Traditions should be kept Our world is amazing and so are we. We, humans, are so similar and yet so different in the sense that we have many different ways of behaving, doing things, and, in general, different forms to live life. As researchers discover archaeological vestiges, lifestyles of ancient civilizations are revealed and we realize that since the beginning of humanity, we have had specific procedures when doing certain things. Those procedures involve certain fixed activities, artifacts, designated places and periods of time. We are so peculiar among other species, that we can affirm that traditions are intrinsic to humans. Traditions have evolved as time goes on, and some of them are the result of the combination of two or more traditions, as well as the result of subtle changes over time. There are people who act as puritans because they consider traditions to be valid as long as they don’t change. Changes are inevitable since we tend to explore new things. Modern traditions are the consequence of contributions that, little by little, have been accumulating features to finally culminate in our current ones. What would the world be like without all the richness that traditions provide? Without a doubt, it would be flat, dull and lame, in other words, worse. Traditions are like the soul of every nation, they give each country its respective identity. We need to recognize the importance of protecting our traditions, because they are what we have built over generations, something to be proud of. And what we inherit from former generations has to be treasured as a part of our cultural heritage. We are often surprised by the ample variety of traditions when we travel abroad and meet a culture different from ours. What is strange to us is completely normal to other communities and vice versa. If we want to have a wider perspective of the world, we need to be open to new people, along with all their differences, and also need to have a profound understanding of the origins of those traditions, that may appear totally foreign to us, but only by comprehending them we can set better conditions for coexistence. Above all the benefits that traditions give us, there is an important factor that in the immediate term that can help us improve our relationships, and that is the closeness traditions bring alongside their festive vibe. Traditions unite us in such a special manner that they can create stronger bonds between members of our own family.

My first entry So I'm here, not knowing what to expect, just excited by this idea of having the oportunity to meet new people along with other culture, ideas and ways of viewing and living life. My experience with languages has been there in my life since I can remember. When I was in school I was taught english at a very young age. I remember singing songs and repeating words. But what I took from those experiences was only knowing how to say window and sing the alphabet song. The moment when I really started to learn was when I made myself accountable to my own learning. As an admirable polyglot says "Languages cannot be taught, they can only be learned". So with this mindset, I little by little fell in love with languages in general. But I realized that something was missing in my learning process and that was a partner with whom I can use what I learned, learn a lot more and especially share a little of our perspectives and with this hopefully become friends. That's why I signed up to this webpage, to find people just like me who want to learn more every day by sharing knowlege and who are willing to help each other.