Exams are here!

Hi there!

I have been a little bit busy because as you can see, May exams are here, so I have been doing lots of homework and reading some books. Yesterday I ended up my Audiobook Worksheet, and today I have read my last Ghosts of Spain chapter! :') I'm so happy because now I just have to look through my Worksheet in two or three days for any mistake and I could upload it to the Virtual Class!

Now I must do my 'Documentation' project and I will be free to study. I'm a little bit scared about this project, because I've heard it's too difficult to pass it at first time, and I don't want to repeat such a hard work!

Today it has been a hard day reading my English book and doing all the other homework, so now I'm going to watch an item I wanted to watch last Friday. It is about the horse shampoo, which is all the rage between people who want to see their hair grown. I don't think using an animal shampoo can be good for anybody's hair! It's a madness! I've read on Twitter this shampoo has placebo effect! In my opinion, this new fashion is just a business that large companies have created to earn money, like Dukan diet or other fake fashions.

I think I have gone above the 2000 words I was asked to write on my English blog, so I will  pause to concentrate on my exams! I hope to pass them and have my longest summer ever! (If I pass all my exams on first announcement, my summer will start on June 4th! :)

Hope you've enjoyed reading my blog as much as I've done writing it! 

See you!

Iria.

Happy birthday mum!

Hi everyone!

Yesterday it was an amazing day! I woke up early in the morning because it was my mum's birthday and my father, my brother and me wanted to give her a surprise. We got her breakfast ready and left it in the living room with her present. When she woke up she was surprised! She was very happy bacause she liked her present so much! :)

At midday, our family came to celebrate my mother's birthday. We had dinner and we had a good time! After that, my mother opened her presents: she was given two bracelets, a necklace, a pair of earrings and two books she has long wanted.

I was delighted seeing my mother so happy. Maybe someone thinks giving presents is a material habit, but I think it's a way to be grateful for what she does everyday for us. She would do anything for us, and she is always watching to see if we need something, so I think she deserves this and more! :)

At night, my friends came to my house to have dinner together. We wanted to go out for dinner but I couldn't go out because of my braces. I got my inferior braces on last Thursday, so I have toothache since last week. Because of that, my friends decided to have dinner at home and I could eat my "delicious" soup. After that, we went to "El Frau", a café here in Burriana, and took some beers. We spoke about lots of things, and laughed so much! When I have fun with my friends in a café I think maybe it's not necessary to go to a disco to have fun. Sometimes, just being sitting with your friends is enough to have a good night.

However, today is Sunday, and it means that I have to do all the homework I haven't done at weekend! Tomorrow lot of people have day off at university, because Tuesday is holiday. It is called "hacer puente", and it occurs when a working day falls between two public holidays, so that day is taken as a holiday too. But we've got class at UJI! :( So, now I have to read Ghosts of Spain, listen to my audiobook, do some German homework and a French essay! I think it will be a loooooong evening... After that, I will  rollerblade! :)

See you! 

Iria.

Day off!

Hi there again! 

As you can see, I've had my day off! Yesterday, I thought to make the most of my time doing some homework, studying, reading some Ghosts of Spain chapter... but my day hasn't been too much productive (for the time being).The only thing I've done is going to the gym and having a very loooong nap :) I'm pleased today because after 40 minutes on the exercise bike I've decided to go jogging for 25 minutes and I've broken my record! It's very gratifying see how your effort has reward :) Now, my legs hurt a little bit, but it means I've done a good training.

I'm very tired right now, so I'm going to watch Big Bang Theory on TV, and after that, I'll do some homework (I promise!!!)

See you next time! Hope you like it!

Iria.

Happy Easter?

Hi again! 


Since last Friday students are on Easter, and we won't come back till next Tuesday, when we will have German exam! However, I thought it would be an amazing Easter week (and till Sunday it was), but I got ill with flu and sore throat. So, since Sunday I'm at home! I can't stand being shut in all day! I hope to be better for the nextweekend and enjoy the last holiday days!


See u soon :)


Iria

The emerald island

After a day at the university I've arrived at home very tired, so I've had a very long nap. I really love have naps after lunch! When I woke up my father was watching 'Valencians pel món' on TV. They were in Dublin, the city where I spent three weeks two years ago.

In March 2010 I applied for a scholarship to study English or French in the summer. I really didn't think that the Ministry of Education would give me the scholarship. After two months waiting an answer, I received an e-mail confirming I've got it! I was really excited! My parents weren't, because they thought I was too young for leaving home during three weeks. Meanwhile, I was thinking about which country I would visit. Finally, I decided to go to Ireland, simply because I looked for some photos and I liked it too much!

