How do you plan to start your day? Would you start any of the routines above in 2014?
Source: http://www.somethingoneverything.com/?p=5737
And it’s here! Our favourite links to look back at 2013.
Merry Christmas!
Link List:
–The Things We Talked about in 2013
–The Best Photos of 2013 According to Reuter’s
–Literary Jukebox – (a quote, a book and a song) daily updates. A great new habit for the New Year!
–A new perspective on the stress in our lives
– Christmas Comparisons – Which do you prefer? Compare two very different versions of the Christmas Classic, ‘Carol of the Bells’
A robot chior:http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/james-houston-carol-of-the-bells
The traditional version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oos7tkWrKyY
And like the song says, Baby it’s Cold Outside! I don’t know about you, but winter is one of my favourite seasons to heat up a warm drink, stretch out on the couch (sofa), wiggle your toes (move from side to side) and grab a good book.
Luckily, with today’s e-books, amazon and the internet, it is not difficult to find great reading material. There is something for everyone and maybe all you need is a good book to help you travel somewhere far, motivate you and help you see the world differently. And so I urge (recommend) you to find a book, poem, magazine, blog, anything that you really like and read!
Here are some ideas:
NPR’s Book List:
http://apps.npr.org/best-books-2013/
A Collection of Newspapers: http://en.kiosko.net/
One of my Favorite Magazines: http://www.newyorker.com/
And English Book Stores in BCN!
Photo Source: Saul Leiter
A Brief Explanation on What We Do and Why We Do It.
Whenever we decide to learn something new and different, we can come across a lot of barriers or filters. The key to finding an easier way of understanding the unknown, is to first find out why we are interested in learning all about it. Is it for work? A personal objective? To make travelling easier?
Then we need to ask ourselves how we can become fully interested in learning that particular subject. Maybe if we include some great resources, music, real life situations and material that we can connect with, we will be fully entertained.
Once we find that balance, we start seeing the learning process, sometimes slow, but stable. We begin to connect not only with your objectives but also with your everyday life.
Finally, the big day comes when you have to put what you have learned into use, whether it is giving directions to a tourist on the street, writing a very important email to head office or presenting in front of a few people…when you finally do it, the magic begins and you become even more interested!
This is what we do here. We balance your personal interests, whatever they are, and make sure that you are always connected with your classes and always learning because when you finally reach your objectives, you feel accomplished. And because it forms part of life and learning…
