GERALD

HELLO MY NAME IS GERALD, I AM TWENTY EIGHT YEARS OLD, I LIVE

IN BARCELONA.

IN EL PRAT DE LLOBREGAT, WITH MY FAMILY I HAVE GOT ONE

BROTHER AND ONE SISTER.

MY BROTHER IS TWENTY YEARS OLD AND MY SISTER IS TWENTY-

SEVEN YEAR OLD. I AM FROM CHILE.

I AM IN PRISION BUT IN ONE YEAR I AM FREE.

I WAKE UP AT HALF PAST EIGHT AND I HAVE A SHOWER.

I START WORK AT HALF PAST NINE , I WALK IN THE YARD LATER AT A

QUARTER PAST ELEVEN, I HAVE ENGLISH CLASS AND I FINISH IT AT A

QUARTER TO ONE.

AT A HALF PAST ONE I HAVE LUNCH, LATER AT TWO O’CLOCK I HAVE

A NAP , AT A HALF PAST FOUR I WALK IN THE YARD, LATER AT A

QUARTER TO SEVEN I HAVE A SHOWER LATER I WATCH TV.

AT A HALF PAST EIGHT I HAVE DINNER, LATER AT NINE O’CLOCK I

WATCH TV AND AT A HALF PAST ELEVEN I GO TO BED AND AFTER FIVE

MINUTES I’M SLEEPING AND DREAMING.

Un valle fluvial en Chile

PACO I’m Paco. I am 30 years old. I am a lorry driver. I have got a

wife. Her name is J.. She is from Dominican Republic.

We have got two children. Their names are H. F. and R. A.

H. is 3 years old and R. is 6 years old.

We have got two dogs. Their names are Robert and Linda.

Robert is a Pekinese and Linda is a mongrel.

I have got one sister. Her name is L. She is 23 years old.

My wife has got brown eyes and black hair.

She has got her own hairdresser’s studio. It is specialised in

Dominican styles.

MUSTAPHA

My name is Mustapha. I’m from Morocco.

I am 42yeas old. I am married and I have got two daughters. I

have got six sisters and one brother. My mother is dead. My

father is married. All my sisters are married, my family is of

mixed race and all of them work in construction. We are from

Marraquech, which is a multi-cultural and beautiful city with

plenty of tourism.

I live in Barcelona center in a big flat with a kitchen and

bedroom with one big living room. It has got an office on the

second floor. May flat is beautiful, it has got a small balcony.

My flat hasn’t got interior walls; it’s an open-plan design.

Mosque and beacon of Rabat (Morocco)

Marrakech, city of Morocco.

ABDELKADER

LET’S GO!

Hello, my name is Abdelkader, I live in Barcelona, a city that has a crazy life.

I have 26 years old.I am in prison for one year and my head is tired. I only wish return

to my house with my family. Now, I am studying English in order to have more

knowledge. In the prison, the main objective is not to think about the street.

ALEX

My name is Alejandro, I’m 28 years old. I have got a dark hair and brown eyes, I’m

tall and pretty, I’m a very good person, and I’m always happy

I have got one brother and one sister, I’m married, my wife’s name is R., and she is 28

years old too. All my family works in construction. My father has got his own

company. I’ve got two daughters, one is 10 years old and her name is S. and the other

is 3 years old and her name is Ch..

My daughter C. is very beautiful, she has got a plump face, she is very funny and she

speaks a lot. She has got a long dark hair and her big eyes are brown.

I live in V. My flat is very beautiful, it has got three bedrooms, one for me and my

wife, other for my daughters and other for a toy.

It has got a terrace of thirty meters, where we have parties. It has got a big living-room

with a big black sofa, a big glass table and six chairs of leather, a plasma television,

and a very beautiful white piece of furniture, where there are a television, ornaments

and books. There are beautiful beige curtains which cover the sliding doors to the

terrace.

It has got a big kitchen with a green piece of furniture; the kitchen has got a little

gallery, for a washing machine and wringer. It has got a very beautiful bathroom, with

a bath-tub where my daughters play. In my bedroom I’ve got photos of my daughters,

and my wife and me and a big television, too.

I wake up at half past seven; I have a shower after that I have breakfast, later

from nine to eleven o’clock I write a letter for my wife. At eleven o’clock I go to the

English class with my friends and my teacher Dolors, when I finish the class I go to

the dinning room to work, I come in the food, and I have lunch, after the lunch I go to

wash trays, because I work in the kitchen.

In the afternoon I see the news on television and I have a nap. Next, at half past

three I go to the pre university entrance class with my teacher Pere. The class finishes

at seven o’clock because I go to call my daughters at half past six and next I go to the

dining room at a quarter to seven to dry trays. After, I return to bring the food for

everyone and after I have dinner. After that I wash trays until nine o’clock. At a

quarter past nine the bedroom is closed, I and mi brother play a dominoes game and

we watch the television until eleven or twelve o’clock. At twelve o’clock I go to bed

to sleep. Good night!!

DIEGOOOOOLLLL…….!!!!

My name’s Diego. I’m 24 years old, I am from Peru.

