2013 countdown

Yes is the end of the year again. And here we go counting back the number of things we lived this year. For me one more year in Quebec, one more year of experiences, one more year of learning from life. Still in this path of learning experiences.

Here is a list of things I did this year growing.

1. Visit my friend Leonardo in his appartment.
2. Ask to join an North American College Fraternity, yes a big one.
3. Joined Toastmaster's at my University.
4. Saw the gray summer heaven in Brussels, again.
5. Get to dance in salsa in Berlin on a strand bar.
6. Met my friend Cisneros from Cuba and Martin from Uruguay a little bit more.
7. Spent my first summer in Quebec. Barbacues and summer music festivals included.
8. I reached 92 credits towards the BAIT program.
9. I got two of the most amazing artist with albums I discovered: Ruben Blades with Siembra- Marvin Gaye with  What's going on. I got a quote from one review at amazon that I liked a lot  *1

10. I also got my first Stan Getz album.
11. I learned that living away from your family and your friends is hard if you are not doing something meaningful.

12. I got to understand that distance is a very powerful fact that makes that people forget how good or how bad you made them feel. And time is a very scarce resource that is the most appreciated asset for me.

13. I got accepted for an exchange in Liege University for Winter 2014. My first process.
14. I got again to learn that time is running fast if I am to do something that I like I should do it now or it won't be possible later. Being said that somethings are more important that others. Reevaluating priorities and oportunities is essential to make the best decisions, when the environtment is not so favourable.

15. The people you met in your life and the places you have been are your choice and there are in your life for a reason. Learn from it and appreciate the good and the bad things because you learn from both.





*1
"  In 1971 I lived in a very well integrated neighborhood. We had the Romants who were Puerto Rican who lived a few doors down from us, the Sakai's, who were Japanesese, lived next door to the Jones and the Jones who were a black family lived next door to us. Mr. and Mrs. Jones were my mom and dad's best friends'. we did everything together. I'm sure we got stared at quite a bit because I guess there were still a few people who couldn't handle seeing black and white people being friendly with each other and even letting their children play with each other. I can assure you, none of us were hurt in the process. In fact, we learned a real "silly thing". We learned that all people are pretty much the same. That no matter what you may look on the outside, your soul still looks the same to God who made you out of "His" Colorless Self...because as my mother would say, Love has no color.   "

Little Lucy in Oranienburger Strasse

Little Lucy...in the streets of Berlin. Habe Ich viele in diese Reise gelernt. Nechste mal Allein oder nicht Ich muss in Ostern Gehe. Un momment pour le reflexion du ma vie et ma transition a un autre etape.
Essaye de etre heureux.

So many stars 11

So many things to learn to know. Je crois que maintenant je vais mettre a jour chaque jour mon blog. Seulement pour avoir un sort de agenda virtual que je peu consulter ne importe quand.


Voila mes découverts de ce matin.

1.Big Sky Montana.

2. Twin Sisters with different skin color

3. Marietas Islands in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

4. FeliX Club in Berlin 

Notes today on Guate

1. Campeones Campeonato de Robotica

2. Rafa Romero y el elegido en Fe de Rata.

Many notes on May 28th

Many notes this day to share

1.How Hackers Stole $45 Million in Two Days (2012-2013)


2. How rich would you be if you’d bought Apple shares instead of a PowerBook in 2003?

3. Warren Buffett Quotes

"You don't need to be a rocket scientist. Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with 130 IQ.

"In our view, though, investment students need only two well-taught courses - How to Value a Business, and How to Think About Market Prices."

4. Vagabundus and rainbow color tribe in Oaxaca.  


5.14 Reasons Everyone Needs To Move To Denmark Immediately

Many entries today

Traffic in Frenetic HCMC, Vietnam

http://vimeo.com/32958521

What Hitchhiking Taught Me About Picking Up Girls

 

Hitchhiking 

Security on Mobile apps

Ici une application pour faire la sécurité a Oslo. 

https://fmh.digitalsecurity.g4s.no/Main

Oil Sands Reality Check

This is a site I found about the Oil sands happening in Alberta.

Je crois que c'est un bon message de comment on peux utiliser les ressources de un façon plus propre et bien  équilibré.

oilsands realitycheck

le films cort

Je trouve cette court métrage que je  bien aime cela. 

