Dreams--My Presentation

Have you ever asked what your dreams and ambitions are? What do you need to do to achieve your goals? Is it about money or time? Or maybe your age?
Well, it's not about any of those things. It's all about believing in yourself. To believe that you can do something from the start despite everything, to help you gain confidence and make something possible to achieve. To think about the process to reach your goal, plan ahead so you are prepared, and then you can visualize the steps you need to take to achieve the goal you have set out to achieve. Strive, fight and stay positive to overcome many obstacles to retrieve the goal. Visualize your steps before going to bed, and think about the steps you are going to have to take to reach the goals.
Just take one look to the past and you'll remember when you were young, what types of dreams you dreamed about, or how many times you used your imagination to take a look at the future, when they were asking you "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Most of you said a doctor, or a lawyer and such things. The truth is, beyond all those things, there was something that you were hiding for yourself; to dream about flying maybe, or going to space, or being famous, or more than that, having your own kingdom or your own people and land. Maybe you fell in love with a girl or a boy that you hadn't met yet, the right person to stay by your side for the rest of your life, or fell in love with a place that your haven't been to yet. Maybe an island, a city, a rainy forest or even a desert. Life is full of beauty. Notice it, notice the small child and the smiling faces, smell the rain and feel the wind and live your life to the fullest and fight for your dreams. Keep them alive and understand that to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination and dedication. Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving towards your goals. Let your ambitions outgrow the shoes of your dreams and your expectations. It's all about discovering who you are, your gifts, and your talents. Cherish the visions as they are the children of your soul, the blueprint of your ultimate achievements. Just follow your passion to infinity and beyond...That was my presentation, I hope you enjoyed it!

By Taima

My Vacations

Hey guys, so today's blog post is going to be about a subject that we talked about in Miss Abby's class which was about things that we can draw to show people what is my daily routine, or my trips and vacations. I chose to draw about my trips, of course. Actually at first, I wanted to draw how my dad usually takes us to the mountains and historical places like Bulla Rejia, Dougga, El Feijja, and the way I run in the grass like a child, and how my mom makes us snacks and sandwiches and we talk and laugh in the car. What I like, no actually adore about these trips is that we find each other; we talk like a real family; with love and care and nothing else. And maybe it's about the way I get free and forget about the rest of the world, with music on my phone, a beautiful picture of my cute little family, taking photos of the amazing view and smelling the fresh smells, a mix of grass, flowers, wind...And I'll never forget my trips in the summer, when I spent every day taking selfies and pictures of everything. I drew that, too! :) I drew the beautiful beach touching the sky, the sunrise with an orange colour, and my family sitting on beach chairs. Or the day that I'll never forget, when I went parasailing. I was literally flying like a bird! I saw all of Sousse, and people were like little rocks. I really had so much fun remembering those things while expressing them on a paper and presenting them in front of my friends. Because this experience is one of the best experiences in my life. And next time, I'll write about a different new thing. :)

By Taima

Our Trip to Djebba

Hey, guys, so this is the second part of the trip. After having lunch at Dougga, we decided to visit a new place called Djebba. This place is known for its beautiful waterfall. We climbed the mountain to get there, and the way was kind of hard. When we got there, we couldn't find the waterfall because it has to be during a rainy time, so that we can see it--that's what Mr. Christopher said. It is great to see and know more about Tunisia and I had the chance to learn a lot of things thanks to the Access Program. This is the end of this post--next time I'll speak about another interesting thing!

By Taima

Ola!

Hi, everyone! As I promised, I'm writing you today about the Spanish class that I had at Access during the Summer Intensive. Miss Daniella was our Mexican teacher who taught us about Mexican culture and stuff like that. At first, she taught us how to spell words in Spanish like "Ola" :). I learned colours, numbers, greetings, basics and she gave us Mexican candy if we answered right. (I hated those types of candies, seriously you cannot understand if it's spicy, sweet or what type of flavour it has!) But Miss Daniella was so kind to us, and I loved her class. She was always smiling in our faces even if we said something wrong. Other than that, I liked the way she was asking me about my culture, Tunisian culture. I felt that she was really interested in knowing those things, especially when we shared the same taste of food: both Tunisians and Mexicans love spicy food. But I think when she'll try our harissa, she will regret it! I remember when she taught us how to dance salsa and some students thought that it's a type of food until they jumped out of their chairs and hit the floor to dance.

By Taima

Our Trip to Dougga

Hey guys! :) What I'll talk about in this blog post is about a trip that we took last year to Dougga. We came in the early morning full of energy, and we hit the road on the bus. We sang songs of Bruno Mars and some old songs, and we took selfies. When we arrived, we were amazed by the ruins at first and how amazing it was. We went to explore the place; there were so many ruins big and small, with giant statues and perfect architecture. It felt amazing to learn about your great, great grandparents, and to know more about your country. It smelled like home; like you belonged there, you belong to that place! We took so many pictures and we were walking in that "town" with a guide. She told us about everything that the Romans used to do there. They were brilliant although that time is way too far from us like hundreds and hundreds of years ago. They had theaters, hammams like us (the place where you take a shower). And what blew my mind is the clock that was drawn on the floor in the public space where all the people met each other and where Jupiter is placed. They could know the time by the sun, and the road by the stars in the sky. How amazing is that?

By Taima