POST 10 >> ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHALLENGES

I liked the english course i guess, I already knew a lot about english and the classes just felt like a quick review, the only burden was the time, but given my classes schedule there really wasn’t any other options. The blogs are fun, a little bit awkward at the beginning but soon it was just normal, Although I really struggle to make comments, in and out of the blog, mostly out of the blog. i feel too weird when i try to speak english.

I definitely need to get better at my pronunciation and redaction, i’ve read some of the posts i’ve made and they have some reeeaally awful parts in which you can barely understand what i’m trying to say. I really struggle with my pronunciation, not only because of my shy personality but also because i speak badly and weirdly, so i will totally work on that someday, maybe talking to my dog or my wall, who knows. the redaction problem is easier to solve: I just need to read my post twice, that way i’ll know if i’m writing like a yoda or a human.

I use english mostly for entertainment, when i’m on the phone watching memes, reading posts,  watching series or movies and when i’m listening to music. I guess I could say it’s in my day to day. And i’m realizing now that all of these thing are stuff that i do on my phone, my phone has became my anchor to the english language, or better said, social media has.

other than that i don’t use english, but i expect and look forward to use it in the future.

POST 9 >> CHANGES TO MY STUDY PROGRAMME

I’ve been in design for almost two semesters now and i do not really think about any

changes that i would like to be made, at least not in terms of the curriculum of my career.
I like that the first two years the stuff we learn is general and in third year we (kind of) take the control
over the things we want to learn and specialize in. As for the workload, I think it can change, for some it
would be nice if it changed in terms of the work we have to do at our homes, but I don’t really mind it,
i like working at  home and i like to be at the uni for a little more hours than usual, the problem is mostly
when two assignatures overlap their deadline, then it is only stress, but that’d be it teacher make us
make good use of the resources we have at fau and even if sometimes is a little bit fishy, it can
be for a lot of reasons that i don’t care about

Now for the infrastructure, that is something i would change. In the first place I would like that the doors
on buildings b to f to expand their doors. They’re tiny! and where originally meant for horses,
not even doors for horses but for windows! and the ceiling of those same buildings is so big,
teachers always complain that for the bad acoustic the tall ceiling makes they can’t do a proper class without
having to scream, it’s awful. I would like them to fix the titanic building too (G) the ramp it has is
not finished and if you move a tiny little bit your chair, it sounds in the whole building :(
please make fau’s buildings decent! (the pircas are fine though)

POST 8 >> SUMMER PLANS

Summer breaks usually gives me a lot of anxiety as they are reaaaaally long and i always end up doing nothing, but there was always a group of friends that would motivate me and get me out of my infernal bed.

This year it’ll be a bit different tho, as the summer break will be shorter and I don’t expect any plans for the summer as i’ve drifted away from the people I used to hang out with, but even so i hope to be able to go to the beach with some friends and play volleyball, or maybe i’ll just stay at home and sleep a lot. My mom wanted us to go camping somewhere in the south ,I can’t remember the place’s name, she loves camping and so do I but i’m not really thrilled by the idea, anyways, maybe it’ll be nice to spend some time in the woods as a family.

I really have mixed feelings about this upcoming summer, I don’t really know what i want to do. I don’t even know if I’ll be able to do anything at all. Being with my dog while watching series or movies sound fun tho. Who knows, maybe i’ll join a volleyball team this summer or i’ll take a swimming class. I guess my plans for this summer will be filled with uncertainty, randomness and high expectations of the future. Can’t wait to have a lot of weirdly cool experiences.  

"YOUR FAVORITE BOOK"

Nowadays I don’t read a lot of books, or at least, not only for fun as I was used to. Regardless of that ,I still enjoy reading design related stuff. And even though I like to read I don’t have a favourite author, I jump from book to book not really caring about the person who wrote them, but I have to admit that for a period of time i was really stuck with john green, because, cringy teenage phase. The books i read are alway romantic books or tragic novels, all kind of young adult related stuff actually, but i’ve always preferred the -sad- love stories, they break and warm my lonely and cold heart all at the same time, in the end I guess I read to feel something in my dead soul. One of the books that I like the most is ‘Aristotle And Dante discover the secrets of the universe’ it’s such a great book, the quiet journey of this introverted friendless teenager shows how little we may know ourselves and how hard it is to embrace and accept that is just great. The last book that i read was Call me by your name, I read it months after seeing the movie, both of them left me with a bitterness in my heart, the end left me sad and crying, I suffered and enjoyed it at the same time, and I do totally recommend it (both, Aristotle and Dante and Call me by Your name) (Dante is such a cool name)

POST 6 >> POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

After finishing my career i would like to take a photography postgraduate course or a fashion one, although i haven’t really thought about it i like the idea of studying after finishing my design degree, but if I had, (and now I have to think about it) one of the reasons to study a postgraduate course would be to specialize myself in a more graphical area. As i’d take an integral route for the career i’m actually coursing and would finish it with mixed knowledge of industrial and graphic design, the postgraduate course would help me make a clearer path, (although for now i love both). I would like to study in england or new york, i believe that there is where the most prestigious schools of design are, I could be wrong though, but i also like the vibes those places give. I’d take the part-time course as I would need to work I guess (but also i just read that full time is mostly theoretical knowledge and part-time is more practical). For now studying a postgraduate course is not my goal and I am truly hoping to finish my career with every practical thing i should ever need. And well, you never truly stop learning, even if you don’t specialize in a university it doesn’t mean you will never learn.

