Round trip

Hi class mates, hi Richard. I'd like to be there, and I know that I didn't said good bye to everyone. But I'll be back (I promise it) I'll be there in a month. I'm shure that I'm going to miss all you, and my class of course.

But I'll be writtin on the blog. Just something incredible happened me today.

I'm in Phoenix, Arizona. I'm writing from the Sheraton Hotel. why I'm here??? this is what happened.

I just flu from Oakland to Phoenix, Arizona to transfer the plane. I'm going to my country (Mexico). But when I was here (Phoenix), traying to get into the airplane, the people from the airline saids:

"We need a volunteer to state tonight here in Arizona, because the airplane is full, So, we are going to give him accomodations, a seat in first class to fly tomorrow at the same destination, and free miles to travel in our airline"

So, when a listened that she said free miles, I run to her and I said her "I want to do it".

I wasn't shure about how many miles she was talking about, but the offert was very tempting.

That's what I'm sitting here, in the Sheraton Hotel, with a beatifull room, and with a round trip to travel to any part of the American Continent, any day of the year. Free!!!!!!!

Alex

Hi, Classmates!

My name is Abraham.

I am going to write a story on the blog very soon.

Hawaii

Aloha everybody!
Sorry, teacher, I broke the rule: "24/7 english", but I am going to tell you about my trip to Hawaii so I wanted to create the right atmosphere...
I went there two weeks ago and I spent there one week traveling around the island of Oahu and laying in the sun in the desperate attent to get tan.
The island is beautiful, the vegetation is gorgeous and the sea is a splash of tourquoise tempera. The hills look like they have just come out from the center of the Earth, sharp and with black rocks of solid lava. They are completely coverd by a blanket of amazing trees, with vines and red spots of tropical flowers. It's simply an earthly Paradise!
Unfortunately in the southern isand this wild landscape is ruined by the big buildings of Honolulu and Waikiki and by a huge mass of tourists.
I think tourists are one of the weirest kind of creatures in the World. They crowd together in the same places, doing the same things, taking the same pictures, buying everything they find on their way that they think it's really original and typical of the place. You can see people wearing all kind of different flower patterns, put all together in a confusing and eyesore tropical mix-up.
A part from that, I really enjoyed my time in Hawaii doing a lot of activities such surfing, kayaking and boogie boarding. I like to live in the nature, to walk in the forrest's shadow, to feel the warmth of the sand and the sun or to enjoy the color of the sea. It just fills me of happiness!
Obviously, during my trip I kept on my research on "Pubblic restroom's keys in the US"...Take a look at what I found at the Kayak shop! I have to conclude that every place in the US has its most fitting restroom key (that's why in the library they have a torture instrument...) !

SAD STORY

Hi again!

Something that I enjoy doing is going to the gym. Usually, my husband goes to lift weights and I go to the cardio class. Two Months ago, my husband and I went to the gym and I went to the crossramp machine, on my left side was a guy working too.

Everything was OK, until, the guy who was on my left side stoped doing his cardio class, then I saw him fall down on the floor and he started to suffocate.

People started to crowed around him. Later, the ambulance came and took him away, but it was to late, he had now pasted away of heart attack.

A couple of days ago while I was in the steam room, I heard a couple of people talking about what had happened that day.They were saying who was the name of the guy who pasted away.

After that, I told my husband who was the name of the guy who pasted away and my husband get sad. I felt so bad, because I knew he was a really good friend of my husband.

My husband had knew his friend died, but he did not know that he died in the same gym we go to.

You know? Is good go to the gym and make exercise, you can be in good condition, health and have a good shape, but is not so good when you execed. =(


Josie
1/28/08
8:57 pm

Cayman

I am Cayman

I am Cayman. Two years ago you couldn’t have seen me. I am Porsche and Boxster made in Germany. I am always a great favorite with people. I am a beautiful color that sparkles, glistens, and shines. I am deep blue.

