Lagoon Resort

Sunset in the South Pacific
The island of Bora Bora

Aerial photo of Bora Bora

As Nora told us, we post some photos of Bora Bora as we had post information.

Snakes AND Lizards:

Did you know that snakes aren't slimy?That some lizards have tongues longer that their own bodies?

Usually, there are only two poisonous lizards: the Gila monster and the Mexican beaded lizard. The venom of both lizards is neurotoxic. The two lizards are in the same family, and both are slow moving with a docile nature.

The komodo dragon, although not poisonous, can be dangerous due to its large size. These lizards can reach lengths of 3 meters and weigh over 115 kilograms. Do not try to capture this lizard!!!!

Snakes belong to the order of animals called reptiles. This group also include crocodiles, lizards, and turtles.They live almost everywhere, in deserts, forests, oceans, streams, and lakes. Some are ground dwellers, others live in trees, and other snakes spend most of their lives in water. There are a few areas where snakes do not live. They cannot survive in places where the ground stays frozen the year around, so they are missing in the polar regions or at high mountain elevations.

We choose this item to talk abuot because Juan Agustin's cousin likes very much snakes.

By: Juan Agustin Confalonieri and Martin Coscia.

Discover the museums of lower Manhattan:

There are 15 Museums of Lower Manhattan that will inspire you unlike any other destinations in New York. Want to show your kids where the alins landed? Check out the South Street Seaport Museum. Ready to meet New Yorkers from the 19th century? They will greet you in person at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. It's all here- in the historic downtown area south of Houston Street- at the 15 Museums Of lower Manhattan.

Each of these Museums tells fascinating stories about the struggles and triumphs of "ordinary" New Yorkers and Americans. Some Museums are huge institutions in modern buildings with multi-media presentations. Others are intimate spaces at inspiring historical land-marks. Since many are walking distance apart, you can enjoy several in one terrific day downtown.

Weekens and vactions are a great time to treat your family to the museum of lower Manhattan. Especially for kids in grade school and junior high, there are fims, hans-on exhibits, guided tours, and arts and crafts that are educational.

By: Juan Agustin Confalonieri and Martin Coscia.

Summer Holidays

Hi, today I've decided to write about my summer holidays which are just about to start. I'm going to go to Mar del Plata like I did last year, from the 15th of December to the 1st of January. There I'll spend Christmas and New Year with my family and some friends, I'll also go to the beach and sunbathe. During the rest of the holidays I'll probably go to C.U.B.A . There, I usually go to the pool, sunbathe, play hockey and chat with my friends.

I love summer holidays because I get to do many interesting and fun things, I don't have to wake up early in the morning to go to school, I go to the pool or the beach almost every day and I really enjoy myself .

Well I hope yu've enjoyed my post.

Good Luck and enjoy your summer holidays.

Florencia Stonski

Keane and Mcfly

Hi, my name is Martina Cardoso and I would like to tell you some things about my favourites bands. I love listening to music, and my favourite ones are Keane and Mcfly. Then, I like The Beatles, Rod Stewart, Panic! At the Disco, Travis, Starsailor, John Mayer and more...

But I'd like you to know somethin about Mcfly and Keane. (=

McFly is a British pop/rock band who started playing music in 2004 when they released their number one single, "5 Colours in Her Hair".
The band was formed by Tom Fletcher (guitar and vocals) and it also consists in Danny Jones (vocals and guitar), Dougie Poynter (bass) and Harry Judd (drums). The company which offered a record deal to the band is Island Records label.
McFly have a chart record of thirteen top ten singles, Their alums are: their debut, Room on the 3rd Floor (2004 and number 1), and their second, Wonderland(2005 and number 1) and their third one, Motion in the Ocean (Nov. 2006 number 6).
The band released their All The Greatest Hits album on November 5, 2007, which was charted at number three. And their fourth album will be released in 2008.

