The document introduces Maling and her family, including her sister Maggie who still lives in Northern California, her grandparents with her grandmother enjoying gardening, her father who worked in the US and retired to China before passing away this summer, and her mother Amy who lives and works in California enjoying gardening and learning English. It outlines Maling's education path of attending UC Berkeley, teaching 6th grade for two years, teaching in Thailand for two years, and now studying at Biola University.

1. My name is Maling. I am Chinese. I was born in Northern California, near San Francisco.

2. This is my older sister, Maggie. She was also born in Northern California and still lives there. She and her husband enjoy hiking and biking.

3. These are my grandparents. They were born in Taiwan. My grandmother enjoys gardening and taking walks in the mornings. My grandfather passed away a year ago. I miss him.

4. This is my father. He worked in the U.S. for many years. Then he retired and moved to China. He passed away in July of this summer.

5. This is my mother, Amy. She lives and works in California. In her free time, she enjoys gardening and learning English.

6. I went to college at UC Berkeley and then became a teacher. I taught 6 th grade students for two years at a Christian school.

7. Then I went to Thailand to teach for two years.

8. Now I am studying at Biola University. I enjoy it very much.

9. How about you? Tell me about yourself, your family, your education, and your goals.