Canadore College

I think that my experience at Canadore College, to learn English as a second Language is one of the most important parts of my life. It was one of my goals, to learn English and I think that I did it very well because now I can express myself; I can speak and write in English. I will use it for all the rest of my life. Example, for travel, for my work or just for help peoples… My dad always told me that it’s very important to know it. He always said to me that he really wants that I learn it, and now it’s done. This years, I had the most amazing teaches in the world because there were not my teaches but my family. Because we are so far from our own town, that we need good teachers to feel comfortable. Every day, I very enjoyed to wake up and said that I am going to school!  Also, I learned a lot about other culture like Chinese, Mexican or Arabian. Now, I can realize that everyone is the same inside with almost the same goal, even if we come from different countries. Actually, I hope to see all my new friends in a few years and talk about what they have become in 10 years example... In conclusion, I did not only learn English as a Second Language but I also learned about myself.

My Mother's Disease

                 

                      

In this world we have a lot of diseases; the Dengue Fever is one of them.  It’s what happened to my mother; she contracted Dengue Fever a few years ago.  In 2008, according to the world health Organization (WHO), there were between 70 and 500 millions infections, 36million cases of classic dengue fever in the world, 2.1 million severe forms and 21 000 deaths from Dengue Fever. What would your reaction be, if you wake up in the morning and you realize that you are paralyzed? Paralysis is one effect of the Dengue Fever. My mother realized she was very sick when she became paralyzed one week after she came back from Dominican Republic. She suffered through three stages before restarting her life; the diagnosis, the recovery and the after effects.

            First of all, my mother got the Dengue Fever a few years ago. When she was working, all her joints stopped to moves. She went to the hospital in my own town; the doctor took eighteen blood tests on her, but they found nothing. My mother went to the hospital for tropical diseases of Montreal. At this time, she was already paralyzed. The doctor took only one blood test and he found it. It was the Dengue Fever. He started to explain the disease to her; you have three types of Dengue Fever. The first one is you stay paralyze for all the rest of your life or just a period of time. The second is an amputation; you can lose one of your legs, arms or maybe both. The last one is you can have an internal heamorrahage and die after a couple hours. After all the doctor’s explanations, he told her that she had the first one. Therefore, she started to think about every activity that she was doing at this time, and stop them.

            Secondly, my mother was very worried because she was paralyzed, and she didn’t know for how long. At this time, my mother started to think about all the activities that she has to stop to do. For examples, walk outside with her friends, stopped to play with me because at this time I was only 5 years old ,and especially stopped to work. All those things really affect her life. Mentally it was really hard because she really stopped to do everything. My dad was always working and she was often alone at home with me. In addition, just before to leave from here to the Dominican, my parents were talking about having another baby. At this time, they had to completely forget it because my mother was too sick.

 After two years of being motionless, she restarted to move a little bit. Today my mother can move like as if nothing was happened. In addition, she had another baby with my dad 2years after she restarts to move. Therefore, she has some after effects now, like when the weather is too hot or too cold her hands can swell. She can have some bad headache too. My mother has very afraid to go in the south another time. Mentally, it’s very hard to see all her friends and her family said that they are going in the south without vaccines or prevention.

 In conclusion, the Dengue Fever is not everywhere but we have to be careful because we never know what is going to happen in another country. Are you going to take some precautions before to leave for another country?  It was a really bad period in her life, but we overcome all together. We were always together from the judgment of the doctor, the recuperation and to her after effects. I am sure; in this world this is going to be worst year after year. Can you imagine, you have 6 years old and your mother paralyze two years what is your reaction? I think those are really hard question to answer, but my mother did it.

My Dream Job!

