María José Pacheco

 

PROFILE

 

Name: María José Pacheco Andrade

Date and place of birth: March 20, 1999 Ibarra

Age: 21 years old

Phone: 0993490099

Nationality: Ecuatorian

Primaty studies:Unidad Educativa Pensionado Atahualpa 

Secondary studies: Unidad Educativa Pensionado Atahualpa 

Universitary studies:I am a student of Graphic design career at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ecuador sede Ibarra, am currently in the 5th semester.

Among the things in which I stand out or like is technical and artistic drawing, my artistic inclination is towards the minimalist style. I like painting, gardening and I adapt easily to the circumstances that arise son I can Carry aout various activities.

Because my inclination to design, I like decoration. I took two semesters of Interior Architecture so I have bases in architectural drawing. I have critical thinking but it’s difficult for me to exploit it.

I have worked as an office assistant in an architecture studio and currently I work part time in an Industrial refrigeration and Automation Company.

I consider myself a sweet, loving, loyal, creative, intelligent, honest, and a Little shy person. Punctuality is one of my strengths as well as thrifty.

 

An Adventure

I’m going to tell a Little adventure.

One day we decided to the beach with my family, It was supposed to be a short travel of a few days but it wasn’t.

We started leaving one morning to Tonsupa, it’s a not very long trip but when we arrived we decided to continue with the road.We arrived at Mompiche, another beautiful beach where we stayed for 3 days, we met some new people and then we decided to continue traveling to the South.

We stayed at other beaches in Manabí for 2 more days and a man gave us the idea of traveling the entire Spondylus route.  We visited more small and Little known beaches, I fell in love with many of the landscapes that I saw.

To finish we arrived in Cuenca, another majestic city.

It was a beutiful and unforgettable travel with many experiences.

 

THANKSGIVING DAY

In the United States, Thanksgiving Day is a celebration more than special and steeped in traditions and customs.

The meaning of this festival, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November - the day before Black Friday - is gratitude for the harvests and its origin dates back to the arrival in the United States of the first settlers from England.

The beginning of this deep-rooted celebration is related to the arrival in the United States of the Mayflower, a ship with more than 100 English settlers, in 1620.

One of the ingrained customs is to hold the meeting at the home of the oldest relative. At a certain point in the meeting, each one gives thanks for the good things obtained that year.

Pumpkin pie, carrot cake, and vegetable cream are also commonly served.

Another tradition is that the boys prepare a centerpiece, with natural elements and typical of the countryside - such as scarecrows or pumpkins.

The meeting also usually revolves around the classic soccer game of the date. In addition, large stores usually hold parades with floats and children's characters. Macy's has been the most anticipated since 1927.

 

My experience in virtual classes

Before, I thought it would be fun to have virtual classes from time to time, I also thought how distance universities were, but the face to face classes always caught my attention. I never thought a pandemic was going to happen and it was going to lock us up for a long time.

At first, when they told us that we would have online classes, I felt bad because in my career we always use laboratories and we were guided by a teacher and it was going to cost the same and I wouldn't learn anuthing. 

Whenn the time to start classes approached in the previous semester I also felt somewhat happy because it's a new experience an its always catch your attention, they have you attentive and also doubting.

Getting used to virtual classes was difficult for me, it's almosst impossible to pay attention when I have more things around me and the comfort of the house also didn't help. I remember the first day when I decided to take classes at the dinind room table because the internet signal is good there, after 5 minutes of class I was already very hungry, I got up to look out the window, I played with my dog, I even wanted to from sweeping, anything was more interesting that virtual classes.

I think it was difficult for the teachers too as they had to find a new way of teaching. I think it's a good experience that I wont forget. There are teachers who have adapted perfectly to others who are that is good. 

I congratulate the teachers who make an effort and we as students who also adapt to this method.