Summer's here :(

[Jessica]

Well...it's May and school is almost over and SUMMER, the season that I really hate, no offense to those that love it, is coming and it will NOT be fun at all!!!!!!!! I have to go to summer school for Algebra 2 and SATs, and I will HATE going to the SATs one because I have to go at night and I have to miss my favorite show every Wed, every week!!!!!!!!!!!! and I have to volunteer.

this means there's no time for fun.

Summer

School

I am going to miss 9th grade a lot I will hate 10th grade....

[irmamar]

What does SAT mean? Saturday?

[Fazor]

¿Por qué no te gusta la grado deceno? Todos de los años en escuela son precioso. Rememora, estas en escuela una vez solamente. ¡Disfrutalo!

(I'm sure that's wrong) But it's suppose to say (after asking why you don't/won't like 10th grade) that all the years in school are precious, and to remember you are only in school once. Enjoy it.

Some advice that'll make me sound older than I really am (27): most of the times I thought I didn't like when I was in school, I'd give anything to go back to now. Well, not really, because you can't waste your life re-living your past. But they really weren't that bad.

Originally Posted by irmamar

What does SAT mean? Saturday?

Standardized aptitude test. It's a test that measures your, well, aptitude. Many colleges use it to judge how good of a student you are. Widely used, but their accuracy as a measurement tool is much debated.

For instance, I got a very high score on mine (98th percentile, meaning I did better than 97% of the population) but my grades in school were bad, because I never wanted to do my work. I'm just a very good test taker.

I have friends that went on to be successful in advanced science fields (honors molecular chemistry, and honers electrical engineering) who scored much lower on the tests than I did. Go figure.

[bobjenkins]

Tengo mi rázons porque me no gusta verano, es calientísimo aquí por mí

[irmamar]

How long are your summer holidays in USA? In Spain, July and August are summer holydays (with a few days of June and some of September). I mean in the school, of course.

[bobjenkins]

Pienso que verano (de la escuela) es la fin de mayo a agosto (medio), entonces 2,5 meses aquí (arizona) Pienso que otro estados tenga tiempos differentes
I think summer lasts from the end of may to mid-august, so about 2.5 months here in AZ (I think the other states have different times, as well as difffernt times for the levels of school, In low grades its longer and we can go all year long in college if we want to get it done quicker)

[Jessica]

school ends June 11 and we go back to school at the end of August

[Elaina]

Jchen, you are programming yourself to not like the activities coming up in the summer. If you pay attention to what you wrote, you said you would rather be in school than be on summer vacation. BUT you ARE going to be in school. You will be going to summer school. Sure, you will miss your favorite TV program but remember there is always the re-runs or maybe you can record it and watch it some other day.

As far as volunteering, think of all the interesting people you will meet. And the experience you will obtain is priceless.

ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING. If you have a good attitude it will go much nicer. You don't know how lucky you are.

So, keep a stiff upper lip and grin and bear it!

We're all here for support and encouragement.

[bobjenkins]

Originally Posted by Elaina

Jchen, you are programming yourself to not like the activities coming up in the summer. If you pay attention to what you wrote, you said you would rather be in school than be on summer vacation. BUT you ARE going to be in school. You will be going to summer school. Sure, you will miss your favorite TV program but remember there is always the re-runs or maybe you can record it and watch it some other day.

As far as volunteering, think of all the interesting people you will meet. And the experience you will obtain is priceless.

ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING. If you have a good attitude it will go much nicer. You don't know how lucky you are.

So, keep a stiff upper lip and grin and bear it!

We're all here for support and encouragement.

¡Ella habla la verdad!

[Jessica]

you don't get it. Summer school is not as fun as regular school.

[Ambarina]

Originally Posted by jchen

you don't get it. Summer school is not as fun as regular school.

Negativity cannot drive out negativity; only a positive attitude can. (As per your signature ) There must be something good in summer school.

