European Times

  Straight from the boys’ bedroom into a world of success! Music superstars’ eager to record music produced by three shy youngsters from Trondheim. Their company, Stargate, has achieved multiple awards for their songwriting. Rihannas “Diamonds” is their latest success. Number one the billboard this autumn. How is this achievable, without any formal musical education? … Continue reading →

By Alice Berge & Kaddy Marong This article is about some of the Norwegian traditions other countries might find strange or at least very different from their own. It contains traditions that everyone has participated in for several years, including our “russefeiring”, that you can read about in one of the paragraphs. There are traditions … Continue reading →

By Nora Kirkvold Sæter In Norway today, there are a lot of students travelling abroad to study in other countries. They take a year to live in another country, visit a new culture and make new friends. The most popular destination is perhaps, the Unites States of America. But when you travel to an entire … Continue reading →

Steinar and Simon are athletes, representing Norway. They devote their everyday life to sports and working out. I have been so lucky that I could schedule a meeting with them in their classroom today. While I wait for the bus, the thermometer shows minus twenty degrees Celsius. It is a cold morning, even in December. … Continue reading →

By Maria Ulvin Halvorsen Norwegian youth culture is a mixture of several different factors. The Norwegian teenagers are interested in sports, culture, politics and social media. It is difficult to name every aspect of the Norwegian youth culture, because it is so extensive. Therefore, in this article the focus is set on the areas of … Continue reading →

Norwegians are obsessed with sports. And handball is one of the popular ones. Norway has been on top of the charts for å long time, and is ranked as one of the leading handball-nations in the world. Due to that, handball is growing as an international sport very quickly. And the competition is getting harder … Continue reading →

How much do you know about the famous painter Francisco de Goya? Let’s find out.

By Shannan Byrne and Ciara Dunphy.      Nous pensons que ‘le fast-food’, convient de temps en temps quand, par exemple, on est trop occupés et alors ‘on mange sur le pouce. Cependant si on mange beaucoup de fast-food, ce n’est pas bon pour la santé! Il y a des avantages et des inconvénients. Le fast-food, … Continue reading →

By Rosario Angaramo Which is the healthiest country in Europe? And which is the healthiest country in the ET project? Let’s find out. According to a research made by Bloomerg Rankings, the countries taking part in the ET Comenius Project are all in the top twenty of the healthiest countries of the world. Ireland is … Continue reading →

By Fiona Foynes   Fiona  writes  about Tir na nÓg, a well know Irish legend En Irlande, il y a beaucoup de légendes. Voici une de ces légendes préférées. Oisin àTir na nÓg. Jadis, en Irlande,  vivait un garçon qui s’appelait Oisin. Oisin était très beau, fort et sympa. Il habitait avec son père, Fionn MacCool. Un … Continue reading →

By Orla Duffy Read this article on Bray and Loreto Secondary School. The author, a teenager who attends Loreto Bray gives an account of her experience in Bray and has an interesting language section for visitors at the end. Bienvenue à Bray, une ville Irlandaise près de la mer au sud de Dublin. Bray est … Continue reading →

By Anna Lawless and Aisling Reidy. Saint Patrick is coming up. Find out about the celebrations in Ireland and elsewhere in the world. Le Jour de la Saint-Patrick a lieu le dix-sept mars en Irlande chaque année. Ce jour est célébré dans le monde entier. Il y a beaucoup de défilés dans presque chaque ville en … Continue reading →

By Aoife Ridgeway You want to find out about the film industry in Ireland.Then This article is for you. L’industrie cinématographique irlandaise a considérablement augmenté au cours de la dernière décennie, avec l’aide de l’Irish Film Board (Bord na Scannán hÉireann). L’industrie cinématographique irlandaise emploie plus de 6.000 personnes dans toute l’Irlande qui est un … Continue reading →

By Deirdre O’Rourke All you wanted to know about Irish food. Short and sweet but very informative! La cuisine irlandaise peut être divisée en deux groupes distincts : la cuisine traditionnelle et la cuisine moderne servie dans les hôtels et les restaurants. La cuisine traditionnelle Les Pommes de terre sont servis avec presque tous les … Continue reading →

By Saoirse Hetherington  This is a list of the top ten singles of 2012. They were all over the internet, radio and clubs worldwide. You will also find out more about the artist listed.   1: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop feat Wanz: Macklemore, de son vrai nom Ben Haggerty, né le 19 … Continue reading →

By Anna Lawless Katie Taylor beats Ingrid Egner from Norway after four rounds in Bray in February 2012. Katie Taylor was preparing for the world championships in China and then went on to the Olympics in London and won a gold medal for Ireland.Well done Katie ! Il s’agit d’un lien entre l’Irlande et la Norvège. Il … Continue reading →

