Personal Culture

Definitely, tennis has shaped my own personal culture. I play tennis since 2012, and I can say I'm in love, I really really like it and this sport  has also taught me a lot of value things for my life. This teachs you that your own thoughts can make you either win or lose, you decide wherever you want to go. Also, tennis teachs you to think strategically but being focus on what you do. It's a game about decisions. It's a life style :) I <3 tennis.

Afrocolombians

(This video makes me think about how blessed and how lucky I am.)
The racism against afrocolombians is not a new thing. It has been going through the time and some people seem inconsiderate and with no human attitudes. It's kinda disappointing because what we all are supposed to know and what parents taught us since babies is "we all deserve the same treatment, we are all equals" but that's not what we can see in some aspects in our real lifes. I hope that one day this situation can truly disappear and I'm sure those times will be better.

Carnivals 2013!

Hi guys! I just wanted to share (as Kendra said) my favorites photos/moments about the Carnivals. Hope you like them! 

This one is at the "Batalla de Flores" amazing boy!

 She is a friend and dance in the "Rumbón Normalista" every year. I found this pic in a page about the carnivals. She did it awesome! What about her facial expression?

 And the last one is the tribute that google posted!!! I really like it and it proves that clearly our carnival is recognized around the world :) so proud.

Barranquilla being the Cultural Capital of 2013!

Barranquilla was chosen as Cultural Capital of 2013 "by the will of the city determined to make culture a strategic element of social cohesion, civic revitalization, economic development and international projection". It means a development opportunity for Barranquilla as it allows us to promote a positive image of our city national and internationally. Barranquilla will also be recognized as a center of popular culture, heritage and diversity and is on the list of cities that will have a great development in the future. So we have a big responsibility but after that we will see good results.

Two words collide.

What an interesting story. In some way is something that we have heard so many times in different contexts. What we can see in the story is just the extremities of a world. The opposite side of the coin. There's the black man who has many needs to satisfy everyday, but working hard because it's not only for him but for his daughter too. He lives a rural lifestyle and he doesn't have any luxury and comfort. And on the other hand is the white man that doesn't have to deal with urgent needs and if someday he would, he will have how to get through the situation because he has a good economic situation and he live a life way better with another characteristics.

Based in what I just said, the reasons behind the misscommunication between them are explained by itself.  They have a wall that separates them cultural, economical and socially.  They came from different conditions, from different contexts, from different worlds. So it wasn't easy for them, in spite of how much they could've talk, it was something that even they wanted it ot not, these differences will be there.

¡Hi everybody!

I'm Adriana and I'm a second semester student of psychology at Universidad Del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia. I'm seventeen years old and I love to play tennis, it's my favorite hobbie! I've been playing for about eight months ago and I really love it. 

I adore spending time with my beautiful family, also playing with my dog called Brownie (I know, such a special name, but he is all brown). And obviously I like to hang out with my friends, having fun, sleepovers, pool days and so on. 

See you guys :)