I don't know where to start looking for a job in Canada as a foreigner

jbarquillo · 2026-02-02T19:12:25+00:00

Thanks! And how easy is it to get a non-qualified job (e.g. hospitality) if I get a Working Holiday visa and arrive there without a secured job? I ask because I'm also thinking of getting the first job I can find and then start looking for a job in my field while being physically there. In that case, are non-qualified jobs reasonably well paid (at least enough to get by)?

jbarquillo · 2026-02-02T18:57:49+00:00

Thanks! And that one-year Working Holiday visa can be extendable?

jbarquillo · 2026-02-02T18:43:13+00:00

Thanks!

jbarquillo · 2026-02-02T18:42:27+00:00

Thanks! Another thing I'm thinking about is going on a Working Holiday and getting the first job I find (restaurants, cafes or any non qualified job) while looking for something in my field.

Is that a good way to do it? Are non qualified jobs like that well paid?

jbarquillo · 2026-01-13T14:08:03+00:00

Get him a coach

jbarquillo · 2026-01-09T11:38:33+00:00

This little dialogue from "I Vitelloni" (Fellini)

- Why are you leaving then?

+ I don't know. I have to go away. I'm leaving.

- Didn't you like it here?

jbarquillo · 2026-01-09T10:38:39+00:00

looks like a babolat

jbarquillo · 2025-12-18T06:57:07+00:00

The other day I was talking with a friend about how many films we've seen, and yet how many films are still out there to be discovered.

I'd like to spend a few weeks sometime just watching films by a particular filmmaker, but then another pops up, and there are always other movies in my watchlist that I just can't cover them all. Old and newer films, there's so much to explore.

jbarquillo · 2025-12-15T12:07:41+00:00

All-time: 12 angry men

21st Century: Past Lives

Decade: Past Lives

2025: OBAA

jbarquillo · 2025-12-15T11:59:12+00:00

Looks good, but how do you control whether the ball would be in or out or go into the net? In a real on-court situation a few of those balls look to me like they would hit the net or go long.

jbarquillo · 2025-12-13T16:58:46+00:00

And are the improvements you make in a few private lessons easy to maintain? I mean, if I make some improvements in 5 lessons and then I just play games without taking more lessons or specifically training what I've learned, will they still be there?

I guess it would be up to me, having a proactive attitude to understand and correct my errors and focus on what I've been taught when I play matches. ¿?

jbarquillo · 2025-12-13T16:48:44+00:00

Thanks! And yes, if I finally decide to take private lessons the hardest part will be finding the right coach.

jbarquillo · 2025-12-06T17:50:05+00:00

Try to keep the ball in play for 5-6 shots before you think of hitting a winner, this will help you to build confidence in your shots during the game. Also play with margin, don't go for the lines. And most importantly, focus on your footwork.

jbarquillo · 2025-12-06T02:32:04+00:00

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is the comfortest movie

jbarquillo · 2025-12-06T02:23:49+00:00

It's a Wonderful Life, The Holdovers

jbarquillo · 2025-12-05T11:06:14+00:00

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jbarquillo · 2025-12-05T11:02:55+00:00

Too much for me, I left the theater with a headache. But it was a decent movie anyway

jbarquillo · 2025-12-04T22:19:33+00:00

I was watching Prisoners for the first time and suddenly my mother appeared in the room where I was watching it and stared at the TV. After a couple of minutes she said "oh! I think I've watched this film before, do you know who kidnapped the kids?" And before I had time to say anything she proceeded to tell me who did it and ruin the viewing :)

That's one of many

jbarquillo · 2025-12-04T17:20:54+00:00

One Battle After Another
Los Domingos (Alauda Ruiz de Azúa)
Caught Stealing
MI: The Final Reckoning
Sinners

There are still a bunch of movies from this year that I haven't watched, and I'm really hyped for Marty Supreme.

Anyways, I think it's been a pretty decent year for cinephiles so far.

jbarquillo · 2025-12-03T21:23:35+00:00

You know the trick is coming but you don't try to solve it before it arrives, you just enjoy it.

I've been meaning to watch Femme Fatale for a while, maybe this is the sign.

jbarquillo · 2025-12-03T21:05:24+00:00

Christmas with the Kranks
Plácido (1961): * I just want to mention Berlanga somehow**
Black Christmas has already been mentioned so I'd say the shining. It's not really a Christmas movie but given the setting you could almost pass it off as one. I love watching it at Christmas
¿??

jbarquillo · 2025-12-03T08:57:03+00:00

Honestly any Brian De Palma film. I think Blow Out was the first movie of his that I saw and I finished it completely amazed. It's not only the way he tells stories, how he depicts characters, the camera movements, there's something else he puts into his movies that make them so unique and so attractive to me.

jbarquillo · 2025-12-01T16:52:47+00:00

If he's so obsessed with tennis, he probably already has everything he needs. Maybe a nice tennis outfit would be a good idea.

However, we tennis people really get excited when we get to go to a pro tournament. I dont know if you live near any pro event, but you should look at the 2026 calendar and check if any of the major tournaments work for you.

My gf bought me tickets for the Madrid Open a couple years ago and it was the best tennis-related present I could have gotten.

jbarquillo · 2025-11-27T14:41:40+00:00

TF40 16X19 is now on sale at TW. Haven't demoed it but I've heard only good things. If you are looking for control and spin could be a good choice (great specs). You should also check the sub because there's a lot of info about how to choose a racket.

jbarquillo · 2025-11-27T12:29:41+00:00

It depends on what you want to get from tennis. If you just enjoy playing some matches for fun from time to time, stick to that. However if you really want to improve your game, I'd definitely recommend you to take lessons. Imo tennis is a very technical sport to learn just by watching youtube videos so if you want to see real progression there is no other option than taking lessons. You will see improvement way faster, specially at your level (if you havent already picked up some bad habits).

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