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Conversations I Inherited and Words I Always Wanted to Learn. Ladies of Hive Community Contest #302 [EN/ES]

Conversations I Inherited and Words I Always Wanted to Learn


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Hello dear Ladies of Hive community,

When I think about the person in my family I resemble the most, I don't think about physical features. I think about the way we connect with people.

I believe I inherited from my mother a certain ease when it comes to welcoming people and making them feel comfortable. She was the kind of person who could receive someone at home and, within a few minutes, make them feel as if they had known her for years.

She always had something to offer: a coffee, something to eat, a question about how someone was doing, or simply a conversation. She had a natural way of making people feel welcome.

As a child, I didn't think much about that. I simply saw it as something normal. As I grew older, however, I began to recognize the same tendency in myself.

Perhaps that is one of the reasons why working in tourism feels so natural to me. Every day I meet people from different places, with different accents, customs, stories, and personalities. Some people are very talkative, while others are more reserved. Some want to tell you everything about their country, while others are curious about Cuba and want to know about our daily lives.

I enjoy those conversations.

Sometimes a guest remembers you not because of something extraordinary you did, but because you took a few minutes to listen to them, answer a question patiently, or simply made them feel welcome.

That reminds me of my mother.


The Dream of Teaching

When I was a child, one of the jobs I imagined for myself was becoming a teacher, especially a teacher of languages.

I was fascinated by the idea that the same thing could have different names depending on where you came from. I liked hearing people speak differently and learning words that I didn't know.

At that age, I didn't understand everything involved in being a teacher. I simply imagined myself in front of other people, sharing what I knew and helping them learn something new.

Life eventually took me in another direction, and I ended up working in tourism.

Interestingly, my work still gives me opportunities to learn and communicate with people from other countries. English has become especially important to me because I use it to communicate with visitors and understand them better.

I have learned expressions from guests, heard different accents, and discovered that sometimes even people who speak the same language can communicate in very different ways.

I also enjoy being able to tell visitors something about Cuba, answer their questions, and help them understand a little more about the place they are visiting.

So, although I never became the teacher I imagined as a child, I still spend a good part of my days exchanging words, explaining things, learning, and helping other people understand something they didn't know before.

Perhaps that is one of the things I like most about tourism: every person who arrives brings a different story, and sometimes a simple conversation can become a small lesson for both people.


🇪🇸 En Español

Conversaciones que heredé y palabras que siempre quise aprender

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Hola querida comunidad de Ladies of Hive,

Cuando pienso en la persona de mi familia a la que más me parezco, no pienso en los rasgos físicos. Pienso en la manera de relacionarnos con las personas.

Creo que heredé de mi madre cierta facilidad para recibir a la gente y hacerla sentir cómoda. Ella era de esas personas que podían recibir a alguien en casa y, en pocos minutos, conseguir que esa persona se sintiera como si la conociera desde hacía años.

Siempre tenía algo que ofrecer: un café, algo de comer, una pregunta sobre cómo estaba alguien o simplemente una conversación. Tenía una manera muy natural de hacer sentir bienvenidas a las personas.

Cuando era niña no pensaba demasiado en eso. Para mí simplemente era algo normal. Sin embargo, al crecer, empecé a reconocer esa misma tendencia en mí.

Quizás por eso trabajar en el turismo me resulta tan natural. Cada día conozco personas de diferentes lugares, con distintos acentos, costumbres, historias y personalidades. Algunas son muy conversadoras, mientras que otras son más reservadas. Algunas quieren contarte todo sobre su país y otras sienten curiosidad por Cuba y quieren conocer cómo es nuestra vida cotidiana.

Disfruto mucho esas conversaciones.

A veces un huésped no te recuerda por haber hecho algo extraordinario, sino porque te tomaste unos minutos para escucharlo, responder pacientemente una pregunta o simplemente hacerlo sentir bienvenido.

Eso me hace recordar a mi madre.


El sueño de enseñar

Cuando era niña, uno de los trabajos que imaginaba para mí era ser maestra, especialmente profesora de idiomas.

Me fascinaba pensar que una misma cosa podía tener diferentes nombres dependiendo del lugar de donde viniera una persona. Me gustaba escuchar a la gente hablar de distintas maneras y aprender palabras que no conocía.

A esa edad no comprendía todo lo que implicaba ser profesora. Simplemente imaginaba que estaría frente a otras personas compartiendo lo que sabía y ayudándolas a aprender algo nuevo.

Con el tiempo, la vida me llevó por otro camino y terminé trabajando en el turismo.

Curiosamente, mi trabajo todavía me brinda muchas oportunidades para aprender y comunicarme con personas de otros países. El inglés se ha vuelto especialmente importante para mí porque lo utilizo para comunicarme con los visitantes y comprenderlos mejor.

He aprendido expresiones de los propios huéspedes, he escuchado diferentes acentos y he descubierto que incluso las personas que hablan el mismo idioma pueden comunicarse de maneras muy diferentes.

También disfruto poder contarles a los visitantes algo sobre Cuba, responder sus preguntas y ayudarlos a conocer un poco más el lugar que están visitando.

Así que, aunque nunca me convertí en la profesora que imaginaba cuando era niña, todavía paso buena parte de mis días intercambiando palabras, explicando cosas, aprendiendo y ayudando a otras personas a comprender algo que antes no conocían.

Quizás eso es precisamente una de las cosas que más me gustan del turismo: cada persona que llega trae una historia diferente y, a veces, una simple conversación puede convertirse en una pequeña lección para ambos.


La traducción al inglés fue realizada con DeepL Translate.


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Such a meaningful topic! 💕 I love how conversations and words can carry memories, family stories, and lessons from one generation to another. Looking forward to reading the thoughts and experiences shared in this contest. ✨

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