Profile

My name is Azucena, I’m 22 years old and I’m studying Metallurgical Chemical Engineering at UNAM. I’m also taking a writing course at CELE because I want to improve my English.

I like arts in general, Mexican art, colorful art, and also many styles such as abstract or expressionism. Another thing that I like is music, I love to spend time listening to music because it reminds me about special moments in my life, there are many kinds of music that I adore, these include punk, pop, opera, classical, jazz, and others. Something I can really enjoy is food, flavors are really important to me; I can be delighted by a candy, a chocolate, coffee or a soda, or many kinds of food (traditional or international). And obviously I love my major.

It’s time to tell what I dislike; I don’t feel comfortable when I see blood or crowds and I have a bad memory.

Well, sometimes I can be considered as a cold person, but I know I can be friendly once you get to know me.

Letter to a canadian

Dear visitor:

Maybe it's the first time that you visit Mexico, and I think you've heard something about this country.

There are many interesting places you would very much enjoy, regardless of the activities you prefer. There is a large variety of landscapes. You can find attractions ranging from the beautiful beaches to the colourfu colonial cities.

You will be surprised by the taste of our traditional spicy food. I recommend you to try pozole, cochinita pibil and mole (a food made of chiken meat, chilli and chocolate).

Mexico has a lot of traditions like the Day of the Dead or the Anniversary of Independence.

In Mexico City, you will find several things you can do and places you can go to. The architecture is really diverse, in the downtown you will find a lot of historical buildings that are amazing, like Bellas Artes or Palacio de Mineria. We also have many museums which show many art styles or historical events, for example the Chapultepec Castle or the Modern Art Museum.

You can also ride on the "turibus" which is a bus that goes around the city and see the different places of the city.

I hope you really like the city.

Best Wishes
Azucena

Expectations

The reason why I'm here is because I'm not very good at writing. I want to improve it. I also expect to learn some techniques about writing, like how to use formal - informal registers.

In every English course that I'd taken I learnt different vocabulary and some expressions because of the way the teacher or my classmates speak, I also expect to learn from them what is useful to me.

Another expectation is that with practice I will be abble to express, by writing, many thoughts, ideas, plans, or just something that I will like to share, because now I have some trouble with it.

Sometimes while I'm writing I have black outs and I just don't know how to continue or what else to write, so I think practicing will be very useful to give me the fluency that I need for writing.

I know this course is going to be a little hard, but I will try my best because I want to improve as much as I can.