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Reflexões da pandemia e o início de um podcast

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Vem cá ouvir meu primeiro podcast!  E do nada, ou quase não do nada assim, eu criei um podcast! Esse primeiro episódio está bem cru, começando a entender como funcionam as coisas, aprendendo sobre o tal RSS e sobre como continuar usando a tecnologia ao meu favor!  Em um ano morando sozinha, sendo 6 meses de vida normal e 6 meses de isolamento social, fiz muita reflexão no meu tempo sozinha. As vezes simplesmente pensando nos rumos da vida, as vezes analisando o que estava acontecendo. E bem, numa dessas faíscas de criatividade, surgiu esse podcast! Ainda não temos nome! Mas, vem comigo que vem coisa nova por aí!  Dá uma conferida Reflexões da Pandemia Ep. 01 <div

Why I've been using Instagram only on Saturdays

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Of course, I gotta tell you the sentence is not accurate enough and It definitely depends on the week. But I think it's worthed the shot to tell you what I've been doing it and how this has changed my life.  Things started to change in January/2019 when I started to decrease the amount of hours I spent on Instagram. As a normal human being I struggle sometimes to excel in finishing all of the duties in my daily routine 💭 and I realized that besides the normal complain about "not having enough time" we have been spending an enormous amount of time on social media checking other people's lives. And not focusing on our own things. Even judgement is part that, everytime you check someone's life on Instagram and judge other's decisions, lifestyle, outfit or whatever, the only thing you're really doing is not focusing on your own life. And this can happens for hours a day.  I know I like using Instagram. and I'm also a procrastinator. But besides t

English Conversation Club

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Every Friday we get together to practice our English speaking skills. Everyone is invited, the only requirement is to have an intermediate speaking skill. Every Friday we talk about different subjects, sometimes we play some games and it's always fun!  Come practice your English speaking skills with us! 

Youtube channels for English studying

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Today I'd like to share some channels I use to study English. My favorite ones are English in Brazil e Small Advantages. I totally recommend you to create a schedule to keep track of the contents you're supposed to study during the week. I also think it's  important to create small tasks to achieve every week or month.  English in Brazil   -  Acesse aqui Inglês Winner -  Acesse aqui Mr. Teacher Paulo -  Acesse aqui Cintya Sabino -  Acesse aqui   Inglês compartilhado -  Acesse aqui   Inglês 200 horas -    Acesse aqui Ask Jackie -  Acesse aqui Small Advantages -  Acesse aqui Amigo Gringo -  Acesso aqui   English With Lucy -  Acesse aqui

SPEAKING practice

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Have you ever heard about Cambly? Cambly is a plataform to practice have classes with native professors! It's an amazing experience to speak with someone for 10 minutes. I believe every learner should put themselves out there and risk more. You speak better when you speak more.  You can use my code to get a 10 minutes experimental class, the website is this one here :  lara1308 v

Listening Practice

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Listen to radios from all over the world using this website . I am already listened to New Zealand's radios, Iceland's ones as well.  I highly recommend it to improve your listening skills. That's a good practice, because you can create an immersion environment in your own bedroom! Input is crucial to get better and/or faster outcomes!
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Tomorrow we will host an amazing event for English speakers. Berro D'Agua is a bar in downtown Diamantina. Everyone is invited!