NASCAR !

Friday evening, I went to a Nascar race,

it was really fun !

There were two kinds of car, the first one was really fast and made a huge noise, the second one was a little bit less fast but still loud ( many people use ears plugs because it's really loud especially in the turn where the cars are speeding ). To answer to my Dad, Nascar races are pretty expensive in Canada ,

it was around forty or forty-five box per adult . How long is a Nascar race ?

Actually there is about 10 races and it's not always the same time because there are different levels. But the one that I saw, are a pretty small level and they were driving fifty kilometers ( which means fifty laps ) and during about twenty minutes.

That's how the cars start, they can't start alone because they don't have the electricity thing who is required.

I couldn't put the video that I taped during the race, because they are too long and the blog doesn't support big videos. Sorry about that. =(

Terry Fox Run Map

If you want to be able to read the towns name, just clic on the map.

Terry Fox

Do you know Terry Fox ?

Terry Fox is a really famous guy in Canada.

He was born in 1958, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. When he was a child, he loved practising sports. Unfortunately, when he was 18 years old, doctors detected that he had cancer in his right leg, they had to amputate his leg higher than his knee. However, Terry didn't give up, he said he was lucky because his cancer had disapeared thanks to his amputation. In consequence, he made a plan to help other people who had cancer. He decided to raise one dollar per inhabitant of Canada by running across this same country. At this time, Canada counted about 24 millions inhabitants. He trained for one year before start his huge Marathon. "The Marathon of Hope" started at St. John's, Terre-Neuve. Terry ran 42 kilometers ( the distance of a typical marathon ) every day ! Once he arrived in Sudbury ( half way of the Marathon ), the race was very famous. Unfortunately, doctors discovered that his brain had cancer too. Terry had to stop to take care of himself.

The Canadian population was marked by this bad news and decided to continue this Marathon in memory of Terry. Thus, everybody continued to raise money throughout Canada. About $24.17 million was collected. Terry was really happy and proud, he accomplished his goal.

Unfortunately he died on the 28th of June, 1981. Three months later, the 13th September in 1981, took place the first Terry Fox run. More than 300 000 Canadians participated and raised $3.5 million more.

Since this time, the Terry Fox run takes place every year on the second sunday of May.

The Terry Fox school day takes place the last friday of September.

In total, more than 400 million dollars has been raised for Terry until now !

Yesterday, I did the Terry Fox run at school, it was fun !

A typical day at school (in Barrie) !!!

Get up at 7:20 a.m..

Walk to school at 8:20.

School start at 8:50 a.m..

First break at 10:30 a.m. (20 min inside for snack- 20min outside)

Second break at 12:30 a.m. (20 min inside for lunch - 30 min outside)

School finish at 3:20 p.m.

Every morning we sing the canadian anthem,

And everyday we get one hour of sport.

Already One Month

I can't believe that Aloïs and I are in Canada since One month already! It past really really fast!

WONDERLAND !!!

This saturday we went to wonderland for bill meddium birthday.

We got lots of fun and we did the new attraction the Behemoth the orange one, it is the hightest in the Canada.

Lunch Bag

Today, I introduce you the Lunch Bag !

In Canada, there is usually no canteen at school, so everybody bring his Lunch Bag. In there you have two snacks ( usually some cereale bars or stuff like that and two juice boxes ) and your lunch ( ham sandwich or tacos with meat, it's not the same meat everyday so...).

That's an another big difference between France and Canada !

Sunday together in Luisant

Hello yesterday, it was the first day of the new rugby season in Dammarie. Many new players came ( -7 -9 -11). Memene is the new coach of the -9. He has sixteen children!
The -15 & - 17 ran a long time because they lack physical condition. And they ran again and again... Ivan has broken his right wrist playing skate board the day before going back to school.
Do you run too to prepare your rugby season?

Armelle will meet Aloïs's main teacher and Yves phoned Théo's main teacher in order to prepare your school time.

Yesterday we watched the soccer game between Austria and France. France lost 3-1... 2 same goals in two free kicks then Mexes lies flat one forward on the penalty area. After Govou scored. And Domenech had nothing to say to explain this dramatic game!!!

Today we are having a meal together. we ate munster verrine, duck magret with green beans and rosted potatoes, cheese, green salad, and chocolate profiteroles.

Today we vote... for the third time!

Mums and dads and Quentin and Nina.

The typical school day in London.

A typical Monday school day in my school :

We get up at 7h30 a.m to take the bus at 8h30 ( The bus stop is at about one hundred meters from the house ). The bus riding is 15 minutes long,

so we arrive at school at 8h45.

Then we talk with friends until the bell, which means about five minutes.

After that I have French from 8h50 to 10h30 ( during this subject my teacher gives me some english exercises ), recess from 10h15 to 10h40, Math from 10h40 to 11h20 and then, to finish the morning, Science until 12h00.

At noon we have fifteen minutes to eat ( that's a BIG difference between France and Canada ! ) then we have a recess during fourty minutes, that's when we play american football ( really fun times ).

For the afternoon, I restart lessons by History/Geography at 12h55 p.m until 2h15. At 2h15 we have a little snack during five minutes.

Next we have Religion from 2h20 to 2h55 and then we have twenty minutes to do our homework or play with friends if we are done.

Finally, we take the bus at 3h30 and arrive at home at 4h00 to have a little snack and do our homeworks.

( In Canada you have a little snack at every recess !)

If you want some more informations just ask me.

Bonne rentrée les gars !

Back To School !

Today was my fisrt day at school in Canada !

It was pretty cool but a little bit tiring because we had to get up at 7h20 a.m. I'm in a French Immersion School, the teachers combine the two languages and try to speak the level of french that the class understands in all grades, for exemple in grade 8 they speak french almost all the time. There is 8 grade, the first grade it's for the kids who are 6 ( Like Taylor the little sister in the family ) and the last grade his for the people who are 13 and 14. Lessons start at 8h50 until 12h and in the afternoon 1.00 p.m to 3.30 p.m and then we have one break in the morning and one in the afternoon. Starting at 12 o'clock, we have 15 minutes to eat, then we have 40 minutes of reccess. An another difference, in Canada you stay all the time in the same room and we also have our lunch and snacks in this room.

BIG WEEK-END !!! (part 3, and last part )

Sunday, August, 31:
the morning we went to a restaurant for take a breakfast( we were 20 for our groupe)and after we were comming in Jeff ' s house and after that we left London to comming back to Barrie.
In Barrie we were going to Bill middle' s house and take a supper with is parents, and did a barbecue, it was very good!! and we sleeped at Bill' s house.

BIG WEEK-END !!! (part 2)

Saturday,August, 30:
We met Theo' s family and we play soccer, monopoly, and we went to a park and we again play soccer, football... And the kids went to the little train.
And the night kyle and me sleeped in Theo' s house.

BIG WEEK-END !!! (part1)

Friday,August, 29:
We left Barrie arround 2 o' clock to went to London, and we stay in an hotel where there is a swiming pool and a very cool slide. In London I met Jeef (Heather' s brother), and is wife( they speak very good: french, spanich and english) and there adop girl is from China: Amaia ( she speak spanich and english and she got only 3 years old ).
So because Amaia is from China we were eating in a chinesse retaurant. And after have an ice cream.