Tuesday, September 27, 2016

The best concert i have ever seen!




Wow, what a question! The best concert I`ve ever seen was a Rush`s concert in December 2010. It was here in Santiago, Chile, at the national stadium, but I can say that it was simply out of this world!!! Rush is a Canadian progressive rock band, that has a forty-year long career, and over twenty albums released since the mid 70`s. To me, the quality of their live playing is outstanding, they play very complex compositions, with a "virtuosismo" that is over the average for a rock musician. They also have very interesting and deep lyrics, that are poems themselves. I wanted to see a Rush concert since I have memory, but they have never come to Chile before, so that was the first and last opportunity I had, and I almost missed it! I didn`t have a ticket for the show, but a friend of mine could not go, and he offered to sell me his ticket for a very low price!!! Well, Rush is an awesome band, I `d like to share one of my favourite songs here: The trees!!!


Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Oh, la, la, Paris!

Well, coincidentally, I really want to go to France, same as the teacher! I have been interested in visiting France since I was a child. When I was at school I had the oportunity to know about the French culture, I learned the language which I can understand (mostly read), and also, I had a very nice teacher who taught me about Paris, the city. I learned about the Eiffel`s tower, L`arc du triomphe, Le Louvre, Les touileries, Notre Dame, and more. Since about a year ago I have had a very good friend who is French herself. With her, I have had the opportunity to learn more about French writers, philosophers, painters, poets, film directors, and to dig deeper in their work, understanding also the context of their culture. Something that is very interesting for me is the French history, their fundamental role in the development of politics around the world. French revolution, the human rights declaration, the Algeria war, and right now, France involvement in the war against ISIS. At the present I am learning more about the language and I`d really like to go to France, to study, or at least, to go on vacations for a short period.