There is nothing more rewarding in life than finding something you are passionate about. This is how I feel with yoga and the whole spiritual world. And you? Have you found your great passion or passions? What has it brought you in your life?


Hablando de todo

Mi gran pasión; el Yoga.

Stoisisme, en av de fire store tankeskolene som ble etablert i hellenistisk tid, ble grunnlagt i den gamle agoraen i Athen av Zenon fra Citium rundt 300 f.Kr. Stoikerne trodde at praksis av dyd er tilstrekkelig for å oppnå eudaimonia, et vel levd og blomstrende liv. Stoikerne identifiserte veien til å oppnå dette med et liv der man praktiserer visse dyder i hverdagen, som mot eller måtehold, og lever i samsvar med naturen.

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Stoisisme

The first words in Swedish/De Första orden. Listen and repeat.
Colors, numbers, common nouns, daily routines, hobbies, seasons, months and frequent verbs.   

Just Started Learning Swedish/A1 Svenskan  

The First Words in Sweden

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Green cities: trees, ecology, and the environment

In this episode we will talk about 【Pandemic】, you will learn how to say 【do nucleic acid, wear a mask】 ect.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天我们来聊一聊【疫情】的话题。
中国的疫情是2019年底开始的。我记得那一年的春节，我回了老家。每天在电视上看到武汉疫情的报道，觉得很难过。假期结束后要回广州上班，一路上戴着口罩，有点害怕。每天进公司和进小区都要测体温。外卖只能送到小区门口，自己去拿，也不可以在饭店里吃饭。
疫情不太严重的时候，我们的生活正常一点，但是去外面也要戴口罩。有一段时间国内没有疫情，国内旅游也正常了。但是因为有国外回来的人，很难一直都是正常的。如果一个地方出现新的疫情，很多人都要去做核酸。严重的时候，这个地方所有的人都要去做核酸。
时间过得很快，疫情已经两年多了。虽然我们已经习惯了戴口罩的生活，但是它真的改变了我们的生活。
最大的改变是很多东西都发展为线上了。特别是疫情严重的时候，大家只能在家里。于是上班族开始在家办公，学生开始上网课。因为不能去健身房，很多人买了健身的东西，在家里健身。因为不能出去吃饭，很多人都是用手机叫外卖，或者开始学习做饭。因为不能像以前一样出去旅游，这几年野餐和露营的人越来越多。野餐和露营不需要去很远的地方，买一些食物，就可以和家人朋友一起去玩了。
疫情对经济的影响是最大的。商店的生意变得很差，因为只要有疫情影响，他们很可能就得关门。换工作的人比以前少了，因为经济不好，工作不好找。更多的大学毕业生选择了考研和考公务员，因为更稳定。
你们国家的疫情怎么样呢？疫情改变了你的生活吗？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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小区	xiǎo qū	community,neighbourhood
测体温	cè tǐ wēn	take one's temperature
外卖	wàimài	food delivery
戴口罩	dài kǒu zhào	Wear a mask
做核酸	zuò hé suān	do nucleic acid
上班族	shàng bān zú	office worker
上网课	shàngwǎngkè	have class online
野餐	yě cān	Picnic
露营	lù yíng	Camping
考研	kǎo yán	take postgraduate entrance examination
考公务员	kǎo gōng wù yuán	take part in civil servant exam 

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疫情 Pandemic （Intermediate level）

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
4月15日金曜日　天気/くもり　気温/7℃ 

北斗市/ほくとし
新函館北斗駅/しんはこだてほくとえき
・先月16日にあった地震の影響で、新幹線が動けない場所があった。
・一ヶ月ぶりに動いた
・北斗市から東京まで直通運転が再開

［単語］
影響/えいきょう…理由があって、変わること
〜（時間）ぶりに…長い時間がすぎたと感じる
直通/ちょくつう…行きたい場所に、一度で行けること
再開/さいかい…また始まる

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#39〉4月15日金曜日　新幹線、一ヶ月ぶりに東京直通

Is college worth the time and money? Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost, according to a new survey.

And most said they feel the US higher education system is moving in the "wrong direction."

Overall, only 36% of adults said they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in higher education, according to a report released by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation. That confidence level has declined steadily from 57% in 2015.

Some of the same opinions have been reflected in declining enrollment numbers as colleges contend with the effects of the student debt crisis, concerns about the high cost of tuition and political debates over how they teach about race and other topics.

"It's so expensive, and I don't think colleges are teaching people what they need to get a job," said Randy Hill, a 59-year-old driver from Connecticut.

He added: "You graduate out of college, you're up to [your] eyeballs in debt, you can't get a job, then you can't pay it off. What's the point?"

The June 2024 survey's overall finding — that 36% of adults feel strong confidence in higher education — is the same as the year before.

But what concerns researchers is that more Americans — 32% — said they have "very little" or no confidence in higher education.

Experts say that fewer college graduates could lead to labor shortages in fields from health care to information technology.

For those who choose not to go to college, it often means lower lifetime earnings — 75% less compared with those who get bachelor's degrees, according to Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce. And during an economic downturn, those without degrees are more likely to lose jobs.

However, others still see the value in higher education. College student Kristen Freeman from California told The Associated Press: "I think higher education can give students the spark to want to change the system."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Many US Adults Unsure if College is Worthwhile

This is Pt.2 of the Living abroad in Mexico episode on The Real English Conversations Podcast, Amy and Curtis share their experience of what food is like in Mexico.

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Real English Conversations Podcast

Living abroad in Mexico Pt.2 : Real English Conversations Podcast On Italki

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