The last pages of Batxillerat

Less than 10 days to finish the third term of 2nd of batxillerat. It seems weird but I can not believe how fast has all happened. I still remember the first day, coming from Empuriabrava a little bit shy with some of my new classmates. Now all of them have became a part of my daily life. Maybe the fact of living the same sad (yes, sad) and stressful situations is what united us. I don’t like to think that next september we all will be in different places, I mean, I am so so so excited to start a new stage of my life (at least I’m 18) but I know that it will be difficult for me to accustomed to it.

I take with me a lot of friends, experiences (missing my beautiful london), laughs, lessons and knowledge. Sincerely, and without exaggerating, being a batxillerat student is one of the most difficult thing that I’ve done in my life. I say that because I stayed at home every afternoon, night and weekend studying like a machine. But finally, it was worth it! I’m going to selectivitat calmly and without pressure. Giving the best of you satisfies you. I will spend my summer as a happy human (not a stressed zombie like right now), and don’t forget: without any research paper!!!!!! In general, I am proud of my work and what I’ve achieved.

Things are about to change. Honestly, I still don’t know if I will start University living in a student residence or with my friends in a flat. What I know is that I will leave my parents house and become independent!!!!(it seems a paradox, because I won’t be able to pay my own bills yet). Being 18 it also means having a car and I can not lie, I’m more nervous about passing car test than PAU. Just 8 exams to finish. The countdown has began. A chapter is ending, but another one better will begin.

REFUGEES CRISIS

Hundred of thousands syrians go through the ocean to REACH peace: Europe. Sometimes fifty or sixty persons arrive in small boats, and always some of them die in the way. Men, women, girls, boys, babies, old people, pregnants, SICK. All of them want just to live a life worthily, because in their country there is a war, and their houses are under the rubble.

I will not talk about the whys and the reasons of the war or who is implicated. This your say I want to focus it in the arrival of refugees in Europe. When all started last summer, borders were opened and every refugee that arrived felt like he was in paradise. People start volunteering, giving them food, clothes, and shelters. But they were millions and millions and they reached the pont of collapse. Now that this is turning into a problem, all what we see in televison is people burning those shelters, hate to them and the closure of the borders. The intention was good, but now we need a solution.

Another aspect to consider is the support and hoste that Europe provides them and the abandonment of arab countries. The Arab and Muslim (and moreover rich) countries turned their back to their neighbours. 

The question is, what is more important: to make up the problem of the refugees or stop the Syria war? All we know is that syrians will still try to enter to Europe and the shelling will carry on.

GENDER VIOLENCE AND EQUALITY

57 women were killed by their partners in 2015. Gender violence is still being one of the cause of women's death. What are we doing wrong to still have to bury persons just for the reason of being woman? Does equility really exists in our society?

First of all, I have to say that if a man salary is currently higher than the woman one, it will be difficult to avoid something like death. In 21st century, we still have inequality in some aspects: why in man's toilets there is not a platform for diapering babies? Why there aren't car parkings where there are a draw of a father with a baby carriage? Our mentality has not change yet, even if we say that we are progressing. We still associate engineerings with man and nurses with woman. Just changing these aspects that seem not significant, we'll probably advance and treat woman right, and with right I mean normal.

The second point to consider is what we can do to avoid tragedies of this kind. From my point of view, I think we may educate the importance of equility since the future men and women are children. Just in this way, they will treat each other normally and they will feel themselves what they are: humans, no one more or less than anyone. Although this seems to be perfect to work, it is important too how the parents of this kids act in their houses: this can be an influence, sometimes good and, unfortunetly, another times bad.

The horror unfolded Paris

Last Friday 13th of November, 6 terrorist attacks took place in Paris held by 8 jihadists, which caused the death of 132 people and more than 350 wounded. This is an attack by the recruited mans of the Islamic State, who sowed fear in the country.

First of all, it is important to remark that more than a religious act, this act is related to politics and revenge. France, prior to the attacks, bombed Syria where civilians were killed. The Islamic state, also known as ISIS, answered with the killing of Paris. Consequently, France returns to attack the ISIS and calls for collaboration to Europe. In other words, a war begins between a progressive country and a terrorist group, where the most damage ones are the citizens.

Secondly, the next point to consider is the big shock and damage that have caused the killings worldwide. The incident occurred in France, a safe European country. For this reason, it not only hurts French people, but also the rest of Europe, a continent that shares moral values. However shocking it is, murderers of this kind are daily in countries like Syria or Iraq. Because of this, people question: is more worth a French life than a Sirian life?

