My First Notebook Entry

Hi, my name is Connie and I’m a native speaker of English. As an undergraduate, I took one year of Mandarin. I thoroughly enjoyed the class but ultimately forgot most of what I learned after I began taking other courses. That’s quite unfortunately, wouldn’t you agree? Would it be possible for anyone to help edit and improve the sentences that I’ve written in Chinese below? Thanks in advance!

你好，我叫 Connie 。 我是一个美国人。(How do I write in Chinese that I was born in Los Angeles?) 现在我有多功课。 但是我很高兴，因为in two weeks（再过两星期） 我将和我的朋友去Las Vegas。拉斯维加斯

I would love to add more details in this paragraph but unfortunately, my vocabulary is very limited. Lamentably, I also find it extremely tricky to type Chinese characters since I'm unfamiliar with pinying. I'll definitely try harder on my next diary entry.