ITALY

Three weeks ago, the 4t ESO students went to Italy to celebrate our last year that we'll be all together. We visitated places like Bologna, Siena, Montecatini, Florence, Pisa and Rome. Personally the ones I enjoyed the most was Pisa and Rome. Pisa because, even though I came there 3 years ago with my family, we visited it at night and is was beautiful and so peaceful, because we were almost the only ones that were visiting the tower. I also liked so much Rome because it's a very beautiful city. 

I think it's very difficult to chose the best moment of the trip because I've lived so many cool experiences with my friends in Italy, so I've chosed a photo in Siena that appear my friends and I together. 

In that moment we were at Ponte Veccio, in Florence. In was such a beautiful place and we took a lot of photos. 

I was with Mar, Natalia, Paula Valenzuela, Mireya, Raquel, Maria, Timeea and Nerea.

Also, I want to explain you something that happend to me and my friends when we were at the Coliseum in Rome.

We were outside of the Coliseum waiting for the others to come out and go and, suddenly, 4 guys (approximately of our same age) came next to us and they ask us "Are you spanish" and we said "Yes". Then, one guy said "Tell us a sentence in spanish and we will make a song with this sentence". And we were like "Seriously?" and they said "Yes!". So, we thought of a sentence to say and we remembered something that we said the previous day that it was funny. So we said "Ernesto, el que te mete todo esto". In english means something like "Ernesto, who puts all this into you". And they start to sing and we recorded it! It was very funny and a bit weird but now it's a funny anecdote of the trip!

ROMEO AND JULIET

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE BOOK AND THE MOVIE

There are so many differences between the play and the movie about Romeo and Juliet, but there are the main differences:


- The classical play takes place in Verona (Italy) in the XVI century, and the new version takes place in Verona Beach (USA) in the XX century (1996 approx). 2 places and times completely different.

- Also there are many signs in the movie, like water and fire (although this is not really a difference). In the movie, water represents the love and fire represents the hate. Thats why when Romeo and Juliet are together there is water near them. For example, when Romeo met Juliet, they were seeing each other through a fish tank; or when Romeo and Juliet were at the pool (full of water, of course). However, the first fight that appears in the movie between the Capulets and the Montagues is in a petrol station, and it ends surrounded of fire. The fire signs are representing the separation between the 2 families: the Montagues and the Capulets.



- In the book all the characters speak in verse. In the movie I think that all the characters speak in verse too, but I'm not sure. Romeo and Juliet, in the movie, speak in verse, you can notice it because of the way that they talk and because they say famous verses of the play. In the book there is no narrator, because the characters when they are thinking they speak, I mean, there isn't a narrator explaining what are they thinking, they just say it. The narrator only descrives some parts or something that the characters do. In the movie there isn't a narrator neither, because, as the play, the characters say all they think.

- The costumes represent the person. For example, Juliet is dressed like an angel because she is pure, good, innocent... Romeo is dressed like a knight because he is a good man, strong, gentile...

- Also, in the movie there are small differences, because they addapted the play. For example, in the book the characters used swords and in the movie, guns. But, in general all the situation is different: the places are different, the clothing, the hairstyle, the vocabulary...  

- Other differences are: Paris don't die in the movie, and in the play dies murdered by Romeo; the fight in the movie is in a petrol station, not in the street... 

MY WORLD

Last Friday, I saw on Facebook an image. That image was saying "A woman without curves isn't a woman" and I got very upset when I saw this. I mean, a skinny woman isn't a woman because she hasn't have curves? 

Lately, everyone was talking about we shouldn't discriminate anybody about his or her body. Basically, that we shouldn't criticize fat people. And I agree with it, everyone is different and we have to respect each other. 

But, if we have to respect fat people, why we don't have to respect skinny people? There are people (specially girls) who want to be slim and have a "perfect body", but if someone is skinnier than what's considered the "perfect body", that person is anorexic or ugly because he or she's too much skinny.

For example, one day I saw an image of a chubby model, I read the comments and everyone was saying that she was perfect, more beautiful than the skinny models nowadays. Everyone was defending her. And I was like, it's ok, she's so beautiful. But, then, I saw an image of a skinny model, I read the comments and most of the people was saying things like "OMG she's not beautiful at all!" "She's ugly, so skinny" "She's not a woman, she's a stick". And I asked myself "Why? Why everyone criticize skinny people and defends fat people?". If you respect fat models, respect skinny models. I find this so hypocrite, you say everyone is perfect, just the way they are, but if they're skinny they are ugly. Please, no. If fat models are perfect, skinny models are perfect too. 

With this, I want to say that we don't have to criticize anyone because of his or her body, either skinny people, or fat people. 

MY WORLD

CARNIVAL

Carnival is one of my favourite holidays, because everybody is happy and you can dress up like anything you can imagine. 

This year, my friends and I dressed up as Snow White and it was so cool! The first week, we went in Sant Pere, and we all stay overnight at Silvana's house (we were like 12 girls sleeping at her home on the floor). And it was so great to spent all the night dancing and then sleeping all together.

The next week we went in Castelló. Friday night, first we went to have dinner in a restaurant in Empuriabrava and then we watch the floats. After that we went to Castelló to the "discomovil" and we spent all the night dancing. Saturday night was so cold! So we had to wear a jacket when we were outside. But, the cold doesn't bothered us and we danced all night long! 

