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A FASCINATING ANIMAL (POST 4)

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Today's post will focus on a fascinating animal. Choose an animal that you find interesting or that fascinates you. Say what is interesting about it, describe its habits, say anything that you think is important about it. Word count minimum: 200 I am going to write about the Komodo dragon. This reptile lives on an island in Indonesia called Komodo. It is the largest lizzard in the world since these "dragons" can grow up to 2,5 meters long including the tail. They look a bit like we imagine dinosaurs. I've seen them in a zoo, but never in their own habitat. I remember them just siting there and considering you, and not doing anything really interesting. However, I've seen them on nature programs and I've learned some things about them. Actually, these things are kind of terrible, so they're not nice or cute, but they are interesting. Komodo dragons are predators. They eat animals such as pigs or deer, or people if they can get them. They have a unique...

THE INTERNET (POST 3)

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Today's post is about the Internet, and how you use it. Mention: How and why you use it, how often, what role does it play in your life? How has it affected your life? What do you think of this? And anything else you want to say. Write at least 180 words. I remember first reading about the Internet in the mid 90s. It sounded like a curious and distant thing. I didn't use it, need it, and I knew nobody who had anything to do with it--at least they didn't mention it to me. My life was fine. I didn't feel like something was missing. I came to Chile in 2000, and my relationship with the Internet started. I got a job here as an academic coordinator/teacher, and this included a computer in an office. My contact to the Internet started. A co-worker said something about my email address, and I said "What's email?" Very quickly I started an email account, and started using the Internet a bit. It wasn't to hard for me since I knew how to type and use typewri...

THE BEST HOLIDAYS I'VE HAD (POST 2)

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For this blog post, you have a choice: The Best Holidays I've Had or A Really Great Concert I Saw. In both cases say why you enjoyed it, when and where it was, who you went with, and anything else you want to say. 170-word minimum. I had a really great vacation trip in 2017. I have had many nice trips and been to some concerts but because this one is fairly recent I will write about it. I went with my partner, and we decided to go in March, 2017 to Bogota and San Andres Island in Colombia. I had been to Colombia before (Cartagena de Indias and Santa Marta) and really enjoyed it, so it seemed like a good idea to go back. Bogota was nicer and more interesting than I thought. A city surounded by green mountains with a mix of modernity and colonial aspects. There are great things to visit: the free Botero Art Museum with his art, as well as the art of other artists that he collected, the Gold Museum with pre-Colomban artefacts, and more. Not far from the city, you can visit a town ...