J's place.

I live in a flat. It is on the 2nd floor. There is no lift.

My flat is a three bedroom apartment with a toilet and a dining-room. There is a bathtub so I can have a shower or a bath. There is also one washbasin in the bathroom.

The kitchen is fully-equipped with a microwave oven, a fridge, a freezer and a cooker. The washing machine is in the kitchen. I have got a dishwasher.

In the living-room, there are a hifi and TV set. I like watching TV.

L's place

I live in a flat. It's on the first floor. There is a lift and stairs too. My flat is a two bedroom apartment with a toilet. In the bathroom, there is a bathtub but I prefer having showers. There is one washbasin in there.

The kitchen is fully-equiped with a microwave oven, a fridge and a cooker. The washing machine is in the kitchen but I haven't got a dishwasher so my sister does the washing-up with her hands.

In the living-room, there is a TV set and a computer. I usually watch TV and play computer games.

J's place

I like in a flat. It's on the 1st floor and unfortunately , there isn't a lift . Every day , I walk up the stairs. My flat is a one bedroom flat. There are three beds and a TV . We often watch TV at night. In the bathroom , there only is a washbasin . In the kitchen , there isn't a washing-machine , I do the washing-up with my hands! I love my life .

Y's place

I live in a flat. It is on the basement. And luckily, I don't need to walk up the stairs. It is comfortable. My flat is one bedroom flat with a toilet and a kitchen. There is a bathroom near the kitchen. There is a washbasin in the bathroom. Of course, I get up at 6:OO every day to save time. It is a bit difficult. The kitchen is very small, with a fridge, a freezer and a cooker. I have not got a dishwasher so I do the washing up with my hands!

M's place.

I live in a flat. It is on the 2nd floor. My flat has two bedrooms: one bathroom and one kitchen. There is a bathtub so I can have a shower or a bath. The kitchen is equipped a microwave oven, a fridge, a dishwasher. The dishwasher is in the kitchen but I haven't got washing machine so I wash my clothes with my hands! My living-room is very big and comfortable. There are a computer, a home cinema and TV. I like playing games in the living-room with my family.

W's page

Today I am starting a new page. My name is W and I am chinese. I am 15 years old and I've got one brother and two sisters. I am quite sociable and love being with my friends. I am bad-tempered, optimistic and lazy.

I live in Paris with my family. My father is a cook. He works in a restaurant and my mother is a waiter. She works in the same restaurant.

My hobbies are watching TV, playing computer games, listening to music and washing clothes.

I want to become a cook too. I want to cook well.

L's page.

My name is L, and I'm chinese. I'm 16 years old and I've got one sister. I like watching TV, listening to music and playing computer games. I'm shy, tidy and calm. I live in Paris. My mother is a shop assistant. I love my family.

I usually read novels, but I don't like romantic novels. I play table-tennis with my best friend. I sometimes play basketball. I don't like volleyball because it's very tiring. I often stay at home to sleep. In the future, I want to be the best computer game player.

R's page

Today, I am starting a new page. My name is Rafika , and of Algerian origins. I am 15 years old and I've got 2 brothers and 2 sisters. I haven't got any pets. I am tidy and love listening to music . I am not very hard-working and I am good -tempered . I live in Paris. My father is a bricklayer, he works on a working site and my mother doesn't work. I love my life. Dubai is a great place to be but the summers are a bit hot. My hobbies are watching TV, listening to music and swimming. I practice two activities : swimming and gymnastics. But my real passion is listening to music. I'd like to become a singer but I know how difficult it is.

Z's page

Today, I am starting a new page. My name is Z and I am of Mongolian origin. I am 17 years old. I've got one brother. I am very quiet and I am not very hard-working. I live in Paris. My father is an artist. He works for a gallery and my mother is a cook. She works for the restaurant. I don' t like my life. The winters are a bit long but there is so much to do here in Paris. My hobby is swimming with my girl friends and basketball is a new hobby. I am net very good yet but my brother Irka is and he gives me lessons .

A's page

Today, I'm starting a new page.

My name is A , and I am of Algerian origin . I am 15 years old and I've got two brothers. I like swimming, watching TV, practicing sports and listening to music. I am generous , good-tempered and pessimistic.I live in Paris. My father is a bricklayer. I love my father and my mother. I love my life. I usually play football... but I don't like reading. In the future, I want to a pilot.

M's page.