I have a small body and cute shape. I have two doors, two seats and two spaces for baggage. One baggage space is in front of the car, and the trunk is behind the car. They look small, but they can hold a lot of things for you.

I had only visited a few cities and none that were very far from my home. A lot of time I just slept in the garage. I felt solitary. One day I decided to travel around the country. I spent 18 days enjoying it.

Now, when I think about it, I still feel excited.

The first good thing was, wherever I waited, people stared at me and said, “Hi, beautiful guy and good guy.”

The second good thing was wherever I went the view was pretty. The countryside was beautiful. The sun was shining. The sky was clear. The space was extensive. The weather was comfortable. No car exceeded me. I was number one. Every thing was wonderful!

Who created all of this?

This is the Yosemite:

This is the Death Valley:

This is the Zion Canyon:

This is the Bryce Canyon:

This is the Bryce to the Arches:

This is the Grand Canyon:

This is the Santa Barbara:

I took ship to see whale. The whale each jumped interval 30 minutes.

A lot of dolphins danced and singed aroud ship. It is fun.

ACCIDENTS HAPPEN

Hello, Classmates!!

I am a 25 years old mom of a 5 years old child.

Sometimes accidents happen and this Saturday wasn't an exception.

My husband, my son and I went to have breakfast at the Hometown Buffet. I always help my son to get his food first and this time he chose a chicken leg and vegetables, then we went to sit down.

After that, I went to get my food. When I came back my son's face was red and he was making a lot of noise with his throat, and I saw that he was choking.

I was so scared and I looked around to see if somebody could help but nobody did anything.

I ran to the restroom and I bent my son over, then, I just hit my son's back but it didn't work. It only got worse, his face was purple!!! So, I told my husband, "Let's go to Children’s Hospital!"

Once we were at the hospital, the doctor took my son to the x-ray room and took some pics, of his throat, chest and stomach to see what kind of thing was stuck in there.

Obviously, my son, my husband and I were scared. Thank God everything was OK, but my son had to stay in the hospital 3 more days because his throat was hurt. I hope the doctor will discharge my son tomorrow and he will be at home soon.

Now, I'm writing from my brother's laptop at the hospital. Please excuse me, teacher. I don't think that I can go to school this week I have to take care of my son and I have the flu, also.

I will read the book to stay up to date.

Please, moms be careful with your children!!

Josie

1/22/08

Show our pictures,skills and habits

Sammy:

Do you remember me?

I am a beautiful and smart girl. I can say many words in English. I am an English teacher, too. If you need my help. I will be very happy to help you, but you shouldn't forget to bring cheese for me.

Marley:

My name is Marley. I am a friendly and naughty boy. I am bilingual. I can speak two languages: English and Chinese, but only a little. I like humans and dogs. Sometimes I make a little trouble if I am feeling happy. If you like to play with me, you should be careful of my strong beak.

Gumby:

Do you remember me? I am a quiet boy. I like to look at everything, but I don’t want to do anything. Now I had to join a new family. I like my new family. There are four boys. I can look at lot of interesting things. If you miss me, you can visit me and bring a chicken bone for me. I miss you and the chicken bones.

Teacher:
I am so sorry. In my writing of old space I didn’t insert pictures with them. I try again. ViVi’s story was gone. In here it was blank space. Please help me fix it. So everything I make new. Thank you very much.
Irene

My Pet----Bird

Every day I get up at 6:30 am. Then I take a shower and brush my teeth. Then I give my birds a change of water and I give them food. While I drink my coffee I often stand near them and I look at them and listen to them talk to each other. Sometimes, Marley speaks to me in English and, sometimes, Marley speaks to me in Chinese. He asks me: “Ni- Hao! Nan-Nan” I say: “Ni-Hao! Marley.” He looks at me and says: “OK?” I say: “OK!” he moves his head and says: “O-K”. This dialogue is very funny to me. Then I go out and close the door. He says to me: Bye-Bye.This is my first writing in the USA. I show it. Just let you enjoy my feeling.If you like birds.

