Christina is on a two-week vacation.

This is the first vacation she’s had for a long time.

The last vacation she took was more than two years ago.

Now she is visiting a friend in San Francisco.

Her friend and her husband are living near the center of the city.

He works for a start-up company in Silicon Valley.

While he is working she works part time at a department store.

Q-How long has it been since her last vacation?

It has been two years.

Q-What kind of company does her friend’s husband work for?

A start-up company.

Christina hasn’t seen her friend for a long time.

The last time they saw each other was three years ago.

At that time they are both working at a department store.

Then Christina quit her job and started her own business.

She designs women’s clothing.

She has two employees now and her company is slowly growing.

Q-When was the last time they saw each other?

It was three years ago.

Q-How long ago did Christina start her own business?

She started it three years ago.

Christina has come  to San Francisco by herself.

Her husband didn’t come because he had to work.

He tried to start a company two years ago but it didn’t work out.

His company  failed after only a few months.

So now he’s working at another company and saving money.

Once he saves enough money he plans to start another company.

He doesn’t want to give up.

Q-What did Christina’s husband try to do two years ago?

I tried to start a company.

Q-Why is Christina’s husband saving money?

He wants to have enough money to start a new company.

This is the second time Christina has been to San Francisco.

The first time was when she was a high school student.

That was more than 10 years ago.

During that trip she was only in San Francisco for a few days.

After that she went to Los Angeles and New York.

This time she and her friend plan to relax and have fun.

Q-How many time  has Christina been to San Francisco?

This is the second time Christina has been to San Francisco.

Her husband didn’t come because he has to work.

The first time was when she was a high school student.

Christina hasn’t seen her friend for a long time.

The last time they saw each other was three years ago.

It has been 10 years since her last trip to San Francisco.