This summer

When I finish school I will enrol the driving schoolto take the car licence theoric test.

I hope to pass it in three weeks, because after wards I'm going to London with my friend Laia.

We mill be there from the 12th to the 29th of July.

This summer I would like to work but my parents don't want to hear about that.

And I'm going to start doing my research work.

But most all I'm going to go out a lot with my friends, go the beach, go cycling, go swiming a lot and get a very nice suntan.

26/05/09

26th may 1991 Laia was born.
I have known her since I was very little because their parents and my parents are friends. Every year we go on holidays together.
Laia has a sister, Eva, who is a good friend of my brother Pau.

This summer Laia and I are going to Britain to learn the language, English.
We're going to stay for two weeks.

On Saturday 30th on May, Laia's friends had a party on the beach in Llançà, we were also celebrating three other birthdays. We bought food and drink, we talked, listened to music, and we had a great time.

It was supposed to be a surprise but they found out.

LA CAVALLADA

Many exhibitions and blessings for horses took place this spring throughout Catalan villages and towns. one of this village is Sant Pere Pescador, my village; where the blessing of horses has a long tradition. Innumerable riders came in fancy riding dresses, riding down the roads and to either the church or Plaça Major.
The riders don't have to starve or suffer thirst -they are offered special pastries (Brunyols), it's typical in this zone; and wine from the villages.
In Sant Pere Pescador , the blessing of horses is traditionally taking palace on the Plaça Major.
This year,riders ang guests seized the beautiful day and met in the park near the river for a bit on the show.

27/0/09

Today I'm 17 years old. I was born on 27 April 1992.
The day of Saint Montserrat, patronsaint of Catalunya, but I'm not called Montse.
The year of the olimpic games in Barcelona.
My mother was 29 and my father 30 years old,
I have always lived in the same house. I didn't go to nursery school because my grandfather took care of me. Then I started the infant school in St Pere, I stayed three years. Later I went away to a school in Figueres, La Salle where I stayed ten years.
But now I am doing first batxillerat in IES Castello d'Empuries.

For my birthday my parents gave me a beautyfull watch, my gradparents, money, my friends, a pair of shoes, bracelets,...
But I wish I was 18 years old.

SANT JORDI-23/04

Nowadays the day of “Sant Jordi” is a special day. People are very happy because they work a short day, They plan to have some free time to go out to the town centre and visit the special market with stalls selling books and roses.
Men give a rose to their wife or girlfriend, and women give a book to their husband or boyfriend. Not only lovers buy roses and books, some men buy roses for their colleagues and everybody buys a book for their friend or themselves.
Some schools have stalls to raise money for their end of course trips. At schools teachers organize different activities related to literature like writing poems or short stories, reading texts or watching films. Finally the best ones receive a prize.
At home it is a special day, because my fater is called Jordi and my parents celebrate their wedding aniversary, so we have a dinner party.
Don’t forget to congratulate Jordis an Jordines.

the SPRING in costa Brava.

Spring has come at last, in costa Brava, right in time for Easter. We enjoy long walks in the mild spring air, enchanted by the beauty of the blossoming flowers. We regain the will to live and love, we are longing for warmth, light and colours and we reawaken our senses. Energy, exercise, sun, blue sky, singing birds, the sea – spring rouses our spirits and a sunny intermezo on the beach is a real treat after the long cold winter.
Easter in Costa Brava, that meant to say farewell to the long grey winter.

Gentoo Penguin

Scientific classification
Kingdom: animal
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Bird
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family:Spheniscidae
Genus:Pygoscelis
Species:P. papua
Scientific name: Pygoscelis papua

The habitat of Gentoos breed on many sub-Antarctic islands. The main colonies are on the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Kerguelen Islands; smaller populations are found on other islands. The total breeding population is estimated to 300,000 pairs.
Gentoos live mainly on crustaceans such as krill, with fish making up only about 15% of the diet. However, they are opportunistic feeders, and around the Falklands ( in the Malvinas islands) are known to take roughly equal proportions of fish, crustaceans and squid.

