Various things

These are two of my closest friends:

Both are my summer friends. The guy on the right of the picture is from Galicia, and is called Javi, but everyone call him “Gallego”. He is a very interesting person with a lot of stories, and going out with him can be really good. He likes to party, as we can see in the picture.

The blonde guy on the right of the photo is one of my best friends. His name is Christian but every person who knows him call him “Tardy” (it’s his surname). He is a funny dude who likes almost the same things I like, that’s why we get along so well. He likes rap music, and he has written some hip-hop singles that are really awesome.

I have travelled to many different places like France, Great Britain, New York, etc, but the place I want to visit the most is California and its natural landscapes. I love to travel to places where nature is strongly present in all the country, and the landscapes of California has amazed me since I was a kid. . If I had enough money to travel somewhere, I would go there without any doubt, but I t is not the only place I’d like to visit; I am also very interested in travelling to Australia and New Zealand. They look like paradise with all the white-sand beaches and the exotic culture. 

Starting to write

Writing is essential for ourselves. I try to write as much as possible (even if it isn’t compulsory) just to express myself. It is a way to escape from the world, just as if we listen to music, read a book or do sports. However, when I have to write for any particular reason (university, formal letter, etc.), I tend to improve my writing style in order to give a good impression.

When I am starting to write, the first thing I do is to plan a pre-writing technique. I usually work with brainstorming because in my opinion, ideas come faster than in other technique. Once this step is done, I continue by writing the outline of my work. This step can be consider as the back bone of the text, because it reflects how it is going to be. And finally, I proceed to start writing the text.

It is not easy sometimes, either because the topic is complex, or because the words in your head don’t come out. That is why I also use different tools on the Internet to help me with my essay. Every time I’m writing, I need to have a translator tool (such as WordRefence, for word meaning doubts, or Linguee, for syntax and also meaning of English words).

By the time I finish the text, I revise the text for any grammatical or syntax mistakes, and if there’s any, I fix it. And when everything is in its place, it is ready to be published or handed in.

Why I decided to play an instrument pt3

The last time I talk about how I started playing the ukelele, and now I will show you why I began to play the piano.
It was 2013 when I discovered some piano songs that where fantastic and awesome, like "Una Mattina" of Ludovico Einaudi, so I was in love with the piano and I wanted to learn to play it from scratch. The unique problem was that I did not have a piano, and if I bought one, I would spent a lot of money. HOwever,  it was my uncle, who is in the world of music since he was little, the one who borrowed me his old keyboard to start learning notes, chords, and songs.
I was really surprised and thankful because of that gesture. From that time, I'm keeping learning new songs that I discover and those songs that I wanted to play. I don't stop playing because is one of the most relaxing and peaceful things that a person can do; I transmit my feelings, and this helps me to stay positive against any kind of problem. I would totally recommend to play piano to relax and feel the real person who is inside of you.

Trendy fashions

Today's new world has a lot of things that determine our lifestyle. Nowadays, the fashion industries have a lot of importance, because we tend to buy every single clothes or shoes that the market carry out. The fashion nowadays is dressing up in an informal way, but with trendy clothes, like sneakers from Nike, vintage t-shirts and sweaters, and some skinny trousers. The people who wear this need to tick in the society, a totally waste of time (and money).

In my case, I sometimes wear sneakers, but I only have two pairs when there are people younger than me with more than seven pairs. Therefore, the best way to be stylish (for me) is with smarter clothes, shirts, jackets, etc... The unique problem is the fact that this clothes are expensive, although there are thousands of sells in the Internet that allows you to buy cheaper clothes. I hope that someday the suits get back to the society like in the sixties, because it´s rather important to be classy than showy.

Here is an example of what I'm talking about, the need of looking trendy:

Big exercise (punctuation)

Put in semicolons, colons, dashes, quotation marks, Italics (use an underline), and parentheses where ever they are needed in the following sentences

1. The men in question, Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald Greene, deserve awards.

2. Several countries participated in the airlift: Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.

3. "Only one course was open to us surrender," said the ex-major, "and we did.”

