Unlike English, Spanish does not use indefinite articles when dealing with one's occupation, religion or citizenship.

	Jorge es abogado.	Jorge is a lawyer.
	Soy mexicano.	I am Mexican
	Mi hermano es budista.	My brother is a Buddhist.

In order to talk about where you are from you will need to keep in mind the following terms and their articles.

	el estado	the state
	la región	the region
	la provincia	the province
	la calle	the street
	el centro	the center, downtown
	el norte	the north
	el sur	the south
	el este	the east
	el oeste	the west
	la plaza	the square
	el río	the river
	el lago	the lake
	la sierra	the mountains
	la costa	the coast