I'm a native English speaker, but I've been learning Spanish for about 7-8 years now. Happy to help if needed!

Native English speaker here!

Okay, let's call this "he" Alex. "Alex is a kind and caring father, quite different from his own." This sentence implies that Alex's father was NOT kind and caring.

Okay, question as a native English speaker.... isn't it sometimes natural to use "with" in certain scenarios? For example, "I made my school project with balsa wood." I feel like "the desk is made of wood" and "the desk is made with wood" convey slightly different scenarios, although maybe "the desk was made with wood" is a more appropriate version of the "with" sentence...

Last night, my family had some customers come to have dinner. We had hot pot with chicken, beef, frog, mushroom, tofu and several kinds of vegetables. The chicken was perfect, but the frog was not. The broth was a little thick. We had the left over beef with bún for breakfast this morning.

I listened to the music my mother loves. I am sure that it is what people of her generation love, but it definitely is not what I would have chosen for myself. It is very peaceful, and the tune was wonderful, but I did not like it as much as pop or rock and roll songs by Avril Lavigne. However, my mother loves classic songs. Unlike me who likes songs that make you wanna dance and move your body. I find that there is a huge difference between me and my mother.

Most people have a false belief that disasters would never happen to them, so they never learn survival skills or prepare the necessary stuff for uncertain disasters like extreme weather. When they really face the disasters, they usually rely on others' help. Maybe they would feel hopeless before someone found and rescued them. So knowing how to save ourselves is very important in terrible situations. We need to be trained to face disasters. What should we do when we get hurt, what should be prepared for different disasters. I have watched a video about a man who saved himself in an earthquake that at the moment when the wave reached the bed, the bed suddenly broke into half and buried the man inside. But he already prepared enough food and water to live more than half a month before being rescued. What a great invention! It makes me to want to buy one. So learning more about disasters and preparing a lot is the best way to face extreme weather.