Friday 2 November 2007

DO YOU HATE YOUR NAME?

Well, before I was born, my parents had thought of calling me Raquel. Raquel is a beautiful name and it sounds nice. But on the very day I was born, my father decided to change it to Carmen. A sister of my mother's, who was also called Carmen had died at the age of three, so my father thought it would be a nice surprise to both my mother and my grandmother. And that's how I got my name and I'm quite happy about it. You might argue that it's a bit old-fashioned, but I don't mind it a bit. I just thank God my aunt wasn´t called Raimunda!!!

And YOU, do you know how your parents chose your name? Do you like it? Or... do you hate it like Chris in this video? Enjoy the video and then share YOUR STORY with everybody else on the blog.


Thursday 1 November 2007

Education

I'm starting this blog today in the hope that you'll make it grow. So I want to start by quoting William B. Yeats:


"Education is not like filling a bucket, it's like lighting a fire."


I find this quote most inspiring. And YOU? What do you think about it?

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