And Keane is an English piano-rock band. They were first established in Battle (East Sussex) in 1995. They took their current name in 1997 (When Tom Chaplin started playing music with them) . The group comprised of composer, bassist, and pianist Tim Rice-Oxley, lead vocalist Tom Chaplin and drumme Richard Hughes.
Dominic Scott (guitarist) was in the band up to 2001, when he left because of the lack of success.
Keane is known for using a piano as their lead instrument instead of guitars. Nowadays combine the pure piano rock sound used during their first album and the alternative rock sound which developed during 2005.
Keane's first two albums, Hopes and Fears(2004: this means they tried and tried 7 years for having a record deal, they finally got it in 2004 when Simon Williams of Fierce Panda "discovered" them and put their single "Everybody's Changing" on his label. Then, they were offered a total of 21 record deals. Islands Records is the one they choose) and Under the Iron Sea(2006) had great success in the United Kingdom upon release and very high sales worldwide: their multi-award-winning debut was the best-selling British album of 2004 and their follow-up sold 222,297 copies during its first week on sale in June 2006.

I hope you liked it. Bye !
Martu

ROD STEWART

His real name is Roderik David Stewart. He was born in London in 1945.

When he was a teenager he wanted to be a football player but he got disappointing when he did not get any offer to play proffesionaly. So, he found another hobby that was the music. Especially the guitar which the one he travelled to Europe.

When he went back to London in 1963 he did some grups but the more successful was The Faces in 1967. With The Faces he recorded five albums. The first album he recorded as lonely was called "An old raincoat will never let you down". Cause for his success in the his first lonely he did another called "Gasoline alley".

"Maggie May" had been his first successfully song. Then, in 1971 he recorded another album called "Every picture tells a story". The following year a new recorded apeared called "Never a dull moment". In 1973 he recorded two new albums called "Sing it again Rod" and "Smiler".

In 1975 he mover to The United States and he stopped recording spending his time composeing new songs. In 1979, he married Alana Hamilton but they got divorse in 1983.

Then, in 1985 he decided to became to the music and he performed in The Festival Rock in Rio de Janeiro.

After come years, in 1995, he recorded a new album called "A spanner in the works" and in 1998 he receorded an album again called "When we were the new boys". In 2001, he did it a again that was called "Human". His last album was edited in 2006 it was called "Still the same... Great Rock Classics of our time". The songs of this album are from other singers but are song by him.

I wish you have liked my post.

I chose Rod Steward because I love his songs.

Soll.

Interview with LIONEL MESSI: "for me football is an entertaiment"

What are your expectations of this National Team which had a good star at the Qualifiers?
I am confident. We are lucky to have great players. It is impòrtant to have a good star. In this will acquire more self confidence: we shouldn't have any trouble to qualify, anyway, we will have to prove itin every game because every one will be a new challenge since we all know yhat there are many difficulties at the qualifiers.

How do get along with Ronaldinho, E'to, Henry?
It is an excellent experience. It is a great group. I'm lucky to play with important players in Barcelona and the same in the National team.

What are your expectations for the future of the season?
Yes, I have some expectations because we played great games at first, we have remarkable players and we wish to finish the year enjoying many things.

Do you ever think of your popularity when you are only 20 years?
I try not to think of it to much. I want to enjoy football, to play quietly as usual.

Even forgetting the comparison with Maradona, after the goal againts the Getafe...
There were many comments on it everywhere and I was happy. But always making a difference and separating his popularity from mine.

By Juan agustin confalonieri and Coscia

My Cousins

Hello, I'm goig to tell you somethig about my cousins and I. I have two brothers and one sister. I'm very luck because I have 9 cousins. Some of them are 30 years old and the little one is 2 years. That is incredible. For example we get togheter in Christmas or New Year or sometimes I visited them or they visited me.

Their names are: Victoria, Serrana, Mariana, Sebastián, Fernando, Andrea, Luca, Federico and Martín. We passed very good and many times we chat together or we go to the cinema. Last year we went to the cinema, or we go to the shopping to eat an ice-cream.

In that photo you can see my sister, Eugenia that is next to me, Ignacio and Nicolás my brothers next to me too and in the back 5 of my cousins. Behind me Mariana's husband.

Well. I wish you like my little description of my cousins.

See you

Agustina

THE OC

The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on FOX in the United States from August 5, 2003, running a total of four seasons. The series, created by Josh Schwartz, consists the fictional lives of a group of teenagers and their families residing in Orange County, California.It was one of the most popular new dramas of 2003.The O.C. went out with ratings similar to the seasons two and three, attracting an audience of 6.7 million. After the series concluded, the fourth and final season became available on iTunes.The complete series has been made available on DVD in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and in Australia.
The O.C. has been noted for its music selections, which has led to some bands.
Main charcters:
Sandy Cohen (played by Peter Gallagher) - An idealistic public defender who takes in Ryan Atwood.

