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SCMP Reporter

Connecting with teens around the world
Name Kelly Allison Joy
Age 17
City Danvers, Massachusetts
Star sign Capricorn
I live in Danvers, in the suburbs of Boston, and it's a typical town with apartments and huge mansions and regular houses.
I can't really describe the countryside, though, because it is  ever changing. In Danvers,  autumn is cool,  and it snows heavily in winter. Spring is still cold,  but summer is very hot.
I like the fact you can do whatever you want to do - within  reason of course - in the US.
July 4 is the most important day  of the year because it's  Independence Day,  and we celebrate with fireworks.
I love school. I see my best friends there every day. I take Spanish, calculus, English, world history, health, biology, and chemistry, and I usually spend an hour on homework.
English is my first language, but I can also speak a few words of French, Spanish, Italian, Albanian, Greek, and even Urdu!
I'm in every extra-curricular activity in school, and I run cross country and track, swim and play lacrosse.  Running cross country is  my favourite sport because  running is the best high there is.
I love eating chicken Caesar salad and chicken fried rice. I like all types of music, but pop is my favourite. I like watching movies, especially love stories I'm happiest hanging out with my friends at their houses and at the beach,  and we usually just chill and talk.
I guess my best friend Andrew is my idol, because he is a genius and a musical prodigy, as well as the coolest kid I know.
I have five people in my family. I'm close to my Mum, sister, and brother, but I rarely talk to my Dad.  I don't have to do a lot of housework; I just have to clean my own room. I wear strictly American brands, such as Hollister, American Eagle and Abercrombie and Fitch - I'm very preppy.
People I talk  to say I'm very outgoing, and I have an  interesting personality. When I grow up, I either want to be famous or be  a nurse.
I've travelled to Mexico, but I haven't been to Hong Kong. I'd love to go, though.



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