Week 1: My Street and Foreign Girlfriend

For the first week I was assigned to write a descriptive article about the street I live in and the lead for an article about the President of Finland having a foreign girlfriend. As said in my welcome note, the stories are all imagined by me and in no way try to creating misleading rumours about anyone.

Descriptive Article

My Street: What is and what isn’t

By Charlene Mifsud

Have you ever seen those streets filled with gorgeous homes with front gardens oozing with luscious greenery and intricate garden furniture? My street looks nothing like that! There are no children playing outside and no colorful or modern architecture that decorates the street. It starts off with a large pine tree that acts as a roundabout to locals and baffles other people who come upon it. Then you come upon a residential street filled with terraced houses and cars parked on each side. The road, it being Malta, is a little patchy.

At any time during the day you usually find someone outside either cleaning or using it as an excuse to gossip. Most houses have adjacent garages and a balcony. They nearly all have the same height, making the rooftops adjacent. Any greenery that can be glimpsed comes either from balcony pots or from plants peeking out from rooftops.

News Article Lead

Sauli Niinistö: foreign girlfriend enters the picture

By Charlene Mifsud

President of Finland, Suali Niinisto reportedly has a girlfriend from Malta, sources told us. The 24 year old girl was seen this Summer with Sauli in a secluded resort on the island. The two were seen in Malta during Niinistö’s two-week Summer break on the island. His wife was not accompanying him due to other family matters. No previous reports indicated any problems in Sauli’s marriage before this point. The president has so far refrained from giving any comment about the reports. 

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