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When I was a child, I lived near the airport in my city. I spent many hours watching the planes arriving at the airport or going to other places. Every time I traveled by plane with my family, I felt a great emotion. That’s why, when I grew up, I learned to fly planes and now I'm a pilot for a major airline. Cuando [blank_start]era[blank_end] niño, [blank_start]vivía[blank_end] cerca del aeropuerto de mi ciudad. [blank_start]Pasaba[blank_end] muchas horas mirando los aviones que [blank_start]llegaban[blank_end] al aeropuerto o que [blank_start]iban[blank_end] a otros lugares. Cada vez que con mi familia [blank_start]viajábamos[blank_end] en avión, [blank_start]sentía[blank_end] una gran emoción. Por eso, cuando [blank_start]crecí[blank_end], [blank_start]aprendí[blank_end] a pilotar aviones y ahora, soy piloto de una importante aerolínea.

When I was a child, I really liked animals. I had two dogs, three cats and a rabbit and I loved feeding them and playing with them. That's why, when I grew up, I studied Veterinary Medicine. Cuando [blank_start]era[blank_end] niño, [blank_start]me gustaban[blank_end] mucho los animales. [blank_start]Tenía[blank_end] dos perros, tres gatos y un conejo y [blank_start]me gustaba[blank_end] darles de comer y jugar con ellos. Por eso, cuando [blank_start]crecí[blank_end], [blank_start]estudié[blank_end] Veterinaria.

When I was a child, I wanted to be an astronaut. I liked to watch the Star Wars movies and I used to play with my toy spaceships. That's why when I grew up, I studied a lot and now, I work at NASA. Cuando [blank_start]era[blank_end] niño, [blank_start]quería[blank_end] ser astronauta. [blank_start]Me gustaba[blank_end] mirar las películas de Star Wars y [blank_start]jugaba[blank_end] con mis naves espaciales de juguete. Por eso, cuando [blank_start]crecí[blank_end], [blank_start]estudié[blank_end] mucho y ahora, trabajo en la NASA.

When I was a child, I really enjoyed traveling with my family. Every summer, we visited a different place. Sometimes we went to exotic places and I liked to meet people who spoke other languages. That’s why, when I grew up, I decided to study International Relations and today I am a diplomat. Cuando [blank_start]era[blank_end] niña, [blank_start]disfrutaba[blank_end] mucho de viajar con mi familia. Cada verano, [blank_start]visitábamos[blank_end] un lugar diferente. A veces, [blank_start]íbamos[blank_end] a lugares exóticos y [blank_start]me gustaba[blank_end] conocer gente que [blank_start]hablaba[blank_end] otros idiomas. Por eso, cuando [blank_start]crecí[blank_end], [blank_start]decidí[blank_end] estudiar Relaciones Internacionales y hoy soy diplomática.

When I was a child, I liked to help my grandmother make Christmas cookies. During the month of December, every weekend, we prepared cookies for the whole family. I had a chef's hat and I really liked decorating cookies. That's why, when I grew up, I decided to study Pastry and today I prepare the best cookies in the city. Cuando [blank_start]era[blank_end] niño, [blank_start]me gustaba[blank_end] ayudar a mi abuela a preparar galletas de Navidad. Durante el mes de diciembre, todos los fines de semana, [blank_start]preparábamos[blank_end] galletas para toda la familia. Yo [blank_start]tenía[blank_end] un gorro de cocinero y [blank_start]me gustaba[blank_end] mucho decorar las galletas. Por eso, cuando [blank_start]crecí[blank_end], [blank_start]decidí[blank_end] estudiar Pastelería y hoy preparo las mejores galletas de la ciudad.

When I was a child, my favorite game was building houses and buildings. Actually, I built entire cities. So when I went to college, I studied engineering. Cuando [blank_start]era[blank_end] niña, mi juego favorito [blank_start]era[blank_end] construir casas y edificios. En realidad, [blank_start]construía[blank_end] ciudades completas. Por eso, cuando [blank_start]fui[blank_end] a la universidad, [blank_start]estudié[blank_end] ingeniería.