Thoughts
Journaling
Do you remember journaling during your childhood? How many secrets were kept under lock and key, describing in detail our experiences and discoveries. It reminds me of a friend who used to write a diary when she was a teenager.…
We are not alone anymore
Every week I attend an ESL Bible Study (English as a Second Language) – a group of volunteers who offer their time and knowledge to help immigrants who want to develop English language skills. By the way, it is one…
Cactus’ cycle
Around one month ago I left him at my mom’s house with other personal stuff that I would not bring to Canada. While I was coming back home, some tears fell down my eyes. Then I’ve asked myself: Why am…
Grieving
Today I would like to express my sadness about Brazil’s Covid numbers. This week Brazil reached 300,000 deaths from COVID-19. It is the second highest number on the Earth – The USA is the first one. Millions of families are…
Springtime
If you asked me which season of the year I prefer, I would say autumn. Even so, this spring seems to be my favourite one. A beautiful blue sky invited me to take a deep breath. The first day of…
Where are my words?
Once upon time, a writer had lost her creativity for about 3 months. Day by day she used to stare at her computer screen hoping for some words to appear, maybe a whole paragraph. But nothing came out. Then she…
We’re all made of the same snow
One of the best things about living abroad in a multicultural country is learning about differences. I have always said that heterogeneous environments are healthier than homogeneous ones. The heterogeneity is a base of any institution that intends to survive…
Green or White
This year is my third winter season in Canada, but I still feel like a child when it starts to snow. I love taking a lot of pictures and sharing them with my family and friends. But I still miss…
Triple size
Watching some Christmas movies during holiday’s season has become one of the new traditions in my home. Movies such as “Elf”, “Love Actually”, “Polar Express” and “The Grinch” are my favourites! Last weekend I watched “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” ,…
Kindness
Am I a kind person or am I just a friendly, easygoing and likeable friend? Or none of that? 😬 Kindness is a kind of behaviour, a character strength of Humanity Virtue, such as love and social intelligence. It means…