[poli]

Quiet slow hot days in Pennsylania with heady fragrant nights that sing with crickets in August. Funky tomato plants bearing juicy tomatoes, and then there's yellow and white kernal sweet corn. Not to mention the clickclacking of cicadas. Watermelon. Summer's not so bad.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by poli

Quiet slow hot days in Pennsylania with heady fragrant nights that sing with crickets in August. Funky tomato plants bearing juicy tomatoes, and then there's yellow and white kernal sweet corn. Not to mention the clickclacking of cicadas. Watermelon. Summer's not so bad.

You've impressed me (though I've had to look up some words at the dictionary). I'm imagining myself sitting in one of these porchs that I've seen in American movies, with the crickets song and the smell of flowers (I prefer jasmine...), quietly, staring at the stars...

Let me break the rest . Could you tell me what do mean kernal and clickclacking?

[bobjenkins]

Originally Posted by irmamar

You've impressed me (though I've had to look up some words at the dictionary). I'm imagining myself sitting in one of these porchs that I've seen in American movies, with the crickets song and the smell of flowers (I prefer jasmine...), quietly, staring at the stars...

Let me break the rest . Could you tell me what do mean kernal and clickclacking?

Kernal of corn


clickclacking - a fast sound that goes click-clack, like when someone is typing on a computer really quickly Or better yet an old typewriter

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by bobjenkins

Kernal of corn


clickclacking - a fast sound that goes click-clack, like when someone is typing on a computer really quickly Or better yet an old typewriter

I supposed clickclacking was something similar. But I don't understand "kernal", this is not at the dictionary. Corn means "maíz", I know; "kernal of corn" would mean "granos de maíz"?

[bobjenkins]

Originally Posted by irmamar

I supposed clickclacking was something similar. But I don't understand "kernal", this is not at the dictionary. Corn means "maíz", I know; "kernal of corn" would mean "granos de maíz"?

Creo es verdad, "kernal is just 1 grain/piece" gran de maíz=kernal of corn

--editar
Lo siento, sorry we have been spelling kernal wrong ¡oops! Se lo escribe "kernel" no "a"

Dicciónario/Dictionary http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/kernel

¡Olvidaba hablar Inglés!

[irmamar]

Ah, kernel! Yes, I know. Kernel is also "núcleo".

Sometimes I do forget speaking Spanish, too So I don't speak either Spanish or English

[Fazor]

Originally Posted by irmamar

You've impressed me (though I've had to look up some words at the dictionary). I'm imagining myself sitting in one of these porchs that I've seen in American movies, with the crickets song and the smell of flowers (I prefer jasmine...), quietly, staring at the stars...

The house I grew up in was out in the country. Lots of land. A pond in the back yard. Woods around the edge of the lot.

The other night I was out visiting my parents, and we were sitting on the back porch. I had forgotten how nice the sound of the frogs and bugs and everything is.

Where I live now, it's instead the sound of traffic, sirens, trains, and barking dogs. Not that I don't like those sounds, mind you. It's just the City's Song, as opposed to the Countryside's Song. Both can be beautiful in their own way.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Fazor

The house I grew up in was out in the country. Lots of land. A pond in the back yard. Woods around the edge of the lot.

The other night I was out visiting my parents, and we were sitting on the back porch. I had forgotten how nice the sound of the frogs and bugs and everything is.

Where I live now, it's instead the sound of traffic, sirens, trains, and barking dogs. Not that I don't like those sounds, mind you. It's just the City's Song, as opposed to the Countryside's Song. Both can be beautiful in their own way.

I like the country,I don't like the city. Do you think the City's song is beautiful? When I was reading what Poli wrote I could feel myself like in these American movies, or when I was a child in my house yard. Anyway, I don't like bugs, either. There aren't so many bugs in the city (something good!)

[Fazor]

I lived in downtown Pittsburgh for a year. That was a much bigger city than where I live now. But yes, there's something magical about the sounds of the city aswell. At least, to me there is.

I'd prefer to live in the country (on the banks of some large body of water; I love to fish). But there's good things about living in the city aswell. For instance, it only takes me about five minutes to get to anything I need to get to.