1. Alexander Franz Mader

2. About Canada Canada is a very beautiful country. People from all over the world come to our country to visit our natural parks. There are 35,540,085 people living in Canada. Canada is the second largest country on planet Earth!

3. Canada has two official languages: English and French. We have two national sports: lacrosse during the summertime and hockey during the wintertime. Before Europeans came to North America, aboriginal peoples lived there for thousands of years. The capital city of Canada is Ottawa.

4. My Family There are five of us in my family: My father, my mother, my older brother, and my younger sister.

5. My father was a logger. He is now retired. My mother is a nurse at the local hospital. My older brother is an electrician. My younger sister is a student attending a local middle school. I am a university student. I study medieval history. Some day, I would like to be a teacher!

10. About Me I am twenty-two years old. My birthday is on September 11 th, 1992. I come from Vancouver, Canada. However, I was born in a small city on Vancouver Island.

11. Hobbies and Interests Reading Going for walks Hiking Traveling History, particularly, medieval Europe Museums and art galleries Swimming Rugby Listening to music Spending time with my friends and family

12. I also like to dress up for Halloween! 2008 2009 201 0 Can you guess who I am dressed up as?

13. Colonel Sanders Abraham Lincoln Vladimir Lenin

14. My Studies My first language is English. My second language is German. I am eager to learn Spanish. I hope to someday teach Spanish in a Canadian high school. I am currently a fourth year History major at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. I have also studied some Psychology, Economics, German, French, English Literature, and Geography.

15. Sports When I was younger, I played many sports: soccer, swimming, karate, basketball, and volleyball. Now that I am older, I barely have enough time to swim once a week!

16. A day in the life of Mr. Mader! Monday 7:00am – 8:00am - wake up 9:00am – 1:00pm – classes 1:30pm – 3:00pm - meet with friends for lunch/coffee 3:00pm – 5:00pm – classes 5:00pm – 7:00pm – studying 7:00pm – 8:00pm – dinner 8:00pm – 1:00am – more studying… Being an adult is not as exciting as I thought it would be!

17. Thank you very much for both your patience and your attention!