HI!I’d like to introduce myself.

Hey, guys. My name is Katherine.

About me I’m American, and I’m 22 years old. I just

graduated from college.

At graduation with my friends,

Prateek and Caroline.

My hometown I’m from Mountain View, CA.

My hometown Mountain View is also home to Google’s

headquarters (siège social). It’s in the Silicon Valley.

Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA

My education I went to school in Virginia…

My education …at the University of Virginia.

My family My parents still live in Mountain View.

Their names are Pat (short for Patricia) and Stan (Stanley).

My family

I have a brother, Brian. He’s a student at the University of Oregon.

My family I also have pets – four cats and a dog.

One of my cats, Corky.

My dog, Benny.

My hobbies I love spending time with my friends.

Here we are at the aquarium.

My hobbies

In college I worked for the student newspaper, The Cavalier Daily.

The Cavalier Daily office, in Charlottesville, VA.

My hobbies

I also love reading and learning languages.

The Reference Room in Alderman Library, at UVA.

I’M EXCITED TO SPEND THE YEAR WITH YOU!