The silence of the sea. Mario Benedetti.

The silence of the sea

Mario Benedetti. Geographies (1982-1984)

and the silence of the sea, and his life.

José Hierro

The silence of the sea

shouts an infinite trial

more concentrated than a bowl

more implacable than two drops

If he approach we the horizon or he deliver

Blue death of Jellyfish

our suspicions not leave him.

the sea hears like a dull

is insensitive as a god

and he survive the survivors

I will never know what I hope from him

nor what spell makes at my ankles

but when these eyes tired of tiles

and they wait between the plain and the hills

or streets that are closed more streets

then I feel shipwrecked and only the sea can

save me.

I think that the sea can save me, of the routine, of loneliness. I think that the places at front of sea are better places for live, the people is more quiet, the life is more slow and the time, the free time is important. This is a good life for me.

I don´t know if I achieve this ambition, but I have a picture of the sea in my mind, I bring the sea when I take off my shoes.

A Home in the sea.

The most important ambition, Maybe the only one, is live in a place whit sea.

For me the sea is very important, the sea is my bowl of memories and had been mi partner in the sad too.

I don´t know because the sea is as important for me, maybe because when I was a child, my parents tell that in the sea they fall in love. Maybe is because I have beautiful memories in the sea.

When was a younger, the sea was a refuge. I went to the beach with my friends, in this place we tell about the future, the ambitions, dreams ant the nightmares too.

Exist a poem by Argentina’s writer, Mario Benedetti, that I feel like own.

This poem was written in Spanish and here leave the original and a bad translation make by me.

El silencio del mar

Mario Benedetti. Geografías (1982-1984)

y el silencio del mar, y el de su vida.

José Hierro

El silencio del mar

brama un juicio infinito

más concentrado que el de un cántaro

más implacable que dos gotas

ya acerque el horizonte o nos entregue

la muerte azul de las medusas

nuestras sospechas no lo dejan

el mar escucha como un sordo

es insensible como un dios

y sobrevive a los sobrevivientes

nunca sabré que espero de él

ni que conjuro deja en mis tobillos

pero cuando estos ojos se hartan de baldosas

y esperan entre el llano y las colinas

o en calles que se cierran en más calles

entonces sí me siento náufrago y sólo el mar puede

salvarme.

The silence of the sea

Mario Benedetti. Geographies (1982-1984)

and the silence of the sea, and his life.

José Hierro

The silence of the sea

shouts an infinite trial

more concentrated than a bowl

more implacable than two drops

If he approach we the horizon or he deliver

Blue death of Jellyfish

our suspicions not leave him.

the sea hears like a dull

is insensitive as a god

and he survive the survivors

I will never know what I hope from him

nor what spell makes at my ankles

but when these eyes tired of tiles

and they wait between the plain and the hills

or streets that are closed more streets

then I feel shipwrecked and only the sea can

save me.

I think that the sea can save me, of the routine, of loneliness. I think that the places at front of sea are better places for live, the people is more quiet, the life is more slow and the time, the free time is important. This is a good life for me.

I don´t know if I achieve this ambition, but I have a picture of the sea in my mind, I bring the sea when I take off my shoes.

"Once upon a time man". A Great TV program

When I was a child, maybe five years old, i watched a TV program called “erase una vez… El Hombre” (“once upon a time man), this program was born in France like a form to transmit educational content in TV.

This first program showed the human´s history, since the prehistoric until the first travel to space, if not remember badly, in 26 chapter.

Later, this program showed different topic, for example: “Érase Una Vez… el Espacio” (1982)(“once upon a time…  space”), “Érase Una Vez… el Cuerpo Humano” (1987)(“ once upon a time…  human´s body”), “Érase Una Vez… las Américas” (1991)(“ once upon a time… America”), “Érase Una Vez… los Inventores” (1994)(“ once upon a time… inventors”) , “Érase Una Vez… los Exploradores” (1996)(“ once upon a time the explorers”), “Érase Una Vez… la Ciencia” (2000)(“ once upon a time sciencie”), y “Érase Una Vez… Nuestra Tierra” (2008)(“ once upon a time own heart2). But the cuality of this serie was badder later of 1990.

This program began each chapter with a song that I loved , that you can listen here…

“Érase …

una vez…

un planeta triste y obscuro…

Y la Luz..

al nacer…

Mostraba un lindo Mundo de Color.”

"Once upon ...

once ...

sad and dark planet ...

And Light ..

at birth ...

It showed a World of Color cute. "

For me this program is very important, i remember to my father with it, because the content that show was a meet point for the family. For the other hand, I learned a lot of things that until today  are remembered and use.

I think that this program satisfy completly with the work that I think that the TV should have. Is terrible that the TV only show crap today.

Today the Child programs only show violence, this is wrong for me.


If you want see this program, you can watch it  or download his chapters here.

Holydays in Machu Pichu.

Machu Pichu from “Huayna Picchu”

I went to Machu Pichu in November of 2008, because was a friend´s dream, and was for me a great experience.

In this travel we went to San Pedro in Atacama, Puno in Perú and a lot of places of the holy valley too in Peru, there is Machu Pichu.

The "Holy Valley" is very beautiful and include all places from Cuzco to Machu Pichu.

Generally the people only know Machupichu, but the Holy Valley have a lot of places very beautiful, like: Sacsayhuamán, Qenko, Tambomachay, Písac, Moray, Maras, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Santa Teresa, etc.

