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New Civilization News: Welcoming autumn with a fiesta |
Category: Recreation, Fun 15 comments 22 Sep 2005 @ 13:16 by jerryvest : Very nice Silvia...I think thatcultural events are a great way to unite families by celebrating their history together. Here in southern New Mexico we also have an annual "Whole Enchilada Fiesta" with lots of events, music, dancing, food and more. ************* Enchiladas, I like them!! :-). These kind of events are so wonderful to keep people together and breathe a bit of fresh air in our daily routine! 22 Sep 2005 @ 13:24 by swanny : Hmm? Are you sure you're not an artist? hmmmmm a artistic scientific sensibility very interesting carry on swanny ************** Thank you Ed, I'm a cocktail of different things, as everybody is :-) 22 Sep 2005 @ 13:24 by swanny : Robert Pursig? Have you read any Robert Pursig? ********** Not yet, but Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is on my waiting list of books to read. Any other book recommendation from him? 22 Sep 2005 @ 14:23 by jeffreyiam : a beautiful way to share what a wonderful way for the culture of your country to come together. Who was the beautiful woman you took a picture of? ************* Hehehe, thanks Jeffrey ;-) I had missed this fiesta so much last years when I was living abroad... I enjoy it since I was a baby, and it's in the memory of everybody here. 22 Sep 2005 @ 15:59 by aaronb : treasuring man's diversity You did a delightful job of sharing your culture with us.Thank you! ********** Thanks for your comment Aaron. I had a great time during these days, and also taking the pics and organizing them to show them to all of you :-) 22 Sep 2005 @ 17:47 by martha @24.205.65.251 : Sharing Thanks so much for sharing about your country Silvia. I love the pictures. Did you take them all? I enjoyed the bagpipes. It shows how ignorant I am becuase I usually associate them with Scotland. I notice you live in northern Spain. Are you in the Basque region? I love the concept of "the day of America in Asturias". Here in the US we have many celebrations of immigrants celebrating their homeland. ************* Thank you Martha. Yes I took all the pics, except the one of the lady eating the "bollu" (it's me hehe), that was taken by a friend of mine. I'm not in the Basque region but in Asturias, at about 4 hours driving from there, more on the west but still on the North coast. It's a beautiful green land. Everytime I'm far from Asturias and listen to music coming from a bagpipe, a great nostalgia invades my heart. The day of America in Asturias is wonderful, I enjoy watching people from so many countries, sharing their traditions with us! That day the city is really crowded, it's worthy to arrive early to get a place in the first row to see the parade. While in San Francisco I enjoyed a lot celebrating the Chinese New Year, and also the Pow-wow Indian Festival in Stanford, they were amazing! 22 Sep 2005 @ 19:23 by swanny : Carlos Castenada Well Actually Zen the only one I've read back in colledge in 1976 and there was allan watts (philospopher) but hes tough and hmmmm Well Castenada's Socialogist/anthropologist) quite masterful though tricky and of course the Little Prince by Exupery? (priest) And C.S.Lewis and Tolkien (writers) and Ursala Le Quin shes a gem.(Sci Fi )... and Robert Frost (poet) Oh and Simply Sane (psychology) can't place the author and Focusing by Eugene Phelman?Psychologist/Philospher Abraham Maslow, Fritz Perlz, B.F. Skinner,(psycologists) Skinners hes a little authoratarian, and yes C. Jung (psychiatry) and Joesph campbell (Mythology) I suppose Pursig (philosophy) though was the most consise. and gosh I'll admit I read Ann Rand (dictatorial) she had a unique style and Frank Lloyd Wright (architect) too much info hee hee anyway enough name dropping ********** Wow!! I've read only some of those authors, thanks for making my book waiting list longer :-) 22 Sep 2005 @ 19:39 by jstarrs : A lovely report, Silvia... ...hearing about places we can't visit, knowing that these gems are happening in towns we may never have heard of. I wonder what other magic is happening today? ;0) ************ Thanks Jeff :-). That is in my opinion one of the best things of travelling: to discover the magic hidden in so many little corners of this world. 22 Sep 2005 @ 23:28 by swanny : Autumn wishes Welcome to autumn all and best wishes and prosperity in the days to come... Hello to the autumn full moon. sir ************* Thank you, very nice welcoming :-) He brings in the breeze secrets of an ancient time, he shines in the mountain with his golden scarf, do you hear a whisper? it is the autumn who comes. 23 Sep 2005 @ 13:11 by swanny : Paul Hawken Actually the only real book I've picked up "recently" is "Natural Capitalism" by Paul Hawken very compelling but not so much news as a reconfiguration or transfiguration of good proportion. ********** My reading speed is slower than the accumulation of books to read. Well, at least I'm having more time to read since I'm taking the bus to go to the lab (my car hasn't still been repaired since the accident in August). 1 hour trip x 4 times = a lot of time to read :-) 23 Sep 2005 @ 18:10 by sprtskr : great pics Silvia Your history is filled with lots of fun and friendships all shared with the surrounding people. America needs some of that, it would create such lovingness that is so missing.Thanks for sharing. ********** Thank you, Marie. Here we tend to enjoy the time in group, and also we do it when we travel abroad. When I started to live on my own in USA I didn't know anybody in the whole country and wanted to immerse myself in the new culture and language, so I tried to keep Spaniards far from me. But it was impossible, Spaniards started to come from below the rocks :-). In less than 6 months I ended up organizing Spanish meetings for lunch at university twice a week hahahaha. Well, anyway, I met wonderful american people there, especially my landlords, who are in my heart forever. 23 Sep 2005 @ 19:12 by hgoodgame : A sharing of cultures, This is wonderful, Sylvia. I appreciate your contributions to my enriched awareness of your world. Thank you. :) *********** And I appreciate your comment very much ;-). Thanks, my friend! 24 Sep 2005 @ 13:43 by swan : Fall is my favorite season. Thank you for sharing the pictures and writing about The Day of America in Asturias. What a beautiful country you live in. I love the traditions that bring people together to celebrate. I read the article twice and I still can't figure out how Castenada got in the comments. PS. I loved the music video. ********** Thank you Swan, I'm glad that you liked it! And welcome back :-) Autumn is my favourite season as well! I enjoy very much the traditional celebrations, and everytime I travel to a new country I like to enjoy theirs as well. They are our origins, we are a part of them and they a part of us. 13 Feb 2006 @ 15:26 by nikhil @202.75.200.9 : nice :) nice .. :) like the way you look at things. ******** Hello nikhil, thanks for leaving a comment. I try to enjoy life as much as I can, hope you do too! :-) 22 Oct 2006 @ 04:43 by Prem @59.88.116.163 : Autumn Silvia I do like Autumn and your experiences are very nice. I am waiting for a real Autumn in my life. 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22 Sep 2005 @ 06:03, by Silvia M.S