Sammy's Speaking

I am a Macaw parrot. I am from Central/South America. My old master named me Sammy I am about ten years old. I am a beautiful girl. When human’s look at me, they always say: “OH! You are a beautiful bird!”My old master didn’t look after me. I joined a new family. This family lived in Livermore, California. They have two birds. One bird is like me from Central/South America, but we are different kinds. His is bigger than me. A Macaw parrot’s life is different than a dog. Our life spam is about sixty years if we are not sick. The young boy bird’s name is Marley. His name sounds like a girl’s name. He is very naughty and friendly. His color is red, green and blue. My color is green, blue and yellow. My new master likes him too much, so sometimes Marley is a not very good bird, but that is OK! My new master taught him to say, “Nan-Nan, Ni-Hao! I love you. Nan-Nan” before my master’s new wife arrived from China. The other bird’s name is Gumby. Maybe it is older than me. Maybe it is a girl or a boy. My master doesn’t know, but he believes, it is a boy. It is a different type of bird than us. It is from Central America. It is an Amazon parrot. Its color is green and yellow. It is smaller than us. Our natures are different. My master always says: “Gumby is like a cat. It likes to look at everything, but never wants to do anything. Marley and I are like dogs. Marley likes to involve himself with humans. He likes to play with the dog. By the way, he makes too much trouble. I don’t want to make more trouble for myself. I just have lived here for a short time. Now I only look around. I talk and I try to teach Marley to make trouble, because my master always says, “Marley still is a baby. He is very young. It is OK!” I think, after long time, my master believes that I am better than Marley. I am a good and smart bird. I can talk more. I try to teach Marley and Gumby, but they don’t want to learn. My master’s wife studies English from me. My pronunciation is better than hers, so she always says, “Sammy is a better bird than Marley.” My master believes this is true. He looks after Marley. He teaches him, he spends painstaking time with him. So he always says: “Marley is very young. He is still a baby.”This month, my family will move to a new city. This house is smaller than the old house. Our three cages will never fit in this small house. My master doesn’t want to separate us. Finally, he decided that Gumby needed to be the one to join a new family, because human likes him. It is easier to look after him than us. Human are afraid of our big and hard beak, because they don’t understand us. Sometimes we don’t trust them, so we make a little trouble. Now no family wants to look after me. Gumby will enjoy a new family. My master is not happy. Marley and I are still living with our family. We will move to the new house. We will live there together.

Vivi's Story

My name is ViVi. I am a girl. I was born on March. 2, 2006. Before my mother wanted a teacup size dog with ears that stand erect. She has not changed her mind. I knew many things about my brother Ding Ding. I knew him from my mother, and his many pictures. Now I don't want to write about him. I will write about my preferences, and my habits.
I always like to follow my mother. She feeds me, cleans me , takes me out, plays ball with me, and massages me. When she watches TV, I like to sleep close to her or sit in my favorite chair to look at her. When she is sitting at the table writing I like to sleep under the table or sleep close to her chair. This is OK! But my favorite is to pick up her shoe, and put it under my head. The shoe smell keeps me feeling safe, and if she doesn’t have both shoes, she can’t leave me. This is my opinion.
When you see my picture, you will understand me. I have another habit. I like to catch cats, squirrels, and birds. My mother always says, “It is no good. They are my good friends.” I don't agree. They never play with me.
One day I went to our backyard to play. When I saw a cat, I followed it into our neighbor's backyard, but I didn't catch the cat, and the gate was closed. How would I get home? I didn't know. But I was sure my mother would pick me up. So, I only waited and barked behind gate.
When you read my story, and see my picture. Do you like me? My father always said that I was no good, and Marley was a good boy. But I think he likes me in his heart.

This is very amazing…

Read this article! It is incredible.

