Let me give an example: Don’t get overwhelmed if dad gets on your case. Watch what you’re doing. Don’t go to the movies all the time.

Skiing is good, downhill or cross-country. Skiing makes you feel good. Skiing gives you energy. You can go up to the hills and ski. You can find those ski ladies that you can go for.

I like music. I enjoy the Backstreet Boyz, Britney Spears, Nellie Furtado, S Club 7 and Great Big Sea. I enjoy musicals like “The Phantom of the Opera”, “Joseph”, “Mamma Mia”, “The Lion King” and “Tommy”.

My apartment has a bedroom, a living room, two bathrooms and a kitchen. It is on the fourth floor. It also has a balcony. From the balcony I can see a swimming pool. My apartment is important to me. There I can be responsible. It is the key to my new life.

It’s good to have friends when you’re down. You can talk about your problems. A best friend is someone who likes to talk to me.

Cathy has known me since I was a little tyke. Cathy is one of my friends. Patrick is one of my friends. Dennis is one of my friends. Even David and Bob and Ron are my friends.

People in my life right now are Aldo, David and Maryanne. They are my friends. We have good conversations together. We talk about my mother.

Joey is someone from Frontier College. He talks to me about the meaning of hockey. He has a great smile and good sense of humour. Dee is also from Frontier College. She taught me to lift up my heart and about the meaning of death.