Palenque VS Alvin Company

The videos represent African culture as a strong and bold culture that has been fighting against discrimination and injustice since a long time ago. In Alvin video we see the effort that the people to share costumes and thoughts and the fight that they have against slavery, while in Palenque video we can see the music like a as something natural and "popurri" of their culture, in which one music is a universal language that is within the soul

Holidays in other countries

I can notice different maners of how they celebrate the holidays. In matter fact, each of them has its own style, but they make to the same point: celebratre, preserve and transmit the tradition to new generations. In my opinion English is used as an effective tool of comunication because many people can speak it and understand it quite well.It gets obvious that american culture is all around the world.

Economic Empowerment for Women

Read 3 profiles of Costeñas through Kiva, a microfinancing organization that lends money to people around the world. Blog about which one you would lend money to. Explain why.

Blanca Isvelia - Barranquilla

I will help all of them. Personally, I think the economic development in Colombia depends mostly on worker women. These women have the courage to provide their whole families what they need when it comes to education, food, home and love with the miserable minimun salary, these women are worthy of admiration, so I will lend all my money if it's necesary.

Ericka Patricia - Barranquilla

Martha, Soledad (Atlántico)

Personal Culture

With my cello

In my own field, music has become one of the most important things in my life, I've been studying clasical music since I have twelve years old. Music has shaped my personal culture in many ways. I can mention a few of them: 1. A whole new perception around myself when it comes to sounds, 2. I allways try to find the musical side of things around me, like pretend my pens are bows and play the cello (my instrument), it's really funny when i'm into it! and the final one; music has allowed me to meet other cultures and people with my orchestra, so that makes me a cultural person!

My orchestra

Kenyan Matatu Drivers

1. How are matatu drivers treated in his experience with the BBC? 

Matatus are treated with suspicion, the police and the people distrust them easily, it's clear that the culture around them about selling photos of monkeys and create a wrong bias of them. Sometimes are dismissed and even attacked verbally.

2. Do Barranquilleros have the same negative opinion of mototaxistas as the Kenyans have of matatu drivers?

No, barranquilleros see mototaxis as a quick and cheap transportation to some parts of the city, it's not that often to see a mototaxi in the north, but it's very common to see a bunch of them in the south and the center. The bias that kenyans have of matatus drivers is very violent and irrational.