Big scale rumours: its danger Maybe you know, Mexico City is a big city which has a large record on earthquakes effects. Since last two years, aproximately, we had had several sismic movements with less span between each event. In March 20, 2012 I personally suffered what for me meant the most strong earthquake's experience, a seismic registering 7.9 on the Ritcher scale. During those days, I was living alone in 5th floor of an old building. I was writing my bachelor's dissertation when suddenly, I started to feel a little dizzy but I thought myself "it is not a dizzy, it is an earthquake". My building was located near the university, so the alarms bell had started to ring confirming my suspicions. I walked to a secure place but I was feeling an strange and vague sensation of calm mixed with anxiety while the time seems eternal. I have to say you that I draw the worst picture. After that, I knew that many people had the same sensations. So, now I can understand in a best way a lot of earthquake's mature people experiences. Recently, we had felt others earthquakes which had not the same magnitud, but had had enough power to alarm the Mexico City's habitants. This fact had carried out to several kind of rumours mainly related with a big earthquake of potential destructive effects.Of course, this information have not some scientific bases, however, sometimes people sprawl carelessly what they listen or neglect the dangerous associated. Fortunately, the Geophysics Institute had done a couple of interviews to clarify them some interesting points and to stop this dangerous practice.

The youth as the hope of the future Today, while I'm coming back to my home a young man got on the bus to interpret a couple of songs in order to gain a few coins. He likes the hip-hop style, so with its disctintive sound the lyrics were displaying several deep messages about themes such as the hope, peaceful, friendship, solidarity. To say us goodbay, he recited something like that: 'listen the music of your heart which is the best music of the world'. Then, I thougth myself 'youth people doesn't exist into the development programs or why a valuable young man has this difficult situation? After that, I remembered a famous phrase ' youth is the hope of the future', but with this present, what kind of future?

Altruism or selfishness: the fouzzy boundaries Today, I was hearing a program which is a radio magazine (by the way, I love the radio although informatic revolution had changed several ways of communication, the best is the radio for me yet), coming back to the theme, one of the main program's topic was the fine line who lies between the altruism and selfishness. Sometimes, I've tought that persons who frequently scatter around the world they charitable work,insight of them, truly just want to cover certain psychologic problem like a social recognition or something related. Also, I'd achieved other though: even a person are doing charitabe work without any kind of interest (admited), always will be an deeply and strange feel of welfare. Hence, altruims is an idealism because still in our secret mind, we will always get some class of profit, even in our deeply consciousness. Up to now, this was my point of view. The psychologist explain many ideas that did not changed my arguments, but widely extended my point of view. He explain that altruism is an idealist attitude and selfishness is the opposite, the realist. Nonetheless, both of them should not be adversaries but can be complementaries because almost all of us need to be recognised, internally or socially. Therefore, we can practice altruism without sideline our natural selfishness as human specie. We must be honest with ourself but continue collaborating with everybody cause or problem. So, for me was an important alternative idea that is important to take into account.

Paola Longoria: mental toughness to be the World Racquetball Championship Yesterday was a fabulous day of celebration for Paola Longoria, the Mexican racquetball player, because she won her 137th triumph without any defeat in tournarounds of racquetball. Furthermore, she has won the maximums awards in her sporting passion, such as the World Racquetball Championship since 2012. She is a nice person with an extrovert character which had been an important resource to start other initiatives like study Mechanical-Electrical Engineering, design her own clothes trademark, and host a TV program. Nonewithstanding her multiple and hard work, Paola seems like a mature, consistent, and relaxed person. In this context, I ask myself: which is the secret? After several minutes watching some interviews from different social media, I noticed that Paola mentioned several times the words "mental toughness". Maybe, this is the secret of her numerous awards and good balance among her life spheres. To Paola Longoria, mental toughness is an important part of her daily exercises, the better we do the mental training the better our results in the camp of racquetball. She says that technique, talent and hard work have the same level's importance that physical training.

The architecture of Mexico City: a very short visual historic record Today, my friend and I went to visit an exposition called " Arquitectura en México: 1900-2010". The exposition is into the Antiguo Palacio de Iturbide, a colonial construction of XVIII century who was the house of first mexican emperor after the Independence, Agustín de Iturbide. Now, these building is an important center of expositions related with mexican culture. Arquitectura en México is a summary of the mexican architecture developed during the last century and beginning of millenium. Through a collection of pictures, photographs, drawings, mockups (of course) and more architecture resources, they show us the way of Mexico City has performed its modern physical structure. Governmental buildings, universities, hospitals, private houses, building complex, enterprises buildings and many more constructions are themes of this exposition. Between the most famous we find the Palace of Fine Arts, the Legislative Palace, the University City, the Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera's houses, the O'Gorman house, the College of Mexico, the National Center of Arts, among others. Concerning with the architects, we can mention some of them, mexican and foreigners like Antonio Rivas Mercado, Adamo Boari, Émile Bénard, José Villagrán, Juan O´Gorman, Mario Pani, Luis Barragán, Pedro Ramírez Vásquez, Teodoro González de León, Ricardo Legorreta, Alberto Kalach, and many more. One of my first impressions was that I do not know personally many of these buildings, it's increddible. Maybe, due to the size of the city or personal behaviours I still do not visit several importat places that some people would say are a must. Anyway, I felt some embarrasing about this situation. I have to tell us, when I was child I had had the idea of became an architect, these wishes were encouraged by my father, because he was an amateur architect our house always was rounded by architect magazines and resources. Suddenly, I discover that I'd rather be geographer, so still I have a special simphaty for the architecture. Finally, I just want to invite us to visit this beautiful exposition. If you come to visit Mexico, you will have a brief visual scene of the city.

What is the difference between happiness and felicity? Should I use happiness or felicity? Recently, I saw the name Felicity Hoffman and I ask myself that question.

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Mother's day Here in Mexico, May 10th is Mother's Day. Usually, people buy flowers, greeting cards, dinner out with theirs moms, and son on. The radio and TV's slogans tell us: "is a day to spoil your mom". When they are talking on "spoil", basically, they are encouranging us to buy and buy a lot of things (cell phone, clothes, white goods, jewelry, cars, etcetera). Is a great day to malls and restaurants. Nothing new at all, yet. But, today I was speaking with a friend when suddenly he told me: "this Saturday my brothers came to my house with ther families and my Mom cooked for all". And I say myself ..."but, it's Mother's Day, I suppose that mom's should not do nothing because we have to spoil them". Like me, my friend also is in discord with something like that. As many people, my brothers and I also buy fast food to celebrate with our Mom, I would have wanted cook traditional mexican food but, some experiences in the past had demostrated that I'm not a good option to experiment with food for special occasions. We give to our Mom her favourite cake named "imposible" which is a chocolat-crème caramel decorated with succulent fruits.

I'm coming back to Italki! Dear Followers and Friends! I want to offer my apologies for my suddenly dissapear to this site for a long time (near three months). I was dealing with some problems related with time management, but after several adjustements in my personal and professional schedule, I'm ready and happy to continue until achieve my goals with English. Thank you for all! Best wishes, Mayra