Christian Bourdon - 10 Things about Me

1. What is your name?  How old are you? My name is Christian Bourdon, I am 17 years old.
2. What is your favorite food? My favorite food is pesto pasta!
3. What is your favorite book and movie? My favorite book is The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman, and my favorite movie is 500 Days of Summer.
4. Give three words to describe yourself: Goofy.  Really goofy.
5. What is your main hobby?  Favorite pastime? I love to play the piano, and my favorite pastime is probably eating.
6. What did you eat for breakfast yesterday? I had a mix of a few cereals, as usually, like granola and Honey Bunches.
7. Do you have a special talent? People say I'm really good at the piano...they're probably right, but I can't tell:)
8. What is your favorite place in Chicago? Without a doubt, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
9. If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be? Why? I'd probably be Ryan Gosling, because then I wouldn't even have to say anything when I act and girls would still love me.
10. What is something that people don't know about you? I tell people I'm French, but I'm not actually... I just speak French really well.

My favorite Russian Dish! ..so far..

I think one of the best dishes I have tried so far was the Oladi. Ms. Pervushna described them as a mini pancake but to me the tastes even better than that. On mine I had condensed milk and some type of fruit sauce. And I of course went back for seconds. So I tried to make my own at home but I am definitely not a chef so they ended up kinda like this: 

But the the ones we mad together we're amazing.

                                     -Jailyn G

Adventure time

I recently went to this bakery and it had many different European treats including some from Russia. Don't you recognize any?

Ten fun questions for you

1.What is your name? My name is Imani Crews

2. What was the last movie you saw? The last movie I saw was called College Road Trip

3. Favorite food? Mine is ice cream.

4. Who do you look up to for support. I look up to my family and friends.

5. What do you like to do in your free time? I like to watch tv.

6. What is the last concert you've been to? I went to a justin timberlake concert last.

7. What emoji describes you best.😋😎😇

8. What are some things you already know about America 

9. What do you want to be when you grow up.

10. What is your favorite color?

Yummy Russian Treats

So my favorite meal of all of the meals that we tried over the course if this seminar was the rice, gravy, and beef meal. It's is very simple which is part of the reason that I enjoyed it so much. This easily could have been something that my mother prepared at home for dinner. I think that it is amazy how similar two culture, that are miles apart, can be. I would definately try this meal again!!

Tea Party

A couple of weeks ago we had a Russian themed tea party. It was all very nice. I've had tea before, but I've never had a tea party. It was very relaxing to sit around and enjoy the tea and Russian snacks with other people. In my culture we don't usually have tea parties, we rarely even drink tea. But it was a nice to experience a Russian tea party. I can't exactly remember the names of all the snacks but they were great! 

10 questions Jonathan Gonzalez

1. What is your name?  How old are you? My name is Jonathan Gonzalez, I am 17 years old. 
2. What is your favorite food? My favorite food is pizza. 
3. What is your favorite book and movie? My favorite book is Fight Club and my favorite movie is Fight Club. 
4. Give three words to describe yourself: ....
5. What is your main hobby?  Favorite pastime? My main hobby is playing soccer and my favorite pastime is sleeping. 
6. What did you eat for breakfast yesterday? Yesterday I had an everything bagel for breakfast. 
7. Do you have a special talent? Nope, how about you?
8. What is your favorite place in Chicago? My favorite place in Chicago is my house. 
9. If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be? Why? I would be myself because I'm pretty cool. 
10. What is something that people don't know about you? I have 3 dogs and they're all cute. 
    

10 questions

10 Random Questions! Claire Goldman 

1. What is your name?  How old are you? Claire Goldman, 15
2. What is your favorite food? Iceceam, smoothies, salad
3. What is your favorite book and movie? Harry potter
4. Give three words to describe yourself: athletic, creative, hardworking 
5. What is your main hobby?  Favorite pastime? Playing soccer, playing basketball, running cross country, riding roller coasters, drawing, reading, spending time with family and friends 
6. What did you eat for breakfast yesterday? Cinnamon raisin toast and a smoothie
7. Do you have a special talent? Not really. I guess I'm a good runner.  
8. What is your favorite place in Chicago? The lakefront or  downtown.  
9. If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be? Why? Even though he's not real I would be superman so that I could fly and help people.
10. What is something that people don't know about you? I have a dog (a chocolate lab) named Jackson.

A Day in the Life of a Payton Student

I wake up at 6:10 AM every day. I have to begin every day with a shower to wake up. After I get dressed and have oatmeal for breakfast, I pack my bag and make myself a mug of green tea to drink on the way to school. After a five minute wait just outside my house, I get on the #22 bus to go to school.

I usually get to school around 7:30 AM, so I have 30 minutes to talk with friends before school starts at 8. For the first class, everyone goes to a homeroom called an "advisory". During this 10 minute period, the teachers take attendance and make important announcements.

My first class of the day is usually Calculus; the Payton schedule is set up so that you only take four classes per day out of a total of eight, so you end up having each class every other day. In AP Calculus, we're currently mainly just reviewing for the AP test - an exam that takes place in early May.

After Calculus, I go to 20th Century History, where we just finished a unit on the Cold War and are now studying genocides. My next class of the day is AP English Language and Composition: a writing-intensive class that also has a May exam.

In the middle of the day, I have 45 minutes for lunch; I have to bring my lunch with me, or purchase one at school, because I am in 11th grade, but seniors (12th-graders) are allowed to leave school to buy lunch at local stores.

