2021年5月13日木曜日

2021年5月13日木曜日 -

Susana-Mi último viaje al extranjero（My last trip abroad）

  En mi último viaje al extranjero fui a Seúl, en Corea. Ya ha pasado casi un año y medio de ese viaje. Lamentablemente después empezó la pandemia y ya no he podido viajar a ningún sitio. Así que de vez en cuando me acuerdo de ese último viaje. Cuando fui a Seúl era invierno, así que hacía mucho fr
ío. Pero me abrigué mucho y no tuve ningún problema.

On my last trip abroad I went to Seoul in South Korea. It's been almost a year and a half since that trip. Unfortunately, the pandemic then began and I have not been able to travel anywhere. So every now and then I remember that last trip. When I went to Seoul it was winter so it was very cold. But I wrapped myself up a lot and had no problem.

 Una de las cosas que más me gustan de Seúl es la cantidad de cafeterías chulas que hay, por eso siempre que voy me gusta ir a tomar café a alguna cafetería nueva. Lo que me gusta especialmente es el ambiente de las cafeterías de Seúl. Normalmente la decoración es elegante y la música tranquila. Por eso me puedo pasar horas allí sentada resguardándome del frío y disfrutando de un rico café con leche.

One of the things I like the
most about Seoul is the number of cool coffee shops there are, so whenever I go I like to go to a new coffee shop for coffee. What I especially like is the atmosphere of the coffee shops in Seoul. Usually the decoration is elegant and the music quiet. That is why I can spend hours sitting there sheltering myself from the cold and enjoying a delicious coffee with milk.

 Por supuesto, también me gusta mucho la comida coreana. Pero desgraciadamente a mí no me gusta mucho la comida picante, así que hay algunos platos que no puedo comer. Lo bueno es que también hay muchos otros platos que no son picantes o que solo pican un poquito. En España no hay muchos restaurantes de comida coreana, pero afortunadamente en Osaka hay bastantes, así que de vez en cuando, cuando echo mucho de menos la comida coreana, voy a algún restaurante cercano para disfrutar de mis platos favoritos. Últimamente no salgo a comer fuera casi nunca para respetar las recomendaciones del gobierno de quedarse en casa y mantener el distanciamiento social, pero me gustaría poder ir pronto a comer mis platos coreanos favoritos. ¡Ojalá sea posible muy muy pronto!

Of course, I also really like Korean food. But unfortunately I don't like spicy food very much, so there are some dishes that I can't eat. The good thing is that there are also many other dishes that are not spicy or that are only slightly spicy. There aren't many Korean food restaurants in Spain, but fortunately there are quite a few in Osaka, so every once in a while, when I miss Korean food a lot, I go to a nearby restaurant to enjoy my favorite dishes. Lately, I hardly ever go out to eat to respect the government's recommendations to stay home and maintain social distancing, but I hope I can go eat my favorite Korean dishes soon. Hopefully, it will be possible very very soon!


slightly:少し

Lately:最近

maintain:保つ

2021年5月6日木曜日

2021年5月6日木曜日 -

Jazz-SILVER LINING AMIDST COVID-19

 COVID-19 has altered our lives for more than a year now. It has had an enormous impact on our daily lives. Working  from home was recommended to many of us and it lasted for quite a while. The little things that we used to take for granted before the pandemic brought us happiness that we never even noticed. Although many of us struggled because of the abrupt changes, we still managed to get through it and learned to live in the new normal. Some of us had plans laid out but due to the restrictions brought by the situation, these plans had to be changed. Yet we discovered new hobbies that helped us cope up with the stress and anxieties. A "blessing in disguise" one might say. 


 One of these hobbies is gardening. Some people who suddenly had to stay home discovered their passion and interest in taking care of flowers or plants in their houses or apartments, plantitas as we call them in the Filipino language.

 Another hobby that some of us discovered was enjoying the beauty of nature and appreciating the natural scenery on the outskirts of town since most people had to return to their hometowns before the lockdown happened. Some people enjoyed solitude and took the opportunity to relax.

 The aforementioned activities were just some of the ones that most people got into during the pandemic. 

 Life might throw challenges at us and things may not go as we plan, but we must always look at the silver linings at times of difficulty and uncertainty.


altered:変えた

enormous :多大な

daily lives:日常生活

granted:当たり前

restriction:制限

cope up:対処する

anxieties:不安な気持ち

blessing in disguise:不幸中の幸い

appreciating :鑑賞

solitude:孤独

aforementioned:前述の






 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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