Just a quick post to say hello to our recent visitors. We hope you had a safe trip home! Here are a few pictures from the visit. I'll send more to your teachers soon. --Anna Foxen
Halloween souvenir from the potluck dinner.
lundi 27 octobre 2008
Hello from Wilson!
Just a quick post to say hello to our recent visitors. We hope you had a safe trip home! Here are a few pictures from the visit. I'll send more to your teachers soon. --Anna Foxen
samedi 25 octobre 2008
The American elections.
Hi!
The seniors of TES1 want to share with you this event and tell you a few words:
"We are three students of 17 or 18 from France studying in Jean Jaurès in the city named Montreuil. We are French but we have different origins (Senegalese, Morrocan and Tunisian). We support Barack Obama because he wants to make good reforms which will help people in need. He gives a hope for poor men. He would like to create a health insurance which is a bit like ours. Moreover he comes from the middle class which means that he had to fight to be where he is now. we admire his rise. We can also say that he wants to unify people by trying to find another solution than the former president or the candidate McCain."
from Olfa, Molo and Myriam.
"Hi to everybody!
I'm Allyson, a young Parisian High School girl who is French with let us say remote Spanish origins.
Here the American presidential elections in the United States are present in most of the news on al the networks. With regards to these elections, a large majority of French people show an incredible passion. Some acts in the campaign and suport seem excessive. The French presidential elections are less of a show.Such as the voting intention of the stars which carefully remain private. In short, I think it would be a good hope if an Afro-American could become president in a country such as the United States."
from Allyson.
"Hi!
I'm Vanessa. I come from France, more precisely Paris?. Futhermore I'm from the West Indis and I woul like Barack Obama to become the next president of the United States because he's more open-minded than McCain and more ambitious with his program. Maybe we will see a new America,a stronger one with less poverty and more solidarity. For me Barack Obama is the ideal candidate!"
From Vanessa.
"In France we think that the United States dominate international politics because in the fields of politics, economics and military they play a big role.
There are two candidates Mc Cain and Obama. We are two students who support the left wing parties in France , so we support Obama. We support him because he would favour intervionist policies and he would want more equality. he is less conservative than McCain. As a symbol if Obama becomes president, this will show an evolution in mentalities."
from Alexis and Simon.
"We think the American elections are very important because America goes through a major economic crisis. We think Barack Obama is the best to change and save America. Barack Obama represent a new hope and the new generation. He can understand the problems and the real america. he is young and new, he is the best candidate. We do support him as French students."
from Benjamin and Divin.
"For us Barack Obama is our favourite candidate because his program could change many things in the United States and in the rest of the world. Natably, racial discrimination which still exists. He wishes to create a plan to stop the war in Iraq. He also wants to help the poorest families. And finally he wants to increase the minimum wage of the Americans. That's why we support him and would like him to become the President of the Unted States.
Being native from the African continent, our choice goes more to the Democrats who for us wouls solve several problems in our society."
from Tihinan and Himmène.
"We are two students from France and we are interested in American politics. In our point of view, The French are more interested in Obama's political answers to the different issues.We think the social policies Obama would favor will bring more equality because he wants to help poor people and people in need.
his political position about Iraq and against this war is good.He has a better position on immigration. He wants to regulate it and speak with Mexico to curb it."
from Angèle and Marion.
The seniors of TES1 want to share with you this event and tell you a few words:
"We are three students of 17 or 18 from France studying in Jean Jaurès in the city named Montreuil. We are French but we have different origins (Senegalese, Morrocan and Tunisian). We support Barack Obama because he wants to make good reforms which will help people in need. He gives a hope for poor men. He would like to create a health insurance which is a bit like ours. Moreover he comes from the middle class which means that he had to fight to be where he is now. we admire his rise. We can also say that he wants to unify people by trying to find another solution than the former president or the candidate McCain."
from Olfa, Molo and Myriam.
"Hi to everybody!
I'm Allyson, a young Parisian High School girl who is French with let us say remote Spanish origins.
Here the American presidential elections in the United States are present in most of the news on al the networks. With regards to these elections, a large majority of French people show an incredible passion. Some acts in the campaign and suport seem excessive. The French presidential elections are less of a show.Such as the voting intention of the stars which carefully remain private. In short, I think it would be a good hope if an Afro-American could become president in a country such as the United States."
from Allyson.
"Hi!
I'm Vanessa. I come from France, more precisely Paris?. Futhermore I'm from the West Indis and I woul like Barack Obama to become the next president of the United States because he's more open-minded than McCain and more ambitious with his program. Maybe we will see a new America,a stronger one with less poverty and more solidarity. For me Barack Obama is the ideal candidate!"
