Pau's Blog

This is my blog that Mr.Hide made me do in English class! Have fun!!!! Bye!

Friday, January 26, 2007

Places to Hang Out

I was reading the Teen Life Wiki and I saw Anna from Mr. Fisher's class and Daniel from Mr. R's class asked about the special places we go to hangout with our friends to have fun. Well, I decided to answer that question.

One of the main places teens go to hang out in Cartagena is probably El Campito. The place is a baseball stadium but beside it there is a modern micro-soccer court were the owners of the place organize tournaments and things like that. El Campito is very cool because the micro-soccer court has a place to buy drinks like soda or chips and also the grass is artificial which makes it a very good place to play because you don't need the special soccer shoes. Also, outside the court, they sell delicious milkshakes, giant cookies, pizza, and things like that.

Another cool place we hang out in are McDonalds, El Corral, and Creppes and Waffles. I'm sure everyone knows McDonalds because it is a very famous fast food restaurant. People go there for the hamburgers and to chat with other friends. El Corral is similar to McDonalds but I'm not so sure if it is worldwide. Still it tastes delicious. The last one is Creppes and Waffles. I think this is a very good restaurant because they sell sweet creppes, salt creppes, fruit or candy waffles, and basically all kinds of food. Also, I love the ice-creams from that place!

A very good and cool place we go on weekends and Fridays with our friends is Club Cartagena. It is like kind of a club and it has a pool, tennis courts, restaurants, park for little kids, and things like that. Many people go to eat in the restaurant. It isn't fancy or anything and the food is delicious. Also the pool is very cool. It is really big and is deep in some parts and in others it is very shallow. The club also offers tennis classes and a place for adults were they can play pool and games like that. Also there is a very fancy restaurant.

The club also has many cool parties throughout the year. For example, in December 31, there was the party of the end of the year. It was for people older than 18. My parents went with a lot of friends. In the party there are singers, the people dance, and they get in the morning. Also they make a countdown ten seconds before new year. New Year's Party isn't the only one.

After we go to those places, me and my friends feel really good. We always have a lot of fun in those places because we usually find other friends there and chat. Also there are many parties and things like that which are rally cool. I really like Friday nights because it means school is over and we have all the time to hang out with our friends.

Well, that was all my answer to the question! See you later!! Bye! ;P

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Project Introduction

Hi! My name is Paula and I'm 12 years old. I am also a Cancer and I am in seventh grade study at Colegio Jorge Washington in Cartagena, Colombia. During the weekends or Fridays I go with my friends and hang out in El Corral, McDonald's, Crepes and Waffles, and other places like that. My school starts at 7:00 AM and ends at 2:30 PM. Mr. Hide’s classes are Social Studies and English. My favorite thing to do in my free time is chatting in MSN, hanging out with my friends and watching TV. I also go to basketball practices after school with my friends and I play. The three issues I’m interested in are global warming, poverty, and ocean pollution.

My life in Cartagena is very interesting. Since we are a coastal city, the climate is usually very hot and humid. We don't have any seasons either. There is many rain in some months and others not. That makes the city warm most of the year. Also, Cartagena is pretty much flat, so there aren't many mountains or cold places with snow.

I'm interested in making my project about global warming. I think this is a very serious issue that affects us because in some years, the climate will increase a lot and the poles will melt much more which could cause us very serious problems. I am interested in this because it is a problem that will affect us in our future and we need to work hard to solve it. That is why global warming concerns me a lot.

Another issue that I am interested in is drugs and alcohol. Many teens like our age drink alcohol and smoke because of peer pressure. That means that your friends pressure you to try out alcohol saying you'll look cooler and things like that. I think this is a big mistake and people should learn to say no. Also alcohol, drugs, and smoking damage your health seriously. For example, smoking can hurt your lungs and drugs are very bad and can get your seriously addicted.

The last issue that interests me is ocean pollution Sometimes there are oil spills in the sea and they affect the beach and the sea environment a lot. Many fishes get killed and the sea gets very badly contaminated. Some people also throw the trash to the sea when they don’t find a trash can and it happens a lot. There is a lot of trash and wastes in the Cartagena Bay so almost no one takes a bath in there.

Those are the three issues I’m interested in making my project about. They affect us a lot and will be very bad in the future if they aren’t solved. Also some of those problems are here, in Cartagena so I’d like to know more about them.