It is recognized by the wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Adult Gentoos measure 51 to 90 cm

The males
just before moulting have a maximum weight of about 8.5 kg.
the males just before mating have a minimum weight of about 4.9 kg.

The females
have a maximum weight is 8.2 kg just before moulting, but their weight drops to as little as 4.5 kg when guarding the chicks in the nest.

These penguins are the fastest underwater swimming penguins, reaching speeds of 36 km/h. The Gentoo is built for very cold weather environments, unlike its northern cousin the Magellanic Penguin, which is leaner and more mobile in terrestrial movement.

Status: Near Threatened

EASTER HOLIDAYS

Last Easter holidays I had a lot of homework, so I stayed home.
Normally we go away on holidays with my family, we have been to Amsterdam, Madrid, The Basc Country, but this year I was too busy and we didn't go away.

On Friday we went to Vic, to see some Friends who live there.
They showed us some of the towns in the area. We left Sant Pere, my village, at 8 am and when we arrived in Vic, we met to go to St. Miquel del Fai, a beautiful place built in the rocks, but it's also known for its wonderful waterfall.
When the visit was finished we looked for a restaurant in the town of Taradell.
after lunch we visited other towns, and the dam in Sau, which is completely full.
Next we walked arround the center of Vic, but the shops were closed.
Finally our friends took us to their hometown where we had dinner.
It was a tiring but enjoyable day.

On Saturday I went out with my friends. We went shopping and we had dinner together and to end the night we went to the disco.

The rest of the days I stayed home to do my homework and study for the next term.

La Molina!

Last Sunday I went skiing in “La Molina” with my family.
We met some friends there.
First of all we hired the skis and boots. We wanted an instructor, but they were busy. So we tried to ski after six years.
At the begining we fell dawn a few times, but after a while we manager quite well.
When our parents were at the bar, they wather us bacause they were a little warried.
We were more confident and my parents were calm.
At lunch time we were were together and we talk a lot of things.
After lunch a friend of my parets who can ski verywell took me to more dificult slope and I was very frightend but he showed how to do it and I was very pround of myself.

THE CARNIVAL

This year for the carnival we dressed up us super women. I went a big grup of persons.
The desguise conseted of a short red skirt, a blue jumper with a symbol of supeman, a red cloak and red boots.
We went to the big parade in Roses, we went on a “carrossa”.
When the parade finished we went to a party.
The following day I stained home during the day to study, and in the evening I went out again. I went to Chic.
On Sunday I was exauted, but I had to have lunch with all my family in town. Every year there is a popular lunch rice in my town a lot of people come to eat for free.
The next weekend I went to Castelló to celebrate carnival.

THE SCHOOL UNIFORMS

I’m writing to tell you my opinión about schools uniforms.
On the other hand, schools uniforms are a good idea because you don’t change your clothes every, so you need at least two uniforms.
On the other hand, you can’t wear what you want, the thing. I don’t like is that we all wear the same clothes.

In conclusion wearing school uniforms is practical and you don’t have to choose your clothes every morning.

A DESCRIPTION

I went to Ireland last summer with my friend Julia. We met Raymond, we stayed with his family in their house for two weeks.
I think Raimond is an unsociable and unfriendly person, because he didn’t trust us. But I think in two weeks it is dificult to have a good relationship with an adult person.
On the other hand, he was responsible with his tow daughters. And he was strick but fair with them.
His wife Devora was sociable, practical and tolerant; because she tried to be friendly and nice to us.
Sometimes she was a bit impulsive and impatient, for example she had everything organized and when something went wrong she got angry.

VISIT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA

Friday, 13th February
We went at Univercity with a shcool frineds.
When we arrived in Girona, every student went to a diferent talk. In the he had chosen two talks. I chose teaching and social education. First I went to teaching but I knew what it was about, becauses I had gone to the univercity in Barcelona.
I liked teh second talk because social education is very interesting will you are studing you can do training in prisons, orphanages, schools...
During the studies you are assessed in especific subjects, like psicologi, sociologi,..
When you finish the studies it’s easy to fund a job quikly.
I still don’t know what I’m going to study, however, Im going to do something related education.
I like to have a job with a good salary so I will biable to have my littel whims.

