My favorite vacation One of my favorite vacation was two years ago, I went to Mexico City with two friends. We stayed there for 1 week. I did not remember all that we did but it was the best vacation because I spent time with friends I had not seen for many months.  We went to the Latin American Tower but that was closed, so My friends went to buy some things while I ate at a Spanish restaurant. There I had one of the worst experiences in a restaurant. I ordered a tuna salad with French fries and a glass of water. The place was uncrowded but I had to wait 40 minutes for food. The food had an ugly taste and was very salty, it was just onion, tomato, olives and almost nothing of tuna, the French fries were cold. My glass with water looked like it was dirty. I ate very little and did not drink water. When I went to pay I told the cashier about the glass of water and the food but it was rude, he said that if I did not like it I could go to another restaurant next time. The service was bad and slow, the place had nothing special and was expensive, I paid about 250 pesos (in Mexico it is a lot). The next day we visited the Ryple's Museum. It is located in a building that is like a medieval castle. There are several exhibition rooms with strange and interesting things, for example, a replica of the tallest man in the world made of wax, and one replica of the fattest, an anti-vampire case with crucifix, a dress made with human hair, a room with a miniature circus, an image of the Mona Lisa made with pieces of toasted bread, the largest teapot in the world and other things. There is also a rotating tunnel created by an optical illusion, it is very fun but you can feel a little dizzy. Later, we went to Wax Museum, which is next to the Ripley's Museum. There are around 230 wax replicas. The museum is divided into several thematic rooms: History of Mexico, International Politics, Art, Terror, Cinema, Sport and others. You can find replicas of popular people like presidents, singers and actors. That place scared me because I felt too many looks, like I was being watched: most of the replicas are very realistic. Another day we visited the Chocolate Museum, it's a small place near the monument of the angel of independence.It has an exhibition of the history of chocolate and you have a room were the walls made of chocolate, I loved this room. The prices are accessible, the cost of the tickets for the wax museum and the Ripley's museum is approximately $ 240 pesos (12 dollars) for both..

Mary's skills and personal quailities. I'll talk a little about one of my favorite subject: Me. My name is María, I was born on January 30 in Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. My family says that during my childhood I was always very calm, independent and intelligent. I liked to play a lot with my dolls and imagine that I could sing like Tatiana, later, I grew up I wanted to dance like Shakira. I was too young to understand that each person has skills and qualities that make them unique, for example, you, what are your strengths? In mi case, I´m good with numbers and it is one of the reasons why I decided to study engineering. During university, I had the opportunity to participate in several robotics competitions where I showed that I'm good with electronics and I'm good at using tools,assembling parts,building robots, working in a team,working well under pressure and I'm able to meet deadlines. I was president of the student branch IEEE (Institute of electrical and electronic engineers) of the university. One of my tasks was to organize a robotics competition for students from different schools, I discovered that I'm good leader, I'm good at assigning and delegating tasks, managing work groups, I have time management skills, problem solving skills, self-confidence, ability to accept and learn from criticism and I'm responsible. When I graduated I was scared because I felt I wasn't ready for adult life, my first job was completely different from engineering, I worked as an accounting assistant, there I was responsible for paying payrolls, paying bills, capturing data for the worker's medical service, contacting suppliers, among other activities. I didn't know anything about that, but I've always been good at learning new things and a persistent person. Another quality,I can lick my elbow, can you do it? It's a joke, me neither. I'm good at practicing yoga, although I don't anymore, I'm good at weight training, I consider myself a dedicated person and most of the time disciplined. This (--_--) (angry face) has been my face all my life, I can seem like an indifferent person, I'm too sincere, and it seems that I'm always angry or I hate the world, but the reality is different. I don't hate the world, I like to help and listen to people. Sometimes I'm too clown, and I like to make silly faces, I'm a respectful person,empathetic,friendly,affectionate but also very impatient, I consider myself a good friend,good daughter and person, but I'm always trying to learn and improve for myself and for others.

My last restaurant meal. My favorite restaurant is Simplemente Deli, it's a restaurant that sale paninis, sandwiches, pastas, cakes, frappe, coffee and others meals. I like it because is a perfect place to read a good book or talk with some friends. I went there three weeks ago. I was stressed so I decided to go and drank a capuccino (a coffee drink prepared with an espresso and hot milk) while I read the book Strange Pilgrims by Gabriel García Marquez. Later I ordered a pita sandwich. The sandwich was prepared with pita (pita is a flatbread), turkey ham, mushrooms that I think was prepared with some spices because the flavor was good maybe there are a sauteed mushrooms, chesse, lettuce and dressing but I preferred put the dressing on the side. The food was delicious but I didn't eat everything because it was too much for me, they are four pieces so I think the prices are good because the food they serve is a lot. The waiter was so helpful and friendly but the service was so slow because there were many people.

The last time that I stayed at someone's house The last time when I stayed at someone's house was  six months ago. I stayed in my aunt's house in Campeche because I traveled there with my mom and my younger sister for christmas. My aunt invited us stayed in her house and my mom accepted. My aunt didn't make a lot of plans for our visit.  We arrived to Campeche at 6 pm on december 24, only stayed in her home for two days. The first day she prepared the celebration christmas. For the dinner, She made stuffed turkey, mashed potatoes and spaghetti and bought cocacola, beers and wine and my cousin invited some friends, we talked and listened music all night. The second day she made plans to fill us for breakfast, I don't remember the name of the place. Then she took us to visit a friend of the family and in the afternoon we went to the center shopping, we were buying some things and we had dinner there. Finally the next day we went home.

About my work experience My name is Maria. I'm a mechatronics engineer. I graduated two years ago. Currently, I don't work. I have studied my master's degree since last year. The master's degree is in mechatronic engineering, I'm in the second year and I'm doing my thesis about the speed control of an engine that uses a hydrogen fuel cell. I've never worker as an engineer and I have worked in two companies. Before being a masters student, I worked as an accounting assistant in a security company for a year. There I was responsible for paying salary, paying bills, capturing data for the worker's medical service, scheduling appointments among other activities.I stopped working there because I enrolled in the masters degree. My first job was a purchasing assistant, there I made orders purchase and estimate, I worked only three months.

Which greetings are typical in your country? I have a japanese friend, and he told me that in his country the people are so serious. They only accept greetings with a handshake. In my country, Mexico, the people are very friendly. Always greetings withour friends or family are a kiss on the cheek, a hug, a pat on the back, I think the mexicans are so affectionate, loving all people. Sometimes the greetings are formal but almost all the time we prefer to be affectionate.

My daily routine I get up early in the morning around 6:00 a.m. I have breaksfast before take a shower, generally I eat sandwich and drink coffee. I love the coffee, it's so delicious! At 07:30 a.m. I go to my job. At the office, I use to call the suppliers, attend the other employees, do the drafting of documents, sometimes I have to make settlements, salary payments, receipts and other things about accounting. I´m engineer but it so funny for me learn about other areas, of course, I would prefer work in my field but for the moment is a little complicately get a job in my country. In some moment of the day I have lunch and then I continue working. Sometimes, the day is so boring and only practice my english, I listen to music, read some book or play sudoku. 05:00 p.m. For me is the best hour of the day because I can go my home haha After of the work I do many things but depend of my energy, sometimes I watch movies with my sister, talk with my mom, watch videos or go out with my friends. There are days when I just go home, I take a shower and I sleep those days I think that I´m a boring person. Generally I sleep around 11 p.m.