Monday, September 28, 2009

The biggest misunderstanding you've ever had...


Hello Everyone!
Taking advantage of the misunderstanding we had last class, I decided to use it as our week journal prompt.
The biggest misunderstanding I have ever had... well let me think... it was in high school. My best friend and I, for no reason, had a disagreement about something, but the situation grew out of proportion due to a misunderstanding about a project we had to do for our art class. If I look back in time now, I can tell you that it was just a silly thing, but we didn't talk to each other for almost a year, and we were in the same classroom. Can you imagine? She was my "confidante", my study buddy, and then I found myself alone.
I really don't remember who took the first step, but we start talking to each other in tweltfh grade. Things went back to normal again, we even went to college together, she studied geography and I studied, English (as you know) ;) , but we shared the same class during the first year, and during the two years of the "diversificada". We are still friends, and I am the godmother of her only daughter.
Sometimes the little things turn into the biggest of misunderstandings, but we have to find ways to talk things out.
What about you? Any misunderstanding that you can remember?

Friday, September 11, 2009

"The nicest thing anyone has ever done for me was..."

There have been a lot of nice things that people have done for me during my life, and I really think that is a blessing. The one that comes to my mind has to do with something a complete stranger did for me. I had just finished my B.A., and I went to Panama city to check that my grades papers were in order. To my despair, my thesis defense act was not there yet, so I was not allowed to pay for my diploma. I was so sad, and I had to go to the bathroom in order to collect myself and stop crying. When I was about to leave the building, I found the director of the university, and I told him my problem. He advised me to talk to the coordinator of the Regional Centers to see what he could do for me. That man was an angel in disguise, he helped me with all the paperwork, and I was able to pay my diploma. I was so thankful to God to find those two special people that day. I traveled back to Santiago with a happy heart, and the believe that there are still good people on this world :)

Saturday, September 5, 2009

If I were to describe myself in one paragraph...


I consider myself a goal-oriented, creative and idealistic person. I am always working towards achieving new goals and setting new challenges. There is no greater satisfaction than achieving a goal, and there is no greater pleasure than working to achieve it. I try to put a lot of creativity in everything I do, always looking for new and interesting ways to do things, both as a teacher and as a person. I also consider myself a very idealistic person, I believe that everybody has something to give in order to make this world a better place; we only need to take the first step.