A place to eat

When I was younger, I loved to go out clubbing or to parties. However, in recent years I tend to go out to eat rather than to dance. Santiago has some great restaurants and you can eat out quite cheaply. There are "picadas" like Golfo di Napoli for wonderful pizza or pasta or slightly more expensive places with wonderful International cuisine like Thai House or Olan (Peruvian). I am a Pescatarian, I eat fish and seafood but not meat (of any kind) so that is always a factor when I eat out.

I don’t think I have a favorite kind of food. There are some foods that I do not like much, for example Korean food. I suppose it is because the meat dishes are the specialty. I love very hot food, lots of spices and taste. There is a nice Indian in Santiago. It is a bit pricy but it is really nice.  It is called Rishtedar . Many of the dishes are spicy hot and there is a scale of spiciness from 1 to 6 (from mild to blow-your-head-off). I love spicy food but grade 4 is as hot as I can stand.

I also love places like “el naturista” in the center, where you can enjoy porotos Granados or fantastic quinoa dishes for a very reasonable price.

Write about somewhere you like to eat out. A restaurant, bar, pub, fast food place, etc.

 Say:

What it’s called,

Where it is,

What it serves,

What you like to eat there.

Mention anything else you thing is important. Write at least 190 words. Leave a comment on my blog and on the blogs of 3 classmates.

Dear all,
Today we will do an activity that will help you prepare for next week.
Write about the topic or character you have chosen for your presentation.

Write:
Why you chose it
The specific (more or less) elements you will include
How you will organize it

Include anything else you consider relevant.

Write a minimum of 180 words and 3 comments to classmates.

Dear bloggers,

This week I'd like you to write about an ambition you have for the future. It could be a trip you would like to make, a sport you would like to try, a person you would like to meet or a job you would like to do. It could be almost anything!

Personally, I have more than one ambition. One of them has to do with travelling. I have been very lucky and travelled a fair bit in Latin America and Europe and a tiny bit of Asia. However, I’d love to visit more of Asia and India in particular. However, I am a sensitive person so I know poverty and injustice would shock me and make me sad, it is the rich culture which has inspired me lots. I would like to learn about Ayurveda medicine but I am also very interested in meditation so I’d love to maybe do some studies for some time. I think doing this would bring me personal happiness. This is not an easy goal to achieve but I have hopes that one day, I will do it. 

Another area I would like to be involved in again is schools. I did this years ago and from one day to the next, I was working with “adults” only. I would like to work on methodology and curriculum with a team of teachers in an attempt to improve education. I have been offered this more than once but in the past few years I have been devoted to studying and therefore, turned offers down.

Last but not least, one thing I’d really like to improve is my guitar playing. I love it but I have been very lazyL

 I have the feeling 2014 will be good in terms of achieving goals.

Write about an ambition you have.

Say:

What your ambition is,

Why you would like to achieve this ambition,

Who or what inspired your ambition,

What it would mean to you to fulfill your ambition.

Write at least 180 words. Leave a comment on at least 4 blogs.

Evaluation

Guys,
Do not forget on April 1st I published the way in which the blog will be marked !!!

Good evening everyone,

Today we have the chance to write about a free topic.

Sometimes this poses a difficult task. Freedom can be challenging since we are used to being told what to do since we are little. I have issues when it comes to having too many choices..... Okay, here we go...

Even though I have always loved nature and green areas, my interested in plants and growing started say 7 years ago... More particularly, when I heard about the effect genetically modified food had had in rats and the possibility of Upov 91 being passed here. This modification of the law was proposed by our lady president in her prior administration.

It made me think a lot in what we eat. Fortunately, I have never been a big fan of sweets (only chocolate) so eating fairly healthy stuff is not a problem. But I know that for a lot of people this is a problem and they see no way out of loads of junk food. It is cheaper and it is addictive.

I live in a flat so growing veggies did not seem like an easy task but with determination and not knowing much about this; I started my little orchard on my balcony. This enterprise has shown me that having your own food is not free from stress. It is amazing the number of plagues you find even in the city. No wonder organic vegetables are so expensive.

Anyway, it makes me happy to have my own lettuce, rocket, tomatoes, mint, parsley, coriander and other pesticide free stuff.

I could go on for ever but I will finish this post by adding I strongly believe many of the illnesses we see today (attentional deficit, diabetes, obesity, etc.) are partly caused by the food we eat. Many of the additives used here are forbidden in developed countries. And many harmful ones (like aspartame) are still legal worldwide.  We don’t seem to read labels enough; we are not aware what we put in our body and I feel this should change.

In conclusion,  I feel we need to pay more attention in general. It is not about being radical about anything. Just to be more mindful and more careful with what we eat and when we eat it. 

Please remember to use www.wordreference.com

Write about something that motivates you.

Write a minimum of 180 words and 2 comments in new blogs (where you have not commented before) and 2 comments in any blog you like. Don't forget I am part of the class, too. 

Try to give a structure to your text, something like intro, body, ending . Add a picture if you like.

You have 24 hours to fulfill this task.

good technology

The word technology sometimes leads to confusion.

Actually, many people think of really funky machines when they come across it. The idea that a pen represented technology in the past or many other simple services created to satisfy people, does not really spring to mind at first.

I have mixed feelings about technology because I love the things new toys can do, but at the same time, I love the old ones. I used to play up the trees and now I see children who don’t leave their homes and sit for too long.

Anyway, regarding technology I think the first one is my mobile phone. That is for a very simple reason. I like the idea of integration. For me to have a camera the music I like and a diary with the numbers of people I want to ring, is really good. I can't believe I used to memorize so many numbers! My brain must be deteriorating big time nowadays. The best part of it is the organizer. This is the only way I get to pay bills on time, send an invoice "boleta" on certain dates; etc. got it in 2012 and use it all the time.

The second item I'd like to mention is the external disc drive. I think when you have lost all your info because your PC died or because you got it stolen or whatever reason, it can be really tragic. That is why I learnt we need to save info on a safe place that "ideally" will not collapse or disappear. I have complete books, whole albums of good music, and lots of documents that have taken me hours to download or write myself and don't want to lose. I don't remember when I got this, but it was long ago. Could I live without them? Hell yeah! I would have to get used to it, that's all.

Describe your favourite piece of Technology. Upload a picture if you like. Remember to use wordreference.com 

Say:

- How you got it

- How long you have used it

-How often you use it

-Why you like it

-Describe how life would be without it (180 words minimum)

Today write 1 comment on your teacher's blog and 2 or + Comments on your classmates'.

Since we express a lot of ideas in the past, use this :)