You read is incredible and you do that it says in the end!It is chance…

1. New York City has 11 letters.

2. Afghanistan has 11 letters.

3. Ramsin Yuseb. He is terrorist that to threaten with to destroy the Twin Tower in 1993. His name has 11 letters.

4. George W Bush. His name has 11 letters.

That is maybe a coincidence, but now consider this:

1. New York 11^th states.
2. The first airplane that crashed into the Twin Towers was the flight number 11.
3. Flight number 11 it carried 92 passengers. 9 + 2 = 11
4. Flight number 77 also crashed into the Twin Towers and it carried 65 passengers. 6 + 5 = 11
5. The tragedy happened on September 11. It is better to say 911. 9+ 1 + 1 = 11
6. 911 is the emergency number of the police in the United States. It is 911 if it is added. 9 + 1 + 1 = 11. Is it only a coincidence?

Also:
1. The total number of victims in the airplane was 154.
2 + 5 + 4 = 11
2. On September 11 is 254 of the year. Once again : 2 + 5 + 4 = 11
3. The explosions in Madrid happened on September 3, 2004 (11/3/2004) 1 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 4 = 11
4. The tragedy in Madrid happened 911 days after of the incident at the Twin Towers. 9 + 1 + 1 = 11

Good! Now! It is becoming more mysterious.

One of the symbols more important of the United States after the stars and bars is the eagle.
The following verse is from the Quran, (the Islamic Bible)

IS THIS A COINCIDENCE OR SOMETHING ELSE?

Quran (9:11) For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah; and there was peace.

This is verse number 911 of the Quran.

If! You are not convinced then you is following next step and you tell me. That is it. It put my hair on end.

Next step is open Microsoft Word and do the following:

1. Write Q33 NY in the capital letters. This was the flight number of the plane that crashed into the Twin Towers.
2. Select this letters Q33 NY
3. Change this to font size Number 48.
4. Change this to the WINGDINGS 1 font now what do you think about this situation?

This is amazing! Send this note to your friends in 11 minutes, it is very important.

I miss home so much

Time was flying. Day by day, I already lived here more than six months. For me, no surprise and the only astonish me that I was absolutely fell so boring then what I expect. I don't know other new immigration the same as me or not, but why I felt like that, maybe the reasons was I still didn't join in here.

Another reason was I used to lived in a attractive city. There was a lot of entertainment as long as you want they'll offer. Over there the most famous was food, for civilians eating more importing than anything. this is a habit also was culture. They'd say:" hard working just for have a nice meal." So, they like to went out to have meal. That also why had countless restaurants and would offer innumerable food from all of China and the World. Because too much competitions, each restaurant always try to made some special and attractive things to catch the customers, the food, the environment and the service.

Not only the restaurants, the entertainments center face the same competitions problems so the owners used all them could offer to make more businesses. Anyway for the customs that was good news, because you could get more worthier than you spent.

When you walked on the street then it was always crowded, A lot of girls and ladies dressing up, It was a wonderful view from the people .

There, my abode on 28fl. at a Bart station condominium in down town. It has a nice swinging pool and tennis clod, and a comfortable member club in the pleasing garden at 6fl.. Downstairs was funny shopping mall. You'd done anything, eating, shopping and playing just stayed there. If you felt bored you'd only by Bart go to next stop or more stop and you'll find other nice shopping mall the function as my mall.

When I had free time I'd go with my friend to go shopping and then had a meal at a nice place. Sometime when we want to sing we'd go to K-Buffer( the place was offer you Buffer and V.I.P room to sing), or went to night Club, watched live-show and dancing. If at other days I felt tired I'd go to the roomy health center had a wonderful Spa to relax my soul and body and then had a feet or body massage. and other days I'd stay with my friend had a cup of tea or coffee at the interesting Cafe or Tea Bar. Some of days I'd go with my family to have Noon-Tea or Night-Tea and ate some Dian Sum, or had dinner. So many things I'd do.

