Activity Log 9/16

I decided to branch my discovery of songs in Spanish that I enjoy so I decided to go bakc to spotify and search. Here are my favorites from this week:

• I do enjoy the Spanish version of Shakira's "Loca" way more than the English version. "
• Gasoline" by Daddy Yankee has always been a fave ever since I watched that one Bring It On movie. lol
• "Sola" by Becky G is a bop and I am happy to have found it.
• "Cheap Thrills" Remix by Sia and Nicky Jam is equally as good as the origingl with the introduction of very very minimal English other than the chorus.

Presentational Assignment

Por lo general , yo y mis amigos en la escuela sufren . Los fines de semana , nos quedamos en nuestras casas y sólo texto. Cuando nosotros salimos, que o bien ir a los juegos , salir a comer o ir té de burbujas bebida. Nuestro tipo de comida favorita es la comida asiática . Desde que practicar un deporte , pero mis amigos no lo hago, me apoyan en la multitud .

Activity Log 9/2 and 9/9

These Activity Logs are very late so to make up for the 75 minutes missed I decided to spend 150 minutes instead.


For a good 60 minutes, I convinced my Cuban friend to speak to me in Spanish while we were waiting for her ride to come pick her up after school. Most of our conversations consists of details involving KPOP so my statements were in the area of, "Yo prefería canción de EXO sobre la canción de Got7" , which caused her to hit me and say something very fast in Spanish which I couldn't quite catch.
I decided to spend the rest of my time watching episodes 4-7 of "Maria La Del Barrio" in order to catch up from where I left off. I really really really do not like Soraya!!!

Connection between Two Articles

In class we read two articles. One was about what adolescents do for fun and how the internet has impcted their form of socialization. The second article boldly states that a lack of social relationships is as unhealthy as an addiction to drugs or alcohol. These both connect to each other because without these kids having bonds of relationships (although not many but few) it could greatly impact their health.
Some details mentioned in the 1st articles were that kids played sports, watched television, and talked on the computer. The 2nd articel mostly mentioned statistics of what can happen when a person has no friends. For example, one with lots of social interaction will have less of a chance from dying of cancer than one with no social groups.

Proficiency Level

Currently, I think I am currently at I1 or I2 because I can link some simple sentences and ask simple sentences, but I am not at the level of asking a variety of questions on the spot. To help me be able to achieve my goal of I3 or higher, I can start having more frequent conversations in Spanish that consist of answering and asking questions that are at a more challenging level of what I can do now. 

Articles from Class

Today, I read two articles posted on the Spanish version of Cosmopolitan's website. The two articles I read were "How To Camoflauge Dark Circles with Red Lipstick" and "20 Excuses We Have to Buy More Clothes".

The first article was about how to hide hider pis dark circles. It mentions how professional makeup artists use this technique all the time for even the worst cases of bags. One should keep in mind of the primary and secondary color wheel. For example, of one's eye bags are purple in tint, they should use a product with a yellowish tint in formula. Also, if someone's dark circles are on the blue side, they should use a orange formula. (Side Note: One should also use a tint that cordinates with their skin tone: reds for deep skin, orange for medium to tan skin, and peaches for lighter skin). The directions/steps said to apply with a sponge and blend carefully with a brush. Then, you spread it evenly. Apply foundation/bb cream/cc cream over the base area, and add powder so it lasts a long time. Lastly, apply makeup as usual!

The second article was about the many ways we make excuses for excessive shopping. The excuses ranged from "it is fashionable" to "I can always return it". We all know you'll never return it. My personal favorite is number 10, "I need something new because I have a wedding/job interview/birthday" (choose what applies). I personally do ten to buy new clothes for every new occasion I end up going to.





Makeup Article: http://www.cosmohispano.com/belleza/maquillaje/articulo/apuntate-a-la-moda-de-camuflar-con-un-labial-rojo-251426236193
Clothes Article: http://www.cosmohispano.com/moda/trucos-moda/articulo/20-excusas-que-todas-ponemos-para-comprar-mas-ropa-371427898099

Activity Log 8/22-8/26

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This week I decided to venture off into the world of TELENOVELAS. I recently started "Maria la Del Barrio." It is about a poor girl who has been welcomed into a rich family, falling inlove with the youngest son. I've only had the chance to watch episodes 1 and 2 so far but I do enjoy the sort of "exaggerated" acting and stuff.

I also have been listening to Spanish Versions of songs I like, both KPOP and regular English music. I have compiled a list of my top 10 favorite covers this week.

TOP TEN SPANISH COVERS OF SONGS I ENJOY

1. "Miracles in December" by EXO (covered by: Kevin Karla & La Banda)
2. "Missing You" by 2NE1 (covered by: Kevin Karla & La Banda)
3. "Pity Party" by Melanie Martinez (covered by: Kevin Karla & La Banda)
4. "Pour Up" by DEAN (covered by: SALV)
5. "Save Me" by BTS (covered by: Kairo Mouse)
6. "Congratulations" by Day6 (covered by: Kairo Mouse)
7. "Sorry" by Justin Bieber (covered: by Leroy Sanchez)
8. "Beautiful Liar" by VIXX LR (covered by: Kairo Mouse)
9. "Sober" by Bigbang (covered by: Kairo Mouse)
10. "Eternity" by VIXX (covered by Kairo Mouse)