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SCMP Reporter

Name: Benedek Nagy

Age: 17

Country/City: Austria, Vienna

School name: BRG BORG Gerasdorferstrasse

Star sign: Libra

What I  like most about my country is the fact that a great amount of its culture has been   preserved. The people are also very patriotic, as they have  an immense connection to their country.  But they are also welcoming and open.

Austrians care very much about the environment and thus  enjoy every minute  they spend  in the mountains.

My favourite sports are cycling and hiking, although  I do  them for pleasure and not on a regular basis. My hobbies change regularly.  Daydreaming, cycling, sleeping, going to the opera, playing with my little sister, experimenting with my computer and discovering new music are among my favourite ways to spend time.

When I'm with friends, we usually go  bike riding, watch movies, play chess or sometimes just chat  to exchange  thoughts.

Austrian people  like to go  abroad in the summer, particularly to countries with beaches, such as Italy and Spain.  For winter holidays, we usually go for skiing. Winter in Austria is cold, with temperatures  between  minus 10 degrees Celsius and five degrees. There is also snowfall and strong winds.

Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev is  the person I admire most, due to his music, personality, and the way  he mastered  life  during some of the most difficult times  in the early 20th  century.

I'm currently studying   arts, biology, English, French, geography, German, history, math, music and  physical education.

My time is far too valuable to be spent doing homework,  so I keep it  to a minimum.  I'll usually  study  for a test the night before.

I don't have any pets,  although I've  begged my parents for  one.   They probably don't like the idea of  feeding an animal, in addition to  my three siblings and me.

I don't care too much  for fashion. Most of my clothes were given as Christmas or birthday presents.  Their main purpose is to protect me and keep  my body warm, not to show off.

Besides  Austria National Day on  October 26, which is rather political, Christmas and Easter are the country's most important  holidays.

We celebrate Christmas by putting up a Christmas tree  in the house and on Christmas Eve, we'll    find presents under it. Children like Christmas very much, as they  believe  the newborn  Christ child  put the presents under the tree.

I'm  an exchange student from  AFS Intercultural Exchanges and  am staying in Hong Kong until July.

If you want to make friends with teens from other countries, send an e-mail to yp.epal@scmp.com. Young Post will forward all e-mails to Benedek.



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