Character Strenghts
After a long day at work or different activities, you are finally at home, ready to rest. Then you start to remember everything that happened during the day. If I ask you what character strengths you have used during…
Your life matters
www.freepik.com September 10th is the World Suicide Prevention Day, organized by professionals and govermments to promote understanding about suicide and working together to prevent it. Every day, an average of more than 10 Canadians die by suicide, being the 9th…
Cashew /ˈkæʃ.uː/
Understanding the root of the words has always been something that my husband and I enjoyed, especially when it has an interface with another language. Studying etymology also helps to develop English language skills. For example, let’s talk about cashew.…
Smize
We have learned a lot since COVID-19. We have changed our habits, developed new sorts of relationships and a new perspective of the world. I would like to talk about one of them, the ability of smiling with the eyes. …
Love Tank Vs. Existential Void
www.freeimages.com At first glance, they seem so similar, however they have different meanings when we are aware of them. Sometimes we need to be empty, so we can see how much difference it makes when we are complete. I am…
Cheese Bread “pão de queijo”
Do you know that reading a recipe, writing a grocery list, measuring ingredients helps to develop English language skills? Specially if you enjoy cooking, it is a great way to develop reading and writing skills. My first job in Canada was…
Perfection
Last weekend I was listening to a song named “Song for Someone” by U2. In the beginning of the song, during a Paris concert, he said: “So here I am in the box room Cedarwood Road, age 18. Trying to…
