Mariana's Blog

TEODORO AND MONO Since 2020 my cousin and her husband have a beautiful dog called Teodoro, Teo for short. He is a Yorkshire terrier who loves to play and get attention. He is a lot of fun to play with, but he is very spoilt. My cousin told me that he is very fussy and when she gives him other food such as tomatoes or potatoes, he will not eat them unless they are unpeeled. Teo is quite a character. When they come to my grandmother’s house, Teo constantly trying to catch my grandma’s cat, Mono. He barks a lot and tries to attack him, but Mono defends himself by scaring Teo, after Mono goes to the second floor so he won't be disturbed. Mono is unique, he was given to us by a family friend. He is black and white. Sometimes you feel he hates you, but he likes to receive affection. My grandfather used to play with him and take Mono by his tail just to sit next to him. Mono never hurt him, I always thought it was amazing because Mono was always with my grandpa, they loved each other....

WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE Wizards of Waverly Place was one of my favourites tv shows when I was a kid.  The story is about the teenage wizards Justin ( David Henrie ), Alex ( Selena Gómez ), and Max ( Jake T. Austin ). They live with their parents, Jerry ( David DeLuise ) and Theresa ( Maria Canals-Barrera ), in Waverly Place (Greenwich Village, Manhattan) where they run a sandwich shop called “Waverly Sub Station”.  Jerry used to be a wizard but gave up to his powers to be with his wife, so now he trains his kids to use their magic and once the training is complete, the Russo siblings will have to compete to determinate which of them will keep their powers and become the sole wizard of the family.  Quite an interesting plot, isn’t it?! The series was released in 2007 and had 4 seasons, in which crazy things happened: Alex tells her best friend Harper (Jennifer Stone) that she is a wizard; Justin dates a vampire named Juliet (Bridgit Mendler); Max for a time is a girl (B...

SHAWN MENDES: THE TOUR In December 2019, I went to the Movistar Arena with my best friend to see Shawn Mendes’ concert. I was so happy! My mom gave me the tickets for the concert on my birthday and let me choose who to go with, of course I chose one of my friends because we wanted to go to the concert together. Shawn Mendes has been my favourite artist since 2016, when he was only 18 years old. He is a Canadian musician born on August 8, 1998. He has four studio albums: Handwritten, Illuminate, Shawn Mendes, and Wonder . My favourite albums are Illuminate and Shawn Mendes because there are some of my favourite songs like Bad Reputation and Fallin’ all in you. We were nervous because our seats were unnumbered, so we arrived early but the line was long. Then a staff member said there was another line on the other side of the park, so we took a chance: best decision ever! We got inside more quickly; they gave us white bracelets and we got good seats. I remember the second stage had a ...

ENGLAND One of my biggest dreams has always been to go to England because of its rich culture. Ever since I started learning English, I’ve wanted to travel to the UK, especially England. I could only get to know the country through thousands of films, and every time I watch an English film, I fall in love with its culture even more. It was English cinema that brought me closer to the other cultural aspects, such as the music (Elton John, Queen, The Beatles), and literature. Normally, English literature is associated with Harry Potter, Jane Austen, or Shakespeare, but actually, Sherlock Holmes was my first approach to English literature. Interesting facts of the country: the Chicken Tikka Masala is the national dish. Also, Fish and Chips is a very popular dish in the country; the national flower is the Tudor Rose; the Lion is England national animal; and the British Museum has a collection of over seven million objects, one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. I would de...