My last class of the day is AP US Government and Politics. The class is taught by the principal; it's centered around in-class discussion and case study, but we're now moving into review for our May exam.

The next day, I take AP Statistics, Biology, and Spanish III, and the cycle repeats itself.

After school, I go to water polo practice. I come home exhausted, eat dinner and do my homework, study for any tests I have later in the week, and go to bed around 11:00PM.

Today we are making buckwheat with beef stew and it's not ready yet but it looks good and is supposed to be good for your digestive health. If nothing else it will be an interesting experience.

10 questions Reid Anrod

1. My name is Reid Anrod and I'm 14 years old.
2. My favorite food is either belgian waffles or mac and cheese.
3. My favorite book is Lord of the Flies and mh favorite movie is Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom.
4. Three words to describe myself are creative lazy and motivated to learn.
5. I really like doing art projects and reading, but also watching t.v.
6. toast and chocolate milk.
7. I can do magic tricks.
8. Millenium Park
9. I would be Morgan Freeman because he's pretty cool.
10. I am German.

1. What is your name?  How old are you?

My name is Michelle S. I am 15 years old

1. What is your favorite food?

My favorite food is a ham and cheese sandwich

1. What is your favorite book and movie?

My favorite book is Oh, the Places You'll Go! By Dr. SEUSS

1. Give three words to describe yourself:

I laugh a lot, sweet, kind

1. What is your main hobby?  Favorite pastime?

Reading, and surfing the internet

1. What did you eat for breakfast yesterday?

I ate cereal. 

1. Do you have a special talent?

No

1. What is your favorite place in Chicago?

A playground in Riis Park

1. If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be? Why?

Beyon

1. What is something that people don't know about you?

10 Questions

introduction (tag)

10 Questions!!

1. My name is Taylor but lots of people call me Laurie. I'm 15 years old. 

2. My favorite food watermelon candy or chicken wings. 

3. My favorite book is Snakes and Earrings by Hitomi Kanehara or Office Girl by Joe Meno. My favorite movie is Clerks or Silent Hill. 

4. Colorful, Sleepy, and Punk rock 

5. My hobbies are writing poetry and playing soccer. I spend a lot of time going on the internet and hanging out with my friends. 

6. I normally don't eat in the morning. My breakfast is normally a cup of coffee. 

7. I'm really good at writing poetry. 

8. My favorite place in Chicago is Chinatown. There's tons of great food and cool stores with all sorts of interesting things to buy. 

9. If I could be anyone for a day, I'd be Michael Clifford from the band Five Seconds of Summer, because I'd love to play guitar as well as him and his hair is always dyed really pretty colors and I wish I could accomplish that. 

10. Lots of people don't know my natural hair color (!!!) and people don't know that I really like playing video games like League of Legends. 

10 Random Questions

1. What is your name? Martha. How old are you? 14
2. What is your favorite food? Sushi. 
3. What is your favorite book and movie? Paper Towns by John Green. Frozen is my favorite movie.
4. Give three words to describe yourself: extreme. punk rock.
5. What is your main hobby?  watching movies. Favorite pastime? watching movies
6. What did you eat for breakfast yesterday? I drank some coffee.
7. Do you have a special talent? I'm double jointed.
8. What is your favorite place in Chicago? Old Town Neighborhood
9. If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be? Batman. Why? So I could drive the Batmobile.
10. What is something that people don't know about you? I live with a lot of my family in the same apartment building.

10 Random Questions

1. What is your name?  How old are you?

My name is Anton Ulyanov. I'm 17.

2. What is your favorite food?

I love пельмени !

3. What is your favorite book and movie?

I really like Freakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt. My favorite movie is Finding Nemo.

4. Give three words to describe yourself:

I'm definitely geeky, quirky, and nerdy.

5. What is your main hobby?  Favorite pastime?

The school swimming and water polo teams take up a huge chunk of my time. In the rare moments of peace that I get at home, I love playing the guitar.

6. What did you eat for breakfast yesterday?

I have oatmeal and black tea every day.

7. Do you have a special talent?

Perhaps only a yet-undiscovered one.

8. What is your favorite place in Chicago?

I love going to North Avenue Beach in the summer.

9. If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be? Why?

I'd want to be Barack Obama just to see how stressful it is to be president.

10. What is something that people don't know about you?

I always sing in the shower.

10 Questions!

10 Random Questions!
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1. What is your name?  How old are you?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What is your favorite book and movie?
4. Give three words to describe yourself:
5. What is your main hobby?  Favorite pastime?
6. What did you eat for breakfast yesterday?
7. Do you have a special talent?
8. What is your favorite place in Chicago?
9. If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be? Why?
10. What is something that people don't know about you?

Biggest Fish Eggs I Have Ever Seen

Today, hungry, as always, I walked into our Russian seminar, looking forward to a delicious treat.  Imagine my surprise, my delight, when I was greeted with a heaping plate of buterbrodi s ikroy.  Now, if your like me, that will make little to no sense to you, so please, allow me to elaborate.  It was essentially bread, butter, and caviar.  Needless to say, it was delicious.  Its flavor, slightly reminiscent of LOX, its texture not unlike the jelly pearls atop frozen yogurt, its appearance, a pile of pink and white, made for an overall exciting and unique delicacy.  I can't wait until the next time I'll be able to try it again.  Do Svidanya!

-Caeley

Seminar Day one

Today we learned how to say Hello and Hi my name is… in Russian. We began to learn the Russian alphabet. We made Oladi in the kitchen. We are off to a great start!