Since I was a little girl, I have dreamed of being a teacher, a doctor or veterinarian. When we were young, we always dreamed about the impossible.
I often changed my mind about this. It is so hard to know the job that you really want to do for the rest of your life. Next year, I am going to take a course in hairdressing. However, we always have a dream job in our minds. My dream job is to be a fashion designer. I would like to work with the most celebrity in the world. I am a person who really enjoyed to use my creativity, and just to think that a person can wear my cloths, this is crazy. Two beautiful places that I would like to work is Los Angeles and Paris. Those places are two beautiful places that celebrities live. One thing that I am going to enjoyed the most is to us my creativity. For example, each time that I will make a clothes, I can just think about the colors and the shapes. Doesn't matter if it is not really beautiful because each time it is because it is design. This job cannot be reality for me because I don't want to leave my family to go there, and you cannot be designer in small town like mind. In conclusion, designer will always be my dream job... the only place that I can draw and dream of it, it is on a blank page...



Summer Time!!

    

At this time of the years, the only thing that every student would like to do is the big summer’s sun. We all miss this warm weather in the summer time. Maybe you ask some question to yourself… What can I do this summer? What activities should I do? I have some proposition for you.

The first inevitable activity that everyone really enjoys is to go to the beach. With your friends, with your family or with your boyfriend/girlfriend doesn’t a matter. For example, just before to leave you can make a lunch and eat it like a picnic on the beach with your company. Also you can play sports like volley-ball, flying disc or throw the ball. When it is very hot outside if you don’t have a pool, what is better than to go swimming in a lake.

 Secondly you can organize some expeditions. For example, with your friends choose a place that you would like discover. It can be a place in the wood or an old building this is your choice. You need a person in your team who can call the place to organize it. In addition, you can leave with a lunch to eat there if there is no restaurant.

 The last one is to travel; it’s not an obligation to travel all around the world. You can just go with your friends just the next city maybe around two hours in car and sleep in a motel for a weekend. At the same time you can lean about this city. You can also go shopping, eat in the most beautiful restaurants and at the end of the day go out in the most beautiful nightclub.

In conclusion, I think there are a lot of thing to do in the summer time. You cannot just stay on your coach during the summer you can go to the beach, do some expeditions or do a road trip with your friends!

Comparison

In this world there are a lot of varieties of animals. There is a lot of animal who are really different but if you compare you can find that some have a lot of similarity like the snake and the cat. Today you can have both at your house that’s normal to have a snake in your house in a terrarium.

First, there are a lot of similarities like the snake is as much predator as a cat. Example, the snake lives in hot countries and he is able to survive by himself like the cat. If the cat is outside he is able to find something to eat and a place to live. Therefore, both are eating minces if you have a snake in your house a lot of person feed them with mice. Also, some person buy a cat to hunt mice and the cat eat the mouse after. Another similarity, the cat molt and the snake to both lose their skin after a period of time. The cat lose is fur just after the summer and the snake lose is skin too.

Second, the snake and the cat have some difference to. The snake has a slimy skin and the cat has a lot of fur. Some people really don’t like the feeling when they touch the snake’s skin. However, this is not the same thing for the cat, almost everybody like to touch the soft fur of a cat. That’s better to have a cat because your cat will stay small, but not your snake. The snake needs a lot of place to grow. Also, the snake can be deadly than a cat; if he decides to bit you, you can die. You don’t have this problem with a cat. The only little problem with a cat it is claw, but now you can declaw your cat. After that you don’t have any problems with your them. You can let you kids play with the cat but not the snake.

In conclusion, the cat is as beautiful as the snake. Both have some quality and some bad side. However, it’s possible to have both at your house if you want.

How to have beautiful curls?

You would like have beautiful curly hair even if you have straight hair, and you don't want to go see a hairdresser because it is very expensive? If you follow those easy steps you can make it =D. Before to start, you have to choose the size of your iron. All the size are OK, this is you chose, if you want big curls you chose the big one and the same thing for the small one. There is many ways to do it you can have a flat iron or a curling iron, but I am going to explain you how to curl you hair with a curling iron.