Summarizing what has been said before, what we are experiencing these days is nothing more than a political conflict between two countries, where the ones who are hurting are innocent humans, whose lives are unfairly snatched.

Review: PS: I love you

Holly is a smart woman married to Gerry, the love of her life. Therefore, when a disease kills Gerry it also destroys Holly's life; they were married 7 years. The only person that could help her in everything had gone forever. Nobody knew Holly better than Gerry, so he left devised a plan for her future.

Before his death, Gerry wrote to Holly a series of letters that would lead her not only in her grief but also in a journey of rediscovering herself. The first message arrives on Holly's 30th birthday as a cake and, for her amazment, a tape with a voice message from Gerry, who orders her to get on the road to "held itself." During the weeks and months, exactly during a year, Holly receives more letters from Gerry in the most incredible ways, each with a new adventure for Holly, and all finished in the same way: PS, I love you.

Holly's mother and best friends, Denise and Sharon, begin to worry for her because they think that Gerry's letters are keeping Holly stuck in the past. However, what really do each letter is pushing Holly for a new future. Gerry, through his letters suggests the young widow rebuild her life, smile again: fall in love without fear. 

With Gerry's words as a guide, Holly embarks on a sensitive and exciting journey of rediscovery, in a story about friendship and about the strength that can have a love, to the point of turning the death of someone to the beginning of a new life of another. 

                                   

PERSONAL OPINION

When I started to watch the movie, and the beginning was the death of Gerry, I thought: why??? But then, when the letters began to arrive, I was sure that the film would not disappoint me. The vast majority of the scenes of Holly's memories excite the viewer. My favorite is the one that shows how Holly and Gerry meet when they were teenagers. It is a story that can inspire anyone. I really recommend it. 

Review: DEAR JOHN

John is a soldier of the special forces, an attractiveguy, that during his period of leave goes to visit his father in South Carolina. Savannah Curtis is a beautiful college student from a wealthy Southern family that is at home for spring break. John and Savannah are from different worlds, but when they meet by chance on the beach, are immediately attracted to each other. The meeting turns into a whirlwind romance for two weeks and their feelings quickly deepen until it turns into a passionate love. When John is forced to return to the forces, Savannah has to go back to college. In that moment, the couple promises to write to each other. Through continuous correspondence, their love blossoms and deep romantic love story continues.

As time passes, John and Savannah can be seen only sporadically. The period of John in his detachment abroad extends and the life of Savannah carry on. While the situation in the world becomes increasingly complex, Savannah is constantly worried about the safety of John, and John is torn between his dedication to his work and his desire to return home and start a life with Savannah. Despite the increasing tension between their desires and responsibilities the couple struggles to keep their commitment. But when unexpected tragedy occurs John returns and his return provokes an emotional confrontation where the couple is forced to discover whether their love can survive.

John discovers that Savannah married Tim, who is seriously ill. Then, John decides to sell the coins from his father to pay the treatment of Tim. Tim survives two months and later, he dies. The film ends when John and Savannah meet in a pub and they hug each other.

There is an alternative final, where Tim survive, and after 5 years, Savannah writes to John, to tell him that Tim is ok and that she will always be thankful of meeting him. Savannah is outside her house watching the moon, and John is watching her hided, next to the house. 

PERSONAL OPINION:

Being a crazy fan of love stories, Dear John was one of these films that made me cry like a little girl watching the end. Dear John is not the typical romantic and idealistic story: the fact of having problems with their relationship (like John being a soldier in the war) makes the film realistic.There's also a relation of John and is father that is interesting and emotional. I really liked the alternative final, which in fact, is the real final of the book version. It shows that John did what he has to do to make Savannah happy, even if he is in love with her. I like the idea of a final of a couple that are deeply in love but they decide to not being together for the good of the others. 

Fashion Bloggers: CHIARA FERRAGNI

Nowadays, fashion bloggers are so popular around the world. I want to share with all of you my opinion and make you know more about this movement with an example: the italian girl Chiara Ferragni.

Fashion bloggers started to create their blogs since 2007, approximately. Most of them weren’t professionals of the fashion world, they just were young people, students and teenagers who hung their daily outfits on the Internet, specifically on the web Blogger. People started to follow them in their social media and over time, they became famous around the world.

Chiara Ferragni, in 2009, was a normal italian girl who was studiyng law in the univeristy. But then, she created a fashion blog, showing her own style and finally she gets famous. Her web page is called “The blonde salad”, and now she has over four millions followers on instagram. Her webpage grow so fast and now a group of persons are working in it. Two years ago, she created her own brand of shoes, which people really liked and which at present their price are around the hundreds of dollars. Later, in 2013, she has been employed by Guess as a model. Today, Ferragni is a successful business woman, a great fashion designer and an attractive model.

