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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font:12px Arial;color:rgb(246,0,11);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Please do not reply to this email. If you have questions, contact Erika Pistoni in the CCC at <a href="mailto:erikapistoni@berkeley.net"><span class="gmail-s1" style="text-decoration:underline">erikapistoni@berkeley.net</span></a>.</p><p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(246,0,11);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font:10px Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:11px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Dear BHS Families,</p><p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Winter Break could be a nice opportunity for Summer planning!</p><p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">If you'd like for your student to spend the Summer abroad and explore the world a little, you could check the <b>CIEE</b> organization: <a href="https://www.ciee.org/go-abroad/high-school-study-abroad"><span class="gmail-s2" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(16,60,192)">https://www.ciee.org/go-abroad/high-school-study-abroad</span></a></p><p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">If your student already travelled with them and you want to return the favor, or if you are open to becoming a host family, there are 2 students that still need accommodation. They will be here for the Spring semester only.</p><p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">A little about them:</p><p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(19,19,19);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-s3" style="color:rgb(26,26,26)"><b>Joao, Brazil, 17</b>:<i> “</i></span><i>I love laughing and everybody says that the good thing about me is that I can turn a bad situation into a good one by making a joke or a comment. In my free time I love being around my friends and family doing anything, chatting, going to the beach, playing video games, board and card games, watching sports, and going to the gym, but my favorite thing to do in my free time is play soccer. I am looking forward to sharing my Brazilian culture with my future host family.”</i></p><p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(19,19,19);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Lucas, Brazil, 17</b><i>: “I am a very happy person who loves to laugh and always wants to do good. I love animals, at home I have a small Maltese dog called Snowflake. I love doing all kinds of sports, especially soccer and beach tennis. I also like listening to music and in my free time going to the gym and hanging out with my parents and my friends. I also enjoy playing video games and watching movies. On my weekends I always practice a lot of sports and participate in soccer or beach tennis championships.”</i></p><p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(19,19,19);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Please let me know if this is something that could interest you.</p><p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(19,19,19);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">I wish you happy holidays,</p><p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(19,19,19);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Ms. Pistoni</p><p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px">--</p><p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font:14px Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Erika Pistoni (she/her)</p><p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font:14px Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">College and Career Center</p><p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font:14px Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Berkeley High School</p><p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font:14px Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Office Voicemail: 510-644-4583</p><p class="gmail-p9" style="margin:0px;font:14px Arial;color:rgb(16,60,192);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/resources/college-career-center/college-and-career-center-calendar/">Link to the CCC Calendar<span class="gmail-s4" style="font:14px Arial;text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(16,60,192)"></span></a></span></p><p class="gmail-p9" style="margin:0px;font:14px Arial;color:rgb(16,60,192);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/resources/college-career-center/">College and Career Center Website<span class="gmail-s4" style="font:14px Arial;text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(16,60,192)"></span></a></span></p><p class="gmail-p10" style="margin:0px;font:14px Arial;color:rgb(16,60,192);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:16px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="text-decoration:underline"></span><br></p><p class="gmail-p11" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;color:rgb(79,79,79);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p12" style="margin:0px;font:14px Arial;color:rgb(20,20,20);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">_____________________________</p><p class="gmail-p13" style="margin:0px;font:12px Arial;color:rgb(42,62,120);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Nicole Chee, Chaghig Walker, Charlotte Le Liboux, and Shirley Hudacko are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the E-tree; 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