Salud, sobre todo, salud

Y seguimos de fiestas. Bueno, algunos lo llamarán de celebración.

Analizando el panorama: Sí Mariano, la estrategia le ha salido bien. Segundo día tras las elecciones, el sorteo! Qué mejor manera de olvidarse de unas elecciones! Claro! ni que el dia de ayer fuera tan importante como ganar una Champions, verdad? A ver si tocan unos eurillos y se le perdona todo. Qué tipo de interes a largo plazo tiene Bankia? perpetuo?, ahí que va.

Dejemos la ironía a un lado. Ahora en serio, lo importante es participar. Igual no estamos conformes con el resultado de ayer de las elecciones, igual la suerte tampoco acompana hoy con la loteria de navidad. Pero es el día de la salud, y mientras tengamos eso y amor pasaremos unas buenas fiestas navideñas. Ya vendrá el niño.

El camino empieza ahora

Aún con esta cortina de humo, de regalos, luces y espumillón, la gente ha pedido un cambio. Vamos a tener calma y observar. Pero sí os pediremos que cumpláis con lo prometido Pedro, Albert y compañía. Porque la era del bipartidismo y del inmovilismo se acabó. Porque parte de la poblacion Española ha dicho basta.

Como dijo un famoso politólogo: "No olvidéis, [...] y sonreir" que es Navidad. Ya veremos qué pasa, pero salud, sobre todo, salud.

A brindar!

Sacad la pandereta y a brindar

Y ya llego la Navidad, coge la bota Mariano que me voy a emborrachar.

Las fiestas de Nadal 2015 comienzan con un sabor amargo tras las elecciones del 20D. Se apagó la ilusion, y comienza la tarea de una formación de gobierno que viene cargada de inestabilidad y estancamiento, regalo para los próximos cuatro años.

La incertidumbre se palpa desde buena hora de la manana en los mercados de la bolsa y el miedo ha vuelto a ahondar las casas de los Españoles.

Se predicen unas navidades cálidas, en la mayor parte de la Peninsula con 123 pp/ escanos; aunque los sudores frios estremecerán a mas de uno en 69 podemos/compromís.

Del mismo modo, suenan flautas a lo lejos que, al igual y dependiendo de la intensidad, viene acompanada de un seismo. Esperemos el territorio Español esté preparado.

Where the angels live

I found peace in the most dangerous city of the world

Honduras

victoria gomis

Last summer I travelled with my soul mate to one of the poorest countries in Latin America: Honduras. The main purpose of my trip was to spend two weeks with my partner’s aunt who runs a shelter with nine homeless children. Before going there I knew only that it was one of the most insecure countries in the world and when I arrived at the airport I understood why. What I did not know at the time was that this trip would help me find my inner self. Nine curious little creatures surrounded me, interrogating me with questions trying to understand whom this new person was coming into their home. I was terrified from the first moment I stepped into Tegucigalpa. Unpaved and chaotic roads are lined with beggars and food stalls while the smell of petrol permeates the air. The centre of the capital was neglected but I had a weird feeling that this place had so much more to discover beneath this initial grimy layer.

 

The Valley of the Angels

The beauty among the weeds

I was right. I uncovered a hidden world through these children. They showed me the greatness of Honduras that does not appear at first sight. Their house was situated between mountains, in the middle of a valley. The beauty of waking up every morning at 7am with the birds singing and children laughing made each day unusual. Being a city girl, I’m used to the loud hustle and bustle of a lively city like London. However, the security guards stood at the entrance of a KFC with tommy guns terrified me. How could I be frightened when the kids seemed so carefree there? I stood paralysed by the scene until the kids came and grabbed my hand to drag me over to play with them.

The local street market was the most authentic place to visit. There was water sold in plastic bags and a variety of colourful fruits I had never seen. These small details gave a glimpse of a totally different style of living and culture that made me feel like an awestruck child.

Essential amenities such as water safety, lighting and electricity cables are rudimentary in comparison to the developed world. Everyday life is not easy in a country where basic needs such as health, education and security are not on the agenda. However, what caught my attention was the friendliness and simplicity of the people. After the first two hours there I no longer felt that I was in a strange land with foreign people. I believe that a piece of me stayed there.

The only difference

My name is Khan, and I am not a terrorist. I highly recommend this movie because is able to show to the world that we are not that different from each other. Values as racism and love fight together to create a story that easily can occur in this world. 

I keep the scene, what is the difference between a man with a knife and a man with a candy. The only difference is that one is a bad man and the other is the good man. 

There is always another side of the story, well this movie captures it.

Watch the trailer here and online is Spanish here This movie made me think, hope it can do it to you too. 

Free education? In Denmark is possible

Last February there was a concentration of universities in Ifema, a fair of education in Madrid where the Youth Godwill Ambassadors for Denamrk were invited to promote this country as the best place to study and live. Yes, the best country for students should offer advantages for that. Free education is a fact in Denmark. Would you like to go abroad, learn English, maybe Danish as well (it also free) and study a Master degree? Denmark offers you a solution here.

Three intense days where around 300 students and families approached the stand looking for more information abour the programs offerede by different universities, the level of English required, cost of living or the advantages of studying in Denmark.

If you have further questions, like us on facebook and leave your questions! Denmark welcomes you! Tak tak!

The importance of the geographical location of Cyprus

On Thursday, 16th of 2014, Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cuprus, was invited by the London School of Economics (LSE) to talk about the geopolitical role of Cyprus. 

Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus

 Located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Cyprus has been pointed out as an important geo-strategic territory mainly because of the "volatility on the environment in which it operates," as Anastasiades described. Cyprus´ foreign policy includes several projects that remain significant for the international community:

-The Cyprus question at a regional level. Turkish-Cyprus vesus Greek-Cyprus. Anastasiades expalined this problem saying that, "Stability has been proven to be an expensive commodity."

-Safety of the natural resources. 

-Enhancing its participation within the EU policies, specially in the European security system. 

-Contibuting to building and promoting peace and security in the Eastern Mediterranean area

-And deepening its bilateral relations with other countries as UK, EE.UU. or Israel, as Anastasiades specified. 

The main challenge for Cyprus is still the reconciliation with the region. Its historical situation, after the annexation of Cyprus to the British Empire, is still the ethnic dispute between the Turkish and the Greek since the Turkish invasion in 1974, the commonly called, Cyprus question. 

On this point, the President of Cypus said not to look backwards on the invasion because the division will not give a common vision. Tobuild trust is necessary cooperation between Turkish and Greek Cyprus. And he added, "Cyprus is a place where miracles still happen."

Making Europe a better place

"National problems, European solutions: Is the EU grass still greener?". This was the title of the European Youth Media Days, 2013 organized in Brussels by the Euroepan Parliament last October.

120 journalist from all Europe gathered together to work on this topic in different teams. The result of the workshop is here. Also, Rebecca Bengtsson, main coordinator of the program describes the importance of these activities:

There are also many other Euroepan initiatives that promotes the unity among its member states and that helps to create a better Union. Antonis Christakis, Vice President of Youthnet in Greece explains what the European Citizens´ Initiative means to him:

Finally, Ioannis Darmis, Head of the Media Services and Monitoring Unit, EP gives an overview about the role of the journalists to create a Union of people in Europe:

Now, it is the moment of thinking ahead. Next step, the European Elections 2014: "Act, React, Impact".