Activities

Hello everyone,

What are you doing in this period of time? How is your quarantine going? I'm lucky enough to have a lovely garden where I can spend part of my day doing some activities I love, such as gardening and yoga. I'm cooking a lot, yesterday I made some fresh home made pasta and tiramisù, a typical italian dessert. Have you ever tried it? It's so tasty, I love the consistency and the flavor, it's definetly one of my favorites. I'm also reading a very nice novel of a Japanese writer, it's very engaging. Last but not least, I'm improving my english and Spanish skills, listening to podcasts and watching movies or series on Netflix.

Cheers!

About learning english

Hi all, I want to spend all my time finding some new friends, the objective is learning english. Thank you all

Hi all , i want to spend my all time to find some new friends , the objectif is learning english . Thanks you all

Working at home

As a teacher, teaching through virtual methods is a great challenge. In my country there are several and strict restrictions to mobility, so we have to stay at home and work from there. I have been preparing my classes the way I have to, but the government announced that we don't have to teach online anymore, in despite of that, we have to prepare the exercises and explanation for the students in many ways (video, documents, etc) and we can use online platforms to help us. This information must be available for the students everyday at anytime.

I'm a math teacher, I love my job and I'm going to do this in the best way possible.

Hello friends, I would be so gratefull if anyone could correct it.

Some students prepare for tests by studying alone, others prepare for it by studying with other students or with a tutor. Which study method do you think is better, and why?

In my opinion there's a difference between learning lessons and memorizing lessons. It is better to choose studying with other students in learning lessons, because when you gather with your friends and discuss about a specific topic you can get new information, and if you have a mistake, other partners can correct it. With this way you can learn better and it would be easier to digest the points. However, in memorizing lessons you need more time to memorize and it may decrease your speed of studying. Although every course in my major is a mix of them, then I prefer to study alone, because in this way I have more time to review and at the end of it, my friends and I ask some questions to each other and get new informations.

How I spend my time.

In times like these, for me, it's difficult to be a productive person. And I spend most of my time watching movies and series but also learning and practicing english a lot. My native language is spanish but I really want to be able to speak english with fluency.

My english studies

Hello!

I began to study english last year, and I have learned very little.

I want to know people that can help me learn english.

Thank you.

5 Things I learn from traveling

I have been to a few countries around the world, including Laos, Myanmar, Japan, Australia, Sweden, Germany, France and Norway. Every traveling experience teaches me about people and culture and it helps me learn more about the world. These are five things I learned from my traveling experience.

1 . Local food is amazing

I am a foodie and I always try new dishes whenever I have the opportunity. I have tried everything from a basic dish like omelet, to fine dining restaurants. I still remember trying omelet in Australia to see whether it was different from Thai omelet, and it was! I always cook omelet with oil and it makes it a little crispy, while the omelet I tried in Australia is usually cooked with butter.

2 . People are nice

Our experience traveling abroad has been really good so far. Locals have been very nice and helpful to us.I remember when I went to Paris and arrived late at night. I got lost in the city and asked a guy around to tell me the direction. He did not speak english and could not tell us how to get there. So he gave us a ride to the hotel and I am still thankful to him until this day. My wife also jokes with me about getting into a stranger's car, which I agree to her! haha

3 . There are some amazing places that are not touristy

I had a really amazing experience in Sweden, when I would just walk randomly in the city and made a stop where I wanted. I visited a few places that was really nice and beautiful. I also had really great dishes and snacks during these 'getting lost' days.

4 . Experience new things and seeing the city is fun

I also stayed at Airbnb apartments in downtown, instead of nice hotel, since I want to spend most of my time outside to experience the city and culture, while the room is only for sleeping. This has been working well so far. We spend most of out time outside talking to people, visiting local places or just getting lost in the city and I am happy with this.

5 . Traveling helps you grow

Traveling has opened my view of the world and helped me being more confident. I went to Japan with the expectation that it would be easy to get a SIM card and I was wrong. I spent and entire day searching for a SIM card with no luck. I needed to talk to many people so I could ask for help, and learned that I should better plan my trip next time.

These are 5 things I have learned from traveling. Comment below about your traveling experience!