This carnival it has been cooler than the last year's carnival. That's because this year we did more things and we stayed at the parties until later than last year. Also, because this year I dressed up with more friends and at the parties we found more friends and it was so cool because everybody was friendly and having fun. I hope next year will be even better! We're all waiting for Carnival 2016!

TYPES OF LOVE

PURE LOVE: Pure love is a type of love that it means to want nothing. Pure love cannot be given it can only be shared by two beings of equal pure intensity. Pure love is natural, free and doesn't expect nothing.

PLATONIC: Platonic love is an emotional and spiritual relationship between a couple that does not involve sexual desire. A working platonic relationship is mighty rare these days.

ROMANTIC: Romantic love is when the chemicals in your brain kick in and you feel an emotional high, exhilaration, passion, and elation when you and your lover are together.

UNREQUITED: Unrequited love is the feeling of being completely, hopelessly, desperately in love with someone, all the while knowing that your feelings will never reach them.

UNRETURNED: Unreturned love is the same as unrequired love, when you love someone, and that person doesn't love you.

BITTER LOVE: Bitter love is resentful and cynical. It's like dark chocolate. Although it always leaves you with a bitter taste in your mouth, you will still be tempted to take a bite the next time around.

LOVE SONG

CALIFORNIA KING BED, BY RIHANNA

LYRICS IN ENGLISH 

Chest to chest, nose to nose
Palm to palm, we were always just that close
Wrist to wrist, toe to toe
Lips that felt just like the inside of a rose

So how come when I reach out my finger
It feels like more than distance between us?
In this California king bed
We're ten thousand miles apart
I've been California wishing on these stars
For your heart on me, my California king

Eye to eye, cheek to cheek
Side by side, you were sleeping next to me
Arm in arm, dusk to dawn with the curtains drawn
And a little last night on these sheets

So how come when I reach out my fingers
It seems like more than distance between us?
In this California king bedWe're ten thousand miles apart
I've been California wishing on these stars
For your heart on me, my California king

Just when I felt like giving up on us
You turned around and gave me one last touch
That made everything feel better
And even then my eyes got wetter
So confused wanna ask you if you love me
But I don't wanna seem so weak
Maybe I've been California dreaming

In this California king bed
We're ten thousand miles apart
I've been California wishing on these stars
For your heart on me, my California king
My California king

My California king
In this California king bed
We're ten thousand miles apart
I've been California wishing on these stars
For your heart on me, my California king


LYRICS IN SPANISH

Pecho con pecho, nariz con nariz
Palma con palma, nosotros siempre estuvimos así de cercaÇ
Muñeca con muñeca, pie con pie
Labios que se sentían como el interior de una rosa

¿Entonces cómo es que cuando extiendo mis dedos siento
Como si hubiese algo más que distancia entre nosotros?
En esta gran cama de California
Estamos a 10,000 millas de distancia
He estado pidiéndole a las estrellas, al estilo de California
Para que tu corazón sea para mi, mi rey de California

Ojo con ojo, mejilla con mejilla
Lado a lado, tú dormías junto a mí
Brazo con brazo, desde el crepúsculo hasta el amanecer
Con las cortinas cerradas y un poquito de anoche en estas sábanas

¿Entonces cómo es que cuando extiendo mis dedos siento
Como si hubiese algo más que distancia entre nosotros?
En esta gran cama de California
Estamos a 10,000 millas de distancia
He estado pidiéndole a las estrellas, al estilo de California
Para que tu corazón sea para mi, mi rey de California

Justo cuando sentía que renunciaría a nosotros
Tú te giraste y me diste una última caricia
Que me hizo sentir que todo estaba mejor
Y aún entonces, mis ojos se humedecieron más
Estoy muy confundida, quiero preguntarte si me amas
Pero no quiero parecer tan débil
Tal vez he estado soñando al estilo de California

En esta gran cama de California
Estamos a 10,000 millas de distancia
He estado pidiéndole a las estrellas, al estilo de California
Para que tu corazón sea para mi, mi rey de California

Mi rey de California

In this song, I don't really know what kind of love is. The song is about a girl who remembers her nights in California with a boy, when they were loving each other. She knows that his love wasn't pure, I mean, it was like fake love. She felt like they're not perfect for each other.

I don't know exactly why I feel so identified with this song. When I was little I loved this song but I didn't understand what the song was saying. This summer I listened to this song again and I felt so identified with it because I had lived a experience that it more or less fits with the song. And that's why I have chosen this song.

MY WORLD

WINTER DAYS 

Do you love these days when it's so cold outside and you're in home with a cup of hot chocolate watching a movie? Yes, I think everybody loves this. 

The last week it has been so cold and, on Saturday it also snowed a little! Unfortunately, the snow didn't last enough and it doesn't stay at the ground. Nevermind, what I'm saying is that I love the cold days if I stay at home. This weekend it was like that. In Saturday morning I played a basketball match (that my team and I won) and the rest of the day I stayed at home. I watched an episode of American Horror Story in my bed with my Colacao and my blanket and it was so perfect!


These are my favorite days in winter. But, to be totally perfect, I need a boyfriend.

Also, one of my favourite parts of the winter (when I'm at home) it's going to sleep. I mean, these super cold days that you have to put 2 thick blankets to stay comfortable at your bed. And, in that moment when your bed is warm is totally perfect. And it's more perfect if you read a book. Call me weird but I love reading good books at night in my bed.

And when you wake up and it's saturday and you know that you can stay in bed for a few minutes more... Just Per-fect.