Alexander Franz Mader

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!

• 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.

My Family• There are five of us in my family: My father,

my mother, my older brother, and my younger sister.

• 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!

About Me• I am twenty-two

years old. My birthday is on September 11th, 1992.

• I come from Vancouver, Canada. However, I was born in a small city on Vancouver Island.

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

I also like to dress up for Halloween!

2008

2009

2010

Can you guess who I am dressed up as?

Colonel Sanders

Abraham Lincoln

Vladimir Lenin

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.

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!

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!

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