<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 04:59:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@michupa/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring Korean Culture [EN/PT]]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past weekend was a long one here in Brazil due to the All Souls' Day holiday on Monday. With an extra day off, a good idea was to take the opportunity to visit a Korean food and culture event that]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@michupa/lkt-mw14us2k-4sao8nrx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@michupa/lkt-mw14us2k-4sao8nrx</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michupa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:29:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ynMuadCf8YDWbdUwMJXNn4cMcdza4kVXRVpLkKXoDwbHKrM21k3MqA2b3Kk2PExadoYbwGCyrrxb5s4rR99M3WzpdALcWELjQj?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Never Just Portuguese [EN/PT]]]></title><description><![CDATA[If I had to learn Portuguese from scratch, starting with the first letters, the writing rules, and all those little exceptions that I have recently discovered exist, I believe it would take me quite a]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@michupa/it-s-never-just-portuguese</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@michupa/it-s-never-just-portuguese</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michupa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:23:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1UdtK8eF6rs5argWKHu1x4LBcCkzNjEe8YdG5jxY19dr27XPyx6avGnFXJizHEeBhyPgwYFDpJbEwez1pvbpVb9yFKH8sqthhLA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pets Throughout My Life [EN/PT]]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is going to be a short post, a reflection I had earlier today while petting one of the pets belonging to a girl I've been seeing. Yesterday, I was really missing Vênus, a pet who was temporarily mine,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@michupa/lkt-mvycfg6q-6et4allc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@michupa/lkt-mvycfg6q-6et4allc</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michupa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 21:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ynMuadCf8YDWbdUwMJXNn4cMcdza4kVXRVpLkKXoDwbHKrM21jj23LFKqdQ7iQCKJ31ne9Xoe3vHaH8PjzTSo1D9XYrJyzcf2P?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mandatory kindness [EN/PT]]]></title><description><![CDATA[I confess that I find the idea of requiring high school students to participate in some kind of community service before receiving their diplomas quite interesting. 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