TIME FLIES

I can’t believe it, I’m writing the last post on this blog which was created two years ago. Time flies! 
I have to accept when I knew I had to create a blog to write about anything for the English subject, I think “wow, I don’t want to do it”. But then I’ve to admit you get used to do it and you realize you can learn a lot of things doing it. To be in front of a white paper and to begin to think which topic you want to write about it’s really interesting. 
Sometimes you can feel you’re wasting your time working on the blog, but now I don’t think so. 
From my point of view, writing in the blog has helped me a lot to improve my writing skills and moreover, I feel more insecure with my compositions. 
Thank you for the ones who have spent some minutes reading some the posts I’ve written here. I suppose next year I will miss to write on this blog!
Best wishes and good luck!

LÍDIA TARRATS COSTA

CAN LOVE LAST FOR EVER?

Yesterday I read an article which talked about love, and I found this sentence that it made me think a lot: “Romantic love, which they defined as love with intensity, engagement, and sexual interest, can exist in long-term relationships”. 

Do you think love can last forever? 

Well, I know this topic is not easy to talk about but I found it really interesting. I’m only 18 years old and I haven’t so much experience about love, even though I think love can make you feel incredible things in life.

“Blue Valentine” is one of my favorite films and it talks about story of a couple; they have been for a long time loved each other but at the end, they realized their love is finished and we can see the dissolution of their marriage. When I watched this film my idea about love changed a little bit, I know it will be difficult to find a person that I can fall in love for the rest of my life and I’m not those who think love can last forever. 

  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm6PfBsXHjs&feature=kp

Special day

Last Saturday I spent a fantastic day with my friends, and I have to say I enjoyed more than I expected. 

We wanted to do something different from all the things we normally do, and we decided to spend the day go walking from Roses to Cadaqués.  

Well, this road is named “El camí de Ronda” and people use to do it in 6 or 7 hours. Firstly we proposed to finish it, but then we saw it wasn’t easy to get. That day the sun was shining like on July, and after walk for 3 or 4 we prefered to spend the rest of the day in a beach in “Cap de Creus”.

After a hike like this I have to say I feel more proud to live where I live. The landscape of “Cap de Creus” is just amazing, I’m really in love with it.   

I have to say that this day I also did my first swim in crystal clear sea water. At the bottom of this sentences there is a photo taken by Tura, one of my friends.  

"I love you"

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Sweet 18

It sounds strange but I can say I’m eighteen years old! Well… I can anything has changed, but I hope in time I could see some changes in my life.

Even it was on Wednesday and I had to go to the high school, it was a really special day. I was with all the people that I love and I have to say that it makes me the happiest person in the world. 

My family gave me a really special gift that I didn’t expect it; it was a Parachute jump!! Since I was a child I’ve always wanted to do it and now they have given me the opportunity to  I have been thinking and I’ve decided I will do it in June, after “Selectivitat”.

On Saturday we celebrated Eloi’s birthday and mine with all our friends. We did a dinner and after it we went to a party, it was a fantastic night and we enjoyed a lot. I want to say they made me a video with some photos since I was a child until now, and it was really nice and it made me cry a lot. 

Influences

Choosing one person who has had a major influence on my life is really difficult. Since I was born I have met thousands of people and I have lived a lot of periods of my life where I have had really different type of person next to me. 

However, if I have to mention one (except my family), it would have to be my teacher at primary school. She’s Marta, is from Tenerife and I met her when I was six. Since the first time I saw her I knew she would be a fantastic teacher, and I wasn’t wrong. Even I was only six years ago, I noticed she loved her work, we could see her passion and enthusiasm for what she did. She was my math’s teacher and I have to say that she rubbed off on me her passions of mathematics, and now I love this subject. 

Also, I remember one day that I fell in the corridor and I broke my leg. That day I had to go to the hospital and my parents were at work and they couldn’t come to the school. I remember it was Marta who stayed next to me all day in the hospital and she gave all the support that I need. Now, she is working in another town, but we keep meeting us from time to time and I’m really proud of it. 

