sobota, 28 listopada 2015

My favourite drink



My favourite drink is coffee latte. I love coffee very much, but most of all I like latte. I love the aroma and the taste of coffee. Why this kind of coffee? Because coffee latte has delicious taste for me. It isn’t too strong or too weak, so it is perfect! It is made with espresso and streamed milk. First, a barista foams milk and pours it into glass or into cup and subsequently he adds espresso. Thanks to this procedure, the three layers come into being. If coffee latte is made in a transparent glass, you can see its layers. It looks beautiful! The first is the screamed milk (a white layer), the second is espresso (a brown layer) and the third is milk or the blend of coffee with espresso (a white or light brown layer). The last layer depends on how quickly espresso goes down and mixes with milk. After mixing, coffee latte is one colour, it is medium light brown. Coffee latte can be classic, without additives or with various syrups, for example: with coconut or caramel syrup, or only with sugar. But, I prefer classic coffee latte, without syrups and sugar. I want to feel only the taste of coffee with milk.
 

poniedziałek, 23 listopada 2015

PODCAST - Talking about miscarriage, Miranda Richardson, Leaving care



I recently listened to the podcast that is built of three separate parts. The first one presents the story of Lisa Francesca Nand who miscarried twice. The first miscarriage was in the twelfth week and the second just after the eighth week of pregnancy. After that Lisa was took a lot of medication and she was bleeding for six weeks. She was very sad for some time. Even so, she thinks she is lucky anyway compared to other people she has spoken to who experienced a few miscarriages. Fortunately, now she is pregnant. Her two children are healthy. After her drama, she and her husband decided to break the silence and talk about it openly. They made a documentary 'First Heartbeat'. In their film, they present their personal journey with miscarriages and other people who experienced the same. They also talk about three women who experienced miscarriages, two of whom are expecting babies and one who is still trying. Finally, she says that a miscarriage takes away all the magic of a positive pregnancy experience and it is necessary to talk about it openly to help the other families. The second part presents Miranda Richardson who won an award for the Women's Prize for Fiction. She wrote a book “May we be forgiven”. This book is about two brothers. The older, George, bullies the younger, Harry, but after George’s accident, Harry takes care of him despite he was  previously treated like dirt. This story shows a familiar bond. Miranda thinks that a book is shows the possibility of forgiveness. The last part tells about residential care homes. Jo Morris talks about Natalie, a young woman, who is preparing to leave the children's home and Martin Crewe, Children's Services Director for Barnardos, describes the challenges that wait for young people like Natalie after leaving care homes. He says that after leaving care homes a lot of young people live in deprived areas, commit suicides and get homeless. To prevent that the British government is preparing reforms in that area.
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