From Vanessa.
"In France we think that the United States dominate international politics because in the fields of politics, economics and military they play a big role.
There are two candidates Mc Cain and Obama. We are two students who support the left wing parties in France , so we support Obama. We support him because he would favour intervionist policies and he would want more equality. he is less conservative than McCain. As a symbol if Obama becomes president, this will show an evolution in mentalities."
from Alexis and Simon.
"We think the American elections are very important because America goes through a major economic crisis. We think Barack Obama is the best to change and save America. Barack Obama represent a new hope and the new generation. He can understand the problems and the real america. he is young and new, he is the best candidate. We do support him as French students."
from Benjamin and Divin.
"For us Barack Obama is our favourite candidate because his program could change many things in the United States and in the rest of the world. Natably, racial discrimination which still exists. He wishes to create a plan to stop the war in Iraq. He also wants to help the poorest families. And finally he wants to increase the minimum wage of the Americans. That's why we support him and would like him to become the President of the Unted States.
Being native from the African continent, our choice goes more to the Democrats who for us wouls solve several problems in our society."
from Tihinan and Himmène.
"We are two students from France and we are interested in American politics. In our point of view, The French are more interested in Obama's political answers to the different issues.We think the social policies Obama would favor will bring more equality because he wants to help poor people and people in need.
his political position about Iraq and against this war is good.He has a better position on immigration. He wants to regulate it and speak with Mexico to curb it."
from Angèle and Marion.
dimanche 19 octobre 2008
hi!
Hi to everybody!
We wish you a great time and thanks again to the charming host families.
Love.
Isabelle.
We wish you a great time and thanks again to the charming host families.
Love.
Isabelle.
dimanche 21 septembre 2008
By Eve
I returned to school this September of 2008, without excess of entousiasme, as every years, maybe even worse this time, because on September 1st, a friend left for ever. The good point this year, it is that all my teachers looks like pleasant, and I have no class on Saturdays. I did not like too much my class of the last year, but I think that this year, the new persons are very nice. It is a motivation to come to school, not as the last year. The philosophy is an new interesting subject this year. I think that for September the weather is too cold and it's hard in the morning to go to school, but that is not important, I say that simply because I have to say nothing more and because I have to write approximtely 200 words. This year is very serious, because it is the BAC at the end of this year, as you when you have your squared things on the head at the end of the high school. So I have to work hard this year, I don't laugh. But for me, that is going to be complicated.
vendredi 19 septembre 2008
My first mission during my vacation and a new student at school
This summer I got to have my first mission in the army. I didn't go to any contry, it wasn't a dagerous mission I actually stayed in Paris the whole time. I prepared the 14the of July. For those who do not know what it is, let's have a little History lesson. During the French Revolution the 14th of July 1789 the people in Paris went to La Bastille which at the time a prison to obtain guns and fight against the Monarchy. Since that day, every year in France we celebrate La prise de la Bastille which is a bit like the 4th of July for you in the United States.
During that celebration, there is a huge military parade where all the military vehicules and hundred if soldiers walk along the Champs Elysées in front of the president. This parade is made to show the people "the army". Show them our material and prestige. I didn't get to walk along the Champs Elysées but I got to prepare the rest. It takes about 2 weeks of intense work. If you are ever in Paris during the 14th of July you HAVE GOT TO see it because it's so impressive.
Our main goal during this mission is taking care of all the vehicules, taking them from their military base and then bring them to one military base which was espacially made for the soldiers and the vehicules to rehearse. They do it for about a week. It's not as easy as it seems to be.
Then after they rehearsal we have to take them to the Champs Elysées. It's quite a bog job, first we have to make sure the tanks (chars Leclerc) which are the biggest tank we have in the French army and many other kinds of vehicules can drive on all the roads. It's pretty complicated there are some roads and avenues the tanks are simply too be to take them. And of course we have to make sure that they don't get lost in Paris. We also have to assure the civils's security. Some drivenrs don't really care about the military convoy and just keep on going which is really dangerous because tanks are really big and accidents easily happen. Fortunately, even with some not very friendly and very citizen decided that they had to right to cross a
street in the middle of dozens of tanks, the mission went good and nothing bad happened.
