His name is Apichart and his nickname is Um. He’s fourteen years old. He’s
studying in a high school near his home and he is in Mattayomsuksa 3. He likes to play
sports especially football and he likes to learn English very much. When he grows up,
he wants to be a guide or an interpreter. He stays with his large family. His fifty year old
father is an interpreter His forty – eight year old mother is a veterinarian. Both of them
work very hard but they are generous. Apichart has two elder brothers. One of them is a
solider, he is twenty-five years old, and the other is a second year university student. His
two younger twin sisters study in a kindergarten near his house. They are lovely and
cheerful but sometimes they drive him crazy. Apichart’s grandfather, his father’s father,
he was a solider but now he is a gardener and his grandmother is a housewife. They
grow many fruit trees such as longan, mango and pomelo trees. His uncle, his father’s
younger brother, is a confident man. He works as an engineer in a large oil company.
His cheerful aunt, his grandparents’ youngest daughter, is a lawyer Apichart stays with
many people in his grandfather’s house. The size of the family is not a problem; they
can contact each other very easily It’s the advantage of being in a big family because the
elderly can look after and help when they have a problem. He loves his large family
very much and he’s proud of being a Thai who was born in Thailand