Self-Introduction

Lest you think that all we are doing is "the tourist thing" here in Lisbon…

The following is my first writing assignment in Portuguese! (English translation follows.) Keep in mind that, at this point in our language learning (and it will probably always be this way, to some degree), our strongest skills are reading and writing. Listening and understanding what is being said to us, and especially speaking back are still very, very difficult. Even so, being able to write our self-introductions gives us a certain sense of accomplishment and the realization that we already know how to say so much – even if it's only on the level of a 1st-grader!

Olá nós somos os Campbells. O Rusty tem trinte e seis anos. A Laura tem trinte e três anos. Eles têm dois filhos. O Alex tem quarto anos. O Stephen tem um ano.

O Rusty é do Oregon na America. A Laura é uma filha de missionaries no Kenya. Eles são casados já há dez anos. Agora, os Campbells moram em Lisboa. Eles estão a aprender português porque no próximo ano, vão para Angola. Eles são missionaries da Igreja de Cristo.

O Rusty gosta de música reggae, de fazer snowboard, de jogar basquetebol, de ver desportos na televisão, de cantar, de viaja, e de comer a comida da Laura. Ele tem uma irmã. Ela chama-se Ronda, e ela tem dois filhos gemeos. Eles chamam-se Robbie e Johnny.

A Laura gosta de cozinhar, de tocar piano, de lêr, de escrever, de coser, e de fazer os "scrapbooks." Ela tem uma irmã e um irmão. Eles chamam-se Julie e Matthew. A Julie é casada com o Joshua Marcum. Eles são missionarios na Bolivia já há quarto anos. Eles têm três filhas. Eles chamam-se Michaela, Eliana, e Jana. O Matthew está a fazer mestrado licenciatura na religião. Ele vai casar com a Janille Wood em Julho. Os pais da Laura moram em Livonia de Michigan na America. Eles chamam-se Larry e Diane. O Larry é pastor da Igreja de Cristo em Livonia. A Diane é secretaria da igreja.

O Alex gosta de pizza e gelado, de brincar com os carros e os comboios, e de andar de bicicleta. O Stephen gosta de comer e de brincar com o Alex. Ele tem seis dentes, e vai andar depressa.

Eu amo a minha família!

Hello, we are the Campbells. Rusty is 36 years old. Laura is 33 years old. They have two sons. Alex is 4 years old. Stephen is 1 year old.

Rusty is from Oregon in America. Laura is the daughter of missionaries to Kenya. They are married already for 10 years. Now, the Campbells live in Lisbon. They are learning Portuguese because next year, they are going to Angola. They are missionaries with the Church of Christ.

Rusty likes reggae music, snowboarding, playing basketball, watching sports on television, singing, traveling, and eating Laura's cooking. He has one sister. She is called Ronda and she has two twin sons. They are called Robbie and Johnny.

Laura likes cooking, playing the piano, reading, writing, sewing, and making scrapbooks. She has one brother and one sister. They are called Julie and Matthew. Julie is married to Joshua Marcum. They are missionaries in Bolivia already for 4 years. They have three daughters. They are called Michaela, Eliana, and Jana. Matthew is doing his master's degree in religion. He is going to marry Janille Wood in July. Laura's parents live in Livonia, Michigan, in America. They are called Larry and Diane. Larry is a minister for the Church of Christ in Livonia. Diane is a secretary at the church.

Alex likes pizza and ice-cream, playing with cars and trains, and riding his bicycle. Stephen likes eating and playing with Alex. He has 5 teeth and is going to walk soon.

I love my family!