PODCAST NUMBER THREE

Hi everyone! My name is Angie and we had been talking about the best places to enjoy tropical music in Chicago. But today I want to change a little bit the topic and even when I’ll talk about the tropical places this time will be about a place where you can feel how the tropic is.

I want to talk today about “Parque Tayrona” or “Tayrona National Park”.

This is a park that is located in the Atlantic cost in Colombia, close to the Santa Marta City. Some websites call this place: “where the Nature and Archaeology meet” Because, prior the Spanish invasion, that place was home of a native people (Tayrona indigenous) who had left many evidences of their life and traditions around the park.

This park is considered one of the most beautiful costs in South America because you can enjoy lovely beaches but at the same time this park has a mountain with rain forest. It means that you can see in the same park the desert or a rain forest. Even on the top of mountain (Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta) you can find snow that stay there for the whole year.

Tayrona is a famous place not only for the beaches. Also, you can see the wildlife on the rain forest or in the sea. So if you like Eco-tourism this is the place for you because when you’re inside the park you can find a lot of sidewalks to go to different places depends what you would like to do. If you like the Archaeology you’d visit “Ciudad Perdida” because is there where you can find the evidence of the city that was built by the ancient indigenous people.

One of the interesting points in this park is that you’ll find camping areas with facilities like showers and Toilets. Another option is hammocks with mosquito net for a really good price. You’ll find conventional rooms. But in my opinion I you go there you need to try how feels to do a camping on the beach and unless for once sleep in a hammocks.

The food there is a traditional Caribbean food. Many plates will include fish, so you can enjoy the local preparation and different kinds of fish. You’ll find natural juices from different local fruits.

Anyways this place is kind of a paradise. You need to see it with your own eyes and I promise you won’t regret and you won’t believe it. Because I can describe many things but it never will be close to how you’ll feel when you’re there.

Ok guys, I hope you like this podcast. I would like to see your reviews about this place. Thanks, good bye.

 

 

 

Second Post National 25

Hi everyone! Mi  name is Angie and this podcast is about the best places to dance tropical music and salsa in Chicago!!!

In my first podcast I said that in the second one I'll talk about my experience with tropical music in Chicago. Remember? Ok, here we're and this is the post about National 25.

This place is located in 325 W Huron street in Chicago, Illinois, really close to the Chicago, Brown line station. It is opened Tuesday - Saturday from 5 pm to 2 am. This place has something that I think are interesting as: food, I never had eat there but the reviews are good. They have a good menu included Ceviche and Empandas that are always presents in Latin Cuisine. So this is a good point because you can have a dinner before the party. Also, the place is good for date someone or you can go with friends too and have fun.

The second point that I think is good is this place is that they have dance lessons on Thursdays. Yeap! Dance lesson for free!. Is one hour of dance lessons before start the party ONLY on Thursdays. So if you feel that you need more practice, don't worry there you can have some lesson the whole night to practice what you learned. Also you can find a lot of people there who is good dancing. So you can get more experience if you dance with someone who has this in their blood. Yes is just like I'm talking, because we start to dance since we were 5 maybe.... so is easy when you have 20 years of experience. Even you can tech how to dance or a new style. Because, even when normally Latin people love to dance, each country has a different style.

About the music.... when I was there, it was good music to dance, they have a DJ, so He mix Latin music with different sounds and is great mix to dance. I like the music because, DJ include music from different Latin countries, sometimes he mix this with a little bit of american music which is fine, then you can explore different styles. I'm pretty sure that if you go there you'll find people from different countries so it doesn't matter how you do it. Just enjoy the music, do wherever you feel and have fun.

Usually women don't need to paid cover, but men needs to paid 10 dollars cover. People there is great and the problem is that the space to dance is too small in my opinion, then you don't have enough space to dance comfortably. 

The only thing that I don't like is this place is close to early. At 2 am you're like in the middle of the party and you have lo leave. That was like I felt when I was there. 

Any way I hope this post help you, I hope you stay with me and don't miss the next podcast about where have you can found a good place to dance tropical music. Have a wonderful day! Good bye.

PODCAST

Hi everyone my name is Angie, I'm from Colombia and I moved to Chicago in September 2012. I know how hard is been in a cold city by yourself... You know guys Winter is boring, you spend too much time at home specially in the bed or couch..... So I said: I can create a new podcast about the best places to do dance tropical and Latin Music in Chicago. Why not create a post about this topic?

Ok guys the name of my podcast is DANCING SALSA & MORE IN CHICAGO. 

Well I said already that I'm from Colombia so, you can imagine that I love to dance. This is my favorite activity and I know that if  you're listening this post is because you like too.

Then I'll talk a little bit about why I decided to created this New post. Many students or people who move to a different country, especially with different culture know how hard is find your food, your music or things that you used to do when you were at home. well, even when the first couple months you feel so excited about the new things, you want to try the new "world", you want to see new people, food, music habits etc...

