São galego e português a mesma língua? É possível que pouca gente conheça o facto de que há muita gente em Espanha que não fala só espanhol, senão que têm outras línguas, entre elas destaca uma com muitas semelhanças com o português: o galego. O galego e o português foram a mesma língua, de aí essa semelhanças que eu acho tão claras. A diferença hoje vá mais pelo lado da fonética e mesmo da norma ortográfica, já que em galego usamos uma normativa que está baseada no castelhano, naturalmente pela força do Estado espanhol na região da Galiza, onde é falado. Se bem isto é assim oficialmente, não falta gente que acha que galego e português não são mais que duas variantes da mesma língua, que teria como nome galego-português. Os partidarios desta teoria são os chamados "reintegracionistas", e eles promovem, entre outras coisas, a volta do galego as suas origens, o que faria que o galego vai usar uma ortografia baseada no português padrão derivado do Acordo Ortográfico, do qual uma Academia Galega da Língua fiz parte. Mesmo assim, esta posição não é a oficial e a mais compartilhada no territorio da Galiza, sendo assim que é fonte de grandes discussões entre acadêmicos. Contudo, este ano o Dia das Letras Galegas, que comemora cada ano o dia da literatura em galego, foi adicado este ano a Ricardo Carvalho Calero, um destacado escritor galego que costumava a escrever em galego reintegrado, é dizer, na normativa do galego mais próxima ao português. Entanto, e enquanto os filólogos galegos discutem se o galego é português ou não, a nossa lingua esmorece. Cada ano que passa é falada por menos gente, e a transmissão geracional, que foi o que manteve o idioma vivo por séculos, já é coisa do passado por causa da muda na fala ao castelhano por parte dos jovens das grandes cidades. Qual será o futuro do galego?

The importance of learning a language I definitely think that learning a foreign language is really important for a wide range of subjects. Firstly, it gives you the chance of travelling to the place where that language is spoken, and also to have a better connection and engagement with the locals, since this is a better approach to their culture and they will be eager to share their culture and thoughts with you in a friendly way, since your native language is always the language you use for expressing emotions. On the other hand, once you reach a certain degree of fluency in a language you can get better career prospects, since you could move to other countries and also work for different markets. As a result, this increases your chances of building up a better career or just being promoted in your current job. Finally, I think we shouldn’t forget the fact that a language is not just a tool to improve your career or the quality of your trips, but also the biggest cultural expression of a nation or a population. Through a language we get the change of having a better immersion in a culture and we learn to understand their past, their history and their beliefs.

The EU and why I think that millennial generation will save it 2 years ago, when the UK decided to leave the EU, we all thought that it was going to be a big shock for the rest member states. It was very reasonable to think that. However, the EU has been constructing a new skyline full of possibilities, and we can say today that the EU has a brilliant future ahead. Nonetheless, it seems that the more dangerous threat to the EU are the political situation in some Eastern and Northern Europe countries, like Hungary or Poland, instead of Brexit itself. The EU nowadays is very connected to the "millennial" feeling. But, what's that? Well, to explain this we probably have to take into account that people who belong to the millennial generation, like me, are very frustrated with the political situation in each country, so we try to find solutions travelling, working in other countries and avoiding thinking about the distant future. Instead, we try to enjoy our near future. This is the reason why some people also call us the "Peter Pan generation". Anyway, that's why millennial people feel a deep connection with the EU. Not with the Brussels politicians, not with the EU governments or institutions, but with the idea or freedom for travelling, no borders and, definitely, to the idea itself of having a real EU. It's interesting to think that the EU is going to survive not because of their politicians, but for the young who are tired of them and try to find a better place to live in other European countries, taking advantage of the nomad behaviour that has been reinstalled in the mind of younger generations, instead of sedentary lifestyle. The millennial generation is going to suffer, in economical terms, a bit more than their parents, but the interesting point is that they don't care about it. Most people under 30 don't mind about buying a house or renovating their living rooms. Instead, they prefer to spend more money on travelling or having fun with their friends. However, we don't know if this is a consequence of having less opportunities, or it's just a social behaviour provided by the new lifestyle where Social Media and the idea of being happy with only your smartphone or tablet. Probably both are related. The EU is not perfect, and will never be. However, it seems that it's very useful to those young people who think they don't belong to anywhere. I think that's the real "millennial" feeling.