Why are we proud of being "Costeños"?

Here I put the link of our video.

Enjoy it! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdgMWwGfxV8

Graffiti in Barranquilla

As many of us probably know, graffiti is not only a life-style (Is an urban movement, that promote the revolutionary ideas and the revolt) but also it´s a way to express thoughts, beliefs, ideas and feelings. Graffiti is a way to paint abstract texts in walls with freedom, every graffiti is painted differently and express an unique message, it is characterized for being highly creative and for being an enormous attraction to the eye. Usually, graffiti is made in open and public spaces. 

In Barranquilla (Colombia), it`s highly used graffiti as a way of expression, which makes it usual to see many of this graffiti in almost every corner. In fact, recently all around the country has been formed a group called "Acción Poética" (this is an latinamerican movement but recently came to Colombia), this group is not a common or traditional group of graffiti, but they also want to express an idea and to promote the habits of reading, what this group is doing is writting quotes that they read or by themselves create, to promote the reading and to stop the violence, some of the major representantives communities of "Acción Poética" in Colombia are in Bogotá, Neiva and Cali, just by name a few. 

http://imgfc.com/uploads/sht/11272/opct_d0b0ea1e387a03740a10bd20e0cc1e58.jpg

How Have Volleyball Shaped My Own Culture?

For me, volleyball represented a very important part of my life because when I was practicing it I learned how to be responsible and take conscience about my body and my force, it also taught me how to commit with myself to reach something that I want, also taught me that sports helps to low the stress and anger, at the same time that I was taking care of my health both physical and mental, in a way for me play volleyball was a way to recognize what were my limits and what were my strenghts.
I love Volleyball! I consider that playing it is a way to love exercise. 

Matatu Drivers- Answers.

1. How are matatu drivers treated in his experience with the BBC? 
A/: I think that the matatu drivers experience was developed like a normal day of job, even when it was a full time recorded, because we could see how`s the life, the rout and the relation that the driver create with their passagers, even we could appreciate the danger of their job and the poor remuneration that it has. 

2. Do Barranquilleros have the same negative opinion of mototaxistas as the Kenyans have of matatu drivers?
A/: Personally, I think that the oppinion of the Barranquilleros about mototaxitas is pretty similar to the Kenyans have of matatu drivers; in our city, it`s not a secret that many (if not the most) of the accidents occurs because of the imprudence of mototaxistas. Also, a few years ago, mototaxistas were known because they robbed to people after they`ve recieved their paid. 

Violence Against Afrocolombians

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiGKIO722HA

As we could see in that video, there´s a bunch of situations in which afroamericans are discriminated. Even, we could see the noticiable disadvantage that they had in many aspects, like education and employment.
Also, we had the oportunity to realize that almost 76% of the afrocolombians lives in the poverty, 42% are unemployed, and only two of each hundred have the chance of get college´s education, in the same line, in the video show that the illiteracy is strongly present in that community. 
But, that video also show that some organizations have been working against those situations, and have strongly fight for their rights, offering them opportunities to get jobs and school education.

Tuareg Culture

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

A/: Well, I´m not pretty sure but I assume that his culture is willing to preserve the rituals, traditions and beliefs that they ancestors had. And, I connected the music with the rituals that as I see could express feelings, beliefs and could even have a religious part. 

2. How does seeing the visuals within the video and knowing the meaning of the lyrics give us a deeper understanding of Tuareg culture? 

A/: Thinking in the same context that the previous question, I personally consider that the lyric of the song and the visual part of the video, could connect us to one of the possible rituals (Like it could be preparing tea) and show us how every part of it is meaningful to the culture, both the music and the order. 

What I did in Carnivals.

Well, my carnivals were pretty amazing! I had such a good time, I went out almost everyday with my boyfriend and our friends. 
On Saturday morning, I was at “Batalla de Flores” with my sister and mi niece, and at “Festival de la  cerveza” at night, the “Festival de la cerveza” was full of people, so at the beginning it was quite of exhausting but in the end it all worth it because we could hear great music and have some dance! 

The next day (Sunday), I was at “Hotel del Prado” in something like a concert, and it also was excellent, my friends and I had the best time that day, we have so much fun.

The day after that (Monday), I took it to have some relaxing time and I went on a Pool day.

Finally, on Tuesday I got sick, so I had to stay in my place, watching movies and eating junk food… Which, turns out awesome for me. 

Barranquilla- Cultural Capital Of 2013

1.    Why was Barranquilla chosen?

Barranquilla was chosen as the Cultural Capital of 2013, because Xavier Tudela, the president of "Bureau Internacional de Capitales Culturales", was in shock with his visit to the city, because according of what he said, the city has an amazing interest in culture but overall has positivism and shows a lot of international projection (As all of us know, we can see this projection in events like the Carnaval and many others festivities that make people of differents countries come to visit our city).

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

No, but Barranquilla will recive  a huge promotion on international medias through different types of chanels that Bereau has connections with, chanels like "Discovery Networks" y "Antena 3 from Spain", because of that promotion the city could recieve many others benefits, including monetary benefits.

Socio-Political Issues in Egypt

In 2011 took place in Egypt a campaign of non- violent civil resistance against the dictatorship imposed by Hosni Mubarak. 

The protesters were fighting about political and legal issues, like police brutality, lack of freedom to speak and to vote. 
Even when the revolution was peaceful, there were some physical fights between public forces and people that were protesting, according to my search there were at least 846 people died and over 6.000 injured. 
This protest took place in Alexandria, specifically in Cairo and in a few other cities of Egypt. 
Since Mubarak`s dictatorship falls remain many right issues, like the treatment of minorities. 
Later in June of 2012, Mohammad Morsi was elected as the new president of Egypt, he`s a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Presentation

Well, what can I say about me?My name is Sharon Morales Serrano (I don´t like my middle name so... I´m not going to tell you).I´m 18 years old and I´m studying Psychology in 5th semester.I´m from Venezuela but I lived here in Colombia since I was like 10 years old.I really love reading and, I love my family and my dog... Specially, my little niece and my little nephew.I eat... A lottt!!!! And I prefer Mexican and Italian food... And, obviously, I love candies! I enjoy to go out, listen to music, watch movies and I really like to dance. Ahmmm... I don´t know what else to say so...This is me. :)