Dear Pen Pal,

My name is Joshua.  I am 12 years old.  I live in Schenectady, New York, U.S. A.  I live with six other brothers and sisters of mine and my mother.  I was born in Miami.  All of my ancestors came from Africa.

I go to Central Park Middle School and I'm in the sixth grade.  I know how
to speak Spanish and Arabic.  I am a muslim so I have to know how to speak Arabic.  What i like to do on my free time is I like to play my Playstation2 or ride my snow mobile because it snows where I live.

What do you do on your free time?  Do you have any brothers and sisters?  Have you been to the Mecca?  I look forward to hearing from you.

You Pen Pal,

Joshua