Are things better when there are prohibited? In Brazil there is a saying that goes: things are better when they are prohibited. So, acording to this saying, many things such as alcohol, betrayal, gambling are even more appealing because there are prohibited by law or moral rules. In the Bible narrative of Adam and Eva, in remote times, phohibiton failured. Thus they were alearted they must not eat the apple nevertheless they ate it. The same story repeats over times. Those who are in favour of an open relationship argues that they can be with other people if they want, consequently that type of union can be happier because it’s common even when someone is with a partner to have feelings and feel atracted to someone else and they don’t need to refute those insticts.

Why is this question bellow in the simple present "What is the first English phrase you learned"? I thought I should use simple past in this case. Can you explain to me the reason of the use of this verb tense, please? Is the sentence "what was the first English phrase you learned" wrong? but anyways I mustn't use the auxiliary did because there is a to be verb in the sentence, right?

Volunteer work Last year I started to do volunteer work in an institution that helps children with cancer. I wanted to do volunteer work for a long time. When the chance came up I didn't let it go. I got to know this institution because I wanted to donate my hair at the time so I asked my friend if she knew a place, and then she tell me about it. I visited their website and there was a vacant to work in their bazaar. So I subscribe. When I arrived there, there were other candidates and the psychologist gave us a tour. I was amazed how beautiful and inviting the place was. Then in the interview she asked if a wanted to work in the children's recreation and at first I was afraid but then I said yes. This year my cosin had cancer but fortunately he's cured now. I'm living in a different town of my hometown. In my hometown, that is a small city, there aren't institutions like that, but still I'd help at the church as altar boy, a reader or as a catechist. Nowadays I don't attend at the church as much I used to.

What if you were Rachel

There's a tiger no chassi What does it mean "there's a tiger no chassi"? I heard this expression in the lyrics of a song called "É fim do mês" by Raul Seixas. I'll write some lines below: No posto esso encho o tanque do meu carrinho Bebo em troca meu cafezinho, cortesia da matriz "There's a tiger no chassis"

"When we die nothing happens. I died many times" You're probably thinking where did I heard this sentence . The astonish thing is that a heard it from a little boy, he is more or less 6 or 7 years old. I was sitting on a bus's seat and there was this boy sitting behind me. He was with a relative. All of sudden he said out loud: "When we die nothing happens. I died many times" To hear that from a children it was kind of shoking. For a moment I thought the universe was trying to tell me something. I don't know why he said that. I don't know what they were talking about. I don't know his relative's reaction. I don't know why I heard this. But I do know being a parent of this boy must be quite an experience!

an online book club

Hi guys! How you doing?

   I think an online book club can be a good idea. We could do a group on Skype or WhatsApp and we will comment some books chosen by the integrants. We can choose like a book per month and everyone should read it, then we make a video call to talk it over. The discussions can be in English, Spanish or Portuguese. If you interested in let me know! 

My study method in steps 1- I take a glance at the whole chapter. 2- I ask myself " why should I study this? What is my motivation to learn it?" 3- I read for the first time, a more quicky reading. I read before classes. 4- While attending classes I pay attention to the professor's explanation and ask questions. I will only take notes if I understood the explanation. 5- I read for the second time. I use highlights and I search for unknown words. An important factor is to avoid distractions, so I clean my desk and if the noisy outside is loud I use earplug. 6- I explain what I've learned as if I was explaining to a kid. If a kid can understand me, my explanation is good, consequentely my knowledge is consolidated. Sometimes I stand up to do it and walk around my room. Doing this I will keep my brain oxigenated, so I will absorb information better and I will have more energy. 7- I do some summaries. I formulate some questions and answer them without consulting anything. Doing mental maps is a good idea. 8- I review what I have studied within 24 hours. I use a app called AnkiDroid to do a review based on spaced repetition. 9- I do some exercices. I pick an specific theme and recover memories related to it. I choose some key words and explain them. 10- I talk to people about what I'm learning.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE

what is your favorite motivational quote? 

Mine is " It's not that you can't, it's just that you haven't"