A Letter from Pat - Septtember 2005

Dear Girls and Boys,

I hope you enjoyed a good summer. Did you join the Summer Reading Club at your library? If not, do that next year. I always liked joining at the Public Library in my hometown of El Paso.

My husband is a professor of archaeology at the University of Cincinnati. Do you know what state Cincinnati is in? This summer, I went with him to some conferences in Brazil and Germany. I always think of you when I’m traveling because I know I’ll come home and write to you.

Brazil is the largest country in Latin America. Because Brazil is below the equator, their seasons are opposite to ours. In Florianópolis on the island Santa Catarina, I enjoyed walking along the beach and watching the beautiful turquoise waves. No one was swimming since it was winter in Brazil. Do you know what language Brazilians speak? Portuguese. I love languages, so I also enjoyed learning words and phrases in Portuguese. Try saying, “good morning” in Portuguese, “bom dia,” pronounced boh DEE ah.

In Berlin, I saw many monuments and museums. Try saying “good morning” in German, “guten morgan,” pronounced GOO ten MOR ghen. In October, I get to visit Japan. I’m very excited.

I hope that you will enjoy your new school year, that you will visit the library often, and that you will read and enjoy many books.

Your friend, Pat Mora ☺