I’m a butcher. I’m short but slim; I’ve got black hair and dark eyes. I’ve got two earrings in my right ear; I’ve also got two tattoos. I’m very clean and orderly. My mother says that I’m good looking, but she loves me… I am not married, but I have got a girlfriend. Her name’s Georgina, she is 20 years old and she is from Ecuador.

I’ve got one brother, he is 20 years old and he is from Ecuador. His name is Mario and he is a student. I live in Barcelona with my parents.

They are B. and M., my mother is 45 years old and she is a housewife, my father is 46 years old and he is a worker in a factory. Our flat is in Sant Cugat del Vallès, It has got three bedrooms, the biggest is for my mother, as usual. Also it has got the living room, dining room, bathroom, the kitchen and one balcony. It is very good because it has got fantastic views. Every day I wake up at five o’clock, but I get up at half past five, because I go to work at six o’clock. I have breakfast at twenty to ten until twenty past ten. I Finish work at three o’clock and I go to my flat for dinner with my brother and my mother. After that I watch the news and sports and as usual I take a nap, but it is a short while, next to nothing… At five o’clock I go to the gym, one hour. After that I go to a bar in the town where my friends are, and we take some drinks until eight o’clock. My mother makes the supper at nine o clock, just when I finish having a shower.

Douglas

My name is Douglas. I’m from Peru. I’m 35 years old. I’m a printing operative. I have black short hair and crisp, brown eyes and small ears. I have got one brother who is 36 years old. He’s a hardware shop assistant. I have got one sister who is 23 years old. She’s an administrative. Both are single.

My flat has got three bedrooms one big and two small, one kitchen, laundry, dining-room and living-room. I live in the attic floor. In my bedroom there are one computer, two beds one printer and a wardrobe.

In the dining-room there are one table and four chairs and in the living-room a music equipment, a TV, a bookcase and one sofa.

I wake up at a quarter to seven, first I pray then I get up I brush my

teeths, I have breakfast and after that I go to work. At nine o’clock I eat a

sandwich. Then I return to work. I have not fixed hour for lunch, it can

be between half past one and half past two. Then, I return to work until

seven o’clock. I get home I have a shower, then I have dinner, I watch

TV, after that I read the bible and I pray. I go to bed at eleven o clock.

Jhonny

My name is Jhonny, I am 27 years old and I’m from Colombia (Cali)

I live in Barcelona ( Spain), I’m married but now I don’t live with my wife, I have got only one sister and two nieces . I live with my cousin and her son in my house. My sister is the best sister in the world; she always comes to visit me. She has got the prospect that I get out of this prison very soon. She is very beautiful, she is 34 years old, and she has got two daughters. She works in a hotel. I live in Barcelona, in Gracia neighbourhood, near Sagrada Familia.

It is a small flat; it has got 3 rooms, 1 bathroom and 1 kitchen. My room is the best, it has got a balcony to the street, it‘s very big. In the room I have my bed, my bin bag, my plasma TV and my console. I

also have got 1 small library, my collection of heavy metal that it is my worship. I would like a small plant with flowers, too. Now I life in the prison of Barcelona (la modelo) .I live in a cell with three friends more. In my daily life I wake up very early at eight o clock. After I make my bed ans I brush my teeth. I go down and I have a shower. I return to my cell and I get dressed, I comb my hair. Then go to have break fast at nine o’clock. I return to my cell I watch TV after that I go to the yard to walk. From Monday to Friday every day I go to English class with my teacher Dolors, the class starts at a quarter past eleven and finish at a quarter past one. In the afternoon I have lunch, then I smoke a cigarette and I take a coffee. I have a nap very short. I get up I watch a film on the TV. Always I go down to the yard. I usually speak with my friends before going to the gym, I do my exercises. Then I go to the yard and I have a shower. In the evening I have dinner, I go up to my cell I watch a film on TV or I read a book. At twelve o’clock I go to bed.

Oliver

I’ m Oliver. I’m from Dominican Republic.

I’m thirty-five years old. I’m a cleaner. I have got four children. Paul is12 years old, Paula is 11 years old, Carol is 6 years old and Scarlet is 3 years old. She goes to skate class. My wife’s name is R.. My mother’s name is I.. I’ve got four sisters, R., Y., M., and Y.. My flat is in Barcelona. It has got 3 bedrooms, one kitchen, one toilet and a dining room. It has got a twenty-inch TV and one sofa. The floor is white. It hasn’t got a garage. My mother has got flowers in the balcony. We have got laptop and internet.

My daily activities in prison I get up at eight o’clock. At half past eight I have breakfast and then I go to the gym. It‘s ten o’clock so I go to the yard. At a quarter past eleven I go to English class with my teacher Dolors. It’s twenty five to one and I am in the cell. Later I go to lunch. From half past two to four o’clock I take a nap. From 4.30 to 18.45 I walk in the yard. Then I go to take a shower and then I have dinner. At eleven o’clock, more or less, I go to bed.

My daily activities free I get up at eight o’clock. I dressed, teeth to brush, breakfast and a quarter to nine I to take children at school.