Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Trip

Last Carnival I went to Ouro Preto, which is a small city in Minas Gerais state, and I was there for five days.
By conventional bus it takes me 12 hours. It is not so bad because I can go at night and sleep, but I took a bus that my friend chartered.
She chartered the bus and advertised on a web site, so on the bus were friends and people that I didn’t know.
The travel was terrible due to different reasons like the bus driver didn’t know the way very well, the bus got a flat tire, the bus got lost, there was a boy that talked loud and sometimes screamed during the trip, I ate so many snacks and cookies and when I arrived there I had a terrible stomachache.
The bus arrived after 16 hours and the first day of Carnival wasn’t good.
I learned to take bus/transportation only with certain companies.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Babel movie review

Babel is a movie that shows four different stories. These stories in one moment will cross.
For me it is a good film that mixes reality with fellings, gets your attention and makes you think about the differences between languages, cultures and realites.
The stories happen in differents places. Firstly there is a girl that lives i Tokio and can`t hear; Secondly there is a couple who are on vacation at Marroco and the wife sofers an accident; Thirdly there is a poor family that lives in Marroco and the last story is about a house keeper that goes to her son`s wedding in Mexico.
By watching this movie you can reflect taht having money is not enough, you can see how the communication can be between cultures like was it at Babel Tower.
I recommend this movie for everyone.