INTERVIEW JOaquín

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

I live in Girona.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

I'm from Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Barcelona.

ARE YOU MARRIED? DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN?

Yes I'm married and I have two children one girl and one boy, they names are Helena and Alejandro.

WHAT ARE YOU TEACHER OFF?

I'm Spanish and literature teacher.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ASPECT ABOUT YOUR SUBJECT?

I like a lot literature and textual typology  but I don't like the grammar.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A TEACHER? 

I was in a university degree in literature and since I don't have many job opportunities I had to be a professor, but I didn't think about being a professor.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE AOUT BEING A TEACHER? AND DON'T LIKE?

If I work with the older high school students, I see that the students take advantage of the classes, but if I work with the younger high school students,  I don't like is controlling the students, the classroom environment.

IF YOU WEREN'T A TEACHER, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO?

Some manual work for example carpenter.

WHICH TEACHERS DO YOU GET ALONG WELL WITH?

I get along well with several teachers but not with all. I understand all the teachers and there are four or five that I have a good relationship.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR FREE TIME?

Especially going for a walk or drinking a beer.

IN THE SUMMER WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO?

Go for walks, hiking and go to the beach of course.

WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO TRAVEL?

I would like to go to South America to some country, before I said that I wanted to go to Cuba with Fidel Castro but since he has already died, I don't care about any country in South America.

WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEAL?

I have a very sweet tooth, I like chocolate, sweets, I love everything sweet.

IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY, WHAT WOULD YO DO?

Don't work and travel.

WHICH FAMOUS PERSON WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET?

Some politician or writter.

HOW MANY LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK?

Catalan and Spanish.

DO YOU LIKE WATCHING MOVIES AND SERIES, OR READING BOOKS?

Movies and books yes but series no. My favorite book is Spring Sonata by Valle-Inclán. Also Sonrisa Turca. They are the ones I go back to the most because I read a lots of books.

DO YOU LIKE MEETING FRIENDS AND FAMILY?
Yes, of course. 

WHICH CULTURE DO YOU LIKE TO KNOW?

South American culture. I would have liked to know the communist Cuba.

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER FROM YOUR CHILDHOOD?

A normal childhood, I had no problems, generally more or less happy.  The parents were stricter before than now and I couldn't do many things.

WHERE DID YOU GO TO PRIMARY SCHOOL? AND SECONDARY?

I studied in the school of Santa Coloma, Torre Balldovina and in high school in Puig Castellar in Santa Coloma de Gramanet too.

WHO IS THE TEACHER THAT YOU REMEMBER IN YOUR CHILDHOOD?

Don Miguel Crespo he was a very good teacher. He hadn't gotten a place at the university and he was doing high school.

WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT OUR HIGH SCHOOL?

Especially the regulations because they are very lax and mild. This is creating attitude problems among the students.

HAVE YOU EVER PRACTISE SOME SPORT?

Yes, I did basketball one year in the school. But I'm not very athletic person.