By Sadhbh Reynolds and Caoimhe Martin.  This article gives you a very detailed account of various disasters which happened in Bray. A very interesting read!   Bray: une jolie ville avec une plage pittoresque, des montagnes qui encerclent la région et beaucoup d’attractions touristiques. Cependant, il y a eu de nombreux désastres dans ces dernières … Continue reading →

By Jenny Sparkes and Carol Kenny. This article tells us about two team sports played in Ireland: gaelic football and hurling.it also gives us information about the GAA club in Bray and some interesting developments within the Bray Emmets club. Bray est une ville de trente-deux mille habitants. Il y a beaucoup d’installations à Bray comme la  … Continue reading →

By Rachel Dunwoody et Orla Duffy. A large number of Irish teenagers go to Irish college during the Summer in the West of Ireland to speak Irish for two or three weeks. This article describes the routine in such a college where you speak Irish all the time and English is not allowed for the … Continue reading →

BY ÓSCAR RODRÍGUEZ MARTÍN Bullfighting refers to all relating to fight bulls, on foot or on horseback. The most modern and elaborate expression is the bullfight, a show that was born in Spain in the twelfth century and is also practised in Portugal, southern France and in several Latin American countries. Bullfighting also includes all … Continue reading →

By Eva Ostapczuk Here are some very interesting facts about nuts. Par Eva Ostapczuk D’abord, saviez-vous que les cacahuètes ne sont pas vraiment des noix? Et qu’elles peuvent être utilisées pour faire de la dynamite? Ensuite, les cacahuètes sont des légumineuses. Elles sont de la même famille que les pois, les lentilles et le soja. … Continue reading →

by Leona O’Toole Everything you wanted to know about Irish dancing. Read on and you will find out about the different dances, dresses, shoes, shows and competitions. Par Leona O’Toole 14 mars 2013 La danse Irlandaise fait partie intégrante de la culture irlandaise. La danse irlandaise n’est pas seulement en Irlande, mais partout dans le … Continue reading →

                                    By Gonzalo Blasco In Spain you can donate blood if you are older than 18 years old. However, many people are afraid of it because they hate syringes or they are afraid because it hurts. Donation is not painful and it’s quite simple.                   If everything is … Continue reading →

How much Spanish students know about Europe? Find out the answers given on a survey undertaken by Victor Heres

Lea Myklestad y Oskar Vik El año último de la escuela secundaria en Noruega tienen las adolescencias algo que se llama el tiempo de russ. Es desde 1. de Mayo para 17. de Mayo, así el día nacional de Noruega. Hay un festival de 17 días que se subraya que haya terminado con la escuela. … Continue reading →

By Kaja A la samis de Noruega es un tradicional aborígenes son de Hedmark en Noruega. Que son conocidos sus renos, pesco y la combinación de finca. Hay cerca de 70 000 samis en el mundo. 30 000 samis vive en Noruega, Hedmark. la samis de noruega es un cultura differente, con otras intereses, ropa, y hablan … Continue reading →

Håkon, Mikael og Tor Introducción: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 es un juego por el PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 y PC. Es creado para Treyarch y va a liberar este otoño, 13.11 en Japón y 18.11 en los Estados Unidos. Black Ops 2 es el nuevo juego en la serie de Call of Duty. … Continue reading →

By Endre Ty Christian SM Esquí El deporte es muy importante de la cultura Noruega. Esquiar es el deporte más importante porque tenemos buenos. Los deportes mas famosos en Noruega son el esquí y el balonmano, Marit Bjorgen y Petter Northug son los mejores esquiadores de Noruega. En la categoría de esquí, el principal rival … Continue reading →

by Bjorn Ida og Julie Musica de Noruega ¿Te gusta la música? ¿Por qué te gusta la música? ¿La música te hace feliz? ¿La música te relaja? ¿La música algo especial para ti? La música es una parte importante de la cultura noruega. La música es variada e interesante. Noruega tienes muchas artistas diferentes, pero … Continue reading →

Kostas Koktsidis: My name is Kostas Koktsidis. I live in Greece. I’m 17 years old and i’m a student in EPA.L Of Eleftheroupoli. These past 4 years have been really difficult because of this ecomonic crysis that is famous all over the world.This incident changed my life completely cause i know how many things i … Continue reading →

By Thodoris Koumanakis Finnish engineer Matti Makkonen famously dreamed up the idea for the SMS (Short Message Service) in a Copenhagen pizza shop in 1984, and the first message (“Happy Christmas”) was sent to a Vodafone UK cellphone from a PC on December 3, 1992. Since then, an estimated 8 trillion texts have been sent, and … Continue reading →

By Kwstas Koktsidis The Pink Panther is a very famous comedy cartoon which it still likable from all over the world that was made between 1969 and 1979 in the US. The Pink Panther shorts were made in 1969 starting with “A Fly In The Pink” and this was released for television first and later … Continue reading →

