Blog 7

I have only been is this class for a few months but instantly when I joined this class I knew that I’d settle in pretty quickly as there are many friends of mine in this class. I have enjoyed that there is a lot of class time to work on assignments/projects because it gives us a chance to have no homework in English if we are on track during the work period. I also liked how we got a chance to do projects in groups of our choice which gives us a chance to work with others and it makes it in most cases more enjoyable than doing it by ourselves. I haven’t been in this class for that long but since I’ve been here most of the things assigned have been “decent” except for a few things. The best part was probably presenting things to the class because it increases our skills at speaking in front of other people which can be fun and useful later in life. Something that I disliked though was that at times there was bad timing of assigning projects and assignments all within similar deadlines and it was pretty annoying sometimes and frustrating to have so much assigned at once. One thing that I wouldn’t mind doing again is the movie project but I would change a few things, most importantly I would change some of the ways people can get judged on their movie because the expectations don’t collate that well with every group’s movie. But overall is was a decently proficient class this year.

Spring Break Blog 6

The best part of my spring break was when I spent time with my 2 brothers Giancarlo (older) and Matteo (younger), along with my mom Lisa and my dad Tony. Usually we go away for spring break but this year we decided to stay in town and just relax for the 2 week break. Surprisingly it turned out to be a memorable break because nothing is more fun than being with your brothers especially considering how close the 3 of us are in age. We are almost like best friends to each other and during the we played basketball together and tossed the football around out in the back yard. For as many positive moments there definitely were some fighting between my brothers and I but we have the kind of relationship that allows us to move on from our problems basically an hour after they happen. Although this spring break there wasn't as much sun, as much beach time, or was as tropical, we still found a way to have a memorable spring break. I hope that as the years go on me and my brothers and parents are still every bit as close as we are today. Although in a couple years there is a chance we will all be living in separate areas or going to school in other cities or countries I will do all in my power in order to keep our family as close knit as it has been until now. This spring break showed me that sometimes just staying home for spring break and being with your family can make you realize just how important having positive relationships with your parents and brothers really is. This is why I enjoyed my spring break so much this year.