1. Meet My ePal/NeuPal… Make your slide great by including pictures! Introduce your new friend by sharing what you learned from your email exchange. Be sure to include personal information such as: First name (and last initial only) Age Hometown location School information Most importantly, share what makes your partner unique! talents, interests or hobbies opinions or favorites Interesting cultural, geographical or family Information something interesting you learned about your partner’s life in another country

2. Meet My ePal…Aidan R.! My ePal’s/NeuPal’s name is Aidan R. He is 12 years old. He lives in Brookeville, MD. His favorite subject in school is math and he is very interested in music. That’s why he loves to play the saxophone in the school band! In the future, he hopes to play in a rock band. Aidan just had a Passover Seder with his family. This religious celebration celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. Aidan likes Star Wars movies and science fiction books. His hero is George Lucas. Aidan’s hometown of Brookeville was the capital of the U.S. for one day in 1814!

3. Meet My NeuPal…..Lv! Lv M. is 12 years old and lives in Beijing where she can visit the Great Wall of China which is one of the eight wonders of the world! She spends lots of time with her grandparents because they live with her, which is not uncommon in China. Her favorite subjects in school are music, art and Chinese. Her friends call her “Sunny Girl!” Lv wants to be a tv host or a diplomat when she grows up! She has two pet turtles, Naonao and Pipi. Guess what? We discovered that we are alike in many ways! Our favorite book: Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll Our favorite color: purple Our favorite food: noodles