By Dimitris Milonas  The Picture of Dorian Gray, though not much more than a century old, has already been deemed a classic by literature-lovers, and after reading the book, I can understand its status. Wilde’s command of the English language is almost unparalleled in recent literature. Here’s the gist of the book. Dorian Gray is … Continue reading →

By Giannis Albanis 12 years ago, a sports club has been created in the center of Eleftheroupoli, Kavala that hosts people of all ages. Services provided cover a large set of needs. Through a large variety of sports like Kick-Boxing, Boxing, Pangration, Tae-bo Aerobic and body building equipment, anyone is free to choose what suits … Continue reading →

Entremeses barrocos: Los degollados, Calderón de la Barca; El Muerto, Bernardo de Quirós; El Cortacaras, Agustín Moreto; el Toreador, Calderón de la Barca. Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico. Version: Luis García-Araus Direction: Pilar Valenciano and others. Teatro Pavón. Length: 1 hour 40 minutes. Last spring, we, as a group of pre-college students, attended a play … Continue reading →

By Claudia Hurtado We wanted to know how the crisis is affecting the different schools that participate in the ET project. We asked students and teachers to write a short paragraph in Spanish, French or English. We asked them if they had changed their habits, if they spent less money or the effects on their … Continue reading →

By Alexandros Tassios 12-2-2012 [English] -How do you feel to be a foreigner in Greece? -People in Greece are very kind towards foreigners, The greek language is very difficult and something’s are old fashioned in Greece . -How is it to have your kids in greek school? -The school system is unfortunally bad in Greece. … Continue reading →

By Theodoros Koumanakis     For yet another year the “Chestnut Festival” was held at the weekend in the village Paleohori Paggeo .The organizers tried their best and managed to leave the visitors who visited this beautiful village,speechless.     Visitors from nearly all areas of northern Greece, flooded once again Paleochori to participate in this wonderful event that has become an … Continue reading →

With the phrase Greek Music we usually mean music and songs that were created by Greeks . Greek Music changes during different historical times. Today we are focusing in the latest genres.The Heptanesean kantádhes are based on the popular Italian music of the early 19th century and became the forerunners of the Greek modern song, influencing its … Continue reading →

League of Legends (LoL) is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows, inspired by the popular Defense of the Ancients map for an older but just as famous game called Warcraft 3. Each player begins at opposing sides of a map in an area called the Spawning Pool, near what is called a Nexus. A match is won when … Continue reading →

By Maria Matsagkou Violence in schools is a phenomenon that is daily seen in many schools not only in Greece but in the others countries too. This is an everyday problem. The violence that is exercised from the students to their classmates is verbal, physical and mental. In verbal violence, we mean dominating insults and … Continue reading →

  By Kostas Koktsidis What is Pefkari And Its Location   Pefkari is a village that is located in the southern part of Thasos , between the two villages of Limenaria and Potos on the south side of the island. It is one kilometre from Potos and three kilometres from Limenaria. The beach has small pebbles … Continue reading →

(by Nicole Cuerdo) Everybody knows Spanish food is healthy and delicious. Following these recipes you can take a trip to Spain without leaving your home! Enjoy! TORTILLA No doubt about it, the Tortilla Espanola or Spanish Omelet is the most commonly served dish in Spain. It is also called Tortilla de Patata or Potato Omelet. … Continue reading →

                                  (by Rocío Antón and Ioana Iordanova) The name of our school is ‘Lázaro Cárdenas’, and his statue greets us every morning in the hall. There are many books in our library about Mexico and beautiful paintings by Mexican artists decorate the walls. We have a special relationship with the Embassy of Mexico and with … Continue reading →

An article about the life in Normandie by Blanca Pelayo

Les jeunes à Norvège utilisent beaucoup de temps sur l’ordinateur. Jeux ont pris le contrôle leur vie. Beaucoup les jeunes besoin d’aide. C’est facile de devenir dépendant de jeux informatiques. Comment tu sais qu’il est allé trop loin ? Cette question n’est pas facile pour répondre. Mais il y a des signales de danger. Tu joues … Continue reading →

Un étudiant de l’Université de Sheffield peut être extradé aux les États-Unis pour faire face à allégations de violence du droit d’auteur. L’étudiant, Richard O’Dwyer, a créé le site quand il a eu 19 ans. Les procureurs américains a dit que le site a été très populaire, et il lui a donné £15 000 par mois. Beaucoup … Continue reading →

  Le 16 avril le procès le plus intéressant pour tout le temps en Norvège va commencer. Finalement, Breivik veut être condamné pour ses crimes vers le peuple norvégien.   Les événements de fond Le 22 juillet dernier été a devenu le jour le plus historique et tragique en Norvège depuis la deuxième guerre mondiale. … Continue reading →