4. Judge Carswell, later to be nominated for the Supreme Court, had ruled against civil rights.

5. In last week's New Yorker, one of my favorite magazines, I enjoyed reading Leland's article "How Not to Go Camping."

6. "Yes,"- Jim said -"I'll be home by ten".

7. There was only one thing to do, study till dawn.

8. Montaigne wrote the following: "A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself."

9. The following are the primary colors: red, blue, and yellow.

10. Arriving on the 8:10 plane were Liz Brooks, my old roommate; her husband, and Tim, their son.11. When the teacher commented that her spelling was poor, Lynn replied, -"All the members of my family are poor spellers. Why not me?"

12. He used the phrase "you know" so often that I finally said: "No, I don't know."

13. The automobile dealer handled three makes of cars: Volkswagens, Porsches, and Mercedes Benz.

14. Though Phil said he would arrive on the 9:19 flight, he came instead on the 10:36 flight.

15."Whoever thought" - said Helen - "that Jack would be elected class president?"

16. In baseball, a"show boat" is a man who shows off.

17. The minister quoted Isaiah 5:21 in last Sunday's sermon.

18. There was a very interesting article entitled "The New Rage for Folk Singing" in last Sunday's New York Times newspaper.

19."Whoever is elected secretary of the club (Ashley, or Chandra, or Aisha) must be prepared to do a great deal of work," -said Jumita, the previous secretary.

20. Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859) caused a great controversy when it appeared.

21. We had a great time in France – the kids really enjoyed it.

22. Some people work best in the mornings; others do better in the evenings.

23. What are you doing next weekend?

24. Mother had to go into hospital: she had heart problems.

25. Did you understand why I was upset?

26. It is a fine idea; let us hope that it is going to work

27. We will be arriving on Monday morning – at least, I think so.

28. A textbook can be a ‘wall’ between teacher and class.

29. The girl’s father sat in a corner.

30. In the words of Murphy’s Law: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."

Why I decided to play an instrument pt2

The last time I wrote about how I startedto play the guitar, and now I'll explain how I began to play the ukelele.
It was september in 2013 when I felt bored because of the routine. I was stucked in a rut  and I needed something new to my life. In that time I listened to songs which has the sound of a ukelele and I always thought "it could be funny to play that little instrument!" Thanks to what I had said, my desire to have and play an ukelele increased so much that my parents, in the 6th of january, gave one. I was really amazed! I could finally play the songs I like, without any difficulty!I kept playing it in 2014 all the year; its sound is really funny, relaxing and beautiful.
Most people ask me in a strange way if I really play the ukelele, and I proudly say yes, that I learnt by myself. It is not a common instrument like the trumpet or the violin which a lot of people play. Ukelele is different, it gives you a touch of interest and coolness.

The change

Time is gold, and there´s anything better than having time to do what you want, to be what you want. In my childhood I spent my afternoons playing videogames with my best friend in that period. We always met to play on his ps3, and we had fantastic moments playing a lot of video games! In the mornings I did not use to go out because I spent the monings doinng my homework because I wanted to have fun later.

While I was growing up, I realized that the most important thing is not just the video games, but the time you spend doing what you like. A few years ago, in 2010, I started lefting the video games only for myself, and I started going ou with my groups of friends. In the mornings we met to play football, in the afternoon to go to somewhere, and in the night we used to stay in someone's house to see a film. I sometimes take a look in those year and think "how amazing was that".

In the last 3 years,  everything changed: I changed my group,  I changed my hobbies, and I changed my way of being. Im not saying thatI changed in a badly way, but in a better one. For me, at the age of 15, I considered myself as a grown person (but it isn't), so I began to have more friends from the beach, the high school, from my new group and even from other parts of Spain (thanks to the social networks). I went to my first parties, which where superb and awesome. 

But it was in 2014 when I decided to change myself by putting contact lenses and getting fit. I gain a lot of self confidence which I appreciate everyday, because before that I  was a very shy boy who couldn't do the things that he wanted. Nowadays, I miss the oportunities that I had, but, I have the rest of my life to do what I really want.