Hi. Welcome to WNS My name is Maria.
I would like to start this video saying thank you. About a month ago our doggie Maya died
We announced it here and so many of you sent us messages of support, love, and solidarity... That really
moved me, so I wanted to thank you in a video.
The videos you watched two weeks ago were shot over a month ago so...
This is the first video I shoot since Maya died.
Thank you so much. Those messages helped us a lot to go through that. A month has passed so we are better now. Still missing her, but better.
As you can see today I took you out of the house. We are in an area in Bogotá, called Suba. This park is "Parque Mirador de los Nevados". Supposedly...
On the days where there's no clouds, when the sky is clear, you can get to see four different snowpeaks from the viewpoint.
It would be cool to see that but as you can tell with this weather... Not today!
Years ago there was a cantera here. A cantera is a place where materials for construction like sand and rocks are extracted.
the District bought the land, they "fixed it" and it became this park.
Here you can find native species of birds and trees
And it's a different park because you are not supposed to bring your bike or your ball, or your dog, or your skates...
This is a park for you to come and feel at peace, away from the noise, to observe the birds and the trees, to listen to the water.
Some people come here to jog, run, or just for a walk. It's a very peaceful place in Suba.
All right! It started raining. Bogota's weather is like that: variable.
Sometimes it rains, sometimes it's sunny and you don't know when that will change.
YOu gotta come prepared. If you ever come to Bogotá
you need to bring shorts, sandals, umbrella, hat, rainboots, sunblock
And a backpack to put everything in it and take it with you. Cause you never know.
Oh! What a shame, I would have like for the weather to be better but oh well... ok, it's not raining. It's drizzeling.
So let's go buy some bubble tea. I am really craving a bubble tea. Let's go.
We are on the quest for a bubble tea.
We are at "la colina" mall. Also in Suba.
Saturdays it gets crowded. Malls are typically full of people
Families go out for lunch. It's like the family plan on the weekends.
These are the escaleras eléctricas or escaleras mecánicas.
I believe the bubble tea store is on the third floor. We are on the second floor.
I would like to leave before it gets too crowded. I don't really like very crowded places.
Let's see... for now it's all good. This is the food court.
Restaurants are still closed today because it's still so early.
Hi, can I have a classic rose tea? Would you like it small or big?
Small. Little ice, no sugar. With "pearls" (tapioca).
While I drink this I'll share with you something I tough about a few days ago
The other day I shared on our Instagram that I didn't feel as comfortable making videos on YouTube as I felt on Instagram.
So I wondered why do I not feel comfortable making videos on YouTube spontaneously?
On Instagram I feel I can be more spontaneous, more like myself. Not the case on YouTube.
So I started thinking about that and I remembered that when we started videos on YouTube, I had a lot of fun making them
I think I dind't know the platform well, I didn't know about the comments or the algorythm or any of that
so I had fun making my videos. Then I realized it was not all that kind or friendly, or easy
I'm of course talking about some comments, that are obviously a tiny percentage,
but when you start doing something like this and maybe also my personality didn't help. It really affected me a lot at the beginning.
So I started changing the way I made the videos, changing the way I spoke, the way I introduced myself...
And I was actually afraid of making mistakes.
Fear of not saying the right word or thing, and then another person would come and say "that's not right" it happens a lot.
And that was not a full version of me, it was still me but a more "controlled" "tamed" version of myself.
I felt the need of always saying the right thing, saying the "perfect thing"
If I made a tiny mistake I would do it over and over and over again and I still do it. It's hard to get rid of that habit.
Also some videos are me talking about grammar, trying to teach you something, and those videos will be permanently there...
If I make a mistake I can't correct it in the video. It will stay there. But I'll say something...
When Maya died, and it might be a little silly for some people, but...
going through that changed my views on a lot of things.
So I thought how many times we stop doing stuff because we are afraid of making mistakes.
Or we are afraid of not feeling "ready" to do what we want to do.
call it speaking on a video spontaneously, or speaking Spanish in public, or speaking Spanish with another person...
The point is... "perfection" is not a human trait.
I can't be trying to please everybody nor trying to be perfect and not making any mistakes...
Maybe one day I'll say something that is not "correct" but in the end...
If we insist on being perfect before doing something, we're not only limiting our actions, ourselves...
but we're also going to give the wrong image about ourselves.
So I want to change that. I want to change the way I present my videos.
I want to go back to being spontaneous. That's what I enjoy.
And even if one day I mess up, I think you'll also enjoy seeing me being 100 percent myself.
No worries, the quality of the videos will be there, I'll keep on studying, researching to present you the best information
But I won't feel so limited as I used to feel...
I don't really know what that means but I guess we'll find out as we go.
That's what I wanted to share with you today. Thank you for coming with me to the park, to the mall...
I'll see you in another video, and remember: If you're going to learn a language: Why Not Spanish? Chao!