A little complain

I know there are a lot of letters to newspapers where people write their complains and in this post I want to write a little complain about trains and Renfe.
Not very often I use trains but I have friends and workmates who travel by train every day. When they told me their stories every morning I must to recognize that it's difficult to believe them. But it's true, because every day, when they go to station they don't know when they arrive at their work at their hour. It's very difficult to start working on time when your train doesn't work. Of course, every day doesn’t happen the same thing, but when that occurs you have to apologize with your boss and say: "Sorry, but the train was delayed".
I know it must be difficult to organize timetables, but I think Renfe should know how to do it. I know that in all jobs there are problems, but Renfe has a big problem now because there aren't so many problems when you travel by bus or underground.
Anyway, I think it's a disgrace that our public transport (where we have to pay taxes), doesn't work well and your choices are to take a car or to wait for the train.

American guest

Last day we met an American person who told us several things about United States. I met people who lived there but nobody who was born and lives for a while but I had never met people from there. Actually we hear things about American government and citizens by newspapers, TV, internet… But I think it's very revealing because she explained us her point of view about some things.

For instance, she told us the importance of volunteers in hospitals, schools, community centers… she told us she is a nurse and where she lives there are Latin people who don't speak English. It was very difficult to help them because they couldn't communicate in a good way. For that reason, they learnt basic Spanish to help them in the hospital. Then she and more people think about these people, and they decided to teach basic English to people who don't speak any English.
I think it's a good thing to do because you can help your neighbours or stranger people. Of course, you can be a volunteer all your life, whatever your age was. Our guest and the teacher told us the way how retired people work as a volunteer in United States. This idea it's more extended in USA than in Spain. There are retired people who feel alone or bored or not useful and if they have a good health (more or less) and it's a way to relation with other people.

Anyway, I liked the experience because it was an opportunity to know United States in a different way than we watch on TV, for instance.

Henry Moore Exposition

Last Friday, 4th class of EOI Esplugues went to Henry Moore Exposition at Caixa Forum. I must tell that I didn't like going to the exposition but when I were at Caixa Forum with Henry Moore's big sculptures while the guide explained us the story and the creations moments of the artist, I really loved the experience.

When the guide route finished, we watched a video which told us how nature influenced in his sculptures and other things. After that, I started to walk for the room and to look for details in the figures and shapes. I enjoyed the exposition, but there were three pieces that I really loved.

One of them was the "Family Group Figure". I really loved how Henry Moore expressed the unit between de members of the family and how arms of mother and father wrapped the child as they were a knot.

The second one was the reclining figure that was made by two different pieces. I like how the artist worked with bronze. One piece was how a stone that it was sculpted by the sea, strong and powerful sea. Second piece was like a stone that was eroded by the wind and rain. That figure is special for me because you can see all the landscape, I mean the figure, or you can see two different figures. I love the idea of several meanings in the same place.

The third piece was a picture. In that picture there were many people lied on the floor in the underground tunnel. I like the deep feeling when you see the tunnel and the sensation that you can loose yourself. I must recognize the sad feeling when you see it but it is provocative and sometimes, the Art provoke these feelings.

In conclusion, I enjoyed a lot with the experience.