viernes, 14 de noviembre de 2008

Carnival in Brazil

Today I decided that I’ll explain a little bit about the carnival of Brazil, the costumes and what the people do. Carnival is the most famous holiday in Brazil. It is not about a big moment in history or about a famous person, but it is important for the people because it's a time of camaraderie, freedom, and almost a whole week without work. People can choose between parties or rest, and most people choose parties, day after day, night after night. It starts forty days before Easter. It's based on the Christian calendar, but it isn't approved by the Church very well. It lasts four days and four nights. It starts on Saturday and finishes on a Thursday. People put on their costumes and go out into the streets or to clubs. There are also the Samba schools which make a parade showing their music, fantasies, and allegorical cars. They are followed by the people. Every year the parade tells a different story. Each city has one or more schools like this. Carnival is celebrated in the south where by Wednesday everything comes back to normal. The problem is that it is not approved by the church in the Northwest where carnival is more traditional. There people don't respect its end and continue to party until the next Sunday.
I like the Carnival because everybody dances and has fun. I like all the parties! In Brazil it is the only national holiday that mixes the whole country and its different kinds of people and cultures together.
Every Carnival, since I was child, I dressed up as something, here you can see some of the photos from when I was small.

In this photo you can see my brother and me Here, when I was three years old.












Clàudia, Laura and Cristina



My brother and me

miércoles, 12 de noviembre de 2008

Well, I’m going to speak about some exotic animals.
First, parrots. They have a strong peak to break their food. The parrots have a thick tongue which has also been created as an aid to attach and climb, the upper jaw is extremely mobile. Its wings are short and can have a long tail. They are also characterized by their legs, short and strong.
What do parrots eat?
They feed on seeds, fruits, roots.. but some also eat honey, insects, earthworms ... They drink little water. The eggs are white
They have a powerful voice, a scream.
What is the talent of the parrots?
They can talk, especially in larger species, and are capable of repeating, immitating words or sing. Some even say phrases.
Where you can find parrots?
Parrots are everywhere in tropical regions of the world and some species even live in temperate areas of the northern and southern hemispheres. The areas of greatest diversity are the Amazon, Central America, Australia, New Guinea and adjacent islands. Relatively few species live in the interior of Africa and Asia.
I would like to have some parrots, to teach to speak and then when they talk to me I'll feel satisfied
Then, the iguana. The iguanas are cold-blooded animals, quiet and good pets . The iguana is bright green with a few dark bands on the tail. It has very short legs and five toes on each foot, finishing in a very sharp claw. It has thick scales that cover their skin and provides protection against the water. Perhaps the most remarkable physical aspect is the loose skin that hangs from its neck. It spends a lot of time eating for two reasons:
-To have the optimum temperature which allows it to improve the digestion of food consumed and to avoid infections.
- Of the solar radiation ultraviolet light, which reacts chemically with the skin of the iguana and produces vitamin D3, this is a vitamin to help the iguana to keep its bones healthy and improves the functioning of their kidneys, liver and reproductive organs.
They live in tropical and subtropical regions, in Mexico and Brazil . A male can measure more than two meters. The green iguana is vegetarian.
I don't like iguanas much, but I find that they have something special

The flamingo is bright pink. It has a long neck and a sharp beak, with which it separates the mud and algae. It has a strange peak, it's that the head grade, curve and the black tip. is an animal originating from the Black Sea and Caspian Sea. They live in large colonies and are very forewarned. They can always be seen in the gaps with little vegetation with a lot of visibility to observe danger coming. They can be seen in his characteristic pose: standing on one leg for long hours and in the great silence.
I like the physical appearance of flamingos, it is an animal that caught my attention, and they are very nice.
Now I won't explain any more exotic animals, because I can explain a lot of animals and I have spent a lot of time to write and you for read, and perhaps it's heavy.
Now I give my opinion about the animals.
Crocodile: It iss a dominant animal, I like to watch and act as a living but nothing more
Hedgehog: It's a very nice animal; I would like to have a hedgehog. Elephant: it’s an animal that I don’t like very much but I like to see their lives, like how they defend themselves, showering and protect their brood.
The kangaroo is one of the animals that I like most; I would like to have a closer look and be able to observe them. One of the things that I wish would be to go to Australia to see the Kangaroos.
Turtles are very quiet animals, they depend on themselves, one of the things I like most is their breeding, when they lay eggs and baby turtles are born. A few years ago, I had two turtles but they died from the ld, because they were very small.
The shark like the crocodile is a very dominant animal, I love seeing movies about them and I would like to see them do diving, but I wouldn't like to meet them.

Now you can see that one of the things that I like most are the animals, to see how they live and observe them. I could explain more animals, but for now it is enough. I would have a lot of animals if my parents let me.


What about it?




viernes, 7 de noviembre de 2008

ABOUT THE DREAMS

Dreams are a series of scenes or images associated with different sensations and feelings that we remember when we wake up, but what exactly are they? No-one knows for sure. But there are a lot of scenarios and versions, now you can see some versions.
-A dream is a manifestation of images, sounds, and sometimes showing common and uncommon relationships. It is a mirror that reflects some aspect of life or the unconscious
-A dream is a door hidden in the most intimate secrets and spaces of the soul.
-Dreams are memories

