Free time – Life with Maru

French Riviera Christmas

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020Advice, Free time, Hobbies, Relax, Short stories, What to do

I like Christmas, because you can have a good time with right people and you don’t have to worry about your work or studies. Some people choose to visit a new country every year. So I will tell you about my choice.

My family and I went to the French Riviera this Christmas. This is one of the best places to go if you like warm weather and palms but at the same time you don’t want to forget about winter and Christmas. There is a lot to see there and you have a wide range of places to go to. Just imagine: every place, every street, every cafe has New Year decorations so it feels like you are in a fairy tale of your dreams.

My family and I have visited some new cities in the Riviera: Saint-Raphael, Mandelieu, Theoule-sur-Mer, Sanremo.

But my favourite way to spend a day should be like this:

In the morning I go to Starbucks to get my favourite frappuccino and then go to the beach. I like watching the waves sitting on the Promenade des Anglais. It helps me to think about my plans and my future.

In the afternoon it is great to meet a friend near the Palace of Festivals and Congresses of Cannes and go shopping to boutiques on the Croisette or you can go to the Marché de Noël.

The evening is a time when you can enjoy your holiday tasty food relaxing in my favourite Movida Lounge. The French Riviera offers you a great opportunity to find what you want, because there are no problems to pick up a cozy place to eat. You can enjoy French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese cuisine etc. I prefer Caffé Roma.

In the night it is up to you where to go. You can go to High Club and party there or you can go home to take a very long nap. I prefer parties on holidays.

I hope now you see why I am so enthusiastic about coming to the French Riviera every Christmas…

NOTES:

Frappuccino is a trademarked brand of the Starbucks Corporation for a line of iced, blended coffee drinks.

Marché de Noël (“Christmas market”) is an outdoor market associated with the celebration of Christmas and which is traditionally held during Advent.

The Promenade des Anglais is an avenue along the seaside in the Baie des Anges, in Nice.

Movida Lounge is a bar-lounge at the seaside in Nice.

Caffé Roma is in the heart of the city, opposite the Palais des Festivals, it has been a Cannes institution for 25 years.

(from “Mastories”, short stories by Mary Zhukova)

Gaming Our Lives

February 3, 2020February 6, 2020Advice, Free time, Hobbies, Infotech, Learning, Life problems, Relax, What to do

As you know gaming makes life of a lot of people happier nowadays. But I should point out pros and cons of gaming.

You might consider gaming as a type of entertainment. Lots of people spend their free time driving, flying, killing, creating and what not escaping the reality. Games can be educational, funny, they can teach skills such as strategic thinking, interpretative analysis and problem solving.

However, gaming can be very addictive and make children become accustomed to violence. Furthermore, as you can see around you video games have negative effects on children and distract them from school homework and doing sports.

To sum up, it is up to you to decide whether you play video games or not, if you want to use gaming as a kind of entertainment or to avoid danger of it. Choose what you love, as to me I devote my free time to education, sport, family and friends.

iApple of My Eye

November 21, 2019Free time, Hobbies, Infotech, MiIT

I am happy to use this device
because it makes my life easier and better!

Beautiful photos

I can take beautiful photos to make my own history with the help of “dual 12MP Wide and Telephoto cameras”. It is amazing!

Face ID

It is more convenient to use your own phone with face ID. Every time you take your it-friend, it recognises you.

Long battery life

The using of your iPhone XS max lasts up to 1.5 hours longer than iPhone X (previous model).

Using camera under water

Water resistant to a depth of 2 meters for up to 30 minutes.

My own memodji

You can use not just animals emoji. You can create your own. It will look like you and recreate your emotions.

Dark mode

If you can not stand usual white mode and you are in the mood for something else, you can choose dark mode. (I enjoy it much more!)

Beautiful interface

Glass and stainless steel design. You can choose colour: space gray, gold or silver.

Super display

This model has 6.5 Super Retina HD display.

My Experience with Computers

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019Free time, Hobbies, Infotech, Learning, MiIT, Short stories

First I met a computer at the age of seven. It was a laptop running Windows XP. I knew nothing about these magical IT devices and about the Internet at all!

My first computer game was a language learning multimedia one. As far as remember it was EuroTalk 15 languages. I used it to expand my English vocabulary.

It’s been a long time since my first cyber experience. Now I am a happy owner of an Apple iMac and still learning everything about computers & coding with the best teacher in the world.

In the future I want to work in this area and take part in creating the wonderful digital age!

Turkish Tapestry of My Emotions

September 30, 2019October 3, 2019Free time, Relax, Short stories

of My Emotions

🌄

🌊

🌴

✈️

It is my last day on a balcony in Turkey. I am sitting and watching a sunset. And I am asking myself: “What interesting happened this week?” Oh… so much!! The reality was much more beautiful than my previous expectations.

I spent a lot of time on the beach. The sea was splendid and calm, so you could enjoy your drinks, sunbathe and spend as much time as you want in the water.

