Dear Auntie Em,

    Great news! Mrs Mumford just told me I had been chosen as one of the school(student)to visit the University of Cape Town in South Africa this summer！She said the programme(design)for some of the brighter teenagers to experience a different culture.a good chance！

    The only problem is: Mum and Dad(simple)won't let me go. They said it was dangerous for me, a girl, (travel)alone. But my guess is that they think it too expensive. I kept telling(they)I had been on a plane alone to visit you in Texas before. They needn't worry about methis trip would be almost the same as that one.(but)they just won't listen!

    Will you help, Auntie Em? It will bevery important experience to my personal growth.

    Love, (and love you even(much)if you manage to make Mum & Dad agree with me. )

    My family has had a great influence on me. When I was a kid, I learnt how to work from my family. My mum would never let me get away when there was something to be done. I learnt the importance of education. My parents would give me 50 dollars if I got As in school. They taught me how to use and save money. My mum taught me how to cook, how to clean, and basically everything I needed to know to live on my own. My dad taught me how to garden, how to do home improvement, how to treat women and girls with respect, and how to put other people's needs above my own. My brothers and sisters taught me how to make a decision in conflict(矛盾). I'm 22now, and I'll get married next year. I learn things from my parents' marriage by examples. For example, I've never seen my parents really fight. They had disagreements, but they were always in control and never let anger get the best of them. I think that's great, and I'm going to work towards that in my marriage.

    I have a great family. I'm grateful that my parents chose to make it a great family.

—You cannot           her to do such a thing.