- Nana Beluzzi
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So yeah just found this really old text that I wrote and thought I would share it with you, I'm really amazed by the english I used here, I made a lot of mistakes back then
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Showing posts with label English. Show all posts
6 Apr 2016
I Shall Live Forever (A kind of poem)
“You can censor my mind, but I will still fight, I will still dream, I will still be me. You can take away my eyes, but not my vision nor the memories of what I’ve seen. You can take away my hands, but not my ability to feel. You can take away my feet, but not my ability to travel far. You can take away my heart, but you will never make me belong to someone else, I am my own person. You can take away all my blood, but you will never take away my warmth. You can take away my life, but I will still live on the memory of those I met, loved, hated, helped, hurt. They shall carry on, each with a piece of me and together, I shall live forever.”
- Nana Beluzzi
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So yeah just found this really old text that I wrote and thought I would share it with you, I'm really amazed by the english I used here, I made a lot of mistakes back then(not much as changed then) but this isn't half bad at all, despite the very cheesy content!
- Nana Beluzzi
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So yeah just found this really old text that I wrote and thought I would share it with you, I'm really amazed by the english I used here, I made a lot of mistakes back then
12 Mar 2016
Burning Your Feelings Away
Once upon a time, somewhere in-between childhood and adolescence, I felt like my life was too overwhelming, like everybody hates me, I felt alone... But something else was burning inside of me, something that honestly I rarely feel, anger.
I was angry with me, my family, my so-called friends, people I once knew but that became mere strangers, all of them were to blame!
For days that anger was consuming me, to let out my frustration I wrote "hate, hATE, HATE, H A T E" horrible, hateful things went through my mind, but I dodn't want to be like that, I didn't want to be that person, so I grabbed those feelings, all that hate, and I burned it... I simply burned it!
i know it seems so idiotic how burning a piece of written paper can influence something, but when I saw that flame consume the blue, black and red ink I also burned the hate in my mind, and for a small moment I felt so calm, so peaceful, it was marvellous.
Since then I've taken as a habit to burn my feeling away, sadness, anger, frustration... even love... I burn it all away in my mind, if I do that I can protect myself, I can continue to feel that brief peace in my mind, people say I have to take leaps of faith, that I have to trust... To hell with that! Never let anyone tell you that you have to feel, you can't hide away, yes, it's unhealthy, yes, I may miss chances at something great, but that is because I KNOW I'm not ready, and if you're not either don't let anybody tell you otherwise!
- Nana Beluzzi
I was angry with me, my family, my so-called friends, people I once knew but that became mere strangers, all of them were to blame!
For days that anger was consuming me, to let out my frustration I wrote "hate, hATE, HATE, H A T E" horrible, hateful things went through my mind, but I dodn't want to be like that, I didn't want to be that person, so I grabbed those feelings, all that hate, and I burned it... I simply burned it!
i know it seems so idiotic how burning a piece of written paper can influence something, but when I saw that flame consume the blue, black and red ink I also burned the hate in my mind, and for a small moment I felt so calm, so peaceful, it was marvellous.
Since then I've taken as a habit to burn my feeling away, sadness, anger, frustration... even love... I burn it all away in my mind, if I do that I can protect myself, I can continue to feel that brief peace in my mind, people say I have to take leaps of faith, that I have to trust... To hell with that! Never let anyone tell you that you have to feel, you can't hide away, yes, it's unhealthy, yes, I may miss chances at something great, but that is because I KNOW I'm not ready, and if you're not either don't let anybody tell you otherwise!
- Nana Beluzzi
10 Jan 2016
Weekly Goals 9
Hey minna!
As I said somewhere this week, from today onwards there are going to be some changes in the blog! For starters I’m going to start to write in both Portuguese and English, as you can see in this post, I’ll have a little bar in the top where you can choose the translation you want (this will not appear in original texts because it takes out a little bit of the magic of the whole thing). I’ll perhaps add in Spanish translations but I can’t assure you they’ll be 100% accurate because I’m still a little bit rusty with it!
This little segment will restart but in a whole different way, instead of guessing what I’m going to study the week to come I’m going to do the opposite and review all I learned the past week, commenting and perhaps giving out some examples and tips for the people who are just beginning as well!
I have many interesting posts to come, I hope you like them as much as me, I’m going to dedicate more time into this, because I really love writing and keeping this blog makes me really happy! I hope you like the future content and keep on reading to discover the wonderful surprises coming soon ^^
See y’all next time!
Nana.
As I said somewhere this week, from today onwards there are going to be some changes in the blog! For starters I’m going to start to write in both Portuguese and English, as you can see in this post, I’ll have a little bar in the top where you can choose the translation you want (this will not appear in original texts because it takes out a little bit of the magic of the whole thing). I’ll perhaps add in Spanish translations but I can’t assure you they’ll be 100% accurate because I’m still a little bit rusty with it!
