Author: dianangelika0607

Here I starting my journey, my adventure, my way and my new challenge. I’m Diana and I’m here to share my experiences and guide you in different situations based in my knowledge and profession. Welcome!
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Capacity Of Reinventing During Pandemic Time

dianangelika0607

29/06/20

At present our life has been changing drastically with the presence of Covid 19 and certainly that virus has generated devastating consequences like human casualties, unemployment, financial problems, changes in emotional, social and familiar life. However, in pandemic time, people have had to reinvent and change their life habits. For example, virtual work has increased. Some platforms like Zoom, Skype, Google Duo, Meet or Hangouts provide the best choices to have meetings, besides to see our relatives who are far away.

On the other hand, families are together all day because job, school, restaurant, gym and entertainment are in the same place. That situation has its cons and pros due to people need their spaces to do their activities separately. For that reason, some couple relationships have had problems as a result of those changes.

Some companies and productive sectors have grown their businesses due to the pandemic such as Amazon, Netflix, Virtual Schools and Universities, Supermarkets, Pharmacies and Home delivery services. On the opposite side, businesses in tourism, transportation and entertainment have been totally affected. 

Finally, mental and emotional problems are a consequence of this event. Is totally understandable if people are unemployed or their life is reduced to living into four walls, doing and seeing the same day after day they are going to feel depression or sadness. At this point is very important the resilience and the capacity of reinventing.

Certainly, our life has been changed with this eventuality, some of our projects and goals have had to wait. In my case the process to get the permanent residence is on hold. Sometimes I feel frustrated, other times disappointed, but I know that someday this chaos and historic moment of our life will just be in our memories.

DARR.

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Taking Decisions

dianangelika0607

22/06/2020

Today I want to tell you about my experience living in a different country, due to nowadays I live in Canada but I’m from Colombia.

The determination to change of life wasn’t easy because I was starting again in a new place, far away from my family, friends, culture and customs. When my husband and I communicated our decision some friends and close people told me they wanted to change their lives too and they wanted to search for a better quality of life. However, some of them were afraid to get out of their comfort zones and it was understable considering that they had a stability in their jobs, social life, education and finances but at the same time they told me about their frustrations, emotions and needs in their lives.

My case was similar in the sense that I had my life in Colombia but I wanted a change and better life. However, to be an immigrant is not easy and if you don’t speak the language fluently, for example, in Canada it is important to speak English and French (Depends on the province). If you aspire to a good job you should speak good English (In my case it is English language because I’m living in Toronto). It’s true that Canadians are friendly and kind with newcomers but certainly there is a lot of competition in the labor market and for that it is important to have certain skills or abilities.

On the other hand, Toronto is a multicultural city and for me has been a nice experience to know about the variety in gastronomy, cultures, religions and other forms of life. Nevertheless, in this pandemic time the possibility to continue knowing about Toronto is limited and for that reason we have to wait.

Living in another country makes you feel alone, the emotions and feelings change but it’s important to have a social network, in our case we are introverted people but there are several ways to meet other persons like events at parks, libraries, workshops or conferences about different topics.

In summary, moving to another country is not easy but not impossible either, the success depends on each person and its behavior. Fortunately, there are opportunities and the most important is to take advantage of them. 

DARR.

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Real Life English

dianangelika0607

08/06/2020

My principal target now is to be able to understand the English language. My experience with the language haven’t been easy because before beginning with Real Life I studied at an English school where I learnt some topics and grammar tools, which were useful for me when I got out to the real world but I realized that I needed more since when the people talk to me many times I didn’t understand and I thought “ Holly cow those people are talking very fast and I don’t understand anything” I felt so frustrate and sometimes I thought to give up the dream to learn English. However, I chose another way and with the situation of the Covid 19 I started to learn English for myself. I took advantage that I like watching tv and a good resource to learn English for me is watching tv series. I started to watch Friends. I love that series due to being so real and very funny. First, I watched it with subtitles and now I don’t use them. Another series that I recommend is Modern Family which is very funny too. The plot is about three families with different problems and cases that imitate real life. There is a character who is a Colombian lady and I feel identified with her because her Latin accent is very remarkable and funny also her pronunciation is really hilarious. Other series that I’m watching are Fullest House, The Witcher, The Crown and 13 reasons Why. I tried to watch Suits but I didn’t catch their vocabulary because it’s a series about some lawyers and there is a lot of vocabulary about business, law and other stuff that was complex for me. It’s a really interesting series but I felt that the series develops at a very fast pace, however when I improve my English, I’ll come back to watch it.

