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Life is simple. Try to imagine what it would be to live in a city with the history from Roman Empire. This is Hamburg. A special city, which is the second largest in Germany. Cosmopolitan, industrial, huge, classic, harbor, are some features of this place.
Soul Kitchen it’s a movie that was set in folk Hamburg. It talks about everyday-problems, ordinary things. This is an entertaining film than tells the story of an ordinary man owner a bankruptcy restaurant, debt-ridden and
disappointed of love.
If you want to see a
blockbuster or a
masterfully film,
isn’t for you, but if
you want to have a
good moment by
watching a sunrise or
see people walking
around, in other
words, if you are a
XXI century romantic,
you'll love it.
The german director
Fatih Akim gets a
eventful work with a
great cast like Birol
Unel (Head-on 2004),
Mortiz Bleibtrew (Lola
Run Lola 1998, The
Experiment 2001), Adam
Bousdoukos (In July
2000). The music is so
important too; you’ll
feel like if you were
stuck between the bass
drum beat in the
middle of a concert of
percussion, with bands
like “Kool and the
gang” or “Mongo
Santamaria” which is
absolutely powerful.
Soul Kitchen contains love, madness, deception, music, gourmet, rock and soul music, industrial locations, sex, culture, bets, crazy parties… What else you want? Let yourself away!!!
The Olympic Games have been an important
event for many years and the reason is that
all the sports disciplines take place along
with thousands of athletes from all around
the world.
OLIMPIC GAMES
Every four years in the Olympic Games,
the opening ceremony typically starts with
the hoisting of the host country’s flag and
a performance of its national anthem. The
host nation then presents artistic shows of
music, singing and dance representative
of its culture.
The closing ceremony takes place after all
sporting events have concluded and finally
three flags are hoisted while the
corresponding national anthems are
played: the flag of the current host
country, the flag of Greece, to honor the
birthplace of the Olympics and the flag of
the country hosting the next Olympic
games.
Winter & Paralympic Games
There are different seasons for the
Olympics, like the winter games
created to show ice and sports that were
impossible to hold during the summer
games and the Paralympics with first
held in 1960 in Roma, that brought 400
athletes with disabilities and the second
time in Seoul 1988.
So they wanted to change public
attitudes towards disability and to show
the importance of Paralympic sports and
to integrate two games in one Olympic
year but in the other hand in 2010, the
Olympic games were complemented by
the youth games which give athletes
between the ages of 14 and 18 the
chance to compete.
Youth Olympic Games
The first youth games were held in
Singapore on August 2010, having 241
participants representing 14 nations in
1896. The normal games have grown until
10500 competitors from 204 nations at the
2012 London Olympics. During the games,
most athletes and officials are located in a
place called the ‘Olympic village’. The
purpose of this village it’s to contain all the
Olympic participants with cafeterias and
health clinics, for example.
It’s a world event that reunite all the nations
and not only to play Olympic Games.
However competition it’s also a great place
in terms of tourism, knowing lots of cultures
and languages. In the other hand, to
support each sport event is not cheap, so
most of the people go only to the opening
and the closing events, because they are
the most important after all.
Sources:
www.olympic.org/london-2012.jsp
www.wikipedia.com/olympic_games.p
hp
By Elizabeth Moreno.
The music is closely related to other aspects of culture, the most generalized ideas of each community, the vision
about the role of art in society, as well as variants of each author.
This is music, and is what unites us with everyone. Festivals are the largest representation we have to know the
music from around the world. The popular music festivals are an important part of each country, representing their
customs and traditions; there are many festivals around the world to meet people of all countries.
Music is a symbol worldwide; more than art and culture is a form to express the liberty of the human kind,
although communication and technology allow greater access to different forms of music, also contribute to the
gradual extinction of traditional music. Depending on the style and context, music can teach you about culture and
lifestyle. In the world you can find, a lot of music styles, but you always you can select the most interesting for
you. There are many festivals around the world for everyone, among them.
Pink pop Festival (May, 26 to 28): One of the most
historical festivals in Europe This year will feature
Bruce Springsteen, Soundgarden and The Cure, as
headliners.
Rock in Rio - Lisboa (May 25 to 26 / June 1 to 3).
This year will feature, Metallica, Lenny Kravitz and
Stevie Wonder, among his shows.
Primavera Sound (May 31 to June 3): With
Barcelona, Spain, Primavera Sound is a long festival
of alternative music. This year will participate, Wilco,
The Cure, Björk and Chilean DJ, Matias Aguayo,
among other artists.
Bonnaroo (June7 to 10). This year, Radiohead, Red
Hot Chili Peppers, Phish and The Beach Boys, will
headline the festival in Tennessee.