This little segment will restart but in a whole different way, instead of guessing what I’m going to study the week to come I’m going to do the opposite and review all I learned the past week, commenting and perhaps giving out some examples and tips for the people who are just beginning as well!
I have many interesting posts to come, I hope you like them as much as me, I’m going to dedicate more time into this, because I really love writing and keeping this blog makes me really happy! I hope you like the future content and keep on reading to discover the wonderful surprises coming soon ^^
See y’all next time!
Nana.
Hey minna!
Como disse algures nesta última semana, a partir de hoje vão haver muitas mudanças aqui no blog! Para começar vou começar a escrever em Português e Inglês, como podem ver neste post, vou ter uma pequena barra no topo onde podem escolher a versão que querem (isto não vai aparecer em textos originais porque retira um pouco da magia e do significado). Talvez adicione também traduções em Espanhol, mas não posso assegurar que estejam 100% corretas pois estou ainda um pouco enferrujada!
Este pequeno segmento, vai recomeçar, mas de uma maneira completamente diferente. Em vez de prever o que vou estudar durante a semana vou fazer o completo oposto e rever tudo o que aprendi na semana anterior, comentando e talvez dando alguns exemplos e conselhos para os iniciantes como eu!
Tenho muitos mais posts interessantes planeados, espero que gostem deles tanto como eu, vou dedicar-me mais a este blog, pois adoro escrever e manter este pequeno diário deixa-me muito feliz! Espero que gostem do conteúdo daqui para a frente e que continuem a ler para descobrir as incríveis surpresas que virão em breve ^^
Até há próxima!
Nana
Como disse algures nesta última semana, a partir de hoje vão haver muitas mudanças aqui no blog! Para começar vou começar a escrever em Português e Inglês, como podem ver neste post, vou ter uma pequena barra no topo onde podem escolher a versão que querem (isto não vai aparecer em textos originais porque retira um pouco da magia e do significado). Talvez adicione também traduções em Espanhol, mas não posso assegurar que estejam 100% corretas pois estou ainda um pouco enferrujada!
Este pequeno segmento, vai recomeçar, mas de uma maneira completamente diferente. Em vez de prever o que vou estudar durante a semana vou fazer o completo oposto e rever tudo o que aprendi na semana anterior, comentando e talvez dando alguns exemplos e conselhos para os iniciantes como eu!
Tenho muitos mais posts interessantes planeados, espero que gostem deles tanto como eu, vou dedicar-me mais a este blog, pois adoro escrever e manter este pequeno diário deixa-me muito feliz! Espero que gostem do conteúdo daqui para a frente e que continuem a ler para descobrir as incríveis surpresas que virão em breve ^^
Até há próxima!
Nana
5 Jan 2016
2016 Expectations and Delusions
Hey guys!
So I just wanted to drop by today and make an overview from what I learned in 2015 and what my hopes are for 2016!
Well what to say, what to say...
As so many times before, I started seriously studying Japanese, learned Hiragana and Katakana completly finally! (still they need some reviewing, especially Katakana)
I learned more Latin but unfortunatly put it on hold because summer vacation kicked in and I was having private lessons from my middle school Portuguese teacher!
Also started Italian in the middle of August, with some Spanish reviews here and there... In reality I didn't finish either courses, but I'm learning a lot form different sources, not only Duolingo trying to make sense of it all!
Well I think this was pretty much my 2015 language-wise, but I have higher hopes to 2016!
I want to start a Youtube channel, even if to just practice my speaking and having you all judge me there, this has been a little idea of mine for quite some time now, I follow a lot of polyglots on Youtube or just foreigners that are learning another language, and I always wished to become one of them!
Also, I wish to finish Italian and start French (That I should already know because I had it as a subject for three years in middle school, back when I wasn't really interested in languages other that English and Japanese) it's one of my biggest regrets not have taken advantage of the teachers I had at the time!
Getting into Kanji by the end of the year would also be perfect, if everything goes well I might have Japanese classes in colleage, so I'll certainly take advantage of that!
Kind-of-language-related wish is going to the UK to study, although I might not go to Languages, I really want to immerse myself in another country and learn as much as I can about that wonderful place! Besides from there I can travel to other places and experience a lot of more fun things and report it all back to you!
These are my main wishes for this year, I hope I can accomplish them all, if not I'll always have the next and so on, so on!
Tune in for more posts, I'm going to make some changes to the blog and the Tumblr page soon, so check that out!
Nana
So I just wanted to drop by today and make an overview from what I learned in 2015 and what my hopes are for 2016!
Well what to say, what to say...
