Positive thoughts for the New Year!
This is from a blog post I wrote at the start of 2021, but I think it is still really important now.

The Social Evolutionary

Last year was bad? Let's remember the good things.

nside a dimly lit cave, a group of people sit huddled around glowing amphoras. These vessels are no ordinary pottery; they're meticulously painted with images of legendary wrestlers, engaged in eternal combat. The flickering light from a small fire casts these images onto the walls, animating the wrestlers in a primitive, captivating dance of shadows.



The cave's inhabitants watch these images, interpreting the epic battles as the ultimate expression of wrestling. They debate the techniques, celebrate the victories, and mourn the defeats, all from the moving images on the amphoras. To them, these representations are the entirety of wrestling—there is no world beyond the wrestlers on the pottery.


Nikostratos, ever the curious and skeptical cat, notices a sliver of light peeking through a crack in the cave wall. The murals and their tales don't satisfy his curiosity. One day, driven by a particularly pungent smell of the outside world—a mix of fresh earth and sweat—he finds a loose stone and wiggles his way through the crack.

Everything Zenified 

Wrestling, skeptical Cats, and Allegory of the Cave

Alam n’yo ba kung paano ginugugol ng elepante ang oras nito?

Learn Tagalog with Teacher Regina

Elepante

Ecco tornato nostro appuntamento settimanale alla scoperta delle città italiane! Oggi parliamo della città di Napoli, una delle più grandi ed incantevoli città d’arte del Mediterraneo che, personalmente, consiglio a tutti di visitare almeno una volta nella vita.

Level: Intermediate
Source and transcription: https://www.italia.it/it/napoli

🗺   CITTÀ ITALIANE #QuickItalianWithMara

🌋 NAPOLI

In this episode we don't have a guest. I just talked a little about comparing yourself to other students.

Portuguese With Caro

Should I compare my Portuguese level?

In this episode you will learn how to use the possessive pronouns in spanish

Spanish with Jas

EP 30. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Привет! 
Я редко делаю покупки в интернет-магазинах, потому что, когда мне что-нибудь нужно, я сразу иду в ближайший магазин и покупаю. На днях я всё-таки заказала кое-что в интернете. Цена была хорошая, ещё и со скидкой. Сегодня мне пришло уведомление. Написали, что я могу забрать свой заказ в пункте выдачи товаров. Пункт выдачи товаров - это специальное место, куда привозят все заказы. В моём городе таких центров очень много в каждом районе.

Ты со мной? 

Интернет-магазин

Nick discusses both sides of this topic, which could come up in either Speaking Part 3 or Writing Part 2. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

The advantages and disadvantages of family-run businesses. 

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.