Often when you have dreams, in the morning you don't remember anything. the dreams have got three parts:
The first is when you sleep deeply, when you don’t remember the dream, the second, the dream isn’t as deep and sometimes we agree and sometimes not, and the third it is almost time to get up at the stage is agreed one of everything.
The brain deletes what it doesn't need and leaves the most important. However the dreams that you like or giving true impact will remain in your memory.
What are the most important?
Everybody dreams every day, sometimes more or less intensely, sometimes more or less related to the experiences of the day or the day nearby at the time. Many times we have obsessive dreams, as the typical dreams associated with the phobia. There are occasions where the dreams are so intense, and when we woke up with the feeling that we have dreamed, but not exactly remember the content of the dream, or what we have completely forgotten.
Why do we dream? It’s an involuntary act that we all have. When we sleep, our brain isn’t idle. Many people says that it’s even more active than when we are awake. In the day to day, the brain absorbs everything that we perceive, it is processed and gives us only the useful information, because if we don’t come back we are crazy!. When we sleep, people are relaxed and begin to process. They are experiences that your mind created.They are a lot of people that study the dreams, and they are a lot of theories. All dreams have a real meaning in life, for example If you dream about love it reflects a state of love in a current relationship, it also represents happiness and satisfaction with life. In contrast, dreams with love often mean that you have lack of affection in real life. Dreaming of two people that fall in love, means that you will soon have much success. Another example is If you dream about death. If the dream is of the death of someone you love or a member of your family it brings bad luck or so they say, if the persons dies in your dream this can mean thatit is a way for you to fix your feelings. When I sleep and after waking up I rarely remember something, sometimes I remember something specific but not very often.


sábado, 25 de octubre de 2008

Fast food


Well, today I’ll speak about fast food , I think that is a current topic.
It is a style of nourishment where the food is already prepared and served to rapidly consume in specializing establishments for example: McDonald’s. McDonald’s is a chain of restaurants where you can eat fast food, some of the main plates are hamburgers, chips, sandwiches and recently, salads and fruits. The first McDonald’s was in California. In Spain it was in 1981. Fast food has created a lot of problems with health, because fast food contains many fats.
You can eat everything but with moderation you can’t leave the daily diet. I think that is the most important, because if you eat fast food every day you can finish badly with your health. The name 'fast food' comes because it's garbage for only a few nutrients that it contributes to the body.
This is totally true, but when you go to a place where you can buy fast food, you eat with the eyes or at least that is what I do… The first thing that you see of a food is its appearance, what does it look like? If the food looks good - you buy it, if the food doesn’t look good- you don’t buy it. Although it may be that the food doesn’t look better than the other and that all look bad has a better price and less calories. Not the best is always the most beautiful. You pay for the appearance. You don’t desire to cook? Don’t have time? One of the options that people choose is fast food. Cheaper than the other places and apparently good! I think that once, twice or three times is not important for the health because the other days you have a normal diet.

viernes, 24 de octubre de 2008

Italy 08

It was fantastic trip. There were stories, lovers, new music etc…It was the best trip of my whole life with my friends! Jaja
I bought a lot; clothes, pasta and more pasta.
I met new people on the second day in the hotel I met with three boys and we spoke until four o’clock to night. And now we are friends. Also I made friends in the boat when we returned to Barcelona. I met a lot of people but I knew more David, Carlos and Jordi and now we are a lot of friends but only friends! They live in Pallejà and also in Sabadell. It was also very cold especially in Burano and Florence.
We visited a lot of galleries and museums. I visited David de Miquel Àngel is spectacular and beautiful it’s fantastic, a perfect men! It’s my opinion but is one opinion of a teenager and I believe that the body is( OHH!) perfect. I didn’t and I don’t have adjectives.
In Florence were elegant when we stayed in Burano, the people were nice, friendly many friendly with the “tourists” and the food was very good! And also the chocolate but during the days I didn’t eat chocolate because when I stayed in Siena I think I had a stomach ache.
The hotel’s food was always: Macaroni!! And now macaroni and I aren’t compatible but I like it a lot!
I don’t have more ideas… When we stayed all day for example in Venice when finally the day we went by bus and everybody was happy with the bus because was the place that was hot! And you stayed in a seat and could sleep.
I bought a tower of Pisa, a t-shirt for my brother, magnets…. I now I don’t remember more presents but I brought many souvenirs and good moments and this trip was difficult to forget because it was fantastic, nice, friendly impressive and more! And also I knew friends for example in my class or other classes that friendly people and in this travel also I get to know people better.
No more words to describe this trip only that Italy ’08 was perfect!

viernes, 10 de octubre de 2008

Hi!

Today I'll speak about the songs, songs that I liked a lot because
these songs transmit a feeling.
The songs are a refection of the moments of the life.The songs are
not only words or phrses they are feelings that in some moments make that you
remember situations, actions... Many of people put the emotions and feelings
in the overdraf. I'm very sensitive and with a simple song or situations. I cry.
"Remember" is a song that is capable among others of make well, sad
and also this song can remind me of a person. But not all songs are to get depressed. There are some songs that a person happy and you can change the mood ans also laugh.
One of the songs that makes me smile or make me happy is la Costa del Silencio by Mago de Oz. When I listen to the songs I always smile and how it makes me jump and don't stop.

Now, I leave a links where you can find a song also in my music list you can
see and listen to many of that I liked them.
Remember don't have a original video.


La Costa del silencio.


Remember

I have seen that some of you have a music list , enjoyed please, because it was
difficult for me to find..


See you!

viernes, 3 de octubre de 2008

First Email


Hi!
My name is Laura and I'm 15 years old, I live to Castelló d'Empúries and also go to the high school in Castelló. I live with my parents and my brother. In my free time I like relaxing and listening to music. I like speaking and staying with my friends.
I'm studying first of science batxillerat and in the future I would like to study something about health. I can say that it's a little dream and I hope to something about get there.
About my hobbies.. I like to rollerblade but now I haven't practised for a long time. I don't know what I'll speak about in this blog.
This is my first serious blog that I have begun. I still don't know many things but I am learing bit and bit and also Laura Carrera can help me!.
At the moment it's good.

See you!