The Pilgrimage.

In this course we have to read two books. I chose this one in the first place and this is the essay I did about it.

INTRODUCTION:
       This book is about Paulo's experiences while he was making his way across the Santiago de Compostela's way. It is half an adventure story and half a guide to self-discovery for Paulo Coelho. I decided to read this book because I made this pilgrimage some years ago and I found it amazing and also I felt fastinated by it.

    The book is about an experience based on faith so it has a lot of specific vocabulary like: shepherd(pastor), crook(báculo), rebirth(renacer), prayer(oración), awareness(conciencia), plodding(caminar lenta y pesadamente), sorcerer(hechicero), slight(desairado)... The story deals when Paulo undertakes his initiation into RAM(a religious order), due to his failures, he must start the pilgrimage along the Santiago's way. He needs to find his sword which could make him to be accepted into RAM. On the other hand during the trip he must learn the simplicity of life too. The whole pilgrimage was very hard but he had a guide called Petrus who tought him eleven meditation excercices which helped Paulo to finish the trip and also to get the wisdom he needed, he teached about love and his forms: agape, philias and eros too. So far the trip Paulo was forgetting all his everday problems and he became only a pilgrim.He learned the simplicity of life struggling against his fears, in fact this big effort would change Paulo's soul for ever. At the end of the trip Petrus left Paulo and this fact was the last help which Paulo needded to get his target so finally he became a member of RAM.

    In this novel are:
Paulo Coelho:is the main character.Brazilian. All the story is about himself and his pilgrimage. He is an unrealictic man who is looking for the secrets of his faith.

Petrus:is Italian.He is an engenier and he is in his latest fourties. He has grey hair and he is always sunburn. He is Paulo's guide and teacher into RAM practices.

Paulo's wife: She is who takes the sword into Spain and who hides it.She gives support to Paulo.

     Paulo Coelho was born on August 24th, in 1947. He is a Brazilian lyristic and novelist. He has won numerous international awards. “The Alchemist” is his most famous novel. “The Pilgrimage” was witten in 1986 after he made the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. In total he has published 30 books, three of them are autobiographical and “The Pilgrimage” was one of them.

CONCLUSION:

    To sum up I want to quote something that Paulo says in the book because I came into the same conclusion after I walked the Santiago's pilgrimage: “ This pilgrimage made me see that the research for happiness is a personal search and not a model we can pass on to others.”
I strong recomend this book to everybody to know about a good way in Spain.
 

THE DINNER

In the car waiting  the rest of the people

Pretty Viky



Cris always smiling

No words!!!

The most crazy... jijiji



The valients



The dinner group!!!

This dinner was really really funny, and I hope that there will be a lot of like it.

Speed dating in Xirivelland

This was the last activity we did in class before Christmas time and it was very funny. Speed dating is one way of learning english dialogs for meeting people. I think this could be very useful to us.

I meet four candidates who were: Nacho, Guillermo, Paul and Javier. I am going to tell you something about them.

Nacho thinks about himself that he is a normal person without curiosities. He is middle age, with brown hair and he wears glasses. He likes going walking and he enjoys reading too. The most important about Nacho is that he is a happy person and his future plan is to still being happy.
I feel conforteble and quiet  with him .

Guillermo is 29 years old, he is tall and he has beard besides he wears glasses too. One curiosity about Guillermo is that he thinks he is organiced, but I don't think so, sorry.
He likes doing sports and traveling, last yeard he went to San Francisco. In my opinion he is quite clever because he usually has answer for everithing. His future plans are to preserve his job and to have a family with at least three children.

Paul was the most warm candidate because he surprise me with the sanake he has every day which is a pice of bread with condensed milk and chocolate. He is in his early fourty, he is middle size and he is very talkative. He likes reading and surfing on the internet. His future plan is became a painter, in my opinión he will be the person he wants because he is very clever.

With Javier I only spoke for a  moment but I can say that he is in his middle fourties, he is tall and slim. He is a talkative and warm person and I hope I could know him better in another dating class.

To sum up about this speed dating time I want to say that all my candidates were very funny and they made me feel confortabe so I would like to meet them again.

My present!!!

This wonderful Christmas card and two sweet chocolates have been send to me by Maria Olmeda.

I am very happy with my presents and I want to say thanks a lot to Maria, on the other hand I want you had spent a happy Christmas too.
It is funny to share this course with you.

My Christmas Card.

 She is my classmate Cristina, I met her last year and she is now a friend of mine.
She is a very sweet person, that's why I felt really happy when I knew that she was my Christmas card partner.
I decided to give her away some chocolate with my Christmas card and also a red nappy as a joke, because she is a funny girl too.
We spent a funny time with this activity, so, thanks to our teacher Maria for teaching us in that way.

My Christmas card said:

We are going to enjoy with moving moments and pleasant days, so I hope you can spend this time with your family, close Friends and people you love.

I am sure you will have unforgetable memories after this Christmas so enjoy it in peace and love.

I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year sweet Cris!!!!.