Harry Potter - the final movie

Last night I went to see the final Harry Potter movie at Cineplex. I wanted to watch it in 2D, not 3D, so I couldn't go to Movix.

The movie was good but it didn't follow the book exactly. One day when I have time, I'd like to read the series again. From October, we'll be able to buy the books as e-books on a new website called "Pottermore". I hope they have e-books for Kindle. My Kindle is much lighter than the heavy hardcover books I bought :)

Swimming this week

I've been able to increase the distance I can swim and slowly my muscles are getting stronger. Now I'm concentrating on swimming with good technique and as smoothly as I can.

Swimming is like English - practicing and trying is important!

Watermelon and Tomato Salad

In a lesson last week we watched a cooking video on the New York Times website. The recipe was a watermelon salad. I thought it might be nice, but everyone said it was strange. 

I thought the only way to find out was to make it myself, but I changed the recipe and made it much simpler:

1 pack of cherry tomatoes, washed and dried

watermelon (same amount as the tomatoes)

1/3 onion chopped small

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

a little mint and parsley

Put the onion in a bowl and cover with the vinegar and oil. Cut the tomatoes in half, mix with the onions. Take the seeds out of the watermelon and cut the same size as the half tomatoes. Add and toss lightly. Chop the herbs, add and toss lightly. Put the salad in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, then serve. 

It was really good! Please try it.