I went to Dublin on August 8, 2010. When my parents left me at Reus airport I was a little bit sad. That feeling was contradictory... I was eager for knowing a new country and improving my English, but at the same time, I was worried because I didn't know if I was going to be fine in Ireland. The first feeling when I got off the plane was chaotic. There I was, in a foreign country, without speaking English and with three weeks left for living new experiences! A taxi driver was waiting for me at the airport, and there was Borja too, a boy from Asturias. I didn't know it, but Borja would be my best friend in Ireland, and also my flatmate.

At first, I went to a house where I wasn't at will. The family was never at home, when I woke up they had left, some days I had to have dinner alone... That wasn't what I had expected to a host family, so I decided to ask for a change. The agency didn't put troubles and changed my host family. And... what a surprise! My new host family was the family where Borja was guest! I was very happy!

The new family was fantastic! The parents were always asking us if we needed anything. They were really nice! They had three children, and Borja and me were at will with them. They made us feel like at home.

During the day, we went to the school to the English course, and in the evenings we went to visit Dublin. We visited Phoenix Park, Trinity College, Kilmainham Jail and the Custom House, among other places. We also went to Guinness Storehouse! It was amazing, we could serve our own black beer. At nights, we went to Temple Bar, the party area of Dublin. It's typical being in a bar, drinking beer and listening to in live traditional Irish music. It was very funny!

A trip was organised every evening by the school where we studied, and the students enjoyed it a lot! We went to a bike ride to Phoenix Park and we also went to learn how to dance Irish dances.

When I realized it, I had to pack my bags to go back to Spain. I really didn't want to come back! I had had a fantastic holidays in Ireland, and coming back to Spain meant come back to the high school! However, I also wanted to see my family and my friends.

I will always remember how fun I had in Dublin and I'll always miss my travel fellows. Nowadays, I'm still in contact with most of them, and we are planning another trip! 

This year I've already applied for the scholarship. Hope to have luck! :)

That's all for now. Hope you enjoy! See you soon :)

Iria

Back to university..

After spending 10 days of relax, last Wednesday we had to come back to university. 

Magdalena and Fallas have been amazing! I live in Burriana, a town in which Fallas have a long tradition. March is the most important month of the year for most people here in Burriana. They live intensely this month, and when it finishes, they are already thinking in the following year. 

Fallas begin on March 15th, and the monuments take place on the streets. This night is called "la plantà", and people are very interested in how will be the fallas. Besides, they begin to think which will be the winning falla. Most times, there are two or three fallas that always get the better prizes. 

On March 16th, a jury assess the fallas, and takes place the prizes presentation.

Next days, Burriana is a whole party! There are lots of "mascletàs" and lots of activities for the people.

Fallas end up on March 19th, when take place the traditional Ofrenda, in which anyone who wants to get dress with a fallera folkloric costume, can do it. That night, fallas are burnt, and the week is over.

Now, we have three academic weeks till the Easter. It is time to work hard and to make the most of our time!

See you soon :)

Iria.

Welcome!

Welcome everybody to my new blog! I'm Iria, and I'm starting this blog because I'm studying Translation and Interpretation at UJI University, in Castellón, and our English teacher has encouraged us to write a blog to improve our English. Here I will write anything that come to my head. Hope you like it!

It's Friday, and as every Friday night I get ready to watch the tv program 'Hermano Mayor'. It's about teenagers who have lost their control and they cause problems at home. Usually, they neither work nor study. Drugs are normally another influential factor in their behavior, so they are in a really big problem, although most times they can't realise it.

Pedro García Aguado, a former handball player who ended up in drugs, is the responsible to re-educate the teenagers. Drugs ruined his professional career and his life, and now he want to help youth with problems.

Sometimes, boys and girls in 'Hermano Mayor' show that they can change their behavior, and they apologize their parents. However, most times, you can see that boy who is able to hit his father or his grandmother, that he'll never change. I can't stand it. I can't see how a boy is able to shout his parents, steal their jewels or break their furniture. I don't know how they can sleep peacefully after have made their parents cry.

On the other hand, today has been our last day at class because tomorrow begins in Castellón Magdalena's party, and next week Fallas begin in my town, so I'm happy because I will have 12 days of relax! 

See you soon!

Iria