My name is Matt. I have two sisters and one brother. My mom sells advertising for a magazine and my dad sells Christmas trees and writes children's books. I have a dog and a cat. I am in the eleventh grade and I am sixteen years old. My birthday is March seventeenth. I had an Italian student stay at my house in the fall. I run cross- country, which is 5 kilometer races, and track. I drive a car and I like to go out with my friends. I play guitar and some banjo and other instruments, and I love music. I have a band with two of my friends. I hope we can go out and have fun in Italy.