Blog Session 1 Instructions

Dear Class,

Before you begin, read the sample post to have an idea of how to write your post. You can use the sample post as a model.
Today, in your first post, please write about you and include the following:

a) Birth info
b) Studies (Elementary, High School, University)
c) Family info
d) Hobbies
e) Others

Write this in 100 words minimum and don't forget to make comments on 3 of your classsmates' posts. Remember respect is key when writing your comments and try to write comments longer than: "Oh! that's great!" or "I agree with you". I'm sure you can do much more than that.


Good luck,


Belén

Blog Session 1 About you

My full name is María Belén Farías Gutiérrez but nobody calls me María Belén. I’m Belén, a single Chilean woman, I’m 36 years-old, I have a baby boy and I live in Santiago with my partner and my son. I’m from Chile and I was born in the capital city, on a rainy day, on May 22nd 1979. We’re a five-member family, my parents plus my brother, sister and I; and I'm the youngest because my sister Male and brother Felipe both are older than me. I also have a younger step-brother, Mauricio, who’s 18 and a younger half-sister, Mariajosé, who’s 6. My parents got divorced in 2004 and in the same year I left home and went travelling to Europe for a couple of months so I could visit some of my friends there.

I studied in the same school for twelve years and I’m still in contact with most of my classmates. After that, when I was 17, I worked sporadically and studied English for a year because I didn’t know what to study as a career but I finally decided I wanted to be a translator. I graduated as a translator in 2001 and then studied Pedagogía en Inglés so I became an English teacher in 2005. Also, I've been teaching Spanish to foreigners for 9 years. In 2010 I started working as a tour guide and with my boyfriend we now have our own tour business called Puelmapu Turismo Sustentable.

I really like music and sports. I play capoeira, practice yoga, trekking and rock climbing but I can’t go climbing as often as I’d like to. I love dancing too and I don’t mind trying to learn new rhythms. I enjoy singing and I try to learn new songs in different languages. Also, I’ve tried to learn how to play some instruments but regularly I just play the tambourine.

Welcome back to English!

Dear Class,


I hope you enjoy writing posts and using blogs. Every Tuesday you'll have to write a post in your blog, so let's get ready...
Sometimes, like today, you can read a sample post in my blog so you can have an idea of what your post should look like.

Remember you have to try your best instead of using Google translator. All kinds of translators are forbiden because I can help you writing and of course you can use online dictionaries like www.wordreference.com


Let's begin with the first post about you...


Best,


Belén