It was such a rainy weekend this past weekend. I didn't really want to do anything because of the rain, so I did the perfect rainy weekend activity. I went to the movies. I saw X-MEN III. It was awesome. The perfect movie for summer. Also, I have a hint for everyone. You have to stay in the the cinema after the movie is over and watch ALL the credits because there is one more secret scene at the very very end of the movie. It's kind of SHOCKING! Tell everyone you know to wait for all of the credits!

I Saw a Moose!

Hi Guys!

How many of you have ever seen a moose? I saw one on the long weekend. It was so cool, and it was so close to me. I was on my way to Radium Hotsprings with my friend, and we stopped at the Paint Pots to go for a hike first. The Paint Pots are about half way down highway 93 on your way to Radium Hot Springs. They are natural mineral pools that are created by the high iron content in the mineral water. Anyway, while we were looking at the paint pots, suddenly a moose came into the clearing where the pools are located! I couldn't believe how close we were to the moose. I think it was a really young moose, and it wasn't really scared of us. I had forgotten how funny looking moose are. This moose had a huge nose. It was great. After the moose left the paint pots, we left too and kept going to the hotsprings. The hotsprings were great. The water was about 38 degrees and it felt really good after hiking in the mountains. However, I think it was the moose that made the whole trip worthwhile!

Picture of Fiore's

Hello World!

I found a really cheap place to eat Italian food on 17th Avenue. On Sunday, Mondays and Tuesdays all their pastas are only $6.99. It's a great deal! And it was pretty good too. I ate manicotti stuffed with spinach and cheese in a tomato sauce, and they were pretty delicious. Anyway, if anyone is ever looking for a cheap place to go on a date, this is the place to go. It is called Fiore Cantina Italiana and it is on the corner of 17th Avenue and 6th Street SW.

However, I promise that this semester I am not going to blog about food all the time. Last semester, I think I wrote about food in just about each of my blogs. Everyone must think that I am obsessed with eating. Anyway, I am going to go and eat lunch now . . . . . . .

Here are my LEAP 4a students from last semester. Let's see if they are still blogging. Don't be shy to make comments if they still are!

Ruby
Tristan
Edward
Paul from Korea
Rachel
Beny
Benjamin
Jim
Sean
Elva
Christine
Emily
Samer
Paul from China
Luda
Lina
Basma

Welcome to a new semester!

So here we are at the beginning of a new semester. I can't believe that it is already my third semester at the University of Calgary. Fall, Winter, and now Spring. I think this is going to be a great semester. For one thing, the weather is perfect. I think it is going to be 29 degrees today. I love Spring. This year, I am determined to have a good garden. I have been going to garden centres every weekend, and so far I have planted two plum trees, four saskatoon bushes, a red currant, a black current, a white currant, a gooseberry bush, two different kinds of cherries, an arctic kiwi (the coolest one!), a whole bunch of raspberries, backberries, goldenberries, and 22 strawberry plants. I have also started a lot of vegetables too. I'm really excited about the fruit trees. I keep picturing myself eating plums right off the tree! However, even though I have been doing so much gardening lately, the best tree I have is my apple tree. It is huge! It is almost 100 years old. I love it so much, especially now because it is in blossom and the smell of apple blossoms in my garden is amazing. I can't wait to eat apples this fall!