Monday, March 09, 2009

A few spring poems

Sweet
Pretty
Rainy
Inspiring
Nice
Growing


Flowers

Tulips are red,
Daisies are white,
some have a strong smell,
some have a slight.

The roots are vital
to the flower's survival.
The leaves are green-
they are a food-making machine.

The stem can be thin
or short,
or small,
but without it,
the flower would fall.

There can be many blossoms,
or just one.
That is the peak of the flower,
its crown.

Lana, 8. a

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Where would you like to live?

I would like to live in the Japanese countryside, because I like the culture, the way their houses look, (not the tall skyscrapers, but the pagoda buildings, like the one on the picture below) the food and the language. I would, of course, have to learn the language, but I already know around 5 - 10 words from the cartoons in Japanese. I am also very fond of the kimono and the music, so yeah, I would live there.
My second would be in Serbia, in Belgrade, because I know the language and half of my family is from there. I like the music a lot too, and the food as well.
Finally, my last choice would be in Crete, in a small place called Matala. I went there during the summer holidays, and I fell in love with the place. I would love to live somewhere near the sea, because I love swimming, sunbathing or just walking along the coast and listening to the waves washing upon the shore.


Lana, 8.a


Living across the ocean…

When I was 5 my family moved across the ocean from America to Slovenia. America and Slovenia are so different: the people, the weather, the buildings, the language… It is hard for me to compare the two, because I don't really remember living in America, but every third summer we go back and I will try to do it by that even though it isn't really the same.
I really like it in America. It isn't the same as here at all and it also isn't as the people think. They don't have really big houses and eat fast food all the time… When our family goes back to America we probably eat more fast food than the Americans! And my favorite thing about American fast food is the free refills! The people in America are also really nice. They would talk to anyone! Even if you are a stranger they will talk to you like they have known you forever. Transportation is also different. The roads are really wide and it takes forever to get anywhere (Ok, not exactly forever). But when you get there you can see some amazing things (which is a lot like here: like the East Coast, the Grand Canyon…
But here is Slovenia it is also cool. They have really good food and friends love to come over and chat. The people are nice if you know them, but if you don't they are a little more reserved. The nature here is also really pretty! There are so many different places that you can go to and it doesn't take that long to get there. You can see lakes, caves, mountains, hills…I like living here and can't imagine living anywhere else.

Laurel, 8.a