London & me

domingo, 20 de junio de 2010

HAPPY ending

There was plenty of sunshine when my father and I left home in the early hours of a freezing day in January many years ago.


Suddenly clouds appeared and the weather changed, it was snowing heavily, so we couldn't believe that in fact we were in the middle of the biggest snow storm of our lives.

Thank God we had taken some food with us, actually my grandmother had given us some sandwiches and biscuits, just in case something happened.

To our relief, we had blankets too.I think that the most worrying thing about our 'adventure' was that many cars were blocking the roads because the surface was extremely slippery so we didn't know for how long we'd have to be away, perhaps the whole night!
As we were half way through our journey, the storm stopped and some sun reached our faces.

Finally we got to Barcelona and I could attend my exam for the Royal Academy of Dancing.
I felt exhausted but my PASSION for dancing was stronger so I was able to cope with the examination and I felt really proud of myself.


Well, my destiny was to survive and pass my dancing exam and hopefully there will be others in the future.

domingo, 23 de mayo de 2010

INVICTUS, a wonderful film!

What a magnificent true story I have just seen in the cinema last Sunday.
The director Clint Eastwood was inspired by a real-life event that occur in 1995 in South Africa.

The plot is based on the Rugby World Cup.The president of the country Nelson Mandela uses it as a political strategy so that inhabitants feel confident again. Mandela trust the capitan of the team to lead them to victory although they are by far the favourites to win.

This is a touching tale because you can appreciate the power of a strong will, you can also see that the perfect politician may exist.

I understand that leaders have had some kind of suffering in their lives so they can see life from different angles.

So, with splendid actors as Morgan Freeman, I highly recommend that you go to watch 'Invictus', a story of courageous people.

jueves, 20 de mayo de 2010

Best concert ever, a MUST!

What a wonderful experience I had last summer when I went to a Lionel Richie concert in London.
My favourite part was his duet with Akon when they were singing the song 'just go' whose lyrics make you feel special.

His performance was absolutely gorgeous so fans were begging him several encores of the most famous songs such as 'a face in the crowd'.
The atmosphere in Hyde Park was so incredible that words fail me.
Richie has a distinctive style and his catchy tunes and pleasing harmonies lead you to paradise.

When we were about to leave the concert, there was a beautiful surprise, the singer asked for someone to sing the last song of his repertoire on the stage.
I was atonished when I saw my friend Michelle lifting her hand, so suddenly I could not believe my eyes, he was dancing with my closest mate!!

So if you can't go to one of his amazing gigs, at least listen to his latest album, you won' t regret it!!