#KikiBeatESL

I've been on Instagram for something like two years, but I never really used it as anything other than a place for cute pictures of my food or crafts. I usually take lots of pictures at work (I teach English as a second language in Jalisco, Mexico), but most of those pictures are trapped in my iPod gathering metaphorical dust.

I'm starting the hashtag in the title of this post as a place to keep all those pictures. I want to share my ideas, activities, and lessons with others who might find them useful. This is my Instagram profile, check it out! Fellow teachers, please comment :) 

DIY Snack Bars

Although I'm not very good at cooking, every now and then I feel the need to go into that kitchen and make something delicious. This time it actually worked out pretty well, these snack bars are both tasty and healthy. (They have granola, that counts, right?)

1. Pour some granola into a medium-sized bowl.

2. Add cereal, chocolate chips, gummy bears, marshmallows. Whatever you want, but the marshmallows are a must. They will keep everything else together.

3. Heat in microwave for 30 second intervals. 

4. Mix in between, until marshmallows are all over everything else and you have this delicious-smelling, soft, gooey mixture.

*You can add all kinds of extra ingredients into this mix, experiment with it.

5. Butter up your hands a bit, and flatten out the mixture on a cutting board, cookie pan, or other flat surface you can put in a fridge. I used wax paper on top of the board, but it's not really necessary.

6. Stick in the fridge for a while. You can cut it before or after it's cooled down. I put this one in the freezer, that may have been too much.

Enjoy!

Antes del "¡Acción!"

Recientemente llevé a cabo un taller sobre la producción de video titulado Antes del ¡Acción! en mi alma máter, UNID. Si te gusta el cine o la televisión, conocer un poco más sobre la forma en que se realiza te ayudará a apreciarlos con mayor criterio.

Esta prezi recorre la vida de un video antes de nacer, los puntos técnicos que cualquier productor y director deben tener en cuenta antes de iniciar rodaje. También te presento algunos videos donde puedes observar lo que se comenta a lo largo de la presentación.