In spanish IV class, with David Hughes as teacher (and me as the only student) we have been working hard on comprehension and speaking. A recent assignment was to review the imperfect tense and answer some questions about my life when I was young. If you cannot read spanish, the english translation is below.
Cuando era una niña, mí vida era muy feliz. Mí familia y yo vivíamos en Belmont Massachusetts en una casa pequeña. Tenía dos gatos. Se llamaban Tasha y Misty. Iba a la escuela a Winn Brook Elementary y Mís amigas mejor estaban Claire y Alison. Nosotros lo hacíamos todas juntas. En los tardes, después de la escuela, jugaba el fútbol y la gymnasia. Gustaba hacer muchas cosas. Me encantaba jugar con mís gatos, y con mís amigas. Mí hermano Zach y yo gustábamos cavar en la suciedad de la jardín de mí madre. Mí familia ibámos de acampada en todo el oeste. ¡Inclusábamos montar las Llamas en Colorado! Mís comidas favoritas estaban el helado y las patatas asadas.
Translation:
When I was a little girl, my life was very happy. My family and I lived in Belmont, Massachusetts in a small house. We had two cats. They were named Tasha and Misty. I went to school at Winn Brook Elementary and my best friends were Claire and Allison. We did everything together. In the afternoons, after school, I played soccer and did gymnastics. I liked to do many things. I loved to play with my cats and with my best friends. My brother and I liked to dig in the dirt of my mother’s garden. My family and I went camping all over the west. Including llama trecking in Colorado! My favorite foods were ice cream and baked potatoes.
For the record, my favorite foods have not changed 
-Tracy d’Arbeloff