As so many times before, I started seriously studying Japanese, learned Hiragana and Katakana completly finally! (still they need some reviewing, especially Katakana)
I learned more Latin but unfortunatly put it on hold because summer vacation kicked in and I was having private lessons from my middle school Portuguese teacher!
Also started Italian in the middle of August, with some Spanish reviews here and there... In reality I didn't finish either courses, but I'm learning a lot form different sources, not only Duolingo trying to make sense of it all!
Well I think this was pretty much my 2015 language-wise, but I have higher hopes to 2016!
I want to start a Youtube channel, even if to just practice my speaking and having you all judge me there, this has been a little idea of mine for quite some time now, I follow a lot of polyglots on Youtube or just foreigners that are learning another language, and I always wished to become one of them!
Also, I wish to finish Italian and start French (That I should already know because I had it as a subject for three years in middle school, back when I wasn't really interested in languages other that English and Japanese) it's one of my biggest regrets not have taken advantage of the teachers I had at the time!
Getting into Kanji by the end of the year would also be perfect, if everything goes well I might have Japanese classes in colleage, so I'll certainly take advantage of that!
Kind-of-language-related wish is going to the UK to study, although I might not go to Languages, I really want to immerse myself in another country and learn as much as I can about that wonderful place! Besides from there I can travel to other places and experience a lot of more fun things and report it all back to you!
These are my main wishes for this year, I hope I can accomplish them all, if not I'll always have the next and so on, so on!
Tune in for more posts, I'm going to make some changes to the blog and the Tumblr page soon, so check that out!
Nana
22 Dec 2015
My Favorite Langblrs
Hey minna!
So two weeks ago I talked about the wonderful world of languages and how great of a community it is.
So today I came to share with you some of my favorite langblrs!
- Japanese Words
- language + literature
- Daily Japanese Phrase
- The Polyglot Haven
- Languages and Linguistics
- My Language Studies
- Hi Salut Hola
- Poliglotic
- definitly lingual
- Languages. What else?
- language studyblr
- You wouldn't understand: It's an Italian thing
- Translated Thoughts
- Kanji with Tavo
- Polyglot Nerd
- The Polyglot I'll Be
- I polyglot this
- Asociación Políglota Autodidacta de México
And there are many, many more I love to follow, these although, are the top ones, I hope someday this blog can reach and help as many people as these help me!
This will be all for now, see you next time!
Nana
So two weeks ago I talked about the wonderful world of languages and how great of a community it is.
So today I came to share with you some of my favorite langblrs!
- Japanese Words
- language + literature
- Daily Japanese Phrase
- The Polyglot Haven
- Languages and Linguistics
- My Language Studies
- Hi Salut Hola
- Poliglotic
- definitly lingual
- Languages. What else?
- language studyblr
- You wouldn't understand: It's an Italian thing
- Translated Thoughts
- Kanji with Tavo
- Polyglot Nerd
- The Polyglot I'll Be
- I polyglot this
- Asociación Políglota Autodidacta de México
And there are many, many more I love to follow, these although, are the top ones, I hope someday this blog can reach and help as many people as these help me!
This will be all for now, see you next time!
Nana
1 Dec 2015
English
Hey guys!
So just the other day I realized I never did apost about how I learned english. To be onest I'm not even sure how I learned it myself! This marvellous language come like a second nature to me, of course I still make errors, but even in portuguese is the same!
I started learning english throughTV and words my parents taught me. "Oficially" I started learning on my fourth grade, but I knew nearly everything, and that can be said for all of the following school years. I was like a sponge, watching tv shows, listening to english music and reading texts on the internet I learned like 80% or 90% of the english I know today, the rest was the grammar structures that yes I learned in school (but still I always hated grammar.
Four years ago I did the Cambridge onine and it put me on a C1 level, since then I improved a lot, so i consider myself a C2 on a reading/writing level, talking sometimes I'm really good, others I jumble everything up so I'm not really sure, but to me it's really like second nature and I know I would be able to live depending on my English skills!
Well this will be all for now, see you next time!
Nana
So just the other day I realized I never did apost about how I learned english. To be onest I'm not even sure how I learned it myself! This marvellous language come like a second nature to me, of course I still make errors, but even in portuguese is the same!
I started learning english throughTV and words my parents taught me. "Oficially" I started learning on my fourth grade, but I knew nearly everything, and that can be said for all of the following school years. I was like a sponge, watching tv shows, listening to english music and reading texts on the internet I learned like 80% or 90% of the english I know today, the rest was the grammar structures that yes I learned in school (but still I always hated grammar.
Four years ago I did the Cambridge onine and it put me on a C1 level, since then I improved a lot, so i consider myself a C2 on a reading/writing level, talking sometimes I'm really good, others I jumble everything up so I'm not really sure, but to me it's really like second nature and I know I would be able to live depending on my English skills!
Well this will be all for now, see you next time!
Nana
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