Christmas in America

I want to tell you about some Christmas tradition in America.
The Christmas eve is on the 24th December and the Christmas day on the 25th December.
Santa Claus in one of the biggest personalities in the christmas season. In the 1920s Coca Cola helped create the "modern" santa claus. His helpers are elfs, Mrs Claus and reindeers. The kids leave cookies and milk for Santa on the Christmas eve. They hang socks over their fire place to get little presents. Christmas Cookies in America are gingerbread, sugar cookies and peanut butter blossoms. The families bake different gingerbreadhouses, too. One popular drink is Eggnog mixed with milk, cream, sugar, cinnamon and spices. 
A light fight is held in America where the houses are decorated and there is a competition.

I hope you like my blog about Christmas tradition and you write a comment. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

 

Food Pyramid

Let me give some information about the food pyramide. The base of the pyramde is starchy food like whole grain bread, rice, oil, crackers and potatoes. It is important for your health to eat a lot of grain products. It is also necessary to get some vitamins with different fruits like an apple, a pair, a pineapple and grapes. Tomatoes, carrots, pepper and lettuce are vegetabels and also vitamin-rich and belong to the second base. For protein you need meet, fish, nuts and beans. You shouldn't consume too much dairy products like milk, butter and cheese. On the top of the pyramide there are some sweets like chips or chocholate. Important is to eat little sugar and little fat.

I often eat fruits like apples and berries. I usually consum pasta and milk products. I seldom eat some chocholate or chips, too. It is not difficult for me to avoid junk food, because it is to greasy.     

Wikipedia

I think Wikipedia is very interesting to find different summaries and to inform you about different topics. It is really practical to edit words or textes if you see something wrong. You can search every topic and you find a Wikipediapage about it or you can create one if there is not any.
But there are dangers on this website because there have been to many errors and spam vandals or to take false knowledge.



Sometimes I use Wikipedia as a jumping point or a fact-checked material. Admittedly I don't recommend this website for presentations. Wikipedia isn't accepted as a source of information at schools or colleges.

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Sharing is caring

Hi Jon!
Hope you're good. You are interested in whether teenagers care about what they do online.
I'm 15 years old and I'm online 2 hours a day.
I use the Internet to chat with my friends, to post pictures or to comment under pictures. Sometimes i facetime with my friends, too.

You say that teenagers couldn't care less about privacy. Unfortunately, this is so true.
Teenagers aren't aware of the danger, even if they grow up with the Internet.
You also mention that schools should do more to educate teenagers about the future impact of their online profile. I fully agree with you because you can't learn enough about the danger in the internet.
In my opinion it would be advisable to have some lessons on Internet security because you have to use Social Media.
I think it can be good to learn in class and to be more concerned about the future impact of their online profile and reputation. Maybe teachers or other persons could show you the risks about posting. 
Learning about how to protect your online identity or to avoid leaving any tracks onlie would be highly interesting for us. It isn't possible to delete contents from the Internet. So think carefully about what you reveal on the Internet.

Be especially careful when you are chatting with strangers because you do not know who he or she is in reality. The most important is to give not reveal much personal information about yourself. You can't be sure who you are writing with.
Another possibility would be to ask your parents or your friends for help if you don't know what to do.
 
Bloggers out there, what do you think about this issue?

Instagram

I regestrationed me on Instagram on january 2017. I have got 170 friends on this app since regestration. My last posting was with my friends in Vienna. I spend one to two hours on a day on Instagram. The reasons why I use this plattform are to see postings of famous people and of my friends. I like to see the different style and types or to be inspirated.
This app is fantastic because you can see short cooking videos, cute animals or something else.
I haven't got some resolutions for the future to use instagram.

My favourite band

Nirvana
Nirvana was an American grunge band from Aberdeen, Washington. The band was founded of Kurt Cobain (singer, guitar), Krist Novoselic' (bass, accordion) and Aron Burckhard (drums) in 1987. They reached the end of the 1991 with the song "Smells Like Spirit" and the album Nevermind great popularity.
The band played other songs like and "Come As Aou Are" and "The Man Who Sold The World"

Seven years after its founding, the band broke up in 1994 in connection with the death of singer and songwriter Kurt Cobain. The band sold about 75 million phonograms.

