If you need some advice but don’t have time or money for experts（专家）, an 11­-year-­old American kid may help you.

Every Sunday, Ciro Ortiz spends about two hours at a subway station in New York. There is a sign in front of him that reads “Emotional （情感的）Advice $2”. Believe it or not, some people stop for help from the kid. They ask him about all kinds of things, from relationships to jobs. And the kid always does his best to help them find the answers to their problems.

“I don’t make much money,” Ciro’s dad, Adam, said. “One night Ciro Ortiz suddenly told me an idea of making his own money. I trusted my son and the next day we went to the station to start working.” To his surprise, Ciro did a good job on that day. Since then, Ciro Ortiz has become more and more popular.

It seems that Ciro is very good at giving advice. But in fact, he used to be a very shy boy at school and students often laughed at him.

At the beginning, Ciro was nervous and was not sure of himself. But after a few days, he said to his mother, “I’ve met so many wonderful people and made many friends.”

We surveyed(调查)300 young people on what they like to do at weekends. One hundred people are from the ages of 11-18, one hundred 19-26 and one hundred 27-35. The above shows their answers:

We can enjoy a two-day weekend every week. Maybe two days are too short, but we can try to plan (计划) the time well. Here are some ideas.

Get up early. The weekend is not only a time to sleep in. But some of us get up for lunch! That’s too bad. You can have more free time if you get up early.

Do the homework early. We have to spend much time on our homework. You can feel better if you do your homework early. You can do homework on Saturday morning. And then you can play well. I often do my homework on Saturday morning, so I don’t have to worry (担心) about it on Saturdays or Sundays.

Go out for fun. Think about what you like to do. Plan a sports activity like playing football in the park. You can also visit a museum, a zoo or a park.