I do like English now

The surprises of life are the fuel to our actions and joy of living, no doubts about that. I was surprised two days ago while going to "Festival Islâmico de Mértola". We had just parked the car and started walking towards the Souk, when someone addressed me with these words: "Hello, teacher. It's me, remember?" - "Oh, what a surprise! I hardly knew you now. Maria, right? How's everything? Where are you going to school these days?" - "I'm studying Art, liceu de Beja. And I do like English now." - these last words fell on my mind like a moma bird landing on the birdies' nest with juicy worms, since the girl, who had been my student some years ago, was stubborn enough to spit it in my face that she wouldn't bother studying English because she didn't like it at all. So, one day I would call her at the end of the lesson and tell her: "You know, you are such a challenge to me... I'll make you like English, you'll see." - and she would only stare at me with her stubborness and determination. By the end of the school year I got kind of sad about her, since I felt she had no feelings for me and everything I had done for her (including giving her many of my daughter's clothes that her constantly and accelerated growing state had left fairly new). That was the reason for my surprise that day, because I never thought she would ever want to even talk to me again. And she still added, as she laid eyes on my daughter: "I still keep a mini book you made for me." - This left me even more perplexed, as I thought of all the mess she used to have at home, fruit of all her father's disorientation. How could she even keep such a tiny thing in such a place? But she did, to my surprise... and I was truly glad to know she was doing well and happy about her life. When you think you've had no impact on students' lives, you happen to cross your way with such surprises. Isn't it the fuel that makes you move forward, after all?

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Volunteering makes happy

Within the study of the topic, the 9. grade students made some posters appealing for volunteers. Here's the result of their work. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dakHsgBG67JyFsTt4Mq2mtInXgprpMTD/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HbfLRxAAYZHY7k_nrXBcXo-AgJYSBogk/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/11CX-ioLgk_mAhQ7ATP8BlUpGUnu8LvKq/view?usp=sharing

Azores, forever in our hearts

The tropical characteristics of the Azores Here in this brief text, I will describe the place where the most exotic and momentous monuments that we had the opportunity to know are situated, the Furnas of the Azores Islands. Firstly, the caves are hydrothermal vents, these are fissures in the crust through which fluids and gases such as sulfur emerge. For the first time, we were able to enter a hot spring, which was a very peculiar and good feeling. At first sight, we could see the gases liberate into the air, but the problem was the sulfur smell. The most fascinating for me were the stews they made there. They would put the hash into submerged holes with boiling water coming from the interior of the Earth and let it be there for 6 hours, after which it was ready to eat. I thought the caves were impressive because it was one of the only places where you could see water coming directly from the Earth's interior. Afonso Paraíba, nº 1-11ºA Azores - The Dream Trip ...

School trip to the Azores São Miguel ( Poça da Dona Beija and Terra Nostra Park ) On the first day in the Azores we set off to discover different places on the island, but what I liked the most was the visit to the Furnas . When we arrived at the village of Furnas , we got off the bus and started walking through the village until we arrived at the Poça da Dona Beija . There we were able to relax after all the frustrating plane trips we had been through. The waters were warm and rich in minerals that are good for the skin. There was also a strong smell of iron in the air because of the quantity of the minerals in the water. After being at Poça da Dona Beija , we went to Terra Nostra Park , which has a giant lake with hot water. Before going to the thermal pool we had lunch. The food tasted really good . After resting for a while we went to the pool. This time the water was brown, but still very warm. After a long time we got back on the bus and continued our visit through the land...

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