A Frustrating Day

     Hi girls, how are you? How's your week going? Are you anxious for your finishing your career? =)

     Today I want to share with you something that I experienced yesterday.

     On Moday, during our Language Term - Test, I started having a severe sore throat. It was difficult for me to speak but I managed to say some things. After the test, I went back home and I had a private student for an hour. But, the problem was, that I was starting to lose my voice and, the following day, I had to teach a class at school for my Practicum. So, I began becoming really nervous but, specially, really frustrated since I am finishing with my Practicum and the use of my voice is MORE than ESSENTIAL! 

     So I took all the home - made medicine: Lemon juice, honey with oil and lemon juice, some vick vitapirena teas, EVERYTHING!

     The following day (Tuesday) I had to teach. I didn't wake up feeling that well. But I still taught. I had planned a class in which I would show students half an hour of a movie for them to work on it. I had already booked the T.V., the DVD Player, the necessary cables and all. But, something HAD to go wrong with technology!! 

     First of all, I was given the remote control of the DVD Player with NO batteries!! And I didn't have any batteries myself! Then, the cables that connect the T.V. with the DVD Player apparently missed one cable, which was the one used to make the sound be heard. 

     Fortunately, I had brought my laptop to the class and some speakers. I had to have a Plan B. 

     However, I have 40 students in that class and, a laptop, is not enough for such an amount of students. So, not all of them were really capable of watching the movie. And what about my voice? I could almost NOT speak!! I had to ask for Nadya's help many times because my voice didn't want to respond to my commands and it was almost impossible for me to say anything. Fortunately, our students are absolutely great and they really behaved and made a huge effort to understand whatever I said and to be as silent as possible!! (I love those students, they're amazing, really!!)

     After the class finished and when I went back home, (a little bit disappointed, by the way) I had lunch and then I took a nap. When I woke up, guess what happened? I had NO voice. I was really worried because I had to teach again the following day (that is, today) so I got up, and I went to the doctor. I was diagnosed with laryngitis and so I was prescribed to rest for five days. And I actually cried for being in that state, since these are supposed to be my very last lessons and for the last two weeks some negative things have happened (such as technology not wanting to work properly or my voice fading away).

     So, imagine that you would have been in my situation, tell me, wouldn't you have been frustrated? Or annoyed? What would you have done in such a case?

     Have a nice week and weekend!! Thanks for reading all my posts and sharing with me what you have to say in your posts!! You have been really great classmates!!! =)

The Most Emotive Thing I've Ever Seen!!!

     Hi girls, how are you?

     Today I had the need to write, before my feelings go away and then it is not the same anymore, he!

     This week I happened to watch a video that a friend of a friend posted on her wall, since she has recently become a mom! What I experienced when I watched that video is something I cannot explain much with words!!!! That is why I'll let you have your own experience and then I'll tell you my conclusion, but, before you read, you HAVE TO WATCH the video!! You won't regret it, believe me!!! =)

     Isn't she cute? I've watched this video like 10 times and I don't get tired of it. Plus, everytime I watch it I cry over and over and over again. 

     Apart from the cute baby and her eyes full of tears, I couldn't help having one thought coming and going in my head: how amazing music is!

     You all know that I love music and, yes, I know that I owe you singing a little bit for you. But, apart from that, it really calls my attention how music breaks all boundaries, barriers, languages, race, age! And here's the proof! This little girl was ten month old when recorded while she listened to her mom singing. Of course, her mom has a really beautiful voice! But, anyway, I think that many people have a beautiful voice and they do not make their babies cry out of emotion! Do they? In my opinion, this child has music in her blood, running in her veins. 

     If you pay attention, she is not crying because she is hungry; she is not crying because her diapers need to be changed; she is not crying because she fell and hurt herself somehow. She is, indeed, suffering but, her suffering is connected to how much she can feel that song, how much it gets her and there is how amazing music is.

     I think that all of us have music in our veins, some of us more than some others. However, who does not listen to music when feeling sad, happy, upset, angry? I believe that we all do turn to music as a therapeutic resource. 

     So, what do you think about it? What does music do in your life?

     Have a nice weekend!! =)