Only two hours left until the New
Year starts. I’m here, in my parents’ house, with my close relatives,
celebrating and saying goodbye to 2012. In the meantime, the grapes and cider
are ready waiting for us. My father was born in Spain, so we gobble twelve
grapes at midnight: one grape with each bell strike.
In my country, the year’s last
hours are full of strident sounds, and I am worried for my dogs because they
pass the night trembling with fear. Too many fireworks, wanna-be musicians
playing out of tune, and sporadic gunshots compose the perfect symphony for our
ears. Sadly, every year countless children and adults get injured by fireworks,
and once in a while someone dies by a stray bullet.
But New Year’s Eve represents to me
more an opportunity to reflect on than an occasion to celebrate. Particularly,
the year-end is the perfect time to review the past year, assess my life, and
plan for the future.
To summarize, a new job, an
apartment, a trip in the summer, some 5Ks, and more fluency in my English
writing and speaking skills are some of my resolutions for the coming year. I
hereby assure that I will post more frequently on Scribblando. That’s all for
this year. Best wishes to all!
Nice to meet you 2013!
Only two hours left until the New Year starts. I’m here, in my parents’ house, with my close relatives, celebrating and saying goodbye to 2012. In the meantime, the grapes and cider are ready waiting for us. My father was born in Spain, so we gobble twelve grapes at midnight: one grape with each bell strike. (ONE WITH EACH STRIKE OF THE BELL)
ReplyDeleteIn my country, the year’s last hours are full of strident sounds, and I am worried for my dogs because they pass the night trembling with fear. Too many fireworks, wanna-be musicians playing out of tune, and sporadic gunshots compose the perfect symphony for our ears. Sadly, every year countless children and adults get (are) injured by fireworks, and once in a while someone dies by a stray bullet.
But New Year’s Eve represents to me more an opportunity to reflect on RATHER than an occasion to celebrate. Particularly, the year-end is the perfect time to review the past year, assess my life, and plan for the future.
To summarize, a new job, an apartment, a trip in the summer, some 5Ks (5Ks I have not idea what they are) and more fluency in my English writing and speaking skills are some of my resolutions for the coming year. I hereby assure that I will post more frequently on Scribblando. That’s all for this year. Best wishes to all!
Nice to meet you 2013!
Realmente estoy muy empresionada con tu escrita inglés Alex. Es asombroso que la gente se les permite disparar tiros en las calles!!!!
Yo también quiero escribir más en esta página, pero a veces es difícil elegir un tema.
Katie
Thanks Katie,
ReplyDelete- 5Ks = running races of five kilometers.
- I have problems picking topics too.
- It is illegal to shoot into the air but some irresponsible people do that.
En Inglaterra se tiene que tener una licencia para usar una arma y las leyes son muy estrictas incluso la policía no lleva armas en las calles, si hay un incidente, entonces hay una fuerza especial de la policia que son entrenado usar las armas, pero tiene que ser una situación muy peligroso antes de la fuerza especializada están llamados.
ReplyDeleteEn Puerto Rico aplica la Constitución de los Estados Unidos. Así que los ciudadanos tienen derecho a tener armas si tienen una licencia del gobierno.
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