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CLAUDIA MARlA PALOMO
I came from Guatemala City under the sponsorship of the Imerna rional Fellowship Exchange
Students Program.
Guatemala a little country in Central America , is approximately as large as the State of
Pennsylvania . Its temperature during the year is between the 6o·s. The language spol<en in
Guatemala is Spanish. Ilowever, the natives will speak the ir own ancient dialects.
I am the fourth child in my family .
t-.Iyfather is rhe Chief Doctor in one of the Social
Security Hospitals while my mother is a retired kindergarten teacher.
t-.lyolder sister Beatriz,
is married and she is currently living with her husband Freddy inGermany . I have two brothers,
the older, Rony , is going to the University of San Carlos of Guatemala, and the other , Ricardo,
is studying in the University of Minnesota. My younger sister , Sabrina , is still in Grnmmar
school.
I hope to finish school in October. Then, I want to work as Bilingual Secretary and study
Business at night.