BYE, BYE, ESO!

BYE, BYE, ESO! 

These years in High School, have been the best years of my life. I enjoyed it so much. I met a lot of friends. I have passed 4 years with the most part of them. I have been in the same class with Agustin since I starrted to study here. I really appreciate my new friends and new teachers of this year. I shared a lot of moments with them and may be I will not see the most of them again. One of my best friends is going to study in an other High School but I know that I can see her everytime I want. I will miss this stage of my life and the friends a made. 

My world

My birthday party

Last wee was my birthday, so I wanted to celebrate it with all my friends and my family. On Thursday I went out at night to a restaurant with my brothers and my Mom. We went to a pizzeria here in Vila-Sacra, i really enjoyed spending time with them because we usually can't be with our mom because of her job. We arrived home at twelve o'clock pm. I didn't go to school the second day because I was tired and I couldn't sleep that night. My dad called me that day too and almost all of my family wished me a happy birthday. 
I wanted to do something with my friends so on saturday we went to dinner in Empuriabrava. We were 18 people there and I enjoyed so much that night with them. Then we went to SiKim until 4:4 AM. It was my favourite birthday party ever.  

My world

My favourite Youtuber 

When I go home I like to watch video tutorials of make up or reviews of stuff that youtubers buy only to show us how they look like and how they work. They also tell us the prices and where we can buy it. I only watch american youtubers or english because I can practice how they pronnounce words and I learn new expressions and words every time that I see the videos. 
My favourite youtuber is Bella Fiori because she makes beautiful make ups and she explains the steps really good so you can understand it perfectly. She is new in Youtube but she has too many followers for the moment. I hope she can be a very good make up artist in a future! 

My World

 The most difficult subjects

To me, the most difficult subjects are maths and history. I don't really like maths and i don't want to study them anymore. When I was in school i used to like them but now, maths are the last thing that I think about. I think that I don't like them because they're difficult, but they are difficult because I don't try to understand them. I hate history too because of my teacher, i don't want to go on details but i just don't like this subject. I liked it when i was in school because i had too much fun, but now it is so boring and when i'm in class and i start to listen it i fall asleep. 
I also have a favourite subject it is English of course! 

Love Movie

Bonnie & Clyde 




Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut Barrow  Clyde Champion Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were American criminals who traveled the central United States during the Great Depression, robbing and killing people.
 The couple were eventually ambushed and killed by law officers near the town of Sailes.  

 Bonnie Elizabeth Parker was born in Rowena, Texas, the second of three children. Her father, Charles Parker, died when Bonnie was four. She worked as a seamstress she also lived with her mother and worked as a waitress in Dallas. 

Clyde Chestnut Barrow was born into a poor amily in Texas. Clyde was arrested in 1926, after running when police caught him over a rental car he didn't return on time. 

Bonnie Parker met Clyde Barrow on January 5, 1930 at Clarence's (a friend of Clyde) house at Herbert Street. Parker was out of work and was staying in West Dallas to assist a female friend with a broken arm. Barrow dropped by the girl's house while Parker was in the kitchen making hot chocolate. When they met, both were smitten immediately; most historians believe Parker joined Barrow because she was in love.  -From Wipedia.

Their love was true love, because they started to rob banks together and they died together too. 
I really like this movie because it's a story writed from reality. This is one of my favourites movies. 
 

ROMEO & JULIET DIFFERENCES

. Reflect about the film and the book in groups. DIFFERENCES.

Question 1. SETTING:Places Where does the classical play and the new version take place? 
Example: Verona vs Verona Beach . Where are they? The new version characters are in The United States of America. Which century? It was released in 1996. (20th century). 

Question 2.. IMAGERY: metaphors & images: WATER 
swimming pool: Romeo fell on it to say 'Good bye' to Juliet when he was banished from Verona. 
Beach: the place where Mercutio was murdered by Tybalt. 
Aquarium: is the place where Romeo saw Juliet through and they felt in love.

FIRE 
petrol station: the Capulets and the Montagues started to fight with their weapons.
Fights: there were fights between the two families.

DAY and NIGHT, the MOON. What do they mean? 
Day: it means peace, harmony, poetry and love. 
Night: it is relacionated with fire, it means fights, struggles, bad choices...

Question 3.. LANGUAGE. Which characters speak in verse and which in prose? All the characters sapeak in verse but the main characters speak more in verse than the others. 
 The narrator is the Tv news presenter and she speaks in prose.

