First blog assignment for Spanish I and II

Below are the topics for the first blog assignmenst for Spanish I and II. 
Before you write these posts, you may want to write an additional post telling us about yourself (in Spanish of course :)

Remember, that you have the full instructions and help in the iLrn Student Activities Manual.  The last 4 or 5 activities assigned from each chapter are the writing sections.  They are the same topic as the posts for your blogs.

Spanish I
Imagine that you are writing an e-mail that will be sent into outer space with the hope of receiving an answer from someone who lives in another world. Would you use tú or usted? Why? What would the tone of your letter be?
Now, write the email keeping in mind the questions above. 
Here are some additional phrases that may be helpful as you write:

Me llamo...	(Tener)... años.	¿Cómo...?	Hasta pronto.
(Ser)...	Vivo en...	¿Cuál es tu/su...?

Spanish II
Write three short paragraphs about your views on work and leisure time.  What three topics would you most like to develop? Choose from the list or include ideas of your own.

Temas possibles:
el trabajo y la familia
el trabajo y el tiempo libre
la importancia del dinero
la importancia del "status"
la importancia de tener un trabajo interesante
???