I miss All of that so much, I hope to go back soon providing I could.

Guangzhou became a part of China in the 3d cent. B.C. Hindu and Arab merchants reached Guangzhou in the 10th cent., and the city became the first Chinese port regularly visited by European traders. In 1511, Portugal secured a trade monopoly, but it was broken by the British in the late 17th cent.; in the 18th cent. the French and Dutch were also admitted. Trading, however, was restricted until the Treaty of Nanjing (1842) following the Opium War, which opened the city to foreign trade. Following a disturbance, French and British forces occupied Guangzhou in 1856. Later the island of Shameen (Shamian) was ceded to them for business and residential purposes, and this reclaimed sandbank with its broad avenues, gardens, and fine buildings was known for its beauty; it was restored to China in 1946.

Chen Clan Temple
One tagged place of Guangzhou history is Chen Clan temple. The ancestral temple for the whole clan of the Chen in Guangdong Province, also called Chen Clan Academy, was designed by Li Julin and built from 1890 to 1894, Qing Dynasty when Emperor Guangxu reigned over the country. The whole structure faces the south and covers 15,000 square meters with 6,400 square meters as principal section.

Two days at Disneyland (if you dare..)

Hi, Class!!

How are you doing today? I haven't written for a while, but here I am again.
This time I want to tell you about my trip to Los Angeles. As some of you know, I went to Los Angeles with my family, who were here visiting me on vacation.

We spent a week in this city, walking around Hollywood as good tourists must do. We drove around Bell Air and Beverly Hills, two of the most famous and expensive neighborhoods in Los Angeles where rich people have their houses. We saw a lot of those fancy houses where movie stars live: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Silvester Stallone, and we saw Jack Nicohlson's house with his 6 new brand Ferraris he has in his entrance but he has never driven.

But the best part of this trip was not L.A. and all that glamour it has. The best part was definitely Disneyland Park, where we expended two days. And I mean two entire days! We got there at 10 am in the morning of the first day and left the park at 11 pm. Did you do the math? We spent 13 hours inside the park! And believe me or not your body doesn't notice it. You feel like you can keep going all night long without getting tired. It is definitely the magic of this place, all those lights, noisy attractions, parades and rides, plus all that caffeine that two litters of coke comes with. You know, you can really enjoy Disneyland Park if you ignore (or pretend to ignore) the idea of the princesses, and fairy tales. and becoming forever happy. if women are beautiful, even if they didn't do anything to deserve it.

That night we were exhausted. Though we felt like we could sleep twelve hours in a row, we didn't. Next morning we were out of bed at 8 am, took showers, ate a quick breakfast and got ready to leave the hotel 30 minutes later, fresh and happy to be at the park again.

It's Disneyland!.

Tired??

Not at all!

That day we were inside the park for 15 hours.

Next story: "How to Survive Two Days at Disneyland"

Hi, my name is Chariya. How are you doing my classmates?

Today, I am going to my brother in-law’s home to dinner and spend a night over there in San Rafael, too.

I'm very happy to be going there with family. Also, when I go there I really speak a lot English with them and if there are some words I don't know, I can ask them.

When I want to know some information from the internet my youngest brother always help me to find it.

My sister in-law sometimes takes me shopping when she has free time. We like to go shopping together.

Finally, we are going to have dinner together tonight and then we have some game to play, too.

About Next Weekend

Next weekend I will do many things.

Friday afternoon I'm going to have lunch with my sister-in-law. After lunch, we will go shopping and see a movie.

On Saturday morning, I am going to clean my home, especially the kitchen. Then, I will go with my mother-in-law to the grocery store to buy some food for the week. And then, in the evening, I am going out to dinner with my family. Later that night, we will go to a dance.

On Sunday, I will sleep late. When I wake up, I am going out for some exercise. Perhaps I will play with my neighbor's dog or the neighborhood kids.

