Name: Maria Martinez

Country of Origin: El Salvador

Languages spoken: Spanish and English

Favorite activities: Soccer

Favorite music/movie: Bachata, and my favorite movie is a scary movie called The Boy.

Length of time in United States: 4 years

What is one surprising thing about high school in the United States? Everything, because we have to learn a different language and it is hard.

What do you miss most about your home country? My family, the beaches, my friends.

Where is your favorite place to visit in your country? The beach, we used to go to the beach almost every weekend; because the beach was only 25 minutes from where I used to live.