Download (June 8 to 10): Hard rock fans, served for
bands like The Prodigy, Metallica and Black Sabbath.
Roskilde (July 5 to 8): Denmark, electronic music,
rock & roll. Björk shows, Bruce Springsteen, The
Cure and The Roots, among others.
Lollapalooza (August 3 to 5 ): Chile. Bands are The
Black Keys, Black Sabbath, Red Hot Chili Peppers,
Jack White and the Jaivas, among others.
Leeds (August, 24 to 26): The Fest Leeds, in
England this year, includes Foo Fighters, The Cure,
Paramore and The Black Keys in his shows.
Rock al parque the meeting of three days of music
and urban culture, the largest Latin American festival.
The list goes example is Glastonbury (2013), V Moon
Festival, and include them on Planet Terra in Brazil,
but for now, we leave you with this wonderful world of
music.
By Johana Sandoval Vargas
Music festivals around the World
Some reasons to travel to St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg-Russia, is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, with an enriched history, splendid
architecture and a lot of interesting cultural traditions. This city, the second biggest in Europe, was founded in the
beginnings of XVIII century and has been taken part of a set of historic events that makes it a fascinating place to
visit .
1 Saviod on the spilled blood
. A trip to Saint Petersburg must include a visit to one
of the most famous imperial palaces near the city.
These palaces are a showcase of the Emperors of
Russia lifestyle from Peter the Great, the founder of
the city, onwards. The list of palaces includes the
Peterhof, TsarsKye Selo and Gatchina among others.
The Peterhof, sometimes called "the Russian
Versaille”, was ordered to build by Peter the Great
inspired by Versalles, and it was a popular state in the
next generations of Tsars. The palace was improved
throughout the XVIII and the next century gently. The
empress Elizabeth (Peter the Great`s granddaughter),
ordered the expansion of that Palace and greatly
extended the park and its system of fountains,
including the famous and spectacular Grand Cascade.
During the Second World War, almost every suburban
palace in St. Petersburg was ravaged by German
troops, including The Peterhof. Nevertheless, this
palace was repaired thanks to the help of a lot of
military engineers and over 1000 voluntaries, at the
end of the 40 s.
2 The Peterhof
Moreover, St Petersburg has a bunch of attractions and
interesting sights, such as the monuments, the religion
watch tower, interesting museums and engineering
wonders as its great bridges and the Venice of the
North, a part of the city built on hundreds of islands.
Also, the transportation between the sights is more than
enough and appropriated for the travelers, which due to
the transport infrastructure has growth at the same time
with the city and offers an extensive system of local
roads and railway services, besides the waterways. The
public transportation in St. Petersburg includes the
Saint Petersburg Tram and the Saint Petersburg Metro.
Finally, regarding accommodation, in St. Petersburg a
variety of hotels that may suit almost all requirements of
travelers are available. If the desire is to travel in an
inexpensive way, there are a lot of youth hostels which
may offer night accommodation even for 12 Euros
providing the basic services and offering a friendly,
adventurous and a multicultural atmosphere.
A travel to Saint Petersburg is a good opportunity to learn
about history, cultures and lifestyles. The money isn’t a
problem if you decide to find and choose the appropriate
options. Travelling around the world brings interesting
experiences to you and Saint Petersburg is an excellent
place to star.
Sources:
http://eng.cathedral.ru/spasa_na_krovi/
http://www.saint-petersburg.com/
http://www.swinkler.net/2004_stpetersburg_Stefan-Winkler/index.html
By Nidia Reyes
SOCCER IN LATINAMERICA
Source: Inverting the Pyramid by Jonathan Willson
Article written by Jonathan Mora Mendoza.
Soccer is a very popular sport which many people like all around the world. Also in
Colombia many people spend their weekends around a soccer field, playing or watching
the sport. But, how and when did soccer arrive in LatinAmerica?
Long time ago many forms of fotball existed,
but only during the 19th century soccer
began emerging from its sister sport: the
rugby. In 1848 the first set of rules was
written in England by representatives of
same schools. The rules were changed
many times before the Fotball Association of
England was created in 1863. With this
background by british schools which made it
popular in the community. Later clubs were
founded, for example in Argentina and
Uruguay.
With the creation of the Asociacion of
Football, soccer was spread all over the
continent. The first world championship was
played in Uruguay in 1930. The final game
was played between the host country and
Argentina, there Uruguay claimed the title,
winning 4-2.
The next world championship will also take place in south America. There, Brazil hopes to do the
same as Uruguay, winning the totle in their own country. Colombia, with a bit of luck, will also have
a word to decide who will be the next world champion.