On Sunday night, I am going to do my homework and get everything ready for the week.

I am looking forward to the weekend because it is a time to catch up on work, also to relax and be with my family.

Sam’s Story

I am a Macaw parrot. I am from Central/South America. My old master named me Sam. I am about ten years old. I am a beautiful girl. When human’s look at me, they always say: “OH! You are a beautiful bird!”

My old master didn’t look after me. I joined a new family. This family lived in Livermore, California. They have two birds. One bird is like me from Central/South America, but we are different kinds. His is bigger than me. A Macaw parrot’s life is different than a dog. Our life spam is about sixty years if we are not sick. The young boy bird’s name is Marley. His name sounds like a girl’s name. He is very naughty and friendly. His color is red, green and blue. My color is green, blue and yellow.

My new master likes him too much, so sometimes Marley is a not very good bird, but that is OK!

My new master taught him to say, “Nan-Nan, Ni-Hao! I love you. Nan-Nan” before my master’s new wife arrived from China. The other bird’s name is Gumby. Maybe it is older than me. Maybe it is a girl or a boy. My master doesn’t know, but he believes, it is a boy. It is a different type of bird than us. It is from Central America. It is an Amazon parrot. Its color is green and yellow. It is smaller than us. Our natures are different. My master always says: “Gumby is like a cat. It likes to look at everything, but never wants to do anything. Marley and I are like dogs. Marley likes to involve himself with humans. He likes to play with the dog. By the way, he makes too much trouble. I don’t want to make more trouble for myself. I just have lived here for a short time. Now I only look around. I talk and I try to teach Marley to make trouble, because my master always says, “Marley still is a baby. He is very young. It is OK!” I think, after long time, my master believes that I am better than Marley. I am a good and smart bird. I can talk more. I try to teach Marley and Gumby, but they don’t want to learn.

My master’s wife studies English from me. My pronunciation is better than hers, so she always says, “Sam is a better bird than Marley.” My master believes this is true. He looks after Marley. He teaches him, he spends painstaking time with him. So he always says: “Marley is very young. He is still a baby.”

This month, my family will move to a new city. This house is smaller than the old house. Our three cages will never fit in this small house. My master doesn’t want to separate us. Finally, he decided that Gumby needed to be the one to join a new family, because human likes him. It is easier to look after him than us. Human are afraid of our big and hard beak, because they don’t understand us. Sometimes we don’t trust them, so we make a little trouble. Now no family wants to look after me. Gumby will enjoy a new family. My master is not happy. Marley and I are still living with our family. We will move to the new house. We will live there together.

Sam as told to Irene

Hi teacher Richer:
How are you this weekend? I also finished my homework before I will go to college. Would you correct grammar to me if you have time? Please give me each copy. I will need to keep them. Thank you so much.
Irene

My Pet----------Birds

Every day I get up at 6:30 am. Then I take a shower and brush my teeth. Then I give my birds a change of water and I give them food. While I drink my coffee I often stand near them and I look at them and listen to them talk to each other. Sometimes, Marley speaks to me in English and, sometimes, Marley speaks to me in Chinese. He asks me: “Ni- Hao! Nan-Nan” I say: “Ni-Hao! Marley.” He looks at me and says: “OK?” I say: “OK!” he moves his head and says: “O-K”. This dialogue is very funny to me. Then I go out and close the door. He says to me: Bye-Bye.
This is my first writing in the USA. I show it. Just let you enjoy my feeling.If you like birds.
Irene