An experience in Myanmar

Yesterday I met Laura, she was one of my best friends when I was 5 years old, and she explained me a lot of things she have done and lived since we get separated. 

One of these stories she explained was about a trip she did three years ago, Laura lived an experience that she will remember all her life. It took place in Myanmar (concretely in the middle of the jungle). As a good traveler, she was there with her parents for two weeks enjoying and spending their holidays. 

One afternoon, while she was in the toilet making her up , she didn’t notice that she had a huge, big and horrible spider near her. Even though it was her father who warned her shouting “Look! A spider on the wall”. Without thinking twice she shouted: “Kill it”. 

At first, they didn’t know what to do because it could be poisonous and they were really afraid of being hurt. All we know that it’s not strange to see such a huge and big spider in the jungle, but it took them by surprise. 

After thinking about what to do, they decided to call the receptionist and ask for some help. Luckily, the receptionist was so kind and he didn’t doubt to come and help them. 

The moment when Laura opened the door was really funny because she didn’t expect to find out five men. As they were used to doing these types of things, they caught a ladder and without any problem they made the spider fall off. While these men were working of it, Laura and her father were standing right there watching the situation really surprised. 

Anyway, now after knowing all about the story, it’s time to think about what it could have happened if Laura’s father didn’t see the enormous and horrible spider. 

Just different from the others

In this post I want to talk about one of the most special person I have meet in my life. He’s a difficult kind of person to be described, but I want to have a go and I will try to talk a little bit about him.

I have met him three years ago and since then we have remained firm friends. There is no one around me who would be such a nice person like him. Everybody who has met him for the fist time says he’s a cold persona and doesn’t have so many words to say. Well, he’s so shy and he has the difficulty to talk to unknown people, but it’s only for the first time. Then I can say he becomes a warm friendly person to whom you can keep talking for a long time. 

He doesn’t know how to hurt a person (I’m not kidding), he always tries to find the best side of his friend and that’s why I love him. Since I met him, he has always remained next to me when I have had a problem, trying to make me happy and help me to carry on with my life, and that’s been very tactful of him. 

He’s an amount of generosity and tolerance and I’m sure I won’t find another friend like him. 

Don't be afraid to say it

The other day in the English class we saw a video that it made me think a lot, it’s named “20 Things We Should Say More Often”.

Well, first of all I have to say I really agree with all the things the kid says on the video, and of course I love how he says them, it’s really funny!
When I started watching the video, and when I thought about one thing that we have to say more often, I thought about one word that it isn’t on the video. I’m talking about one of the most beautiful words we can hear; even it’s something most of us don’t say a lot, I’m talking about the word “I love you”. 

How many times we have wanted to say such a nice thing, even though we haven’t said it? Why? Is it shame? It could be… Even though, I want to say we have to be brave enough to say it to the people we really love (friends, members of the family or that special person that you are thinking about). Sometimes, we don’t care about that but then, when we really want to say it, it’s too late. 

All in all, “I love you” it’s a word I think we should say more often. (Well, I’m talking about real feelings, and I’m not saying that you have to say it to the first person that comes to you, that I think it’s one of the mistakes a lot of people make).

Exercise in class

Last day in class I write some writings for the exam, and this is one of the letters I did in one exercise:

Hi Lauren,

Nice to hear from you. About the arrival, it doesn’t matter, because I have thought I can take the train or the bus. Also, it’s better for you, because I will probably be late and you would have to wait alone at the airport.

As you have said, we can meet in the center, but you have to tell me where, because I haven’t been here before and I will get lost... (You know I’m not good at looking for anything around your city). I will probably arrive at 12 o’clock (more or less), so when can we meet?

About going to a café I want to say I would prefer to go at home first, I will be so tired because I will not have slept so much. You know it, travelling is so tired for everybody...

In the evening it’d be a good idea to go out because I will have had a shower and I will have had a rest for a while too. Perhaps we could go to a musical bar where we could chat and listen to music.

Best wishes,

Lídia Tarrats Costa