For a few days I worked in the base where there is the rehearsal and I saw about 50 times the parade. It was nice and the drivers in the tank were nice to me. It was pretty hot and it was kind of annoying. Seeing the parade 50 times just waiting on the road to make sure no civil vehicules come and it was annoying for the drivers as well. So we tried to joke around when we had time, I was the only girl on my patrol so guys were always trying to get my attention. It was funny... I understand them there had to stay all day long sitting and driving slowly around a landing strip. It's very hot in a tank! I got to cross Paris in a tank, it was just amazing! And just so hot! It was great. People seemed so happy and impressed to see us. Children were screaming of happiness. It is my best memory of my entire military
experience so far.
I don't know if you can see it on the pictures but the tanks are really big. With my army pals were were making some road signs to show the direction to the drivers who were drinving the tanks. I spent most of my time the car at transmission as you can see on one of the pictures. My duty was keepng the link with the other patrol, knowing were they were in case of an accident and also to simply organize the whole thing.
I love transmissions, it looks alot like in war movies where they speak with some sort of code. It sounds cool and complicated when you do it but it's not that hard. I just think it's fun...
Now we are back to school as Seniors for the most part of us and for a few they repeat their Junior year. We also have a new student in our class who will be going to D.C. When I showed her the pictre of me in the military car with another army pal working, she thought I was a man and said she a
ctually found me cute...
During that celebration, there is a huge military parade where all the military vehicules and hundred if soldiers walk along the Champs Elysées in front of the president. This parade is made to show the people "the army". Show them our material and prestige. I didn't get to walk along the Champs Elysées but I got to prepare the rest. It takes about 2 weeks of intense work. If you are ever in Paris during the 14th of July you HAVE GOT TO see it because it's so impressive.
Our main goal during this mission is taking care of all the vehicules, taking them from their military base and then bring them to one military base which was espacially made for the soldiers and the vehicules to rehearse. They do it for about a week. It's not as easy as it seems to be.
Then after they rehearsal we have to take them to the Champs Elysées. It's quite a bog job, first we have to make sure the tanks (chars Leclerc) which are the biggest tank we have in the French army and many other kinds of vehicules can drive on all the roads. It's pretty complicated there are some roads and avenues the tanks are simply too be to take them. And of course we have to make sure that they don't get lost in Paris. We also have to assure the civils's security. Some drivenrs don't really care about the military convoy and just keep on going which is really dangerous because tanks are really big and accidents easily happen. Fortunately, even with some not very friendly and very citizen decided that they had to right to cross a
street in the middle of dozens of tanks, the mission went good and nothing bad happened.For a few days I worked in the base where there is the rehearsal and I saw about 50 times the parade. It was nice and the drivers in the tank were nice to me. It was pretty hot and it was kind of annoying. Seeing the parade 50 times just waiting on the road to make sure no civil vehicules come and it was annoying for the drivers as well. So we tried to joke around when we had time, I was the only girl on my patrol so guys were always trying to get my attention. It was funny... I understand them there had to stay all day long sitting and driving slowly around a landing strip. It's very hot in a tank! I got to cross Paris in a tank, it was just amazing! And just so hot! It was great. People seemed so happy and impressed to see us. Children were screaming of happiness. It is my best memory of my entire military
experience so far.I don't know if you can see it on the pictures but the tanks are really big. With my army pals were were making some road signs to show the direction to the drivers who were drinving the tanks. I spent most of my time the car at transmission as you can see on one of the pictures. My duty was keepng the link with the other patrol, knowing were they were in case of an accident and also to simply organize the whole thing.
I love transmissions, it looks alot like in war movies where they speak with some sort of code. It sounds cool and complicated when you do it but it's not that hard. I just think it's fun...
Now we are back to school as Seniors for the most part of us and for a few they repeat their Junior year. We also have a new student in our class who will be going to D.C. When I showed her the pictre of me in the military car with another army pal working, she thought I was a man and said she a
ctually found me cute...leslie & sophia's holidays !!!
We are (sophia and leslie) going to explain our holidays.
Leslie is going to tell you Sophia's holidays, and Sophia, leslie's holidays !
This year ,leslie with her mother and her two sisters for the summer holidays,are decided to pass their holidays in the south of France, to the Grande Motte a city near Montpellier.
Two weeks of holidays at the seaside with sun everyday: the dream of the perfect summer holidays for her.
They rented an apartment in a summer camp who is situated at 500 kilometre of the beach.
It was the first time that leslie went in summer camp and she liked it. There is a club for the young like her who have the same age than her between 15 and 18 years.
The leaders of the club were very nice.
Every morning she has activities: she played beach volley, games ball like basket and football, for the first time she played paint ball… and every afternoon she went to the beach with the other youngs.
The best remember that she had is the first time that she did jet ski, it was fantastic. At first she was afraid but at the end she liked it.
