Getting to Know My Cousin and Sister

My Cousin, Christopher

My cousin, Christopher, is the son of my father's brother. He's three years younger than me and we didn't know each other very well as children because he and his family lived on the other side of the country at that time. Since then, he's married and moved closer so we meet quite often and I've got to know him much better. There's nothing very remarkable about Chris's appearance. He's of average height and medium build, and he's got curly mousy hair and a fair complexion. As he's quite short-sighted like me, he wears glasses. The clothes he likes are mostly casual: jeans or shorts and a tee-shirt. I don't think I've ever seen him in a suit. He's a very active person who loves the outdoor life. He's extremely practical and he can build or repair almost anything, no matter how complicated it is. Another characteristic he has is that he's very outgoing. If you go to a show with him and members of the audience are invited onto the stage, Chris will be the first to volunteer. The thing I appreciate most about him, however, is his sense of humor. If I'm depressed, he can always cheer me up with a joke or a funny story. They say you can choose your friends but not your relations. In Chris's case, I feel I'm very lucky because he's not only my cousin but also one of my best friends.

Janet, My Elder Sister

Janet, my elder sister, is 21. She does not look like me because she has blue eyes and fair hair, while my eyes are brown and I am dark-haired. She has a lovely fresh complexion and a beautiful mouth, with full lips, but she is short-sighted, so she wears contact lenses. She is quite tall and has a beautiful, slim figure. She is very smart and looks really attractive when she dressed up to go out with her boyfriend. Janet is studying languages at the university and in summer she works for a travel agency. She can speak French and Spanish and now she is learning modern Greek. She always goes abroad for her holidays. Janet loves being with a crowd of people and when she goes abroad she talks to the local people and makes friends easily. She loves going to parties and eating out. She is good at games but never takes them seriously so when we play tennis I always win because she doesn't care if she wins or loses. Janet is very witty and amusing and she always cheers me up when I am depressed because she has a wonderful sense of humor. I think her only fault is that she is restless and easily gets bored. She is an intelligent, hard-working person but she doesn't get good marks at university because she doesn't study enough. I admire her because she is so bright and energetic but I think it is a good thing that her boyfriend is a calm, tolerant man and when she is impatient with him, he just laughs and then she laughs, too.