You can see the description here in Spanish …. ClickHere

If you want go to Machu Pichu, I recommend you that you will go in bus from Cuzco to Ollantaytambo. From there you can take other bus for different places. If you have little time, you can take a bus from Cuzco to Santa Teresa and get down in “hydro(electricity) station ” , a lot of people make this travel, you never will are alone.

From “hydro(electricity) station ” you have to walk one half hours, inside forest beside the train line, to “aguas calientes” (hots waters), this is village more near to Machu Pichu. This short trekking is very very pretty and you will see differents birds, animals and trees.

From Aguas Calientes you can climb a lot of stairs to Machu Pichu, 2 hours approx. Is very hard. I recommend you that you take a small bus that in a quarter hours arrive at door of Machu Pichu, for only ten dollars. This way, you can use your energy for raise the “Huayna Picchu”( the young mountain) , from here you can see Machu Pichu from the sky.

To Huayna Picchu, only can climb four hundred people at day (two hundred at 7 a.m and two hundred at. 10 a.m) you should sing up as early as possible, the trekking is hard 1 half hours approx., but I think that you will are safe if you not make stupid things. (Always there is people that make stupid things and in this place it can cost the life)

You cansee the description here in Spanish …. Click Here

For the end, I hope that you can see the meaning of Machu Pichu and the Inca´s cultures that is really important in the history of America. Machu Pichu is beautiful, but also is more that his architectures, building and landscape. Is a part of America, is own beliefs, costumes, symbols and a lot of more, but you only can see it if you want.

If you want make some questions write me. I can help you in your travel.

Lucky !!!

The national day in Chile. The independence that wasn´t.

The September 18, is celebrated in Chile the national day. Traditional party that expect to celebrate the begin of independence of own country. In these days, generally one week, the people do traditional plays like: raise kites and run tied with a partner. Also the people eat barbecue, “empanadas” and drink a lot of “terremotos”, earthquake , a kind of wine with  ice cream pineapple.

The people have holydays and a lot of them travel to the beach or countryside. Are very good and funny days to visit Chile.

But all these activities have somethings estranges for me.

The September 18 of 1810 (day that commemorated this dates), the creoles signed a document to take the politics power of Chile,  first government meeting,  but no for the begin of the independence, if not to keep this place at the Spanish kingdom,   because the King Fernando VII had been captured for Napoleon. The real independence of Chile only was signed the February 12 of 1818.

In the other hand, in these days, the most important events are the "Te Deum" Ecumenical and military parade. In the first, the most important persons go to the catholic ceremony, and the second, the September 19, day of Army glories, where the army of Chile shows his power, soldiers and arms.  Is this way, than Chile renews its commitment Catholic Church and his army, traditional pillar of the past.

The “nation” as concept, probably in Chile like any place in the world,   is used like a reason for the exploitation, in latinoamerica yet more. The “nation” hides the enormous diversity of languages, cultures and traditions. The nation in America is the mirror of the nation in Europe little say about us.

For me the September 18 is a celebration for stay with my family, for think about own roots, and the lot of blood spill to impose a nation,  that until today yet isn´t independent.

Hans Rosling. The monster of statistical data

Like all good sociologist, for me the information is essential for my work and for think about the reality.

In this sense, sometime we forget the shape as this information talk with we, and the importance that we show an idea.

Is for this that in this post I leave a Hans Rosling´s conference TED 2007. Hans Rosling  is a  professor of global health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, his current work focuses on dispelling common myths about the so-called developing world.

The impressive of his presentation is like he uses the statistical data for show his thesis about the so-called countries developing world.

His presentation is very very dynamic and funny, with dynamic graphics in four dimensions that show the movement of different countries in different continent, making analysis in all time, while he tells a history that have all sense. I enjoy much his presentations.

This way Rosling installs three important points: The first is the need to design of publics politics specific and particular for each countries, given that the enormous differences in a same region. In this same sense, pose that the is need specific information inside each countries, because the difference in the same region also occurs inside the countries.

On the other hand, emphasize the relevant of making data bases free to analyses, with the grow of internet world, is necessary to unite all efforts, to have information free and integrate data in a global scale.

For the end, Hans Rosling and his team, have generated a software that integrate the statistical data with graphic design that permit “see analysis instantly”, it is a shape of democratize the knowledge.

I hope that you enjoy with his ideas and his shape of show it.

WEB QUEST 2 about recycling

Part 2 - Take these Recycling quizzes

Recycling Quiz Score Report
Total number of Questions in Recycling Quiz :	12
Total number of Correct answers :	8
Your Score :	67%
Average Score for this quiz :	53%
Result :	Pass
Number of People taking this quiz :	456
Number of People Passing this quiz :	256
Number of People failing this quiz :	200
Maximum Score for this quiz :	92%

Questions:
Recycling just one glass bottle or jar can save enough energy to run your TV for_3 hours.


What are good ingredients for making compost?
The biodegradable waste such as food or garden waste.


What do we mean by recycling?Recycling is a process to change materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials


Where can recyclable goods come from?
recyclable items can come from your own home.


Is this true? > Recycling aluminum uses only 15% of the energy required by virgin production
It´s true.

Part 3- Video: >> Top ten tips for recycling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjbSEIOUp4w

Watch the video and choose the best 3 tips in your opinion.

1. Separating your waste between what is recyclable and what is not
2. Use a cloth bag for shopping
3. Keep your fruits and vegetables out of plastic bags to make them last longer.