Every night there were evening party and it was very funny.
During this holidays she met a lot of people who become her friends and as they don’t live in the same city they keep contact in speaking by email or by phone.
During the summer holidays, Sophia went in Algeria with her mother for one month and a half.
When she arrived , the three first days she went to a wending with her favorite cousin.
They danced, they didn't sleep during the marriage.
When she came back, Sophia met her cousin Annys (who was in the same city for his holidays).
For the first time, she met her babies cousins : two girls ( Manal and Nour).
After, Annys and Sophia gone on the beach with cousins and no parents it was very funny!!
At the end of the holidays, she did her first day of Ramadan and it was very good and it was better than in France because all people did'nt eat.
To finish, Sophia was very glad to see again her family and her friends in Algerie.She takes more pictures/moments in her head...
And you what are you doing for during your holidays???
Sophia & Leslie.
Leslie is going to tell you Sophia's holidays, and Sophia, leslie's holidays !
This year ,leslie with her mother and her two sisters for the summer holidays,are decided to pass their holidays in the south of France, to the Grande Motte a city near Montpellier.
Two weeks of holidays at the seaside with sun everyday: the dream of the perfect summer holidays for her.
They rented an apartment in a summer camp who is situated at 500 kilometre of the beach.
It was the first time that leslie went in summer camp and she liked it. There is a club for the young like her who have the same age than her between 15 and 18 years.
The leaders of the club were very nice.
Every morning she has activities: she played beach volley, games ball like basket and football, for the first time she played paint ball… and every afternoon she went to the beach with the other youngs.
The best remember that she had is the first time that she did jet ski, it was fantastic. At first she was afraid but at the end she liked it.
Every night there were evening party and it was very funny.
During this holidays she met a lot of people who become her friends and as they don’t live in the same city they keep contact in speaking by email or by phone.
During the summer holidays, Sophia went in Algeria with her mother for one month and a half.
When she arrived , the three first days she went to a wending with her favorite cousin.
They danced, they didn't sleep during the marriage.
When she came back, Sophia met her cousin Annys (who was in the same city for his holidays).
For the first time, she met her babies cousins : two girls ( Manal and Nour).
After, Annys and Sophia gone on the beach with cousins and no parents it was very funny!!
At the end of the holidays, she did her first day of Ramadan and it was very good and it was better than in France because all people did'nt eat.
To finish, Sophia was very glad to see again her family and her friends in Algerie.She takes more pictures/moments in her head...
And you what are you doing for during your holidays???
Sophia & Leslie.
By Elodie
The holidays are almost finished and I still don't know in which college I would be.
I wanted turned over in my college but finally I decided to start again my year of literary terminal in the college Jean Jaurès.
The day of the inscriptions I was with my parents to take my registration form. As soon as the entry of the college I was impressed by this place besides I sought the office a long time where I was to address me. The next morning with my friends we were to bring back our registrations forms. At the time it way to go to the college we had taken our landmark so that the J- day we wouldn't be late.
The day arrived, I didn't know anything of this college. Only I knew that corridors are" interminable" and that there are good professors.
That was stressing it's when it was necessary to wait for the distribution of the classes of terminal and to be in a class where I wouldn't be with my friends. Finally we found ourselves in the same class we were glad to be together because we can make duties, and to revise in group.
I knew few pupils in this class I was withdrawn but immediately pupils explained me how was this college Besides I was gladed that pupils explains me because I think that it's always stressing for a person to be in an establishment that he doesn't know.
To conclude my going back to school happened very well and I don't regret having to change college to know new people within this college.
And you?
I wanted turned over in my college but finally I decided to start again my year of literary terminal in the college Jean Jaurès.
The day of the inscriptions I was with my parents to take my registration form. As soon as the entry of the college I was impressed by this place besides I sought the office a long time where I was to address me. The next morning with my friends we were to bring back our registrations forms. At the time it way to go to the college we had taken our landmark so that the J- day we wouldn't be late.
The day arrived, I didn't know anything of this college. Only I knew that corridors are" interminable" and that there are good professors.
That was stressing it's when it was necessary to wait for the distribution of the classes of terminal and to be in a class where I wouldn't be with my friends. Finally we found ourselves in the same class we were glad to be together because we can make duties, and to revise in group.
I knew few pupils in this class I was withdrawn but immediately pupils explained me how was this college Besides I was gladed that pupils explains me because I think that it's always stressing for a person to be in an establishment that he doesn't know.
To conclude my going back to school happened very well and I don't regret having to change college to know new people within this college.
And you?
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