Isaac Barrientos Technician blogger

 My favorite summer vacation has been going to Cuba, I was 17 years old so it was a couple of years ago, however, I can still remember the beautiful landscapes Cuba had to offer. On the first day, we arrived at La Habana. I was a bit disappointed because the city was dirty, filled with trash, and poverty, and many people in the street trying to help us for some money in exchange, but when we got to the rural areas everything was completely different, there were mountains, we rode horses through valleys with wonderful scenery, and we swam in the most pristine beaches you can imagine, no waves and the water so clear you could see your feet when you look below.  For dinner, we had the most delicious fried fish I have ever had, with beans and rice, then we went to the party the host in the streets of Viñales, all the locals normally meet in the center of town to listen to music, drink beer, and dance salsa.

Thanks to my job, I have had the opportunity to get my passports full of stamps, however one of my favorite trips has been to Las Vegas by far. As soon as you land you will know you are in a different place, when I stepped out of the plane, I saw slot machines next to the gates with people sitting in them at 2 pm on a Tuesday. Most hotels have casinos, I stayed at the Mandalay Bay and it also had one, a huge one for that matter, it is not my cup of tea mainly because I do not like losing money and people are allowed to smoke inside so the whole place smells like an ashtray, a very used one, which there are several of in Las Vegas, one ashtray for each machine and there are thousands of them. As you can tell the casinos were not my favorite part of the trip, but the food and the views were magnific, there are so many beautiful places, including the casinos, some of them are decorated with Greek art and some of them recreate landscapes and buildings from other parts of the world, my favo...

I have written a lot of texts in my life, mostly for school, however, I also like to write in journals to express different emotions, as I find that writing can have a very soothing effect. Normally I don’t find it difficult to write when I am doing it about a topic I love, I find it difficult when I must write regarding a subject that may be complicated or not so interesting for me. To organize the ideas, I like to start by creating a flow chart, just like when you are coding is good to have an idea about what you are going to transmit in the paragraph with alternatives or main ideas. I have not experienced what is referred to as writers block when I am writing, but sometimes it does happen at work, when I don’t know what to do next I like to take a break, things may come easier with a calmer perspective.