Life is simple but we insist in making it complicated

Visint Spain for the first time Nov 30-Dec 2 2007

Finally visintg Spain, after thinking about it for long time and I loved it. With Michelle for her birthday we went to Valencia and Alicante... it was great

Alicante - castle in the top next to the Mediterranean sea

Alicante

Valencia - Museo de la ciencia y las artes

Mediterranean sea

Catedral de Valencia

Santo grial roconocido por el vaticano como el original y esta en esta hermos catedral

Torrres de la catedral

vista desde la torre de la catedral

Plaza Maria

yo en la plaza maria

torres de la ciuda antigua

en las calles de valencia

Plaza del ayuntamiento

Mercado: paellas y botas :)

Brussels (Belgium) Nov 9-11 2007

With Natalia now living in Brussels I had an excuse to visit again the city.

MyAIESEC.net

The IS team is about to serve

Every morning I go to the office and look at the board behind our desks were the countdown doesn't stop. Every day a step closer, and every day more anxious and restless, expectant and curious for what is going to happen and what is going to be the impact when the new system go live...

In 36 days MyAIESEC.net will go live and the dreams on many people is going to become true. I can't wait to see it; it is a unique opportunity were every member of AIESEC is taking part and I proud of being there to see it happen

Martha Alzate

And update about my life...

My last post was about my last days in Hyderabad and somehow it seems that it was long time ago, like if it was have been years but it has been 2 months only.

What have happened? I came to the Netherlands the 31 of July I could say good bye to my AI0607 team; then I spended 2 weeks in intense preparation for the international congress of AIESEC in Turkey, which was also the time of finally getting to know my new team mates. Then going to Turkey for 20 days having a what I think great congress an amazing time in Istanbul.

Then back to Colombia, for the first time since I left one year and a half ago. It was like I never have left home but it was for one week only, so I had to ensure that all the things that I needed were done in short time but I had time with my family which was awesome and works as a battery charger.

And finally the Netherlands, the place which will be my home for the next 10 months I have registered in the city hall and this week a will get my social and fiscal number finally :) slow process knowing that is a developed country.

I have finally made my room my home, I put it in the way that I wanted it to be to feel like my place and I feel comfortable living in.

Many things in just 2 months isn't it? 3 different continent and lot of people that I care for. I'm just love it

Last days in Hyderabad till July 30 2007

Part of my indian family

Me and Anastasia

ME, Tania and Eduardo

Sjuul me and Yonathan

Me Harry and Musafa

Marco, me and Camilo

Magda, Anca and me

Zora me and Yasar

Michael and me

Me and Tino

Tino, Sjuul me and Anca eating titanic ice cream

Chicken noodles place: a big portion for 17 rupees only (850 pesos or 40 cents of dollar)

Mocha!!!

At home

In Delhi with Steven M.R. Covey who is Steven R. Covey son :(

Warangal 21 and 22 of July 2007

Beautiful view

Me and Tino in the Top of the Nalconda Fort

Getting to the top

Jain Temple

Breakfast

Fort?

Goat!!!

Tino, the HAT and the thousand pillar temple

Bangalore July 14 and 15 - 2007

Me, Magda and Anca

Magda and Anca

Entrance to the temple

The "inscriptions" in the walls

Anca, me and Magda

Bangalore bus station

Women rights?

During this year I have learned about all kind of differences, between countries, cultures, governments, politics and religions, but the most chocking thing for me have been related races and gender conception.

I read today about female foeticide and infanticide and how this is believed to be one of the main reasons for the skewed sex ratio in India. You don't need to know about the national statistics, just walking in the street you can notice the difference between the amount of men and women.
Dowry (the money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage) is still a common practice in India and some other countries in the world and although it sounds for me like something from the 15th century it is still a burning issue in some societies. And we believe that we are in the 21th century...

Is a man better than a woman? If you are white does it mean that you are better than someone with dark skin? Can one single person make any difference about this?

Taj Mahal (Delhi-Agra)

On the 1st June I went to Delhi and Agra to get what I wanted for long time, a picture in the Taj Mahal and I did it!!! But I got more photos of places, palaces and temples. I traveled alone and I passed through all kind of things but it worst it.

Taj Mahal

Taj in my hands :)

More pictures :)

The entrance to the Taj

Agra fort

View of the Taj from the agra fort

Agra fort spaces

Hampi - If dreams were made out of stone

June 9th 2007 - Hampi Karnataka
Hampi was the medieval capital of the Hindu empire Vijayanagara (the City of Victory). The city is full of temples and wonderfull places to visit, definitely the India I saw many times in postcards. Some images