Question 4. THE FANCY DRESS PARTY.What's the role of the costumes the characters wear? Romeo wears a knight costume because of the classic play, Juliet wears an angel costume because she's innocent and a good person.

Question 5. ELEMENTS. To make the new version, basic elements have been changed. Example: swords for gun, horses for cars, Question 6. Other differences of the classical version and the film version The castles are skyscrapers. Romeo bought the poison to a drug pusher. Romeo goes to Mantua and stays in a caravan.

2. YOU ARE THE NEW DIRECTOR for the ADAPTATION OF  ROMEO AND JULIET for the 21st century.
THINK ABOUT...
1. Main characters. Who are the actors and actresses?
 What  is the Friar like? And the Prince?
2. Setting: where does the action take place? Any music?
3. Elements: Make it modern with technology: mobiles, internet, GPS...
4. Time & communication
- How do characters fight? where? - How do they know about the party at the Capulet's? - How do Romeo and Juliet communicate? - How do you represent banishment? - How does the Friar communicate with Romeo in Mantua?

MY EASTER HOLIDAYS

On easter holidays, I went to Barcelona to spend some time with my father. I see him once a month. I went with my little brother beacause the older one had to study for too many exams that he had the next week after holidays.

We arrived on saturday  morning, and we went to my uncle's house. I saw my cousin and I hanged out with her. We went to Plaza Cataluña and she bought me a sweater. We ate ice creams and went to the movies. At night, we went to a friend's party and came home at 4 o'clock. On sunday morning we had breakfast, my aunt cooked typical colombian breakfast for us. I went with my brother to the park while my cousin was practicing tennis. Then, my brother and I went to see how she plays it. Afterwards, we went home at 7 o'clock and I went to another party. But before of that we ate spaghetti wih tomato. On Monday my dad took us home and we arrived to vila-sacra at 4 pm. 

Love Song

Lana Del Rey - Young & Beautiful. 

I've seen the world
Done it all, had my cake now
Diamonds, brilliant, and Bel-Air now
Hot summer nights mid July
When you and I were forever wild
The crazy days, the city lights
The way you'd play with me like a child

Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful
Will you still love me when I got nothing but my aching soul
I know you will, I know you will
I know that you will
Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful

I've seen the world, lit it up as my stage now
Channeling angels in, the new age now
Hot summer days, rock and roll
The way you'd play for me at your show
And all the ways I got to know
Your pretty face and electric soul

Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful
Will you still love me when I got nothing but my aching soul
I know you will, I know you will
I know that you will
Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful

Dear lord when I get to heaven
Please let me bring my man
When he comes tell me that you'll let me
Father tell me if you can

Oh that grace, oh that body
Oh that face makes me wanna party
He's my sun, he makes me shine like diamonds

Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful
Will you still love me when I got nothing but my aching soul
I know you will, I know you will
I know that you will
Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful
Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful
Will you still love me when I'm not young and beautiful

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 (Catalan version) 

He vist el món totalment acabat
Ara tinc el meu pastís, diamants brillants i Bel-Air 
Nits caloroses d'estiu a mitjans de Juliol 
Quan tu i jo vam ser per sempre salvatges
Els dies bojos, les llums de la ciutat
La manera en la que jugaves amb mi com un nen 

Em seguiràs estimant quan ja no sigui jove ni preciosa?
Em seguiràs estimant quan
No tingui res més que la meva ànima adolorida?
Sé que ho faràs, sé que ho faràs
Sé que tu ho faràs.Em seguiràs estimant quan ja no sigui jove ni preciosa? 

Vaig veure el món il·luminat, ara és el meu escenari 
Canalitzant àngels, ara és la nova era
Nits caloroses d'estiu, 'rock and roll'
La manera en la que toques per mi en el teu concert
I totes les maneres en las que et vaig conèixer
 La teva cara bonica i la teva ànima elèctrica

Em seguiràs estimant quan ja no sigui jove ni preciosa?
Em seguiràs estimant quan
No tingui res més que la meva ànima adolorida nada 
Sé que ho faràs, sé que ho faràs
Sé que tu ho faràs. Em seguiràs estimant quan ja no sigui preciosa? 