Kirsten Cohen (played by Kelly Rowan) - She is the wife of Sandy Cohen and the mother of Seth

Ryan Atwood (played by Benjamin McKenzie) - A troubled teenager from Chino thrown headlong into the privileged community of Newport Beach, California, having been taken in by Sandy Cohen after his mother (Dawn Atwood) threw him out of their family home

Marissa Cooper (played by Mischa Barton) - The first of the "core four" to leave the series at the end of season three. Marissa was arguably the most conflicted of the main characters, frequently battling with drugs and alcohol

Seth Cohen (played by Adam Brody) – An adolescent son of Sandy and Kirsten Cohen. He is also the love interest of Summer Roberts.

Julie Cooper-Nichol (played by Melinda Clarke) - The mother of Kaitlin Cooper and Marissa Cooper.

Summer Roberts (played by Rachel Bilson) - The socialite of the four main teen characters (Ryan, Seth, Marissa and Summer). She is the love interest of Seth, and best friend to Marissa. She is the daughter of Dr. Neil Roberts. She and Seth thought Summer became pregnant in the fourth season and they planned to get married

We decided to talk about this serie because we really liked it and we hope you enjoy it too.
We hope you like this topic and know a little about this serie.
See you soon,

VICTORIA and PILAR.

Best Friends

Hello, we are going to talk about our friendship. In second year at the primary school for the first time we could stay all a year in the same class. Before, we didn't talk but one day we became friends. We went to the cinema, we go shopping, we go for a walk to eat an ice-cream. Many times I (Agustina) went to Delfina's house, and I (Delfina) went to Agustina's house. We passed great moments with happy and sad things.
Now we are in first year at secundary school and we are friends.
Thanks for read this,

Kisses
Agus and Delfi

MADONNA

This time we are going to post about Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie, better known as Madonna.
We decided to write about her, because we think that she is an incredible American pop singer-songwriter. She worked as a dancer, film producer, actress, and is a fashion icon. She is a brilliant performer.
Madonna is commonly referred to as the "Queen of Pop" in the media due to since her debut in 1982, she has become the best-selling female artist in popular music (she was also listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the "World’s Most-successful Female Musician".
She was born in August 16 in Michigan (United States) but her origin as a singer took place in New York City, after being convinced by her ballet teacher so she left the university and moved to that city, where her career as a dancer started.
Her first hit was “Everybody”, a self-written song. Her debut album, Madonna, was a collection of dance songs, this album would see slow start but then it reached number eight on the U.S. albums chart.
Madonna's look and manner of dress, her photographs, live performances and music videos, became an important influence among young girls and women. Defined by tops, skirts over capri pants, and bleached hair, this distinctive style became an iconic female fashion trend in the 1980s (that is why we said that Madonna is a fashion icon. Nowadays she is it too).
Her next album, called Like a Virgin, became her first number one album on the U.S. albums chart. Its title track, Like a Virgin, which reached number one in the U.S. with a six week stay at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. The album sold eight million copies in the US and another four million worldwide at its time of release. It currently stands at 17 million copies worldwide.
Her discography includes ten studio albums, five compilations, three full soundtracks, two live albums and numerous singles. We won’t talk about all her albums or singles, but we will list them: Madonna, Like a Virgin, True Blue, Like a prayer, Erotica, Bedtime stories, Ray of light, Music, American Life and the last one Confessions on a dance floor.
Our conclusion is that Madonna not only sings in an amazing way, but she also dance great! We like very much and enjoy listening to her music because it is a mix of pop, dance and electronic music and her hits. Now we heard that she will publish in 2008 a new record called connextion we hope it will be as good as the other ones!! Well, we hope that you enjoyed reading about this artist because we like her very much... kisses
Sara and Manuela