I don’t know in what i would like to work, but for now anything related to graphic or fashion design seems like a very good option. I imagine myself working with tons of different people sharing thoughts and ideas and running late for work. i would like an indoors work, just because i can’t seem to imagine working outside in a rainy day. I’d like to travel don’t know if I would be able to but it’s nice to dream.. I don’t know much about the salary, I guess i will get more into it in a few years, but as i’m in mi first year I don’t think is a really important matter for now. I would like to specialize in both graphic and industrial design or as some may call it, the ‘’integral path’’ just because every aspect of design seems really interesting and i love the idea of having the best of both worlds (like Hannah montana)

POST 3 >> FREE THEMED TOPIC "FOOD"

POST 3 >> FREE THEMED TOPIC "FOOD"

I would consider that any food that has french fries in is is my favorite food, but if i had to select one special dish it would be the ‘Chorrillana’, it is mostly french fries but you can make it with anything you want, it’s a very versatile dish and really easy to make. Although I never cook, because i’m really bad at it, I don’t mind peeling potatoes for whenever my mom makes french fries. Sadly, at university I don’t eat that many junk food, what I do eat (or used to eat) is thai noodles i spent like two month eating only that for lunch, at first it was cool but after a month and a half i got bored of it and only bought them so i could have the natural juice that came with the noodles.

My favorite restaurant is not actually a restaurant but a pub, Its name is ‘Irish Pub Saint Patrick’s Day Restobar’ they serve the most wonderful and amazing chorrillanas, and one (ONE) chorrillana can be eaten by at least 4 people. My friends introduced me to this place a year ago and I totally love it, it’s a little bit far from my home but it doesn’t really matter once i’m there eating.

"MY FAVORITE MOVIE"

"MY FAVORITE MOVIE"

My favorite movie is ‘’Hoje eu quero voltar sozinho’’ its name in English is ‘’The way he looks’’ (but that’s just dumb), the movie is a romantic story, the plot consists in the first love of a blind boy, it has comedy, drama, and many heartwarming moments. It is a movie that doesn’t get me bored, I always get nervous and sad and happy even though I've seen it many times already.

Although I don’t like to cage myself in specific genres I do really like to watch cartoon movies, mostly Disney's and Pixar’s, maybe because I believe you can always learn from them or just because I find them funny and cute. On the other side, a genre of movie that I don’t like is the horror films, not because they are that good to scare someone but because I’m easy to scare and a cry baby so I try to avoid them as much as I can.

The most recent movie I saw was ‘’To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’’ would watch again 10/10. predictable plot and cheesiness are totally my jam. the characters are too cute to handle and the ‘’teen drama’’ kind of movie are always funny to watch, although you may cringe a little bit, you should totally watch it, or not. I don’t really care.

POST 2 (WEEK 4) >> THE BEST HOLIDAYS

POST 2 (WEEK 4) >> THE BEST HOLIDAYS

Last summer I had the best holidays. My two friends and I went to the beach for three weeks, more or less, we stayed at their house in ‘’El Quisco’’ it was really fun but I was always afraid of making their family uncomfortable (although I’ve known them since I was a child) we did a lot of things, we played cards, we went to the beach to swim, I watched them doing skimboard (my favourite part was seeing them being smashed and thrown away by the waves) we played volleyball and also lied down to listen to some music, we got drunk, but it was kind of pathetic because we only drank, like, one liter of ‘’Terremoto’’ and we were already wasted by the time we were done…I guess it has been the best so far because they’re both really special to me, everything we’ve done counts as some of the best experiences I’ve ever had. Sadly this year, as I entered University, I grew apart from them and remembering this feels a little bit harsh. But it is a good thing to know that the best holidays I’ve ever had were with them by my side. :]

A country I'd like to visit

 I can’t really think of a place i would like to visit alone, so if i ever travel to another country it would be with my best friend and our destination would totally be Italy. I don’t really know much about this place but it has very touristic and pretty destinations, like the Venice river or the Roman coliseum. Although, If I ever happen to be there the thing i would LOVE to do Is eat lots and lots of pizza, or any food that's made there (except for the penne a la carbonara, mostly because it sounds inappropriate and I would be made fun of). Working there does sound kind of cool but again, I know nothing about this place i would get pretty lost, i would also have a hard time meeting people and would totally miss my mom. So no, I would like to go only for a few weeks or a month at most, only enough time to fill at least 10 sketchbooks. My friend would totally live there but this is my post so it doesn’t really matter.

Practice post. Personal information on the internet.

I believe the safety of our information in websites like facebook, instagram or others alike is strictly proportional to the care of the person in wanting to keep things private, this is because nowadays we all know social media can be dangerous, but there are lots of options in these websites that allows us to regulate who sees the stuff we post about, and they’re are easy to adjust. As for myself the limit of the information i give to strangers would be my name or nickname, in at least in my Facebook and Instagram which are the only ones I use.

As for preferences Instagram is the one I like the most, mostly because of the memes and how easy it is to send them to my friends, also it lets me know if they go out without me which usually never happens and I totally never mind it but, precautions.

I certainly never give my number in any website, mostly because I find it lame and bothersome, if I wanted people to talk to me I would give them the number personally or for message, which is just as dangerous as having it posted but it isn’t as lame.

In conclusion I think that if you really wanted things to be private then you have all the options to make you own account safer, although if you’ve done some pretty messed up stuff then you should be prepared to have some really serious calls from people of the radio activa group.