 Estimat Déu, quan vagi al cel 
Siusplau, deixam emportar-me el meu home 
Quan hi vagi, digam que em deixaràs 
Pare, digam si podries fer-ho

Oh aquella gràcia, oh aquell cos 
Oh aquella cara que em va desitjar festa
Ell és el meu home, ell em fa  brillar com diamants

Em seguiràs estimant quan ja no sigui jove ni preciosa?
Em seguiràs estimant quan
no tingui res més que la meva ànima adolorida?
Sé que ho faràs, sé que ho faràs 
Sé que tu ho faràs. 

Em seguiràs estimant quan ja no sigui preciosa?
Em seguiràs estimant quan ja no sigui preciosa? 
Em seguiràs estimant quan ja no sigui jove ni preciosa?  

Reflexion:
I really like this song because it talks about real love, but it is a little obssessivem too. She's in love with he's boyfriend but there are parts in this song that I think that she's being selfish. 
Exemple: Dear lord when I get to heaven 
Please let me bring my man 
When he comes tell me that you'll let me 
Father tell me if you can.

#Shakespeare400

#Shakespeare400
This is a key word because Shakespeare died four-hundred years ago. So we celebrate this date the 23rd of April.

#Stratford-upon-Avon
It is the town where Shakespeare lived.

#annehathaway
She was Shakespeare's wife. 

#theglobe
It is the theatre that Shakespeare opened.

#plays
The plays that Shakespeare wrote were 34 in total. Ex: Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, etc. He also wrote 154 poems and 4 lyrical poetry.

# Plague
There was the Bubonic Plague during the Shakespeare era. It affected him and it was deadly.

#1595
This was the year that William wrote a very important play; Romeo and Juliet. But he also wrote three more plays.

#queenelizabeth
Her relationship with William Shakespeare came up because of her reign, she wanted it to be more cultural so William "helped" her with it because he was very inteligent.


#thearmada
 The spanish armada wanted to attack England with a tactic but it failed. So the english armada killed more than 11,000 Spanish soldiers.

#shakespearequotes
 This is relationated with the most famous quotes of his plays: "Have more than you show, speak less than you know". "Hell is empty and the devils are here". "The Earth has music for those who listen."

My Dog

MY DOG

My dog's name is Marley. It was born on April 1st. When it was born, I wasn't there to see it, because I went to Colombia. That day was the happiest day for my family and me.
It's a Jack Russell. This dog runs so fast. It really loves to play and jump. 
We called Marley because of Bob Marley. The name was choosen by my old brother. I didn't like the name at all but it's okay. I have to say that I love Bob Marley but not his name for a dog.
The first time that I met it I was so happy and afortunate to have a new member in my family. Whe it saw me, it jumped and it started to bark. I got scared at the begining but then I hugged it as tight as I could. 
It has a favourite toy, it's a decapitated tiger. That tiger was my favourite toy too when I was little, but I didn't get mad when I saw what Marley has done to it.
At least, I really apreciate my dog!

Prize winning photo

Prize winning photo description

In this photo I can see 2 women that look tired because the woman with the green dress is pregnant, and they're also in a bed. The youngest one has her eyes closed. They look like two poor and humil women. They look like if they were from India because of their coloured dresses. They are situated in a dirty room almost empty. 

The oldest one looks worried and sad because of something that is going on. I think that the girl who is with her eyes closed is her daughter and something tells me that she's not sleeping, I think she's death because there were complications in her pregnancy. The old woman seems so unhappy, she has a very sad eyes. This photo is so melancholic. 
This happens when you don't have enough medical resources. I think they couldn't call a good doctor to control the birth. I think that this photo is very striking, powerful and moving. This makes me think once more that there are very unafortunate people in this wolrd and it's so unfair. 

Kylie Jenner

Kylie Jenner

Kylie Jenner is a very glamorous girl. She was born in Los Ángeles, California in 1997. She's the youngest sister of the Kardashians Klan. They are all from a reality show that they created six years ago. 
To me she is my role model. She is gorgeous, she's famous, rich and she's in a relationship with a rapper that I love. She's just 18 years old now and she has done so much things in her life, like opening a boutique with her sister Kendall, she has her own line of cosmetics. She is model too.

I hope one day I can be as successful as she is. The bad part is that she doesn't study, but she has graduated from the high school. 
She uploads pictures of herself or her lifestyle and friends almost everyday on instagram. Kylie also has her own App to know more things about her life, things that she doesn't show on instagram or snapchat. So if you want to know better her you have to pay every month to see how she lives! 

