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Tema: Hola Amigos!

Xecotoj, San Andres Semetabaj, Guatemala

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We are the 3rd and 4th grade classes in Xecotoj

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Pasajquim

This is a map of Guatemala! We live in the southwest part of

Guatemala, near a big lakesurrounded by three volcanoes

Our village is called Xecotoj

Xecotoj

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Today we aredrawing picturesfor all of you to tellyou about our lives

This is ourclassroom now,but next year, well

be in our newPencils of Promiseschool

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This is our brand new school, which we built withPencils of Promise!

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This is our community,

Xecotoj. About 85families live here

We settled here afterHurricane Mitch in 2006

Before the storm, wewere living in the city ofPanajachel. HurricaneMitch destroyed our

houses, so thegovernment re-builtthem in Xecotoj, about15 minutes away

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This is our nationalemblem, which

features the

Quetzal bird

September is the

month of

independence forGuatemala

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Hello, my name is Anita

Raquel

My sister and I love to

dance to reggaeton

music together

My mother works in

Guatemala City, which is

about a 3 hour bus ridefrom Xecotoj

We are a happy family!

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Mi name is BraulioRodrigo

In my picture, I drewmyself playing soccer. I

play soccer every day afterschool with my neighbors

Soccer is my favorite

sport. Do you play soccerin the United States?

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Hi, my name is

Nayely Aidee. I amin the 4th grade

My personal logo isa heart. I love thered color

I also love to playsoccer. Soccer isvery popular here inGuatemala

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Mi name is Elder Osbaldo

At home I have a pet cat

My favorite movie is TheFast And The Furious.Have you seen it?

My favorite food is fried

fish. At the market inPanajachel they sell freshfish from Lake Atitlan

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We hope you liked our pictures. We cant wait to hear from you!