Today, I am starting a new page. My name is M and I am Mongolian. I am 15 years old. I have got one brother and three sisters. I can play basketball and tennis but I am not hard working and I am untidy. I live in Paris. My hobbies are swimming and playing tennis. I can ride a horse very well. I sometimes go to the cinema with my friends. It's very funny, I like reading books and shopping. I haven't got any pets. My favorite animals are dogs and horses. I WANT TO GO BACK TO MONGOLIA.

BS's page

My name is BS and I am chinese. I am 14 yeas old and I've got one sister. I like swimming, watching TV and playing basketball. I am lazy, optimistic, calm and shy.

I live in Paris. My mother is a dressmaker and my father a worker. I love my father and my mother, but I don't love my life, because my aunt is nasty. She criticizes me all the time.

I usually read books: novels and mangas....but I don't like romantic novels. I often swim in the swimming-pool. I play computer games. In the future, I would like to be a teacher.

SY's page

Today I am starting a new page. My name is SY and I come from China. I am 15 years old and I have got one brother and any sister. I don't like pets. And I have not got any pets of course . I am a bit lazy and shy, but very patient.
I live in Paris. My father is a worker. He likes working for his company, he is a bit tidy,and hard working. And my mother is a dressmaker. She works from 9.00 to 8.00. Paris is a great place to visit and live. There are a lot of historical monuments to visit. And people are very patient and the weather is always good .
My hobbies are watching TV, listening to music , and cooking. I am interested in cooking. I cook better and better. I am good at paper cutting. Of course , I am very happy to paper cut when I am free. And I usually borrow a lot of books from the library . My dream is to be a doctor . I hope my dream will come true one day .

Spring bloggers and friends

Name: Eddine Age: 15 City: Paris Origin: Algerian
Brothers: 2 Sisters: none Pets: none
Likes and Hobbies: watching TV, practising sports, listening to music.
Skills: very good at football, basket ball and swimming
Personality: generous, good-tempered and pessimistic.

Name: Bin Chen Age : 14 City: Paris Origin: Chinese
Brothers: none Sisters: 1 Pets: none
Likes and Hobbies: listening to music, watching TV and practising sports
Skills: good at playing computer games and playing table tennis
Personality: optimistic, calm and lazy.

Name: Li Age : 15 City: Paris Origin: Chinese
Brothers: none Sisters: 1 Pets: none
Likes and Hobbies: watching TV, playing computer games, sleeping and listening to music
Skills: very good at table tennis, singing and basketball
Personality: shy, tidy and calm

Name: Zolboo Age :15 City: Paris Origin: Mongolian
Brothers: 1 Sisters: none Pets: none
Likes and Hobbies: watching TV, practising sports, watching movies
Skills: good at swimming and running
Personality: talkative, optimistic and hard-working

Name: Jiaxiu Age : 15 City: Paris Origin: Chinese
Brothers: 1 Sisters: 2 Pets: rabbit
Likes and Hobbies: watching TV, playing computer games and listening to music
Skills: good at playing basket ball and running
Personality: optimistic, bad-tempered and lazy.

Name: Ying Hui Age : 15 City: Paris Origin: Chinese
Brothers: 1 Sisters: none Pets: none
Likes and Hobbies: watching TV, drawing and paper-cutting
Skills: good at paper-cutting, drawing and cooking
Personality: a bit lazy and shy

Name: Rafika Age : 15 City: Paris Origin: Algerian
Brothers: 2 Sisters: 2 Pets: none
Likes and Hobbies: watching TV, listening to music and drawing.
Skills: good at cooking, drawing and singing.
Personality: Happy, lazy and good-tempered

Name: Munkhsaruul Age : 15 City: Paris Origin: Mongolian
Brothers: 1 Sisters: 3 Pets: none
Likes and Hobbies: reading books and dancing R&B
Skills: good at basketball and running
Personality: hard-working and good-tempered

"La galette des rois"

The “galette des Rois” is a cake celebrating the Epiphany.

The “galette des Rois” is made of flaky pastry filled with frangipane.

A charm is hidden in the cake and the person who gets it becomes the king or the queen of the day and has the right to wear a crown.

The youngest of the family, hidden under the table, says who gets the pieces. “This one is for mummy!”, “This one is for daddy!”

The fava bean, which was used as a charm, was replaced in 1870 by tiny figurines made of china or - more recently – of plastic. Some people collect these charms and they have a special name in French: “les favophiles”