A friend is coming to your country to work for six months. Write a letter to your friend. In the letter, give *a suggestion of a city to live in *recommendations on jobs your friend could do *advice on places where your friend can meet locals Write at least 150 words. Begin your letter as follows: Dear ____,

Dear James, I’m sorry I cut our call short earlier

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week, but I’m excited to know you will be coming so soon! Philly is

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a great place for people like you who want a bit of history, but

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an active nightlife. There are

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a couple of events coming up here that I know you’ll love. Philadelphia has great fireworks for the 4th of July. Makes sense, right, since the country was born here in a lot of ways.

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, some beer gardens will be open by

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, especially around Penn’s Landing and the piers. As a barista and bartender,

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will be the perfect time of year for you to

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find a job. South Street and Old City have tons of little spots that are hiring. By the time you get closer to your departure, students will

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have returned to University City, so there should be openings in the service industry there, too. You mentioned that you weren’t sure how easy it would be to make friends. I’m sure you’ll get to meet lots of people in your line of work. Most of the bars I’ll show you are pretty busy on weekends, after all. There will be other chances too, though. I know you like poetry; there are a couple of open mics, including one at Tattooed Moms called the Tyre Fire on Tuesdays

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worth checking out. If you go for a couple of weeks, you’re bound to make some contacts. If you think of any other questions, just text me.

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, see you soon! Take care, Geoff