Juno

Hi guys! Have you already had your first movie of the year? If not, I would like to suggest you a good one for a good beginning: Juno.
Juno is a 15 years old girl that discovers to be pregnant. She is not ready for that, at all. She is not married and she almost doesn't even have a boyfriend. She is still at High School and she doesn’t know what to do with her life and with her baby.
At first she wants to abort, but then she changes her mind and she decides to give birth to the baby and to look for a couple that can adopt him.
Whit the help of her friend and her very weird (but understanding and lovely in a particular way) family she finds a couple that she likes, a couple that seems to be perfect and ready for the parenthood.
During the movie many changes will happen. Every character will face different kind of troubles and the “tests of life” will show the strengths and the weaknesses of everybody.
I know that many of you could think that this plot, about a pregnant teenager, is something banal, that we have already seen in a bunch of movies. Anyway, I think that this is not simply a story about a pregnant young girl. As the tagline explains, this is “a comedy about growing up…and the bumps along the way”, that shows how difficulties of life challenge human relationships, but also how lovely and strong relationships help us to survive to difficulties of life.
I really liked it. The plot and the characters are very delightful and smart and there are many funny and sophisticated jokes (unfortunately, I couldn’t understand many of them…). It’s a movie that makes you laugh and cry at the same time. Enjoy it!

Tomorrow I’m leaving to Hawaii, so see you on Tuesday 22nd! I’ll take The Trumpet Of The Swan with me.
Please, teacher, save for me grammar copies! Thanks!

about my resolution

About My Resolution

Almost everyone likes to write resolutions at the beginning of the year.. I had written resolutions in my country every year but this year I forget to write any. Every year my resolutions were almost the same, with only small differences. So, I never valued them.

In 2007, in my first class at the adult school in Oakland, I used English, with the teacher’s help, to write New Year’s resolutions. That time I wrote different resolutions.

This year, 2008, I forgot about resolutions until I saw the resolutions that one classmate wrote on our blog. Wow! I just now remember it. After I read many New Year’s resolutions in the news paper, I didn’t want to write a slogan for my resolution. I never bothered to read my resolutions after I wrote them. I only read them when I needed to write resolutions again for the next New Year.

This year I don’t want to write any resolutions. I want to do, not to write. When I wrote resolutions I didn’t change, maybe I will change if I just do and don’t write!

Irene
January 12. 2008

Sun Rising on the Summit

About four years ago, in summer , I took a trip and went to the mountains .It was a wonderful place called Heng Shan, a famous mountain in China. It is really tall. It is the highest mountain in northeast China. My plan was stay there for a few days and watch the sun rising.

The first day, when I arrived at my hotel in the mountains it was already night. The hotel was at the summit of the mountain. It was the best place to see the sunrise. I rented the best room and it faced east. I saw the moon and stars hanging in the clear sky. They were shining very bright and beautiful. The air was fresh and made your body feel really light. I breathed deeply to catch the fresh air. I heard very nice live-music from the crickets. Everything was peaceful. It was the greatest and most amazing feeling I ever had.

I set my alarm on my mobile phone for 4 am and then went to sleep. When the alarm rang, I woke up quickly and went to the window. I stood in front of the window. It was very wide that I could spread open my arms.

At first, it was dark. I just could barely see the outline of the mountains. I could see fog hanging around the mountain tops. It felt like I was looking at paradise. Slowly, the mountains appeared fresh and I see their shape and the colors. Each second the shades of light changed. In the beginning, I only saw a dim orange, but it became brighter and golden. It kept getting brighter and shinier and slowly covered all the mountains and everything. The green attractive mountains wore over a light golden color. The color
was quite marvelous. I felt joyful and excited. The feeling was great. That special feeling made me feel warm like a new born baby. I could see many summits and a lot of valleys at my feet because I stood on the highest summit of the mountains. The feeling was very strong, I felt like an empress standing on the top the world. Such an excellent felling I never had.

I never imagined that a sunrise could be so fantastic. I never felt that way before!

High is a really different feeling.

MY RESOLUTIONS

"Never is a good day to die, because life is not an experiment but a beuatiful experience"...Letoren

Hi, my name is Josefina and I want to share with you the best miracle we have... life!)

I have always thought that any day is a good day to start again. We are here for one reason but sometimes we don't know why. Try to be better every day. Give a big smile to everyone. Try once or twice or even more times to give your best.

