ALettertoMyPenfriend(InformalLetter)

August11,2016
HeyJack,
Thanksforsendingmetheletter.Sinceyouasked,Iamgoingtodescribetoyoumyhouseandthearea
aroundit.IhopeyougetagoodideaofwhattheareaIliveinlookslike!
First,IllstartwithwhereIlive.Iliveinanapartment,somylivingspaceisntthatlarge.Myapartmenthastwo
bedrooms,onesmallandonelarge,onekitchen,onebathroom,onelivingroomandabalcony.Allofthewalls
arepaintedyellow,andthedoorwaysarepaintedbrown.Forthebedrooms,thesmallbedroomisminewhile
thelargebedroomismyparents.Thekitchenisnarrowandlong,andthatsaboutit.

Now,Illstartwiththeareaaroundit.Myapartmenttowerispartofacomplexwiththreeotherapartment
towers,surroundedbytownhouses.Allofthetowers,includingours,havesmallshopsatthebase,suchas
conveniencestores,bakeries,smallrestaurantsandevenbarbershops!Thecomplexalsohasaclubhouse
withagymandapoolextendingoutofit.Now,letsstepoutofthecomplex!Infrontofthecomplex,thereare
shops,foodstallssellingvarietiesofIndonesianfood,conveniencestores,restaurants,abank,ahardware
storeandevenatraditionalmedicinestore!
Hopefully,youllhaveagoodglimpseofmyhouseanditssurroundings.Maybeyoucanalsodescribeyours
anditssurroundingsinyournextletter!
Sincerely,
Giovanni