Hello Again

Hello Again 

Hello everyone. I think its been about a year since I last posted. We have moved to our post Mauritius and have been here for a year. My dad works at the US embassy in Port Louis, Mauritius. Mauritius, although very small, is  beautiful and diverse. Driving around you will see a beautiful hillside Mosque or a colourful Hindu temple or a 200 year old Church.

Mauritius is a top tourist destination, and for good reason too. It has beautiful, sandy beaches (with trees that drop spiky nuts) and water with hundreds of shades of blue and green. There are no sharks, venomous snakes or spiders. Mauritius is a volcanic island so the mountains are shaped like gods, and one called La Pouce (french for thumb), looks like, well, a thumb!

This is a very brief summary of Mauritius, the country where I am living and will live for another year. Although the roads can sometimes get crazy, Mauritius has many nice buildings and malls and is a really nice place.

Hosçakal,

Ronan

True or False 

There were still mammoths around when the last great pyramid was built.

True

FLAG DAY

Hello everyone I am so sorry that I haven't posted for a while. School has been fun but very busy, I now have homework (my old school didn't have home work). O.K i'll stop you probably want to hear about flag day. Well, to tell you the truth, I was a little nervous. I mean even if you are not superstitious, Friday the 13th is probably a day that you don't want to have flag day on. There were mostly good countries (in my opinion) on the list: , Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Vietnam, and lots of Europe but there were still some countries that, well...maybe didn't appeal to us. So, anyone would be nervous. As we walked into one of the class rooms, we saw loads of other people. So we sat next to some of my mom's friends. Time inched by extremely slowly. Finally, it began. They first showed the flag then they said the city, country, track(political, economics, ect.).  Towards the end the : Port Luis, Mauritius, pol/econ......................  Paul lastname!!!!! Oh my god Mauritius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You might have to google that one.

Hoscekalin,

Ronan

GEOGRAPHY

How many miles is Mauritius north to south?

Answer:  38 miles

Bye Denver

Bye Denver

On Tuesday, like the Tuesday in 5 days, I will not be living in Denver, the city that I've been living in for over 5 years. The city where I first saw my dog Nuala, met most of my friends, went through 1st-5th grade, and went halfway through middle school. The city where I got an iPad, an Xbox, a surprise trip to Disneyland, learned that I had a new baby cousin, and saw Barack Obama.  I started to like geography, math, and learned to read.  I read books about the true brutality of war, and met Katniss and Peeta.  I learned how to divide, multiply, and do algebra. I discovered new music like Imagine Dragons, Bastille, Eminem, and Macklemore.  I ( almost) climbed a fourteener (the snowstorm was too dangerous ), skied a black, went off a jump and saw bison. 

I have had so much fun here, made so many friends and have such great memories. I will miss all the uniqueness of Denver and all my friends. But then again, isn't that what memories are for . . . to remember?

Hoşçakalın,

Ronan

GEOGRAPHY

The fourteener MT. ______ is the tallest mountain in Colorado and is the mountain that my dad, sister, the Lairds, and I attempted to climb. what's it's name?

Mt. Elbert

WE GOT THE JOB

WE GOT THE JOB!!

On December 9th, I was home sick. My Dad was on a conference call with co-workers. Then, at 9:45 he came into my room. At first I thought he was going to tell me to stop playing on my Ipad, but then he said, "Ronan don't scream because I'm on a conference call, but the Foreign Service want's me to come to their January A-100 class(special diplomat training)." I jumped up and hugged him. Then he said we'll talk more after my conference call. I couldn't believe it. We were almost certain that we wouldn't be called up to the January class, but to the March class. Now,we will be living in a hotel for new year's eve and until the fifth or sixth of January. Then we will take a plane(probably Southwest) to D.C were we will spend a few days with our cousins before moving into or condo. I am super excited and ready for our new life. 

Hoşçakalın,

Ronan

Question: were would you most want us to go and why? Answer in the comment section.

Hunger Games Review

Review of the hunger games :  Mocking Jay Part One 

This was a very good transformation from a book to a movie. Although the first 30 minutes is underground, it is enough time to show the basics of district 13. The rest of the movie I won't give away but I will warn you it is very... Violent and creepy. Over all it is a very good movie with plenty of action.

CLOSER

CLOSER!!!!!!!

Remember when on my first post  I told you about my dad's job? Well it worked out. Today my dad got put on the economic register list for the foreign service. He hasn't  quite got  the job but he is pretty close. In school  we have 3 days off of school and we are leaving to my grand dad’s house tomorrow. 

Hosçakalīn,

Ronan

                                                                        GEOGRAPHY 

Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit is the actual name of which aisian city?

ANSWER

Bankok 

SNOW

This week has been COLD. Class has been fun too. In gym we learned how to do hands only CPR. In robotics, we used 3d modeling software. I just finished an essay about Malaria in language arts. Also the high this week was 22 degrees. 

Hosçakalin,

Ronan

                                                                          SNOW

     
Where was the deepest snow fall ever????


A. Russia B. Antarctica C. Japan 









Answer Japan