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Negative aspects of living in Cádiz
When you visit Cádiz for the first time, you might think that it is a small paradise perfect for erderly people. You can spend a lot of time on the beach, sunbathing and seeing the dawn before the night comes. Unluckily, young people won't feel the same for the following reasons:
- Firstly, the city is so small, so, unless you have a car, you will be all the time in the same places.
- Secondly, there is no so many opportunities to find a stable job, and the prices to rent an apartment are quite high, thus, I really recommend you to save up some money before moving to Cádiz.
- Thirdly, night life is horrible. There is just one decent discotheque in the city and It's quite expensive. You can go to have a party for free too, unfortunately, this places are normally empty.
Apart from those reasons, the city is well reckoned for the quality of the gastronomy and it natural ecosystem. So take all of this ideas into account and decide if you want to come here or no.
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The end of my experience in the university is coming...
Erasmus life was great, I had so many experiences and I met new friends, however, the end of my stay in Portugal came, so, I had to go back home.
My qualifications were better than I expected, I worked so hard and I could deal with the exams in Portuguese. Unfortunately there was one subject that I couldn't recognize, then I realized that I would be all the summer bearing down to finishing all the assignments and studying for the final test.
I did successfully all the assingments, thus my professor and I arranged a meeting to do the final test in his office. When I came there I was nervous and voiceless for panic attack. The professor showed me a phonetic transcription text and my duty was to read it out loud.
I tried once without hesitation and I noticed that the result wasn't as good as I expected, so I begged him to give me a second chance. He agreed and the next time I nailed it.
three days ago I got my qualification. I passed! I got a 6.5/10. It is not a fantastic grade, but at least I passed and now I can say I am really close to the end of my experience in the university.
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My experience in Faro (Portugal)
When I arrived to Faro I was shivering because of panic, but I hided my feelings to not influence in the attitude of my parents. We took a ride along the city and we thought that the landscape was marvelous. Then, we had lunch in one prestigious restaurant located in the old part of the city, the meal was acceptable but the prices weren't. Finally the most uncomfortable moment came, I had to see off my family to start out my adventure in Portugal, I thought It was easier but It took so long. In that moment I came up to the conclusion that what I was doing was a crazyness, however, after finishing my estance there, I feel so proud of myself and I am truly thankful with the friend who cheered me to take an erasmus grant.
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Writing an email for a friend who is spending some time in Tunez.
Hi Juanma, what are you up to?
I'm sending you this email because I know your birthday is in two weeks, so Carlos and I thought that this is the perfect opportunity to go to Tunez and visit you. We will spend 7 days there, so we will look up on the internet information about the most important places to see and traditional food.
We have in mind some ideas for your present, but... Do you want anything in particular?, we know that you are self-sufficient and you get everything you aim to, but if you need we can provide you spanish food (which are difficult to find there) or whatever.
We are looking forward to seeing you again, just wait two weeks and we will catch up!
Best regards
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what did I do yesterday?
Yesterday I really had fun but It was a little bit weird at the same time. My college mate told me if I wanted to go to have dinner with her friends and she ,I agreed but with the condition to bring some of my friends too.
The arrangement of the meeting was such a disaster. All of my friends were occupied and I improvised a lot because I hate depending on them, so I met up first with Ana and I saw the rest later.
We went to a restaurant and got breathtaking looking at the high prices of the food. On top of that the food didn't worth the price so I am totally sure I will never come back there.
Then we decided to head to the old part of the city. We heard that there is a new ''Chupiteria'' so we all agreed to go and grab some drinks. The place was good and we played two intensive snooker matches so we felt really comfy there, what we didn't expected is that we came across with the ex-girlfriend of a friend, so there was an argument during a while.
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Zentkusu dachi
Zenkutsu dachi, is the most common position in karate. The translation in english is front stance and it isn't used only in karate, the stance is important in lots of Asian martial arts. Childreen normally start learning karate practising the combination of oì tsuki and zentkusu dachi.
If they start in a relaxed position, first they have to bend their knee, link your feets and move foward. Then they need to imagine a line on the floor, and they aren't allowed to have their foot on the line. Your gluteus and abdominals must be on and remember to obtain strength and speed from the circle move of your wrist.
It is essential to maintain the same height while you are doing three or more zentkusu dachis.
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Oì tsuki
Oì Tsuki is the most common and use punch of all the karate techniques. The reason is because it is easy to do and effective at the same time. Tsuki always refers to straight punches and oì tsuki is divided into yodan, chudan and gedan depending on the direction of the technique.
Hikite is essential in this move and it means the pullback action of the arm you don't use to attack, it is used as a way to increase strength and speed of the punch.
Also you have to keep in mind the importance of all your body to get the perfect move like the hip or the wrist. You have to twist both of them.
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The karate context, environment and atmosphere
Most of the time, karate dojos are designed to get pupils focus on the teacher (the person with more importance and participation of the class). The most indicated class shape is a rectangle, but if it isn't possible, another recommended shape is a triangle.
Pupils in class are perfectly organised by the teacher, due of their karate belt and reputation and they have to accept and do whatever the ''sensei'' says.
Respecting between all the students is essential, since we have to do excersises with physical contact,and consequently, there could be bullying or arguments.
We always have to keep in mind that we are not weak people. We have to be secure and demonstrate it to them. Security in yourself is necessary in this sport, because initially the principal goal was to make people be brave and prepared.
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What language would I really like to learn?
I am from Spain, and I have been learning english several years. I consider that learning languages is something that I really love, because It's a awesome way to be able to communicate with people from all around the world.
Wheter I could choose a new language to learn, I would choose without hesitation Portuguese. The Spanish and Portuguese grammar and vocabulary are quite similar, and I love the Brazilian Portuguese's accent.
I believe I will be brave enough to explore the world and go abroad, but It won't be easy, because I need the acceptance of my relatives and the encouragement to be determined to travel around the world.
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What is my favourite film?
I love all kind of films, I think, my favourite one is the Hunger games. I love films related to the necessity of survive and explore a fantastic places. The main character is really cute, and she decided to participate in the contest to protect her sister. She is in fit, because she used to hunt animals in the wood, and that's not a easy job to deal with.
In the film, The main character is determined to win, because she refuses to leave her relatives without protection.
She worked harder to win the contest and she ended up surviving and coming back home.
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