my photograph with this letter. In the photograph, I am the second person from the left wearing a red shirt and blue jeans. The other people in the photograph are my grandparents and parents. The photograph is from my birthday last year.

I have two brothers older and one sister younger than me. My brothers' names are Brian and Robert. They are twins and both 15 years old. My sister's name is Anne, and she is 9 years old. My mother is an elementary school teacher, and my father is an accountant at a bank. We live in a two-story house that is white with blue trim. I share a bedroom with my sister. Our family pet is an orange tabby cat named Max. We hope to get a kitten soon.

I participate in many activities. My family and I are Methodist, and we attend church on Sundays. I also play soccer (called football in Europe and elsewhere) on the weekends and want to play volleyball after school. I am learning to play the piano. I like to read books and go to the public library with my mother.

My hometown is located in the mid United States called the Midwest. There are about 55,000 people living here, but there are many more towns and cities around us. The landscape has small, rolling hills and there are many lakes nearby that we sometimes visit to swim or fish. The seasons of the weather change often. The summer is very hot and humid, while the winter is cold and windy, and we get much snow.

I am proud to be an American and live in the United States. This is a very beautiful country that gives its citizens many opportunities for which I am thankful. I am currently learning about the exploration of America in my social studies class. Eventually, we will learn about the explorers Lewis and Clark who sailed the Missouri River and explored territory around my hometown many years ago.

I hope to learn much about you and your country through the People to People International School and Classroom Program. Please tell me about yourself and where you live. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Amanda Johnson