SHARING IS CARING #50 Como profesora...


Being a teacher, one of the most rewarding events that I experience is when a student thanks me for my classes.

Es que me acaba de pasar con una alumna de mis clases mañaneras y me se me ha inflado el corazón de la ilusión.

Hace un día de febrero atípicamente precioso y tengo la alegría de vivir particularmente encendida hoy. It's worth sharing (merece la pena compartirlo).

Otra de las cosas que me mantienen de buen rollo de un tiempo a esta parte es mi familia.

Being a mother, I feel proud of the way I can reconnect with my children after we argue for any reason. It's not been easy, but I know how to do it now.

Pues eso.

I've been feeling quite content lately.

content: in a state of peaceful happiness.

...and I felt like telling you, my dear friend (me apetecía contártelo).

Eso de 'content' lo dicen mucho en la series que estoy viendo ahora:

The Guilded Age. La edad dorada.

Created by the same team that produced Downtown Abbey, it is set in the United States in the last years of the 19th century.

According to Wikipedia...

"The series follows a young woman entering 1882 New York City's rigid social scene who is drawn (arrastrada) into the daily conflicts surrounding the ​new money​ Russell family (la familia Russel, nuevos ricos) and the ​old money​ van Rhijn-Brook family.
The two are neighbours across 61st Street near ​Fifth Avenue​ on the ​Upper East Side​ of Manhattan. The series also shows conflicts faced by the ​upper​ and ​upper middle classes​, the ​African-American upper class​, and the ​domestic workers​ who tend to (atienden) all of their needs."

Pues eso. I've felt quite content lately.

How about you?

Drop me a few lines and tell me how you've been feeling lately. I'd love to know.

Otra cosa: arriba, cuando te decía eso de

"Being a teacher... "

o

"Being a mother"...

el BEING significa "como madre", o "como profesora"... que también lo puedes decir así:

"As a teacher..."

This is it.

La próxima vez que te escriba será desde esta dirección:

hola@elviraguerrero.com

Métela en tus contactos, que no se te despiste en la carpeta de spam.

Have a lovely day and a lovely weekend, my friend.

Elvira

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