Favorite Carnival Moments

The carnival for me this year was super relax and calm. I didn't go out to any parade, I just stayed in my peaceful home; that because my family didn't want to get crazy about the carnivals and we prefer to stayed together, in family,  in our home.

But Monday, I went out with my mother and my sister to a friend's cottage in Turipana and we spend incredible and funny time together. Those were my calm carnivals.
 

After watching...

Tinariwen’s Iswegh Attay Video

Questions:

1. What do we learn about Tuareg culture from this video? 

2. Keeping in mind what you learned from this interview, how does seeing the visuals within the video and knowing the meaning of the lyrics give us a deeper understanding of Tuareg culture?` 
 

Answers:

1. By watching this video, we can learned and infer that the Tuareg culture is very attached to their traditions and also, they are very spiritual and ritualistic people. Only with the fact that they prepare the tea in that way they shows us that, in addition, they're very meticulous.

2. Seeing the visual the visuals within the video and knowing the meaning of the lyrics give us a deeper understanding of Tuareg culture because it show to us the different colors, the people behavior, etc. Also, by seeing this, we learned about their culture, their traditions and the meaning that has to them, and the combination of sound and images give us an idea of what we can find if we go to this place.

After reading...

Barranquilla being the Cultural Capital of 2013

Questions:

1. Why was Barranquilla chosen? 

2. Will Barranquilla receive any of the economic benefits Liverpool hoped to from being named a cultural capital?

Answers:

1. Barranquilla was chosen Cultural Capital from five candidates thanks for its strong determination to make culture a strategic element of social cohesion, civic revitalization, economic development and international projection. Also, for the positivism that has its people.

2. By naming Barranquilla as the American Capital of Culture, this will promote the city internationally through agreements that the bureau has with different channels, like "Antena 3" of Spain and Discovery Networks Latin America; and by doing this, our city will grow like a touristic destination, which will benefit the city's economy.

After reading...

"Two Worlds Collide" by Matt Mulka.

Questions:
1. What different points of view do we see in this story? 

2. Explain the reasons behind the miscommunication that occurred between these two men.

Answers:

1. There's two incredible points of view; first we have the white man, a well-off person who thinks that he can treat black man the way he wants and without any caring of the feelings of this man, who of course is hurt but he cannot express the way he feels because he could lose his job because the white man has no consideration of his situation and the way the black man struggles to put food in his mouth, even thought he's conscious of the situation.

And by the other hand, we have the black man, a hard worker guy who has to follow the orders of the despicable white man because it's the only way he knows to make money, which is only enough for the food, but unfortunately he has to stick to that because it's the only way to look after his daughter.

                                         

2. Like Matt Mulka says, 'these men are separated by class, by education, by language, and by culture'. 

I think the white man is so locked in his contemporary and perfect world, that he does not bother to ask what needs black man could have and maybe do something to help him, instead of sitting there waiting for the moment when the black man do something really bad to fire him and finally "find his peace".

                                                  

Hi everyone! I'm new here so I'm gonna introduce myself. My name is Daniela, but you can call me Danielle. I'm sixteen, I'm from Barranquilla, Colombia and I'd live all my life here. I love the music, listening, singing; the lyrics inspires me to believe in love, and how beautiful life can be, but of course with a sprinkle of truth. Also, I love to eat and sleep :) I would really love to travel around the world and interact with the different cultures because I know it'll change the way I think. That's all, so, goodbye!