My summer holiday in Merlo, San Luis

From April to November I have been writing about different topics. The year is coming to an end and I have never written about my summer holiday when I was between two and nine years old.Every summer, during my childhood, I went with my parents to the village of Merlo, province of San Luis. I remember when my mother prepared the luggage full of clothes. It was just as if we were moving) for three months.My mother´s family had a big house in Merlo, it belonged to my grandparents, but unfortunately, it was sold four years ago, so that is the reason because I have never been there again.My cousins and I used to go swiming in the swimming pool and of course in the river,which is near the house.In the afternoon we rode the quatricycle and went horseriding, and every evening we went shopping handicrafts. It was really exciting and I spent all my pocket money buying rings and wristlets.At night, there was an amazing and colourful carousel where I went with my eldest cousins. They laughed a lot each time I tried to get the ring, because to have it meant afree pass for the next turn. They always said I was just an octopus, stretching my arms.My head is filled with stories and I am happy with so much travelling. I can´ t forget when my aunts, uncles, and parents were sitting around the barbecue preparing a calendar of excursions for that year. The best was to visit a natural cave in La Falda, province of Córdoba, which is a touristic place with lots of interesting activities to do all sorts of actionWe went by car, we didn´ t know a lot of really what we were going to do there, but when we arrived, a man, gave us some clothes. While we were dressing up as miners, with overalls, helmets and torches, he told us about the history of that stranded cave. That area had been a lime pit and an explosion allowed the discovery of the first of the four mouths of the cave that people use as entrance. Its interior is a maze of many narrow passages. I felt like a mole in the darkness. It was fantasticAnd a bit dangerous. Wasn´ t it?We got out when we felt that we couldn´ t climb, go up and down , and crawl any more, and once we were out we realized that we had been underground for nearly three hours, lost in the underworld, that allowed me to go through a totally different experience to what I had known up to then.
Sara

Hilary Duff

Hi to everyone! This time I will about Hilary Duff, my favourite singer.Hilary Erhard Duff was born September 28, 1987. Is an American actress, pop singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. She has an elder sister, Haylie Duff, who is also an actress and singer.
After gaining fame for playing the title role in the television show Lizzie McGuire, Duff went on to have a film career; her most commercially successful movies include Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), and A Cinderella Story (2004). Duff has expanded her repertoire into pop music,with three albums and over thirteen million albums sold . She has also launched a clothing line, Stuff by Hilary Duff, and an exclusive perfume with Elizabeth Arden. Duff and her mother were listed as producers for the movie Material Girls, and she will soon produce her sister's debut album.
Her upcoming films include the 2007 action thriller War, Inc., animated comedy Foodfight! and independent films Greta and Safety Glass. Duff's latest studio album, Dignity, was released in April 2oo7.

Duff began dating singer Aaron Carter in 2002. They met on the sets of Lizzie McGuire, when Carter had a role in a Christmas episode. The relationship lasted a year and a half. It was reported that Carter left Duff for Lindsay Lohan, but soon broke up with Lohan.Duff began dating Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden in 2004. They broke up in November 2006.In 2007, Duff was photographed many times with Mike Comrie, who is a professional ice hockey player. He plays for the New York Islanders. Although Duff never really confirmed the relationship, the couple was seen hugging and kissing and Duff even attended some of Comrie's matches. For Duff's 20th birthday, Comrie bought her a new car.Duff is also involved with various charities, is an animal rights enthusiast and a member of Kids with a Cause.

Guadalupe Balza

The Leyend Begins

Hi! we were discussing what to publish here, think of an idea, how abour publishing a story that we invented. Here it is:



As soon as he got out of the car,Tom felt uneasy.The body he saw between the wood caught his attention,he didn't know why,but he wanted to see it.He began to walk slowly to the body.As he came towards it,the smell became worst.Finally he saw it, it was the body of a boy of about ten years covered with blood.
Tom started to investigated the body and discovered that there was a cut in the boy's neck,someone killed him.Suddenly he saw a shadow behind a tree and heart the shout of a woman. Maybe it was the shadowof the murderer, so Tom started to follow it. He was running when he suddenly heard a shout, he saw arond, and he saw a woman with a kinfe in her stomach. She was looking at him and, her last words were"he is a monster, behind ,be care..." she couldn`t finished the phrase , she had died.
Tom was in shock, he could feel something in his back, something or someone was behind him watching him.
He started running to his car, but he got lost and the night was coming, after some hours of walking on the darknes, Tom felt tired , he look his watch and was midnightat the same time he had watched, he felt a cold running behind him.
That was the last day Tom was seen,
and nobody could find his body.

Milagros and Lucas