New year, fresh starts. Just because you deserve it!

“To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.”

Henri Bergson

Melhorar sempre! Modificar para melhorar!

What a good feeling!

É hora de empurrar os limites, ganhar mais espaço para acomodar melhor o que aí está, e o que virá…

É hora de olhar para trás para buscar aquilo que fez a nossa história, e que segue fazendo-a.

Olhar para trás para poder dizer: Isso foi bom! Isso fica! Isso irá crescer e ficará ainda melhor!

And now, I’m so happy for being able to look back and realize that good changes have happened, little by little, but always! Expansion, always!

These were my first logos! The one on the left dates back to 2010, and it was created to celebrate 10 years of English Language Teaching.  It was updated 2 years later, to the one on the right.

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In 2013 a motto for the year was added.

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Then, new for 2014!

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A change in the design of the butterfly and the caterpillar was carried out for 2015!

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In the following year, only the butterfly was kept to express change.

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In 2017, my picture was added to the logo!

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In 2018 a big change happened! We came up with a more colorful logo! Everybody loved it!

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And now: tada!!!

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This is just one fresh start! But hold your horses!! More coming up soon!!!

Getting ready for our new school year!!

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Hi everyone! I’m here working things out (planejando cuidadosamente, compreendendo mais informação nova) for our new school year!

A poeira toda levanta, lembram? E reorganizando tudo nas “gavetinhas” do meu cérebro, de maneira que tudo faça ainda mais sentido, para que possamos crescer no entendimento, conhecimento e uso da língua inglesa. Depois virá o mais divertido: usarmos tudo isso juntos!!

Meanwhile, don’t miss a single opportunity to get involved and practice! Are you visiting other countries and practicing your English? Maybe you’re in town watching movies during your free time! Or you’re here! Taking your time to read what I post on this Blog or on my Facebook page, for you to warm up before the school year starts!

So if that’s true, good for you!!

How Do You Motivate Yourself When Learning a Language?

Read some statements about it and find the one that best describes you!
I watch movies and TV shows and enjoy the feeling when I can understand a word or a sentence.
I imagine that one day I will visit or live in that country!
Being in places where people speak the language is great motivation.
I make friends with people who speak that language.
Imagine that you could speak to everyone in the world. You would have freedom to go anywhere, do anything, meet anyone! It’s a great motivator.
I like to find funny words in the language I am learning!
Listening to songs in the language encourages me to work to understand them!
I try to read books, newspapers and websites in that language. It makes it seem more real!
I study other aspects of the culture too, which makes it more rewarding to study the language.
I change the ways I study frequently so it doesn’t get boring!
Talking with native speakers of the language is great practice and motivation!
I always set a concrete language goal for the future. Achievable goals are a great motivator!
Make learning fun! If you are bored by what you are doing, find another way to do it!
Watch YouTube videos of other people who have successfully learned the language. This will really inspire you to study!
I enjoy using the language to order at restaurants from the countries I am learning about!
Do you want to listen to all these sentences? So click here.