Postcard from the pirates of the ägerisee

Ahoi from Oberägeri









For one week I was the pirate "barbera" and cooked for 30 Volleyball-Kids deliscious meals. The last evening we had dinner by candlelight and ate without cutlery. This was great fun for the children as well as for the leaders. Half an our later when we turned on the light again, the fun was over for the ones who had to clean the dining-room. There was an unbelievable mess all over the ground because we really behaved as pirates. Threw the bones away, fighted with each other for the food and belched and shouted around.
The camp took place in Oberägeri. By the way a beautyfull area. I really enjoyed to go running every morning. One day I even ran around the whole lake. For more pictures and text about the camp visit this link: http://www.vbcebikon.ch

See you soon!
Angi

postcard from tuscany

Best wishes from the tarot garden in the south of the tuscany, where I spent with my family a very pleasant afternoon. The tarot garden has been created about 15 years ago by Nikki de St Phalle, a American-Swiss Artist. Every sculpture shows a card of the tarot-game. The one on the picture shows the queen. You can enter in some sculptures, so you can in the one on the picture. The queen has given home to nikki while her work in the garden. You find a kitchen, a bathroom, a livingroom and a bedroom in the sculpture. The different shapes and colours were absolutly amazing. Even if you aren't keen on art you will be fascinated!

Postcard from Sardinia

Hi everyone
This is where I spent my time relaxing in the shade of the veranda. Every morning there was a spectacular sunrise over the sea, turning the dark sky into a vibrant ball of fire. Then the bells began ringing as the sheep made their way through the brush to be fed by the shepherd just on the other side of the fence.

We also ate most of our lunches and dinners here as we enjoyed the peacefulness in between swims and trips into the countryside.

I hope you also had a great time!

Yours
Illya
PS: I'd love to get a postcard from you too!

Baaa

Useful learing links

ELLLO everyone,

You know, there are loads of links on our blog but ELLLO attracted me most of all.

www.elllo.org is well – organized and there are more than 1000 listening activities with transcripts, quizzes, and games. But the two ones I was impressed the most are Songs and Mixer. Songs reminds me of a kind of karaoke. While you are listening to one of the songs you can read the lyrics displayed on the screen. Mixer seems to be a useful way to prepare for the speaking exam because there are always one question and six answers which you can listen to, read or download.

There are some other useful links I found by chance like Phrasen.com or Bab.la. If it’s difficult to find the correct translation of an idiom or phrasal verb, you can look up there and you’ll propably find it. Even if you spell wrong or only write two words of an idiom Babla will help you with some suggestions. Sometimes Dict.cc can be useful to look up a phrasal verb or a short idiom.

So have a nice time. See you next Tuesday,

Adalbert