First of all, when you leave the shower, blow dries your hair until they are dry. Be careful your hair must be really dry, if they are wet just a little bet it's doesn't work. You have to plug you curling iron and wait until the temperature is OK. Little trick if you have thin hair you must put the temperature not to high. But if you have normal hair you can put the temperature in the middle.

Second step, you can put a product in your hair to make them curl. Don't put too much hairspray, just at the end. If you put too much spray the hair is going to be too heavy and at this time you have a lot of difficulty to curl you hair. Another example if you put too much spray your hair will stick on the iron.

Third, just before to start you can separate you hair into 3 parts on the width it's easier to curl all your hair. You can use strips to help you. When you take your hair doesn’t take too much hair at the same time because it is harder to make a beautiful curl.

Next, when you did all those steps you can start, with a comb it's easier, you can take some hair and turns it around your iron. You can put a little bit of spray but not too much. Wait between 15 and 30 seconds each time, not more because you can burn your hair. Be careful the iron is very hot and you don't want to burn yourself. After having done all your stages of hair you can put hairspray on it. Another trick if you want to look like relax person just let you hair like that, or if it is for a special night you can use clips and just attach your hair.

Good Places for a Date

There are many beautiful places to go on a date. If you are a man, and you search some ideas for your first date you can find some here. First of all, there are many types of places. For example, if you want to bring her for a funny night; you can start with a diner, and after go at the movie theater. During the movies,  you can get close to her and take her hand. After the movie, you have a subject to talk about if you are to shy. Second, for a romantic night you can bring her on a beach for a picnic. At this time, you are one on one with her. Then you can walk and listen to the sound of the waves. In addition, you can make a big fire when it’s colder. Just a little tip-- don't brig your cellphone--, you want to be alone with her not with your friends. The next place that you can go is to your house for a relaxing night. For instance, all night long you can watch your favorite movies with a big blanket, a hot chocolate, and start to know each other. In conclusion, you can invite the girl that you want ,and just chose the type of night that you want to spend with her--funny, romantic or relaxing night.

                                 

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A Strange PLace...

I saw an old shack in the wood and it’s scared me, so today I will go inside…The first thing that I see when I opened the door, on the left there is a big couch with pattern in paisley. On this couch there are two big throw pillows. It’s smells like death. Next to the couch there is one end table, on it there is a plate, and lot of worms on it. In the middle there is an entertainment center, the television is making a loud noise but there is no images. Also, there is a fire place. In the fire place there is a family of rats. I am very afraid. On the wall I see a lot of painting, that’s so strange. Therefore, from where I am, I can see the counter in the kitchen. On the counter there are four knifes, there are all dirty with blood. I can hear some strange voice but I real don’t know where is come from. The strange noise comes from the bathroom. I don’t want to open the door. The light on the ceiling doesn’t stop to flash. I really don’t want to know more about this weird place, because it’ scared me...

The Happiest Day of My Life

The happiness day of my life is my graduation because at this time I was the only princess in the world. First, I really enjoyed it because in the morning I woke up, and my mother said,” This is your day and you going to be the most beautiful princess in the world.” We started the day with a big breakfast with all my family. After that, my mother and I went at my hairdresser studio, and she did my hair. I was very excited to wear my beautiful prom dress, so just after to leave my house I dressed in princess. My father was not at my graduation but I send me a letter and a big bouquet of flowers and my boyfriend to. Second, I arrived at school my friends and I took a lot of pictures of us. We went in a place that they call:” Jardin des oiseaux”. There are a lot of flowers and trees. Next, we came in the school and one after the other we went on the stage to search the diploma!! All the parents were there to look at us. Third, at the end of the day all my family and I went to a big restaurant to celebrate my graduation, and we have a big diner all together.

Me, Myself & I

This is the first time that I have a blog and I am very excited!

I don't know what I can talk about ,but the name of my blog is DownSouth. I can imagine that I will talk about some trip down south, and all what you can find in this beauiful world. I think that I chose DownSouth because I am a person how really enjoye the beach, the ocean or the beautiful sun.