Mariana's Blog

PRIMAVERA ESTUDIANTIL Paraguay is a South American country rich in nature and culture; one of my favourites countries when it comes to nature. However, it caught my attention Paraguay flaws in other aspects such as the education system. The education issues that Paraguay present are similar to those of other countries in the world: the lack of infrastructure at the national level which causes students to leave their cities in order to study; the high cost of private universities; the poor amount of money earmarked for the education budget; etc. The straw that broke the camel's back in the country was the corruption in the Universidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA), Paraguay's largest state university. In 2015, the university students started the movement called “Primavera estudiantil”. This movement began with the National March of Public and Private Schools; after the march the students systematised an Alternative State in the university building where they did guard shifts,...

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...