Raincheck
Today my friend reminded me of an English expression that she already taught me a long time ago. She asked if it was ok if she rainchecked our meeting. It took me a few seconds to get it, but after…
Zara’s voice
Zara is my sweet Yorkie, a smart and affectionate dog, whose charismatic personality makes anyone fall in love. She chooses her toys, shows us when she is angry or worried when we sneeze. As we always say, she just doesn’t…
Shortcut
As I said in a previous post, my Chromebook doesn’t have the delete key. It wastes some seconds while I am typing. Then, I’ve found out that if you hold down ALT+BACKSPACE, it will work like a keyboard shortcut, allowing…
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…
One year working from home
For many people, March represents one year of working from home. Companies from all over the world had to adapt their structures and processes to contain the pandemic spread. Since then, meetings also changed. Some included pets as attendees, some…
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…
Backspace
When was the last time that you used the backspace key? Maybe while you were writing an email to your boss? Or while you were writing an essay at college? I use this key a lot, especially now, while I…
