CLASS 2P Pong Zhi Chan My Story My name is Chan Pong Zhi. My English name is Stephen. I’m from Guangzhou, China. In my family I have a younger brother, my mother, and my father, but my parents passed away a long time ago. My brother went to live in Pennsylvania. I’m married. I’m not retired. I do investments. My wife works in Chinatown. She works until midnight every day, except Sunday. She works harder than me. My wife came back from a trip to Malaysia last year. I like to sing songs. My favorite food is pork. My family’s life is very simple. Yu Zhan Chen My Wonderful Life in New York My name is Yu Zhan Chen. I come from China. I have been in New York for three years. I love New York because it is a beautiful city. I live in Brooklyn with my wife. We are employed. I work at Aloft Hotel as a houseman. My work time is from 3 pm to 11 pm, from Tuesday to Saturday. In my free time, I go to University Settlement to study English. My class is from 11 am to 1 pm, from Monday to Thursday. Sunday is my day off. I do some exercise in the morning. After that I go out to eat some different food. The public transportation in New York is very good. The subway is fast. It can take you to every place you want to go. So on my day off, I will take the subway to different places. New York has many parks and museums. I like to visit them in my free time. My life is interesting in New York. I love New York. Xiu Jie Cui About Myself My name is Cui Xiu Jie. I’m from Jilin, China. Now I live in New York. I’ve lived here for ten years with my family. My life is very happy. I need to work and study English. I study at University Settlement from Monday to Thursday. I love English class because my English teacher’s very funny and interesting. My classmates are friendly. Every day I get up at 6 am. I have to do one hour of exercise, then I need to make breakfast. After that I take a bath. At 9:15 am I go to school. After school, if I have free time, sometimes I go to the supermarket to buy food: vegetables, fish, and meat. I like to cook and enjoy the food with my family. My favorite colors for clothes are red and pink. Every day I’m very busy. I feel good. My life is full and abundant. My husband works for the MTA. He is average height and average weight. He is a very hard worker. My family is warm. Yan Zhen Deng My Life My name is Yan Zhen Deng. I’m from China. I speak Chinese. I have a son. He is four years old. He is so cute. He is average height but he is thin. He has short black hair. He is sporty and restive but he is warm. I really love him. Every day we take a bus to school. He is so happy because he likes all the cars. Also in my house we have a lot of toy cars. When he finishes school, the first thing he does is play with his cars. One day I asked him, “Why do you like to play with 1 cars?” He told me, “When I grow up, I want to be a driver. That is a great job.” I like this job and my son does too. It is very interesting. Now about my life. I am a student right now. Every day I wake up at 7:00 am. And then I brush my teeth, wash my face, make up my face, and get dressed. After that I try to wake my son up. But my son is a lazy boy. He likes to sleep. So when I tell him to wake up and get ready for school, he always tells me, “I don’t want to go to school. I am so sleepy. Give me more time.” At 7:40 am we go to take a bus. Sometimes we are late and miss the bus. We will wait for ten or fifteen minutes. It is so crazy. At 8:20 am I drop off my son at school and I take the train home and eat breakfast. After breakfast I take the N train to my school. My classmates are easy-going and friendly. Sometimes they are stubborn but funny. And my teacher is funny and kind. I am so happy studying English with my classmates and my teacher. Oh, I forgot! Now I live in New York. It is a beautiful city. It is crowded but flourishing. I can’t say any more because I want to cook dinner for my son. That is my life. If you want to know more about my life, let me know. Bye. Min Yi Fan My Life in New York I am from Shanghai, China. I have been in the U.S. for about one year. I live with my family in New York. We feel happy and have fun. I am a student. My life is colorful. I live on the Upper East Side. My neighborhood is beautiful. There are all kinds of buildings and convenient stores. The Q subway station is across from my building. The pharmacy is next to my building. The laundromat and dry cleaners are in front of the subway station. The library is on 76th Street between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue. It is very convenient. There is a beautiful view beside the East River. I take a walk on the weekend. I really like my neighborhood and enjoy it. When I went to New York the first time, I was nervous because My English was not good. I couldn’t understand what people were saying. I started to go to University Settlement last year to study English. My school is good. My teacher is intelligent and so nice. Now I can speak and listen to a little English. I understand basic English. So I keep studying English. I feel confident and enjoy myself. My classmates are friendly. We help each other. So I am thankful to my teachers and my classmates. In the future, my English will get better. I get up early at 6:30 am every day. I make breakfast for my son. I make my bed at 7:30. I eat breakfast and drink milk at 8:00. I put on my clothes at 9:00. I take the train at 10:00. I take the Q and B trains to school. My class is from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. I have lunch in Chinatown. I make dinner at 6:00 pm. I do my homework at 9:00 pm. I enjoy every day. My class is from Monday to Thursday. On the weekend, I go shopping for food, I do laundry, and I take my son go swimming and soccer. So sometimes I feel tired but happy. My family is friendly and sweet. I have two sons. They are intelligent. They look alike. They both have short, black hair. They are both tall and slim. My oldest son works at a company but my younger son goes to school. I always miss my hometown and family. My parents are average weight and height. They are engineers. They are healthy. I miss them. I like both New York and Shanghai. I am cheerful and laid- back. Xiao Yan Fang My Life in New York 2 My name is Xiao Yan Fang. I am 35 years old. I am average weight and height. I have shoulder-length, wavy, black hair. I am shy but friendly. I am from China. I live on Staten Island. I have been in New York for eight years. I live with my husband and two sons. I am a manicurist. My husband is also a manicurist. My first son is in Grade 8. He is tall and skinny. My younger son is in Grade 2. He is smart but bossy. I work in Manhattan. I work five days a week. I’m off on Wednesday and Thursday. I am hard-working. I study English at University Settlement. My English class is from 11 am to 1 pm from Monday to Thursday. My English teacher is Jon. He is a very good teacher. I really enjoy his class. My classmates are very friendly. We speak English in the school. I want to communicate with my sons teachers. I want to speak English very well. That’s why I come here to study English. I usually get up at 9:00 am. I eat breakfast at home. I take the bus at 9:30, and then I take the ferry at 10:00. After that I take the J train to the Bowery Station. At last I walk three minutes to University Settlement. After class I take the subway to Union Square. I work from 2 pm to 9 pm. I eat lunch at work. I’m very happy to work there because my co-workers are nice and the customers are friendly. When I finish work, I get home at about 11:00 pm. I am very tired. My husband gets home very early. He picks up our sons from my parents’ home. I really appreciate my husband and my parents because they help me take care of my sons.