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I was lucky enough to know my great-grandmother, who lived to 93.
At her home she had a beautiful drawing of a knight slaying (killing) a dragon.
This was Saint George I was told, the patron saint of England.
I have always found it curious that England and Catalonia have the same patron saint. And a curious coincidence that Shakespeare and Cervantes both died on this day.
As an Englishman living in a foreign land it is difficult not to enjoy St. Jordiās day.
Difficult not to enjoy a celebration of culture and love represented by books and roses. And easy to prefer it to Valentineās day.
It is a beautiful tradition, and one that over the time that we have been here, have adopted as our own. Though I doubt we are alone.
My great-grandmother would have loved it.
I hope you enjoyed St. Jordiās
This weekās 3 tips:
SOMETHING TO AVOID š«£
š¤¦š»āāļø āMy fathersā
Some may have two fathers. Most have one though.
I spoke to my father last night
ā āMy parentsā
Make sure to translate āmis padresā as āmy parentsā.
We see my parents most weekends
SOMETHING TO SOUND CONFIDENT š§
š Business jargon explained
āHidden agendaā
A secret or disguised motive for doing something.
I feel like he has a hidden agenda
It is similar to āintenciĆ³n ocultaā in Spanish
SOMETHING FROM OUR RESOURCES š
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