My world

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, who performs as Kendrick Lamar, was born in Compton, California, on June 17, 1987. After writing stories as a child, he put to music some lyrics about the rough streets he grew up on. He rapped under the name K-Dot, he started making popular mix tapes, which brought him to the attention of hip-hop super-producer Dr. Dre. 
He's my favourite black rapper, the white one is Eminem. I like Kendrick because he talks about real thing in his lyrics. Things like the injustice of the rich people and poor people, or the love that he feels for his mother. He also has amazing songs with other rappers that I really like! 
His songs are quite difficult to understand at the beggining but when you listen his songs a couple of times you will understand the real meaning of his lyrics. 

Tourist Interviews!

Tourist interviews

We went to Barcelona and we asked to a couple of persons questions about their nationality or they country.

We enjoyed so much this experience. I really liked to talk with strangers and english people. Meeting people is the second thing that I like most. It wasn't that easy to find the tourists because in this season there aren't too many tourists right now, because it's cold now. 

These are the answers to the questions:
1-
 1. Where are you from?
I'm from France.
2. Is it the first time that you're in Spain?
No.
3. How did you come? By plane, train or bus?
By bus.
4. How long are you staying here?
Just a couple of days.
5. What have you visit up for now?
I visited Plaça Catalunya, Les Rambles, shops and the Mercado
6.What do you like most?
The weather, people...
7.Is there anything you don't like?
Not for the moment.

2-
1. Where are you from?
I'm from Germany.
2. Why are you here in Barcelona?
Just to take some shots of my holidays.
3.Did you come with family or friends?
I came alone.
4. What do you like the most of here?
The sun and weather because in Germany is colder than here.
5. Do you think Barcelona is expensive?
I think it's more or less the same like Germany. Sometimes cheaper. 
6. Would you recomend Barcelona to your family or friends? 
Definitely yes!
7. Do you know any words in spanish or catalan? 
Not really... 
8.Would you come back again here? 
Definitely yes, next year!

3-
1.Where are you from? 
From Amsterdam.
2.Is it the first time that you're in Spain? 
No.
3.How long are you staying here? 
Three days.
4.What have you visited up now?
Not that much, we just walked around and we just arrived. But we went to see Barrio Gótico, Catedral and Parc de la Ciutadella.
5. Is there anything you don't like?
So far, no.
6. Do you know any word in catalan or spanish?
Yes, we know 'Bondia', 'Gracies', 'siusplau', 'Més que un club'.

4-
1.Where are you from?
Netherlands.
2.How long are you staying here?
We are going back today. We were here 4 days, we arrived Tuesday.
3. What have you visited here?
La Sagrada Família, we made a trip by bike and by bus around Barcelona.
4. Do you think Barcelona is expensive? 
No, I think it's like all countries in Europe. 
5. Do you know any words in catalan or spanish? 
Um... 'Gracias', 'Adiós', 'Hola'...
6. Would you recomend Barcelona to your family or friends?
Yes.
7. Would you come back again here?
Maybe, it's a beautiful city and I like living outside that's why I would come back here. 

So this is the end of our interviews, I hope you enjoyed reading it.

My New Year's Resolutions

In 2016...
I will eat healthy and i will lose weight. To make this come true firstly, I will eat 5 times per day and I will go again to the gym. I gained weight when I was in Colombia, the food there is amazing! 

I will spend more time with my family, especially with my little brother. He's growing up so fast and I need to see him grow. I will never forgive myself if he doesn't spend well his childhood. I mean, now with the new technologies the children don't go outside to play with friends or they just don't spend time away from home. So this drives me to another resolution: try that my brother play a little less with his computer, xbox... I want him to have a better childhood and a good healthiness. 

Also this year I will pass the ESO and I will study a lot and get good marks at the exams. 
I will call my grandparents almost everyday, because I love them and I don't know if one day they're not here and I can't talk with them anymore. 

I will travel a lot, maybe alone or with my parents or with someone else, i don't know. But all I know is that I will travel. Could be all around Spain. 

I will return to learn German, I really like it and it's a very beautiful and easy lenguage. I will study it 1 or 2 days a week. 

I will save money, I will work on my own. Because I don't like to ask my mom every time that i go out for money. I know that she's not a money tree. And if I do that I will feel more an adult and a responsable person, and I like that. 

I will pass the scooter license. That's why I need to save money! 

These are all my resolutions and purposes to this year, I hope that I can realize them!