The title is a lie to get your attention. It's not miraculously that because it's New Year's you're going to be a completely different version of your eternal essence, but what is in our hands to control are the stimuli we receive to learn new things and thus incorporate them into our daily lives.

Fortunately, this task is a relatively simple undertaking in San Miguel since here we have institutions such as the Allende Institute which provides a wide range of cultural offerings for anyone eager to learn.

Among her art workshops are: Abstract Painting, Art Therapy, Acrylic Painting, Portrait Drawing with Model, Textile Design, Painting Flowers, Pen Air and Watercolor Drawing, Alebrijes, Creative Jewelry, Stone Sculpture, Engraving, Traditional Mexican Weaving, Weaving on Frame, Dyeing of Natural Textiles, Oil Painting, Drawing with Live Model, Summer Youth and Children's Art Program, Day of the Dead - Catrines.

For those who have more time, there are other study formats at the Allende Institute, such as Bachelor's degrees and Lifelong Learning, which focuses on a wide variety of topics each month.

These cover topics as diverse as Physics and Astrophysics to Manifest Destiny. These courses are taught in English only and are designed for older adults and are a great way to meet new people and satisfy intellectual curiosity.

The Bachelor's Degree that is given in the Allende Institute is a Visual Arts program that has 9 semesters to obtain a degree in this very satisfying work.

Likewise, Spanish classes are taught at the institution where daily conversation is the order of the day, in addition to grammar lessons and recreational activities to learn this beautiful language more easily.

Start 2024 by giving yourself something beyond what you had imagined and become part of the Instituto Allende community.