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Ice Skating (and I didn't fall)

2024-12-11 by Pablo Morales

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I went ice skating for the first time in years. The last time I ice skated was back in Omaha. It's something I don't do often but I've been having an itch the last few years. Living in Downtown San Francisco, there's an Ice skating rink at Union Square that I pass by all the time. It's been one of those activities that I tell myself, "I need to do this before they tear it down!" I keep pondering everytime I pass it, then I forget because I have to get to my destination.

This weekend, I finally did it! I went with my friend Tim, who was visiting for the weekend. Why not do something interesting with a friend? I was very happy that I went with my friend!

My biggest achievement is I didn't fall on my face! I kept my balance.

The lesson I learned from this is to simply do something and not ponder it too late! I need to get into the habit of doing activities on my own (and make them into artist dates). I just got to do things and enjoy time with myself.

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IndieWeb Carnival en Diciembre 2023 — Tradiciones y Celebraciones de Diciembre

2023-12-22 by Pablo Morales

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Las Tradiciones de Diciembre

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Me encanta mucho el mes de Diciembre. Cuando se acerca la navidad, me gusta cuando hay nieve en el suelo. Me gustan las celebraciones y tradiciones en las que participó. Yo celebro tradiciones mexicanas y celebraciones estadounidenses. Yo vivo entre las dos culturas y crecí en los Estados Unidos y he vivido en México. En casa lo celebró como si estuviera en México.

Cada año es diferente. A veces estoy en Oaxaca durante el mes de diciembre y a veces estoy en Estados Unidos. Celebró ahí las tradiciones Mexicanas pero más precisamente, las tradiciones Oaxaqueñas. Me gusta ir a ver los bailes y los desfiles. Me gusta ir a los mercados de comida y probar todas las comidas deliciosas. Se nos hace agua en la boca.

Celebraciones Mexicanas:

En mi familia nos gusta mucho cocinar en casa. Hacemos muchos platillos tradicionales. Hacemos tamales de varios sabores, ponche mexicano, mole, pasteles, cocteles de camarón, y muchísimo más! No hay límite. En este mes, normalmente no comemos en la calle. ¡La comida en casa siempre es más rica!

En las noches siempre vemos unas películas de navidad. Nos gusta ver películas en Español. Cada año vemos Home Alone en español porque es muy chistosa. Simplemente estar juntos es importante. Podemos reír entre todos.

Siempre ponemos y arreglamos el árbol de navidad. Nosotros abrimos los regalos en la noche del 24 de diciembre. Siempre ha sido así.

Celebraciones Estadounidenses:

Siempre me reuno con mis amigos. Ahora que no vivimos en la misma región, es muy importante estar juntos. Hablamos como nos fue este año y que queremos cumplir para el año entrante. Algunas cosas que hacemos son casas de jengibres y tenemos una fiesta. Dependiendo como esté el clima, andamos en patineta o vamos al skatepark.

Lo que siempre me anima es la noche de programación. Hacemos un plan en que vamos a programar en una noche. Nos quedamos despiertos hasta la madrugada. Es algo muy bonito de programar algo juntos. Creo que este año vamos hacer un video juego. A ver como nos va.

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IndieWeb Carnival December 2023 — Holiday and December traditions

2023-12-22 by Pablo Morales

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My December Traditions

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I really love the month of December. When the holidays approach, I get excited to see snow on the ground. There are so many celebrations and traditions that exist. For myself, I celebrate Mexican traditions and American celebrations. I live between the two cultures and grew up in the United States and have lived in Mexico. At my parents home, we celebrate as if we were in Mexico.

Every year is different. Sometimes I'm in Oaxaca during the month of December and sometimes I'm in the United States. We celebrate Mexican traditions there but more precisely, the Oaxacan traditions. I like to go see the dances and the parades. May I say it's heavenly go to the food markets and try all the delicious meals.

Mexican Traditions:

My family really likes cooking at home. We make many traditional dishes. We make tamales of various flavors, Mexican punch, mole, cakes, shrimp cocktails, and so much more. There's no limit. In this month, we don't normally eat out. Homemade food tastes so much better!

In the evenings, we relax and watch some holiday movies. We like to watch movies in Spanish, especially any of the classics. Every year we see Home Alone in Spanish because it's very funny. It hits differently in Spanish. Just being together is important. We can laugh as a family.

We do decorate our Christmas tree. We open the presents on the night of December 24. It's a traditon. It's always been like that.

United States Traditions:

I always make sure to meet up with my friends when I return to Nebraska. Now that we don't live near each other anymore, it's very important to be together when we are back in our hometowns. We check in with each other and see how our year went and what our goals are for the upcoming year. We build ginger houses and we have a party. What could go wrong? Depending on how the weather is, we're riding our longboards or we're going to skate park.

Im always excited for a night of programming fun. We just see where the night will take us. We make it our goal to stay up until dawn. It's a very nice thing to schedule something together. I think we're going to make a video game this year. Let's see what happens...

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Oh that holiday spirit!!!

2014-12-22 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

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So who is freezing their but off? That would be me! Well we can say that winter has officially kicked in, so has the break. So it is the time to throw your shoes and load up that good ol' Netflix account. We all need to catch up on the shows that we have abandoned lately.

It has been a while since I wrote last. Let me tell you, it has been a quite the interesting semester.I stayed busy with all my activities especially with my fraternity. I'm a now an initiated member of  Alpha Tau Omega. Being part of Greek life, it has opened me many doors. On my free time, I've been working out a lot lately. Since the beginning of the school year, I managed to lose over 20 pounds. What a difference it has made! I feel great. I want to thank my workout buddy for helping me out!! Props to you man for putting up with me!

All my finals went well. Let's say that I was not myself during dead week. Maybe I can make a zombie reference?? I passed all my tests and ended on a well note for the semester. There is always room for improvement.

The first day back was just filled with a lot of things to do and with a lot of surprises. Good things after another occurred.

It feels great hanging out with my family. I've missed them so much. While back in the dorm, it seemed that I really did not missed them much. Once I got home, I realized how much they were truly a missing part of me. I missed my mom's home cooked meals. What a relief that I can stay away from the cafeteria food.

Then I went to my high school to see the varsity basketball game. Go Tigers!! They kicked some ass when they beat York 65-38. The game was intense. How I miss the basketball games. Once a tiger always a tiger! It was great seeing some old friends.

I am glad to have made many friends this semester. I appreciate everyone of you. Let's see what is in stock for us this coming semester.

Happy Holidays everyone!! Stay warm and make a snowman (if we can get enough snow.)"

Christmas

2012-12-24 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

I’ve been keeping busy with school and work (McD’s) :/ I have less than a month until I get to go to France. Its going to be great. Le vie Francais! I will post more pictures when the time comes. School is going good. Student Council this year is going great!Image