I knew about Chiara when I created my instagram count. She’s so stylish! Her outfits are very original and I’m every day visiting her instagram account because I enjoy watching her ideas. It’s like she puts her personality in her clothes, and that’s what I like of her.

Follow your dream, achieve your goal

In this post, I am going to talk about the my say called “Follow your dream, achieve your goal”. I found a video which explains better (with a story) this title. Here it is:

In this video, appears a group of children watching a football match in the window of a pub, and the owner makes out all the kids screaming. A young girl saw what happened and she has an idea: create her own slide projector. She works hard sometimes sleepless, goes every day to the library, looks for pieces in wherever… Finally, she achieved her objective and makes happy all the people of her neighbourhood, specially those kids that one day she saw. She becomes the hero of those guys.

This video can be summarized in one sentence: if you believe in yourself, you can get whatever you want. And I absolutely agree with this affirmation, because I think that if you don’t give up and keep trying, one day you will get your objective. It’s just a mixture of attempts, perseverance and hard work. If you don’t have money, you can recycle like the girl of the video and continue with your project, if you don’t have knowledges you can learn them; even if you think it’s impossible it can be possible.

Nothing is impossible (inside the reality); you only have to try and try. You’ll spend so much time, but it will never be a wasted time, because in the end, it will be worth.

THE NEW SYSTEM PROJECT

Capitalism is a system that has proven to be unfair and problematic. Has only done and caused problems and catastrophies of all types, from the socials inequalities to climate change. We need a new system that takes us from the ostracism to which we focus. 

Many important figures, are uniting them to demand a new system to replace the obsolete and failed capitalism which reigns and rules today. Prisons are increasingly full, the currency imbalance is growing, the Earth can't supports climate change and pollution: economic liberalism demonstrated that it is not the solution.

That is why we need another and different system, that will make us more collaborative, involving consciousness us in the future of the planet, that make us more solidarity with the most disadvantaged and make us realize that the world still has a solution.

We always think that big changes are impossible, but that's not true. What is needed is a bit of each of us, start from the daily life and go forward, because we will be more and more over time,  and finally we will get to our goal: a better world.

That's the video I have found, I'm sure that will makes you think over. Hope you like it!

LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE

"Love the way you lie" is my favourtie song. It's not for any reason in particular, it's just beacuse every time I hear it I feel quiet.  When I'm sad or I had a bad day I listen to this song and I feel better (if I say the truth, I don't know why). 

Eminem (a famous rapper), and Rihanna (one of my favourite singers) sing together in a videoclip where appears a couple, and the women suffers gender violence. First thet are sleeping together hugging each other. Then, the girl woke up and want to run away. The man tries to catch her. They kiss each other constantly with strenght and passion, but among these kisses, they throw away things, break bottles, hit the walls and fight: the couple live a battle every day. 

There are two songs: the first part Eminem it's the protagonist, and in the second, Rihanna. I like the second one, so today I want to traduce into Spanish some paragraphs and share my opinion about it. 

The chorus is: 

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn

But that's alright because I like the way it hurts

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry

But that's alright because I love the way you lie

Solo te quedarás ahí, mirando como me quemo

Pero esta bien, porque me gusta la manera en que duele

Solo te quedarás ahí, mirando como lloro 

Pero esta bien, porque amo la manera en que mientes

There are some phrases they say that reflects perfectly this story: 

I may have hit you three times, I’m startin’ to lose count/Puede que te haya golpeado tres veces, estoy empezando a paerder la cuenta (Eminem)

Our love, is crazy, we’re nuts, but I refuse counseling/ Nuestro amor, es una locura, estamos locos, pero me niego a perderte (Eminem)
But you'll always be my hero, even though you've lost your mind/Pero tu siempre serás mi héroe, incluso si enloqueces (Rihanna)

Those three phrases explains what gender violence is: a relationship where the man hits the woman and say that he loves her, and he don't want to lose her. But she's lost, she doesn't know what to do, and unfortunately, she always believe that he loves her so much, and thinks that this is the reason why he hits her.

This is not the meaning of love. Love is want the safety of the other person. Protect her, and above all, make her happy. Never be obsessed with someone is like love him a lot. Every year thousands of woman and girls die for the gender violence. This has to stop, because nobody deserve this physical and psychological torture.