Another way that I think it’s really good to learn English is on YouTube where I found the channel Learn English With Tv. That channel from my point of view is amazing, creative, original and helps me to learn a lot of vocabulary. I’m a visual person and the method to see a scene and doing their analysis is very practical for me, also the series, movies and songs are really great. 

Listening to music and following the lyrics of a song is another way to learn English, sometimes it’s difficult since there are fast rhymes but if you like the music is an enjoyable activity.

Anyway, there are other ways to learn English like podcasts, reading books, participating in Meetups, watching or listening to news, going to libraries, participating in conversation clubs, definitely the best way to learn is by playing and enjoying it. For me to start this course is a big challenge but it´s an opportunity too. I agree that if you want something the attitude is very important to reach a target. I know that sometimes it´s difficult and you feel down, of course the method is very important, since my experience staying in a classroom all morning learning vocabulary and grammar in not enough and schools still use that methodology, I decided to change the traditional education  and use other ways like to be immerse in the native community. The most important is practice, take risks, have a good attitude and hit a hurdle. In my country we say “jump into the water” or in other words to take the correct pill.

DARR.

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Unveiling Colombia

dianangelika0607

15/06/2020

I would like to tell you a little bit about my country, Colombia which is a country located in South America. Sadly, our image around the world is not the best because most people associate Colombia with drug trafficking and cocaine. It’s true that in 80s and 90s Pablo Escobar and their cartel were responsible for spreading that bad image of violence, drugs and mismanaged power. Unfortunately, that perception nowadays hasn´t changed. However, my purpose is telling you briefly other aspects about Colombia and show you the other side of the coin.

Firstly, Colombia has the best coffee in the world with extraordinary quality, its geographic conditions is very favorable for coffee cultivation and Colombia has the ambassador of the Colombian coffee worldwide who is Juan Valdez.

Secondly, we have a lot of birds, almost 1.900 species inhabiting there. Also, Colombia has a diversity of natural resources like wildlife, flora, water sources, fruits and vegetables. In general, a marvelous ecosystem.

Thirdly, Colombia has a cultural variety that is represented in their different habits, traditions and beliefs. Colombia is rich in dancing, music, painting and literature and has remarkable representatives in each one. The most relevant Colombian writer is Gabriel Garcia Marquez who wrote the book One Hundred years of Solitude and won The Novel Prize of Literature with that book.  On the other hand, Colombia has some outstanding painters like Fernando Botero, Alejandro Obregón, Lucy Tejada and David Manzur. Singers like Shakira, Juanes, J Balvin and Maluma. In acting has an excellent actress like Sofia Vergara, the unforgettable Gloria in the TV series Modern Family. Besides, if you like dancing there are different genres like salsa, merengue, vallenato, cumbia and reggaeton (some of them). In science Colombia has important scientist like Rodolfo Llinás, Jorge Reynols and Adriana Ocampo.

Colombia has different landscapes surrounding its cities, towns and villages. People will choose the place to visit depending on their interest. I recommend some places like Caño Cristales, The Coffee Zone, Medellin, Cartagena and Villa de Leyva.

The gastronomy in Colombia is fantastic there are uncountable receipts, with incredible flavors, soups, desserts, juices and delicious plates. 

The last but not less important is its people, if you go to Colombia you would feel a warmer atmosphere with people. Although the economic situation, problems that happen, people in Colombia are friendly, kind and try to do their best so that the tourists feel terrific and have the desire to come back and visit Colombia again.

DARR.