Smells Like Spirit:

https://youtu.be/hTWKbfoikeg

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Day-Trip to London

Hi Guys,
I want to go to London next Thursday on the bank holiday.
These are my plans for the first day:
I'll arrive at Waterloo at 9:00 p.m.
The first sight  I am planning to visit is Madame Tussaudes. I will take the Bakerloo line North-west Bound and I get off at the Baker Street at half past 9. After visting I will take the tube at 11:00 p.m. again to drive back to the Waterloo station. 
Then I will continue to go by the River Cruise at 12 a.m.
It's a minute walk from the Waterloo station to this cruise.
After go by the River Cruise I will take the tube at half past twelve again to see the Sky Garden .
At least I want to visit the Sky Garden at 13:00 o'clock.
I want to see this sight because I think it is a very nice view from the Sky Garden. At 17:00 p.m. I will go back to the hotel and have dinner.
I hope it would be funny and a wonderful trip to London.

Host familiy

If my family were a host family we would be very hospitable.  We live in a small village named Dorfstetten. We are five persons in my family, my father, my mum, my sister, my grandma and I.
My mum has got a big garden with lots of fruits and vegetables. She often cooks healthy meals. 
My family often make day trips.We practice different sports like archery. My parents like hiking, too. In summertime we want to go with our guests to a lake, where we can go swimming. Near our hometown you can go indoor climbing, too. It can be a great experience to get to know exchange students with an different culture. They can talk in an other language about their country and their life-white. So my sister and I can make new friends in our old.

St. Patrick's Day

Yesterday there was the St. Patrick's Day in Irland.
Patrick is the patron of Irland. He was born in Britain 387. He studied to become a priest and later to be a bishop. He told people about god and showed them shamrocks for the trinity of god. He died with 46 year on the 17th March where he built his first church.

On the 17th March the people in Irland celebrate Patrick. They wear green clothes and make parades.
The first parade was in New York City 1762. The traditional food are corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, and soda bread. If you catch a leprechaun, it is a symbol for luck and you get his gold.

   

Archery

For centuries archery was necessary for survive. Nowadays it is a trendy sport.

For equipment you need an arc, a bracer, a simmer and some arrows.

Archery is an outdoor sport. For that there are different kinds of parkours, for example 3-D-Animal-Pakours or Target shooting. Archery is independent on seasons. Everybody who is interested in it can do it. For nature interested people it is an adventure to see animals in the wood. It is a healthy sport in the fresh air and you become fit. You can do this sport for competition or just for fun.

The most important thing is that nobody is standing in the danger zone. That means you must not stand in front of the archer. The equipment mustn't be damaged. You have to search for worn out arrows.

For the 3-D-Animal-Parkour you have to follow to some facts: Mostly there are three difficulties, one for beginners, one for experienced and one for specialists. For every target shooting there are three arrows available. If you hit the first arrow in kill you get 20 points, if you only hit the body of the animal you get 16 points...)

For the Target shooting you need some other rules: You can train on fields or in the hall for competitions. There are different age groups, where you can take part, from students to seniors. The distance is different from 19 metres to 90 metres. The further you hit the middle, the more points you reach.

I did archery the first time when I was eight years old. In my hometown Dorfstetten there is a very famous animal-parkour. It’s a big areal in the wood which is 14 hectares. I like the hobby because I can meet friends and have fun outdoor.

How many arrows are available for one target shooting?

What is the most important rule of archery?

Is Archery independent on a season?

 

The School of my dreams

Students are allowed to eat during the lessons. Students may go home at 12:40 am every day.

Teachers have to give no homework. They aren't allowed to ask a student a question only if students point out.
Parents mustn't sign tests. Parents aren't allowed to say you must learn.

Table manners

Let me tell you something about table manners in Austria and elsewhere.
Indicate you have finished eating by laying your knife and fork parallel on your plate.
Finish everything on your plate.
The host or hostess makes the first toast. Everyone lifts and clinks glasses, looks at the person making the toast and says, "Prost!".

Typical table manners in America:
Don’t start eating until the host tells you, also make sure that everyone have their food on their plates.
Once the meal is completed, place the napkin loosely beside your plate. Make sure you do not crumple or fold it.
Last, but not the least, once you have enjoyed the meal and returned home, make sure you thank the hosts for having invited you.

Reach your Goal

Dear Sir or Madam.
I would like to inform you about my project.
My name is Anna Kastenhofer and I am 14 years old. I live in Dorfstetten and I attended the Business College in Perg. I enjoy to draw and shape different pictures. At the moment I haven't  a part-time job. One of my hobbies is sport climbing.
For the future I will get a different job with some creativity. One ambition for me is to make the next course of climbing.
My dream is to spray a big graffiti in New York on a special place. I want to support you with my sketchy I have made at home. You can find it at the attachment.
Absolutely a good friend of me must get involved in my dream project. The graffiti will be a motive with different colours and it should have meanings. The area must be very big because we have got lots of ideas. My friend and I want to get more new draw techniques with this chance. We want to make a graffiti in New York because to inspire other people to make their dreams true.

Respectfully,
Anna