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Your car is German. Your vodka is Russian. Your pizza is Italian. Your kebab is Turkish. Your democracy is Greek. Your coffee is Brazilian. Your movies are American. Your tea is Tamil. Your shirt is Indian. Your oil is Saudi Arabian. Your electronics are Chinese. Your numbers Arabic, your letters Latin. And you complain that your neighbor is an immigrant? Pull yourself together. Copy if you're against racism

My visit to Casa Loma

Toronto, July 18th, 2011

Last week, Saturday 16th July, I visited Casa Loma, a big beautiful historic house museum constructed from 1911-1914 in Toronto by Sir Henry Mill Pellatt.

According to the description this place, I saw that this place has exceptional architecture. I am happy to visit this popular touristic location to have a picture collection  for my souvenir items. It’s very fun to enjoy and appreciate a time that I spent in this most beautiful place. During the visit, I liked to take some beautiful pictures to share with friends and my parents.

Casa Loma, 16th July 2011 SLP

Visiting CASA LOMA. The history of Sir Henry Pellat. Saturday, July 16th
Saturday, the 16th of July, SLP students left at 9 o’clock AM after breakfast, for an exciting tour at two sites in Toronto: Casa Loma and Toronto Island. As usual, a few students were thinking that the buses will leave 15 minutes late and were surprised when the buses stopped at exactly 8:55 A.M. and kept everyone rigorously on time!
We began the visit by Casa Loma, a really beautiful house built Sir Henry Pellat in the beginning of the 20th century. The history of the great building reveals the ultimate power of his builder. He didn’t live inside more than ten years with his lovely wife but he enjoyed being at the top of his generation at that moment. He realized this dream after bringing for the first time, electricity to Toronto city by using the Niagara Falls. He had real prestige at the royal court of the United Kingdom but fell unfortunately into bankruptcy without finishing the construction of the Casa Loma or paying all the debts he contracted for building it. Nonetheless, he received very big honours when he died.
After one hour and a half of visiting, all the students were really impressed when it was time to leave at 11: 15 for Toronto Island.

Learning English could be Fun, but how can you learn English?!

What are the steps to learn English language?

I emphasized something to learn English, as a matter of fact in this class I will develop some methods in World Wide Web to learn English.

First of all, there are some important elements, which are important to learn the English language.

They consist of: 1-Speak without Fear, so we should have lots of practice because learning English requires practice.

2- Use all of your Resources, especially the internet and online resources.

3- Surround Yourself with English, so we can scan all the words that I already don’t know, read a lot of magazine and books, listen to radio and look at TV.

4- Listen to Native Speakers as Much as Possible , it is better to you for learn the language to find a native friend and ask her/him to emphasis your errors in speaking or writing.

5- Watching English Films and Television could be so helpful to you, of course it is better to watch films with subtitles, when you are a beginner.

6- Listening  to English Music could also be useful to learn English language.

7- Study As Often As Possible, because you need to know the structure of the sentences, grammar, vocabulary, phrasal verbs, etc. to improve your English.

8- Do Exercises and Take Tests, you can participated in some exams like TOEFL, IELTS, GRE,GMAT to evaluate yourself in forth abilities: listening, writing, speaking and reading.

9- Record Yourself, sometimes listen to your voice, this could have advantages for you to develop your English language.

10-Have Fun!

Come Imparare L'Inglese - How To Learn English (Extremely Funny xD)

ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM

In downtown Toronto at 100 Queen's Park is located, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM).
It is considered the largest museum in Canada. Since 1914, the ROM is one of the world's major museums of natural history and world cultures.

It contains more than six million articles and galleries of forty years.

The museum has a remarkable collection of dinosaurs, Near Eastern and African art, East Asian art, European history, and Canadian history. It has the world's largest collection of fossils of the Burgess Shale, with over 150,000 copies.
The museum also has a Collection of art, archeology and natural science from around the world. It is also a research center of international renown and a very interesting cultural attraction to visit in Toronto.
I invite you to know this interesting site. Enjoy it.

Toronto Islands

The adventure started the moment we boarded the ferry. A great thrilling feeling was created when the CN Tower was moving away from us. We had a great and exciting moment when an airplane was taking off; it was just close to our heads. The boat arrived to the edge of center Island. What a green space full of trees!. It was an amazing huge park. It is a wonderful place for playing, having fun, lying down and having barbeques. There were a huge number of families who chose to have a nice day there. So, we started to walk between the trees to the closest beach, it was so shiny and we were eager to get in contact with the water. On the island, it is recommended to rent a bike and drive around. The furthest point is the Wards Island. During the walk, we met many people of different nationalities. In addition, it was so relaxing to have a walk between the small, colored and very cute houses there. The standing CN Tower is eye-catching. You would not leave that place without taking a picture with it. Arriving at the beach, we enjoyed the great views of the city of Toronto. We appreciated the experience of seeing the huge cargos entering and leaving the harbour.

Poker night at SLP: How I lost all in the first hand ;-(

We started to play at 11 pm. My first hand was Ace-King which is pretty high. In the first round of bets, everyone just called. The flop was 6-6-9, so I decided to bet. A drunken player chose to raise so I went all in. He called. Obviously, it was a really bad move because I discovered a square of 6. The game was over for me even if I got an Ace on the turn. Keep in mind that Poker must be only a game ;-).

It's Summer. Lets Get Wet.

Ontario has one the most amazing freshwater beaches in the world and it is located in the beautiful city of Wasaga Beach. Every year, over two million people visit this town, especially for its 14 km long beach. So while you're in Toronto, take the time to go take a swim there, it's totally worth the 2 hour drive!!

A good place to visit !

I've visited Niagara falls twice since I've lived in Canada.

The first time, I went with my friends on a tour, that day was really fun and It really was amazing because I saw the falls for the first time.

The second time I went with my parents. I really enjoyed that moment, because we stayed there one night and we could see Niagara falls' lights at night. It was wonderful.
Niagara falls is a good place to visit and enjoy with friends and family!

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JULY 16-17- Festival of South Asia, http://www.festivalofsouthasia.com/

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Summerlicious

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July 8-24, 2011

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Live music and fresh food at Nathan Phillips Square
July 13 - August 31, 2011

Tasty Thursdays

Live music and food hot off the grill at Nathan Phillips Square
July 14 - September 1, 2011

Sunday Serenades

Dance to live music at Mel Lastman Square
July 10 - August 21, 2011

Niagara Falls

It all started in a beautiful sunny day; everybody was excited about this excursion, because Niagara Falls is just one of those places that you have to visit when you are in Canada. For most of the SLP students it was their first time there and even though the trip from the residence to Niagara was long and the bus not very comfortable, it was all worth it once we got there. This place is beautiful, the view of the falls incredible and the ride in the boat very fun. After, everyone had time to explore the area that offers a lot of attractions, museums and casinos. By the looks in the student’s faces everyone had an amazing time. This is one trip that we will always remember.

Walking On The Sky

At 342 metres in the air, the glass floor of the CN Tower is probably the most scary place I ever been in my life. In the video below, you can get a taste of this experience of a life time. If you haven't been there already, I encourage you to do so. It's a must see when you're visiting Ontario's Capital.

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