You wake up one day and you feel like that you need something, you need to listen that music that makes you feel alive, that music that make you move your hips and shoulders unwittingly. when this is happening you think: I need to dance my music, yes our tropical, Latin and Caribbean music. If your are from Latin america you know what I mean. Because we've this in our blood.

Then after a couples months in Chicago, I start to look where I can go to dance with good environment, I mean dance and have a good time, may eat some traditional food as empanadas or arepas. I could say that almost all Latin people feel this when they move to a different country out of Latin America. Why I said this? because my Latin  friends here think the same way.

Well after  listened my friends' experiences and my own I decided: I'm going to make a new podcast about this topic. This way, new people in Chicago or even visitors can get information about where they can go and have a good time. I know some people could said: I can found information in internet!!! I know, but the point here is; I will talk about places where I have been and I've work in this kind of places so for sure I know what I'm talking about because I have been dancing salsa and Cuban music for more than 7 years. I'm not gonna said how old I am but I have experience in this topic.

So you will hear about, places, opinions, prices, reviews, and more. Also you can comment about the place of the week on my blog about your own experience there. So you can join this post. This is important because may you have a different opinion or experience. So wherever you want to said you can do it in y blog and I will comment about your opinion on my next post.

Then I hope you had like this podcast and stay with me. Next week I gonna talk about National 25. This is the first place where i went to dance salsa in Chicago. Thanks for listen this podcast. Remember my name is Angie, stay warm and don't miss my second podcast about National 25.

You can let  me know your opinions on my blog Winter 2014. Bye bye.

 

Survival School in Colombia.
January 29.



Colombia has many places where you can make a survival school. But I think one of the best could be the Amazonas.

The Amazonas offers a dangerous enough place for this kind of school. But at the same time it's a beautiful environment with many resources. You can find animals and plants that you just would see en that place. Also, you can try new fruits that are exclusive for the Amazonas region. You will be in a wild place, that means that you'll learn how to survive in a jungle just with the things that you can find there. But please, don't be scare. If you're a person who likes to feel the adrenalin, or if you like the natural places and amazing adventures this school is for you.

In the Amazonas place you'll learn how to recognize a mortal animal, what to do if you're in front of a dangerous animal, what you would eat, where you can drink. Because not all the animals or plants are good for your body. In the Amazonas' Jungle you can find things that could kill you in a few minutes. Also you'll learn how to search for a native humans and learn from them how to recognize the areas and a very important thing, how you can use the sun or the moon to know where is North, South, East or West in the middle of nothing.Where and how you would take a rest and when and how hunter. Don't miss this adventure!!!!

Tasks 1

• If I were in the Hunter Games, then I would feel anxious.
• If I were in the Hunter Games, then I would be nervous.
• If I were in the Hunter Games, then I would be alert. 
• If I were in the Hunter Games, then I would be defensiveness.
• If I were in the Hunter Games, then I would be ready to kill. 

If I had to choose 3 things to help me survive in the wilderness, the first one would be a knife, because it can help me to protect myself and to kill animals that eventually I could eat. The second one' would be a rope, because with it I can climb, hunter, tie different things or another stuff. I guess it could be useful in extreme conditions. the third one, would be a canteen, because if you're in a survival situation you need unless water to drink.

I wish...

January 22 / 2014

I wish the people were not interested in money. Because that ambition for money has caused many problems around the world. For example, many wars has been caused by some people who won money with the war. If there were people who think more in the humanity and less in money the world could be a better place.

I wish in my country the government were honest, and the laws were right. If the government were honest the people there were more productive and we, Colombians would have good feelings about our country. But as there the institution works bad, people don't believe in it. If the laws were right politicians were in jail.

I wish I were working for a project where I were traveling around the world, helping people, teaching and making humanitarian work. I'm crazy about traveling. So, I wish I can find this kind of job because if this happens, this will not a job for  me, I would feel that I'm doing best.

January 15/2014
Chicago

Hi, My name is Angie. I'm 26 years old. I moved to Chicago in September 2012. I'm from Colombia. I studied Social Science in my country and some French. But in 2012 when I came to USA I decide to study ESL and  try a new life here.

I started my life in USA in Vail, Colorado. My first summer there was  a really nice experience. I met new people that are still my friends, I  started to learn a new language and I had a job. The mountains are so beautiful and you can enjoy it with different activities.

However I'm a city girl. I just love to try new things and meet people around the world. So, my first visit in Chicago was in July 2012 for the famous concert "LolaPalooza". It was a summer time, Chicago looks incredible, the beach was beautiful, the people, the buildings in down town..... wow. I thought this is the perfect place for me!

Then I found a school and I moved to Chicago. But I never thought how cold could be the winter in Chicago, either how long is it...... Anyway I'm still here after a year. I have met good people, my English has increased and also I had have a lot of fun here.