kiel

Last season, my coach told me about a very famous race celebrated in Germany: the Kieler woche (Kiels's week). He told us (to the team) about the race and instantly we wanted to go! unfortunately we finally didn't go, because it was expensive and a bit too far regarding that we had started that same year. But time's passed so fast and we are already preparing the calendar for next season and summer, and it seems like this June... we're traveling to Kiel!!!

I was already excited when I heard about that, but my excitement boosted when a couple of weeks ago the organization shared the promotional video for this year. I'm really looking forward for it, although it will be cold. Germany is a beautiful place, and as I've heard Kiel is great: just watching the video you can make an idea of how great the experience of being in that race would be. I can't wait to go there! 

It seems like Kiel's winds are not too hard nor too light (perfect!) and the temperature in June-July is like the average temp. here in middle spring. I'll have to wear my winter clothes again, but I think it is going to worth it. Another point to contemplate is the long journey to there, which is in northern Germany, about 2000Km far from Barcelona. We still have to decide if we're going there by plane or with our club's van, and there are a lot of details to settle...

I'll keep you informed!  

I've post the video up there! (the post just before this one...)

presentations

During these days I've learnt a lot of things with the oral presentations of our classmates. Perhaps the three things that impressed me the most were about foreign and far cultures. 

The first one is something I learnt of my own presentation while doing the research: how do the hindu people celebrate a funeral. Rahter than the funeral in sense, I liked all the "treatments" that they do to the deceassed, for example to wash the body with purified water or even milk.

I also liked to know that the "sweet sixteen", "la quinzeañera" or the "weekend party" are almost the same experienced in different ways. To end, I have to say that the african weddings look super funny and even better than ours.

All the presentations were really interesting and I enjoyed a lot getting to know new rites of passage around the world.

the following

"The following" is a punchy exciting television drama series that narrates the story of an FBI's adviser who helps hunting a very dangerous man who escaped from prison and founded a wealthy and agressive sect that is brain-washed and does whatever he wants. His objective is to kidnap his son, reescape from a high security prison and kill his ex-wife. To do it, his "servants" obey his orders and run his complicated plans avoiding the FBI and killing several people by their way.

This amazing serie that came on spanish TV about four weeks ago, is so exciting that keeps you awake everey second until credits appear. It's on TV on Wednesdays and in my opinion it's different of all investigation series, reaching one of the best places in my presonal "TV ranking".

If you have the chance to watch it, believe me, don't miss it!

PS: look for some info about Edgar Allan Poe before watching it, you'll enjoy it more!