Barranquilla Games!

As always, Barranquilla Games is one of the Middle School tournaments. Some friends and I went to play in our school's basketball team, that was last year. We got to Barranquilla in a very cool bus. In the bus, we had much fun, se sanged, laugh, and ate. We arrived to Barranquilla one hour later. When we arrived, we went directly to the Parrish School, which was the place were the competition was going to take place. Every team played a game, after all the games were finished, the bus drove us to the hotel, Barranquilla Plaza. I remembered I stay in a room with Lichi and Margui. We settled up there and then we went to Buena Vista mall.

In the Buena Vista mall, we had lots of fun! First, we ate dinner at Crepes and Waffles, I remembered I ate a Bolognesa Crepe, it was delicious! Then, all my friends and I went to City Park. City Park is a game room were everyone goes. I got on the Pirate Boat, Chocking Cars and Ola Marina. I also played in some machines. At the end, we were tired of playing, so we decided to go and look at some stores. It was really fun, but there were many things we saw and couldn't buy. That day I had lots of fun!

The next day, we woke up early to go to the school again. We picked all our things because we weren't returning to the hotel. When we arrived to the Parrish School everyone played their last games. My team won every game it played. This made my team be in the first place. We were very glad of gaining that trophy. Cojowa also won the Sportmanship Trophy. This trophy was given to us because we played clearly and treated each other nicely. All of Cojowa was hapy after this announcement. Although all teams weren't in first place, that trophy meant al lot to me and the rest of the school.

Finally, having this trip was awesome. I had lots of fun, and best of all I was with my friends. It was my first time at Parrish School, so I got to know all the school and the students. It had a great time, and I hope this year I get to go again.

Blogging, Fun Way of Learning

While I was reflecting on my expectations on blogging, I realized how they are similar to what it really is. I knew blogging was going to be a great and very fun experience, I think it is very interesting that people around the world can see what you write and can make. Although it is very fun, sometimes it's hard to maintain it. You need to be always publishing comments and posts, and always updating it. Also, you need to be aware of always publishing things with appropiate language, and without spelling mistakes.

I feel very good about having a blog. I think it is very fun that I can say to a person to type my web direction and they can see all what I have posted. Also, it is more easier than going everywhere with a journal, and get tired of writing, while in the computer, you type and type and never get tired.

My feeling has only change a little since the begining. Although I always knew it was going to be fun and easier, sometimes it's harder than I imagined.This is so because you don't know what to write, and if you make a little mistake or so, everyone is going to see it. Or, if you want to say something but don't want others to see it, you can't post it.

The technical aspects, are something designed for kids. For example, inserting pictures, is something easy, and blogger makes it that way so that kids don't have problems in such things. Also, adding links to your blog is not as difficult as I thought it would be. It is something easy that leads you to something more specific.

Something surprising of blogging is that everyone can see what you post. As soon as you post something, all the world can see it and post you comments.

Posting comments is also another good thing. Little by little, I have been learning how to make better comments each time. It feels good that other people can give you advices by posting comments without even knowing you. Finally, making a blog was something I would always be proud of.

Maria Sharapova

This gorgeous young lady, is known as the third best tennis player in the world in the category of women. She was borned in April 19, 1987 in Russia.

It has been a rumor that Sharapova has been dating another tennis player called Andy Roddick, but he says they are just friends. They are often called "Rodapova" for their awesome power in the sport. Roddick is the image of Lacoste, while Sharapova wears Nike at the court.

Maria Sharapova just won the 2006 US Open. The final was against Justine Henine-Hardenne. This final was won 6-4, 6-4 by Sharapova. Sharapova weared a black Nike dress.It had a neckline of crystals at the front, and an ovaled whole at the back.

Trivia:

Residence: Bradenton, Florida
Place of Birth: Nyagan, Siberia, Russia
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 68kg

An Exaggerated Story!

I just read a story called Three Skeleton Key. Although it was a "scary story" it didn't scare me, but it was very interesting. It reminds me to an experience I had. One day I was at a friend's house, and out of the sudden a rat came. We were very scared and had to brought another person to kill the rat. The worst is that I was with my scariest friend, she scares herself with some stupid things. As I was reading the story, I realized how we formed a pandemonium because of a little rat, while other people don't say nothing about a big rat. This was very different from the story, because in the story there are hundreds of rats, while in my friend's house there was only one.

I wonder why the author exaggerated to much. If I was the author I wouldn't exaggerate so much in the part where it says that there where so many rats they covered all of the light house, this makes it look more fiction, and for my opinion I like realistic stories better. The good thing about this story is that it intrigues you of what is going to happen next. While my teacher read the part that the ship was wandering around the key I was very intrigue of what was going to happen next. At the end I really like it, so I think I didn't waste my time reading it, so I really recommend you Three Skeleton Key, a good story I read in my English class.

My Trip To New York City!

In summer vacations of 2005 my mother had a wonderful surprise planned for me. Before, she had gone a couple of times to New York City, New York, and she knew I wanted to go. One day she told me I was going, I was so excited I didn’t even ask her who we were going with. Two days before the trip, I discovered that I was going with my mom, Sandra and Aileen (friends of my mom), their sons and Valentina, one of my best friends! We couldn’t wait to get there; we both knew this was going to be a wonderful experience!

When we arrived on July 11th to New York it was midnight. In our ride to the hotel we passed through Times Square, which is a street in New York City. This street is awesome! It is filled with lights of all the colours and big advertisements of the coolest stores. The next day, we went to World Trade Centre, where the Twin Towers used to be. When I saw that hole I almost fall to the floor! It is very, very big! That night we went to The Empire State. We saw the entire city illuminated, it was very cool. We also went to The Statue of Liberty. There we ate lunch and walk around the island, it was a great experience. Other places I went were: Mars 2112, which is a restaurant like the planet, Mars. The Science Museum, The Wax Museum, and The Metropolitan Museum were so interesting I could spend a lifetime visiting them! I had fun in all and every place I visited in that awesome city.

Visiting NYC, the capital of the world was an experience I will never forget. From the moment I jumped out of the airplane to the moment I came back to Cartagena were the best moments of my life. From the food to my shops, it was all great. Although I didn’t want to leave New York it was time to see my father, my brother, and my little sister again. It will never be enough to say thanks to my family, because this trip was the best trip I’ve ever made. I hope one day I will visit this awesome city again.

Rembering Steve Irwin

The crocodrile hunter Steve Irwin, dies as a Stingray attacked him. Dina El Nabli wrote a report on Irwin's life and death called "Remebering Steve Irwin". This article in Time for Kids News shows the biography of the man who spend his life facing danger.

Animal lovers around the world are paying tribute to a brave and beloved conservation hero today. Steve Irwin, also known as
the “crocodile hunter,” died after being attacked by a stingray at Australia’s
Great Barrier Reef. He was 44.

I think this man, called “passionate environmentalist” by Australians was a person who triumph in life. All his movies came to be loved by all the world. He helped the humanity discovered each time more about the environment. He was a brave man who faced danger as if it was an obligation. Irwin's death was big loss for the environment all around earth. I hope one day any other person around the world take care of animals as Irwin once did it.

Some of My Friend's Blogs

This is my friend Sara's blog, she likes to dance and laugh a lot. She is a very good friend and a very dedicated person.
http://sara112.blogspot.com/

Another interesting blog is Isabel's. She likes people to call her Isa and loves making people laugh. I will never forget all the funny words she makes up.

And last is Suad's Blog. She likes people to call her Suadi. She loves to laugh, play soccer and play basketball.