I HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE LAST WEEK .

I went to Sincelejo, it is a small city than has a different parts where live many poor people, I was there with some of my young group from my parish.

we collabored with young groups  and many childrens, we visited families and organized diferent activities like games, prayer, soccer, food and they  learned how make small rosaries.

I though this activity, than we call mission, was a biger experience for all of us, we always consider our thinks for unique, but we don´t know how many people suffer around of us, and we are blind.

Thanks God for this mission. 

a glass of chicha

They learned too fast

He was happy

We walked for a long tima.

He was making a small rosaries

They enjoyed playing soccer.

When we came back with realized labor.

SEMESTER REFLECTION, AMERICAN CULTURE

FINAL THOUGHTS

 

     In our American culture’s class we had the opportunity to know about three of the most important subjects such as American Art, American Jazz and the presidential election, among others.

     All this three are important to me, because I considerer my self very fortune to know this big subject, about the Cultures and politics’ life in The United Stated, because many times people who are from different countries, like me, we think American cultures and everything here are strange or something like untouchable, Is good to clarify it is not for bad way, is most for ignorance about this spectacular form to life.

     Through American art, I learned this beautiful music type where is that from, and how Afro people brings to this important and own American genre, American Jazz as well how is fundamental part in this culture; and the presidential election I learned more about how American people have a big reason to   decide for they own rulers also I discovered in this cultures is seriously, while the presidential election is about it, because everybody have responsible participation according to the American difficult time.

     In conclusion, this American culture’s class help me to learn the immersion in this culture with everything than is part about it, and what, how and with who talk about specific subject.

 

     

 

American Culture 

MY OWN SUPERHERO

  

     First, I consider my superhero someone who makes many good things in they life, not just for they owns life if not for help to others.

   

     The principal thing than I can see is the principal quality like faith, working with people and how they can helps others, in addition a superhero can be someone who teaches me, he needs to be friendly and also stays close to me; for instance than I can do the same thing and he can correct me immediately if I do any mistake.   

 My daddy, the Father Otto and Sister Theresa, they can be my super hero, because all have many qualities in common, like Faith, works, are smart and help people specifically. 

  

     Finally my super hero helps me in my life’s goals with they qualities and his example of life.

    

I wanna show my beautiful Arabic costume

October 2012

I never used to use costume but this year, I think is so different so I wanted used, just for fun and for share with you, my class mate.

Also with respect to Arabic guys, I used that because I have big admiration for their culture.

CRITICAL SITUATION. USA OCTOBER 29/12

 People who lost everything.

I think we need to take in pray, don't care what is our religion, to everybody who are affected with the super storm. Every families and different people, they to need our help, it is not with a presence, it's with our pray, faith and hope than everything will be better. 

     Today in American culture class we discussed a unique form of America music: Jazz.

     Especially we talk about:

    

     Norah Jones.

She was able to attend good school and colleges; she became very successful and famous.

Her parents are very important musician and a dancer.

Norah Jones’s first album call “Come away with me” she has performed concerts in cities all over the world.

     Jones took piano lessons as a child and studied jazz piano at the University of North Texas.  She has a very little formal training as a singer and learned her way if singing from listening to musicians.

     Her music performance style and abilities are very similar with the other famous singer Billie Holiday.  Jones also sings some faster pop songs and is a good songwriter.  

Billie Holiday

     Was born in 1915 and had a very difficult life, she was very poor until she became a successful singer.

She had many hit records, performed concerts at famous venues like Carnegie Hall in New York.

     She had no musical training; she learned from musicians around her and invented her own unique style of singing.

She just sang jazz songs, also was a songwriters.

Holyday’s voice is very unusual and beautiful, which is why she is known as one of the best jazz singers ever.

 

AMERICAN CULTURE CLASS, 20^th century American art.

     Today in American culture class we studied Louse Nevelson and Jackson Pollock, personally I like Jackson Pollock the best.

     In my opinion and knowledge I like this artist from Cody, Wyoming; Jackson Pollock, the he is known as influential American painter and mayor figure in the abstract expressionist movement.

     It is a style of drip painting, very famous of the world and I considerer with a special technique for show us what is his principal thinking and inspiration.

     Pollock’s immediate legacy was certainly felt most by other painters; his work brought together elements of cubism, surrealism and impressionism.

     The other hands I considerer the art in the life is like, the poem in the book, everything than you think, and feel, is special and you can show to everybody what is that and how big is in the own experience, is connection between feel, experience and dreams. 

    

     Finally I think Jackson’s paintings are everything than anybody can imagine. I enjoy all the 20^th century American art we saw today but for me Jackson Pollock was the best.