A pun - by Heiko

Heiko learned the different meanings of the word "late" today:

1. late = after the usual or proper time (He arrived late.)
2. late = deceased (the late Princess Diana)

So Heiko had a funny idea how to employ them both in one sentence:

When you're late, it's too late.

La ville versus la campagne - par Annika

Annika devait étudier pour un examen, une comparaison, donc on a comparé la vie en ville à celle à campagne:

En ville, il y a beaucoup de maisons qui sont proches l'une à l'autre. Tandis qu'à la campagne, il y a beaucoup d'animaux, et là, il n'y a pas beaucoup de voitures. Au village, il y a beaucoup d'air frais, mais souvent ça sent mauvais à cause du purin que les fermiers mettent sur les champs. En ville, par contre, il y a beaucoup de gaz d'échappement.
Par rapport à la ville, on ne peut pas faire les courses simplement. Il faut d'abord qu'on aille en voiture ou en bus au supermarché en ville. Cependant, à la campagne, les légumes et le lait sont plus frais.
En général, la vie à la campagne est plus tranquille.

My summer holidays - by Anna-Lena

Anna-Lena had to study for a test on the 'simple past', so we practised by writing a report on her last summer holidays.

Last summer my family and I went to Saxony. Our holiday apartment was on a farm. There were a lot of animals, for example horses, pot-bellied pigs, dogs, cats and chickens. We did a lot of excursions. On one of them we went hiking. The hiking path was declared as difficult. It was in a forest with many bugs and other creepy crawlies. At some points the way was more than difficult, almost impassable.
We also went to the city of Dresden one day. There we went shopping and visited the famous Church of Our Lady. We had lunch in a restaurant, but the food was not good.
On our way home we stopped in Leipzig where we went shopping, too. It was a funny summer holiday.

Heiko - English

Hey, my name is Heiko. I'm learning English because I have not learned enough English during my schooltime. I hope it is not too late, as I'm already 44 years old. I have a painting business. In my freetime I go hunting because I prefer natural meat. My favourite car is a Land Rover Defender, and that's why I drive one.
And when I speak English a little bit better, I would like to drive to the United Kingdom with my LR.

To move or to stay - by Jennifer

Reasons for moving to another place could be: looking for a better job, house, community or even climate. Many people do not find a job in their hometown, so they must move to another town or country when they want to work. In some cases this can be very hard because people have kids. They have to leave their friends behind and when their family goes abroad, they must even learn a new language. Sometimes people must move due to medical problems. For example, when somebody suffers from asthma, they need to live by the sea.
Sometimes two people meet and they come from different countries, so one of them must decide where to live.
For myself, leaving my country would be an option in any case.