After the talk, we went to the science college, because we wanted to eat together.
We walked 20 minutes to arrive there. And when we finish lunch we return to Castelló d’Empúries.

7th february 1992
On this date my best friend Julia was born. Now she is 17 years old.
Last Saturday 7th Ferbruary, my best friends and Julia went to dinner in a restaurant to celebrate her birthday.
After dinner we went to Julia’s house to get changed because we went to a disco.
A friend’s mother drove us to Fata, but before we had to stop in my house, because I couldn’t find my DNI. My mother had it in her bag.
Finally we arrived in the disco, when we were in the Fata, we had to greet everybody.
We continued the night dancing and had a great time.

Summer berries and red wine jelly

It is the good recipe of the summer, because these fruits are very abundant and It is a good way of taking advantage.
The time that it is necessary to elaborate it is of 20-30 minutes.

Ingredients:
-110g/4oz strawberries
-110g/4oz blackberries
-110g/4oz raspberries
-110g/4oz blue berries
-110g/4oz loganberries or cranberries
-2 oranges, juice only
-110g/4oz sugar1 vanilla pod, split lengthways
-1 cinnamon stick
-500ml/17fl oz red wine
-300ml/10fl oz red port
-8 sheets gelatine

Method:
1. In a hot pan place the sugar with the vanilla and cinnamon.

2. Start adding the berries, firmest first and softest last and then the orange juice.

3. Cook the berries for approximately 5 minutes and remove from the heat. Chill them in the fridge.

4. Warm the wine and port in a pan. Soften the gelatine in a little cold water and slowly add to the wine. Once it is all incorporated place it in a flat container and chill it.

5. Once the jelly has set, place it on a clean cloth and chop the jelly into small crystals, then put it back in the container.

6. Spoon the jelly into the centre of the plate and drizzle the berries around it to serve.

PAAAU!

MY BROTHER
I have a brother, his name is Pau. He is 12 years old.
He was born on 26th June, four years after me.
He studies first course of ESO in Castelló d'Empùries, he used to go to La Salle Figueres.
He has studied music for seven years. He started playing the guitar and now he is learning to play the piano.
Another activity he likes doing is football, he plays in the team of st.Pere Pescador. Last year they won the league, but this season they are disappointed because they lose most of the games.
I have a good relationship with him but sometimes we argue about anything.
We have good days, and bad days, but I love my brother.
And this text is a very surprise for him.
I hope he likes it.

THE LOCAL FESTIVAL OF SANT PERE PESCADOR.

This year the local festival day in st. Pere was Tuesday 20th january, is this day because is saint Sebastian’s day a homenage to the saint.But the day of festival for the young people is the weekend, 17th january.
The festival is celebrated at night. The local council hires a music group and everybody goes to the the dance.
Before the party I invited my friends in my house to have dinner together, and when we finished we went to the party and we met other friends.
We danced all the time, but also we drank and talked to another people.
When the night was finished we returned home with my friends.
Usualy we sleep in my house, and before sleeping we chatted about the most important things that happened that night, and finally we fell asleep.

Christmas Holidays
These days of December I was nervious because the first term finished and we had a lot of exams, so the last days teachers gave us the qualifications.When I finished the last exam I was very happy because the holidays started and I would have a lot of free time, but I had to study and do homework to start the new term better.At Christmas holidays, people like staying at home with the family but also I like going out with my friends and go to the disco.
The most important dates, 25th, 26th, 6th...I stayed with my family and we ate together the typical meals, and we talked about the presents we have had at Christmas Day. For example my parents gave me a lot of clothes and complements, because I like them.
My grandparents gave me money, because they prefer that I buy what I like . And my uncles gave me a shop ticket to buy what I wanted.