100 words

This school year is being a surprising one.  We are facing the challenges our teacher suggests, like talking in front of all our classmates, writing an aphorism, a poem or a microstory. Firstly, we, or at least I, don´t face these activities with too much happiness… but once done, I strongly believe that these challenges bring out the best in ourselves.

Last Thursday we had the opportunity to assist to the presentation of a book in which we have taken part. It was a really moving and unbeatable journey. I felt like having the book on my hands and when we entered we could take one in order to follow the presentation.

Since the beginning, with Emilio´s introduction, we started to listen to stories. The book includes microstories in four different languages, but all of them translated into Spanish, so everyone can understand them. What is more, every story is illustrated by two students, one of them a classmate. I find it very interesting, knowing the image that has appeared in the mind of another person when has read your story.

On the other hand, apart from the stories, the way the words mixed with the music was really nice, especially during the reading of the three last stories.

All in all, there are really moving microstories in this book and it is special as it is part of us. According to the journey, it was like “a group of people in circle telling stories in different languages”, as in the past. This type of activities makes me feel a little sad about this school year ending. 

Human relationships - Richard Harvey

“A relationship between two people is the meeting of two stories”. 

I find this a really beautiful definition. Some days ago, its author, Richard Harvey, gave us some interesting advices in order to have a healthy relationship.

According to Richard, when you have a relationship you communicate some information, you tell a story. But normally, against what you could think, the problem is that you know a part of your story but you don´t know the unconscious part. And the first step is to know yourself and your shadows.

After that, you are ready to have other relationships, which are with the other and with the world.  In this level, you must communicate, and you can do it talking, sharing, touching… and, at the same time, allowing yourself to be touched.

What is more, another important thing is the fact of avoiding problems and becoming emotionally intelligent, which seems to me very difficult. It is wise to learn about your experiences and discover the difference between love, need and desire. In addition, always keep in mind that YOU ARE FREE.

On the other hand, he talked about unhealthy relationships, representing them in a very clearly way with his hands.

All in all, I really enjoyed the lecture, due to not only his pieces of wisdom but also the tone of his voice and the atmosphere he created. I think he is a great orator.  

A different day in The Alhambra

Although I sometimes go for a walk in the Alhambra´s gardens, I enjoy very little this wonderful place, still being so near.

Last Thursday I had a very nice time with my classmates in this beautiful ancient city. I went to Granada by car and parked in the city centre in order to walk through the gardens until the meeting point. In spite of the high temperature, the walk was really comfortable: the trees’ shades, the water running in the canal, the birds cheeping…

When I arrived to the main entrance, I noticed the enormous amount of people that visit this monument every day, which is normal, due to its beauty.

It is hard to choose the most beautiful corner in the Alhambra but what I liked the most was, without any doubt, “El patio de los Leones”.  In addition, I liked “El patio de los arrayanes” too, since I imagined the place at night with the stars reflected on the water, as Emilio said.

But what struck me the most was the big presence of Maths in the Alhambra. I found really interesting the fact that the 17 possible plane crystallographic groups were present in the Alhambra´s walls. What is more, it is incredible because it is known by the specialists that people who created the mosaics could not know how many plane crystallographic groups existed due to the fact that Fedorov demonstrated it in 1891.

All in all, I loved this activity in which we could learn not only English, but also history, art and religion in an unbeatable surroundings. I would say that the more I visit this monument the more I like it.