I found friends so I could enjoy their company eating ice-cream and having fun in the pool. Also our evening ritual was going to the club at night. Every night was interesting and joyfulness. We were dancing till 2 a.m., then we went to the night bar to drink or to eat. At dawn we went to the pool, but we didn’t swim. We were just sitting on sun loungers, watching the shady palms around and speaking about future and dreams.

I love this travel with all my heart!! So many emotions, so much sunshine, so much new memories. I wish every my summer was like this. Enjoy your life!

Subjects of My Life

July 30, 2019August 1, 2019Advice, Free time, Infotech, Learning, Life problems, MiIT, What to choose?, What to do

Universal of Mine

I am just sitting at the table right now, drinking my coffee and thinking about courses that I should choose when I go to the university.

In my list there should be Data Design, Management of Creative Projects and Prototyping Interactive Technologies.

But I don’t want to be a narrow specialist, so I would choose one or two more minor subjects apart of my major. Multimedia is everywhere now. So you must be at home with art & design.

That’s why I feel like taking up some courses related to these areas. I want to learn lots of stuff to be good at my job and obtain specific skills. For example “Communication and graphic design” and “Journalism, PR, media and publishing”.

I hope my schedule will allow me to start practise on my own, maybe it’s gonna be a kind of freelance. It will help me realise.

Saturday’s My Funday

May 7, 2019May 15, 2019Cooking, Free time, Hobbies, Love, Relax, Short stories, Singing

So today i am going to tell you about my Saturday, a favourite day of the whole week.

My morning starts from waking up in the sun. This gives me energy for all my day. I wake up and understand that I slept well. I am ready to live my best life and give positive mood to people around me. Then I go to the bathroom and do my beauty routine. Putting all beauty products on my face makes me calm. After the bathroom I go to the kitchen to have my best morning breakfast. Two products that I love the most are coffee and chocolate. Sometimes my breakfast consists of them, but on other days I have healthy breakfast full of vitamins to feel well all work/learning day long.

After food I go to the swimming pool. I listen to my favourite music, dance and swim there. This is necessary. Firstly, my body feels super after workout. Secondly, my soul feels happy after fun music. After swimming I like walking about the garden. I spend time with the nature and the sun. It is my type of meditation. It is a very pleasant feeling to receive energy from the ground.

Very often I just meet with my bestie. We spend time together going somewhere or just staying at home and watching films. On some Saturdays we get together to communicate with our parents.

In the end I should say, please, love your life. Today is everything you have! Do everything for life of your dreams!

(from “Mastories”, short stories by Mary Zhukova)

I Am an Internet User

April 23, 2019April 25, 2019Advice, Free time, Infotech, MiIT

There is no person that don’t use Internet today. So… I am just one of these people and I am trying to learn everything about it.

Skype

I like this program for safe and high quality connection with friends online. You can talk with video on or without. People use it in e-business or e-commerce also.

TeamViewer

TeamViewer helps me to remotely control (i. e. connect and use) other computers for my goals. This is not a cybercrime, no. I myself use it for English learning and for trouble-shooting .

YouTube

The best place to watch and share videos for me. I can find any video I want there. It can be music, educational, psychological or just for fun. Like, upload, watch & discover!

eBay

It will help if you need to buy something or to sell anything. This site uses e-cash by means of credit cards. Be careful using it, learn precautions before diving into buying.

Instagram

Personally I use this program the most. You can meet new people, upload photos, make history of your own life. Also, you can keep in touch with your friends sharing Histories and interesting videos with masks.

Use the Internet in Right Ways

Saving Time Taking Pictures

October 2, 2018November 19, 2018Advice, Free time, Hobbies, What to do

Saving
Time Taking Pictures

Nowadays people make awesome mobile phones, that’s why I use my iPhone for taking photos. I think that this way is better than a camera, because I always take along my iPhone wherever I go. It is not heavy and I adore the quality of pictures I get. So there is no need for a digital camera!

WhenI see something beautiful I immediately take out my phone and take a picture. Ichoose a right angle and press a button. If I like what I see I always edit the image just a little bit. I use two apps for this VSCO and AfterLight. I change saturation and sharpness, do a touch or two, and sometimes apply my favourite filters.

In a few seconds the new photos are ready to be shared with the World for at my Instagram or my blog.

(from “Mastories”, short stories by Mary Zhukova)

A Life-jacket of a Helping Hand

July 27, 2018August 23, 2018Advice, Free time, Life problems, Love, Relax, What to do

You shouldn’t stay up bottling up your emotions if you feel bad. If you’re in a difficult situation right now it’s better for you to have people who can cheer you up. These people ARE very important in everyone’s life. If you feel not freshen up, if you have lots of heavy thoughts, please go and have a bath, go to massage, take a walk. After these little things you’ll sure feel better. Be good people: if you see acquaintances in a bad mood you should back them up. Problems will always crop up so you need to stay a strong person. Be happy!

(from “Mastories”, short stories by Mary Zhukova)