Addiction

The most recent thing I've been through with drugs is through my sister, she's a social worker and worked in a drug rehabilitation center, we always got her counting cases and trying to get over her. All of them lived on the street and at the beginning of the program they did not intend to change, but almost at the end, they did not want it to end because it was the only place where they had real support with professionals. The truth I have always felt very sorry for these people, I hope someday I can help them in some way.

According to the social worker of the university I live in a dangerous neighborhood, because there are problems of drug trafficking in my sector and things like that. She is right. But I have never in my whole life had problems with them, in fact outside my house always used to sit down guys to get high, they never did anything. In fact one day I cut my forehead for a fall and they had to take me to the hospital, my father was not there and I was too old for my mother to carry me, when we left, these guys helped me and took me to the hospital in my arms. I will never forget. Unfortunately the guy who took me in his arms died 3 years ago because of drug problems. That's why I want to help.

When I saw them getting high [they always did with what they found, once with an insecticide] they relaxed and did not do much, sometimes they got violent, but they left when the effect reached their heads, so I did not see them. Every time they tried to stop drugging, they became very anxious and at the end of the day they did it again. Last month a guy left the drugs and looks completely different. I am very happy for him.

English language challenges

I like to watch movies without subtitles, to play video games in English, to listen to songs in English, to read books in English, among many other things. This is why I enjoy every time I learn a new word or tenses. In English school was one of my favorite subjects and I was doing very well. In college it is a bit different, since there is more pressure in between, and I personally do not work under pressure, however it has been an enriching experience, because I have learned more about the language and also how to relate it to my life and my career.

Blogs. It is a very good method to apply English learned, works very well. In addition reading the experiences of others strengthens learning (that is my perception).

This year I learned that each country has its own language rules (eg United States and UK), so it is difficult to learn English in the 'right' way. I know there are many words that I do not know, so I must always reinforce my vocabulary. The modulation is very important too, there are words in English that when I say them I pronounce them with a 'Latin' accent that I can improve over time and sharing with people who only speak in English.

Outside of the classroom I use English (as I said before) to listen to music, read, play video games, help my parents with some instructions or songs, among other things.

I know that this language is a basis for learning others, since in many countries they are using English as the second official language. Personally I want to learn Japanese and if I learn English (well), it will not take me so long to learn another language.