Some people make great New Years resolutions (lose weight, become a better student, etc...) that's OK. The important thing about a resolution is that you have one clear goal to reach. Don’t forget your resolution!!!

Only one person can make the difference in this beautiful world, Do you know Who? Only you.

We can achieve our goals, don't forget that!

My resolutions:

-Be a better person.
-Give the best I can in everything.
-Get in better shape and look great.


"Enjoy life! Enjoy with your friends. You don’t know how much time you have left. Talk with your family or whoever you love because you don't know when life will take them away" Letoren.

MY RESOLUTIONS

"Never is a good day to die, because life is not an experiment but a beuatifull experience"...Letoren

Hi, my name is Josefina and I want to share with you the best miracle we have...The life=)

Always I been thinking that any day is a good day to star again. We are here for one reason but sometimes we don't know why,try to be better every day, give a big amile to everyone and try once or twice or even more times to give the best you can to your self.

Some people have a great resolutions(lose weight, being a good student, etc...) that's OK, the important thing is that u have one reason to try and the best is that you don't forget it.

Only one person can make the difference in this beautiful world, Do you know How? Only you.

We can achieve our goals, don't forget it.

My resolutions:

-Be a better person.
-Give the best I can in everything.
-keep trying to get a better shape.


"Enjoy life, enjoy, enjoy with your friends, you don;t know how much time you have left. Talk with your family or whoever you love because you don't know when life will take them away" Letoren.


Josefina M.
1/12/08
4:30pm.

A pitiful dog

Today afternoon, it was raining. When I went home with my cousin after school, we saw a dog near a church the one located in 10Th AVE. The dog was dirty and thin. I thought nobody feeds the dog. It was a vagrant. A woman threw a bag of food to the dog, and the dog smelled it and bite it very quickly. And then the dog went away.

I watched at the dog's leaving. I though the dog was very hungry. Maybe it didn't want anyone to disturbed when it is eating. I felt really sad. The dog was very pitiful. I thought the woman felt sad too,she pitied the dog,so she brought foods to the dog.

I really wonder where is the dog from? Who took care of it before? Why it is alone? It is so cold outside, how can it keep it's life without no food?...

I still feeling sad now...

Hi classmates!

Hi, my name is Vanessa . Today I will tell you a story.

When I went home on the bus yesterday, I met an old woman and she asked me "Does the bus go past 35th Street?" because she couldn't see the street numbers.

I said "It doesn’t." She felt relaxed because I spoke Vietnamese. It was the first time the woman had taken the bus. I felt very happy because I could help people.

Finally, she spotted her grandchild at a bus stop. I recognized her grandchild because I had often seen her on the bus.

And then I went home and thought I should study English harder, if I want to help more people.

Hi classmates!

Hi, Classmates!

My name is Jaime.

I will write a story soon.

The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9

Albeto's Resolutions

By

Alberto Ortega Servin

I hope to start this year for you to enjoy all of the new things and all of the resolutions, but it is important for you. You don’t forget of resolution because it is beginning of New Year, but everyone forgets it. I hope that you are very happy this New Year. Already it is end, and it is start of a new life cycle in our lifetime.

This feeling is a little late but how we have said in Mexico. Never is late because it is best late that never. This year I think so all people are starting in your resolution. Now No it is not late.
My resolution for this Year;
I am going to look for of the job because I am going to need a lot money.
I am going to study more English in the Clinton Park School and Mill College.
I am going to eat more fruit and Vegetables.
I am going to eat more cereal.
I am going to read more histories in English.
I am going to do my homework.
I am going to study more grammar.
I am going to clean my table every day in My English class.
I am going to speak more English with my Classmate.
I am going to pay more attention to my teacher.

Pictures!

Hi, my dears! Here are some pictures from the Christmas Chinese lunch together, our visit at the Main Library and of Helen, Alex and me in Oakland. See you super soon!