Monday, July 25, 2022

The climate is changing, and so are we.

 Greenhouse gases are having an increasing impact on everyday life around the world because they have caused climate change.  Glaciers are melting at an unprecedented rate, sea levels are rising due to melting ice, forests are drying up and wildlife is slowly becoming extinct.  Flora is struggling to survive in a scenario of dizzying and complex changes that often severely affect biodiversity. 

A generalized rise in temperatures, extreme weather events, heat waves, and floods. We must therefore start taking care of future generations. There are many ways to start taking care of our planets, such as not throwing garbage into rivers or toxic waste into the sea or rivers. Another method is to use environmentally friendly resources and reduce energy consumption. 

I also know that there are people who waste a lot of water when they take a bath, but these are habits that need to be changed over time. Another bad habit is to use other appliances at the same time without having the need. Or leaving lights on in rooms that are not being used. I just want to make you think a step further for the generations to come who will have nothing to enjoy. Our planet depends on us. If we don't become aware now, there will be nothing to save in the future.

Sunday, July 17, 2022

How to overcome a bad grad

 For many people, sometimes receiving a bad grade can be a sign that something in the world is not aligning correctly. A tragedy, a mistake, a bad day, because in truth excuses abound and it's not as if there is no possibility of error.  But when you're used to excelling, receiving a bad grade can cause, as silly as it sounds, terrible anxiety. That's why it's important that if you are going through something similar you follow the steps I'm going to give you below because if there's one thing you should keep in mind is that you are not alone.

The first thing to do is to stay calm. It is natural for your heart to race a step, for your palms to sweat, for you to shed a tear, or something similar. The best thing to do is to take a deep breath, stay calm and analyze the situation with a cool head. Is it easy? Not easy at all. But here's the challenge: if you let your less favorable emotions get the better of you, you are likely to lose control of yourself and your attitude will not be the best. One of the bad attitudes that can be triggered is bad temperament.

The next step is to review and compare the results. I know it will seem stubborn, but you need to know what you deserved. Maybe "luck" was with you and it was the teacher who got a couple of questions wrong and that's it, the matter was figured out.   But in any case, if it didn't go the way you expected, take the step of asking for guidance. The best alternative is to take a reflective stance. We all have stumbles in our lives and that doesn't mean we should stop learning along the way. 

A bad grade is a warning that we have not understood something well or that we have simply not studied it properly. Here it depends a lot to be aware of the time we dedicate to study because it is not that you are going to get the best grades without studying. The last step is to set new objectives and goals. Get excited about learning by applying a new method of study. Because there is nothing more beautiful and fascinating than studying with the sole purpose of learning.




Friday, July 8, 2022

The city where I was born


Cuenca is currently considered one of the best cities to live in Ecuador. This city has excellent attributes that are even looked up to internationally. But the great treasure that really keeps this city is the people who live in it who are friendly and the atmosphere is overwhelming for the tranquility you can feel when living in that city. Nowadays Cuenca is very much desired by tourists. It is the most colorful and joyful city to go to. Even a famous singer like Sebastian Yaltra said he would love to live in this beautiful city. So let's start talking about the many charms that make this city unique. 

Cuenca has good gastronomy and unique traditions that make it live even more.  In culinary art, we can find several dishes in the different parishes that encompass this city. But the one worth mentioning is the famous dish called "Cuy con papas". An exquisite and delicious dish, but also very traditional that has existed for generations. On the other hand, the festivities of the city are celebrated with the election of the "Chola Cuencana". This contest is autochthonous and is celebrated every November 3rd. 

Cuenca has a good historical structure and different places that year after year many tourists who visit the city fall in love with. The original and avant-garde infrastructure is what makes this city more attractive. Being in this place makes you feel like in Spain because it has a similar infrastructure. A curious fact is that most of the materials for the construction were brought from the previous city mentioned in honor of that today Cuenca is called honor a city in Spain. On the other hand in Cuenca, we can see decorated streets, churches, squares, and museums that allow us to know a step more about this city. At the moment Cuenca has totally new parks that embellish even more the city of Cuenca with green spaces. 

For all these reasons and many more Cuenca is the most famous city. However, tourists cannot communicate well with the locals because although Cuenca is visited by many tourists in the field mastering other languages is a big problem. But this information is not very accurate because there are tour guides to help tourists who can guide them during their stay in the city.








Learning to teach in a real-life context

We had the opportunity to do our first internship at Colegio Abelardo Tamariz Crespo two months ago. It was a challenge for us to try to put...