1. The Lonely Bachelor
2. Paperman

un site appelé les jois du code()

un site appelé les jois du code()

Je trouve un site en internet que montre des images avec un animation comique reliée a la vie des programmeurs.

Ici le lien pour visiter jois_du_code()

http://lesjoiesducode.tumblr.com/

Best time to fly to Europe

Europe’s Four Airfare Seasons Govern Price

When planning your trip to Europe, it’s crucial that you know the various seasons for European air travel because seasons govern price, and are the key to finding the cheapest airfare available.
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Summer: Most Expensive Time to Fly to Europe

Summer is peak season in Europe; this is when many families are free to travel, and the crowds in the Champs-Elysees and at Buckingham Palace bear this out. The airlines know this is when people want to travel, and airfare is at its priciest.

• Summer Season: Start varies from late May/first week of June – Ends late August (typically, last week of the month)

Saving Tip: If you must take your trip when the kids are out of school, see if their schedule allows you to travel just before the season begins, or at its conclusion (if, for example, your children don’t have to return to school until after Labor Day).

Winter: Cheapest Time to Fly to Europe

The least attractive time to fly is winter, of course and mainly because of the weather; however, it’s the most attractive time to fly in terms of price. For winter sports lovers, remember that Europe has some of the best skiing in the world – and we can show you how to get cheap flights to ski holidays in Europe.
Bonus: you won’t worry about fainting from the heat outside the Vatican in August, and the Louvre won’t be overrun by fellow tourists (one exception to the “smaller crowds” generalization: Christmas and New Year’s).

• Winter Season: Starts mid/late October – Ends mid/late March

Saving Tip: Travel in October or March to avoid the worst of the weather and still get the deals; FareCompare’s Flexible Calendar search will keep you within the money saving season.

Spring and Fall: Moderate Airfare Prices to Europe

Spring and fall are both excellent times to travel thanks to nice weather, fewer crowds and good airfare prices. For many, this is the ideal time to travel to Europe.

• Spring Season: Starts mid/late March – Ends mid/late June
• Fall Season: Starts mid/late August – Ends mid/late October

Saving Tip: Autumn is typically a little cheaper than springtime, but don’t forget – many families have available time for traveling during Spring Break.

taked from : http://www.farecompare.com/travel-advice/best-time-to-fly-to-europe-know-the-seasons-and-save/

About Iran and Guatemala

In 1953 CIA operative Kermit Roosevelt ran Operation Ajax which used Iranian agents they trained and paid to bomb various targets both civilian and infrastructure in order to destabilize the government of the elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh because he nationalized the Iranian oil fields to the dismay of British private oil interests.



In 1954 the CIA set Operation PBSUCCESS into action in an effort to remove then president  Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán. He had the audacity to begin to implement an FDR styled New Deal type program in Guatamala and the powers that be saw that as setting a bad example in our backyard. The result was a brutal civil war which lasted nearly 40 years with CIA and State Department collusion in the death squads that ran rampant in the country. An estimated 400,000 died during that time frame. All of that to keep the evil of the New Deal from spreading across Latin America.

SunScreen Song

a song that I discovered today... great message.

sunscreen song

Michel Peraza

Michel Peraza. un musico cubano que tiene años en Guatemala y que de alguna manera se ha mantenido fuera del foco comercial, pero que sin duda me llama la atencion.


Michel Acustico

sending a letter to yourself aged 16, pretty interesting site.

If you could send a letter to yourself aged 16, what would you write in it?

Here a nice site that displays a series of famous people

DEARME.ORG

Susan Boyle and Britains Got Talent video

Susan Boyle and Britains Got Talent video made me see that there is much more to see that is just the surface. I am happy I found this video, great one.

Susan Boyle

Great entry on

5 reasons why time is more important than money.

1. We only have a limited time on this planet so make it count

There are various theories that with the advances in science and medicine many of us will live past the age of 200, and possibly a lot longer than that. Age reversal, stem cell technology and the curing of various diseases are just some of the ways this will be possible, but so far all of this is still in the development stage.
We can’t expect to solely rely on the idea that we will always be here. Most of us see death as a taboo subject and we naively believe that we will be around forever, but we should be living our lives as if there is a time limit.
That timer is counting down and we have no idea when it reaches zero, so why are we wasting most of our time doing the things we don’t want?

2. When you look back on your life, you never wish for a bigger bank balance

Think of your life like a book that is being written and will be published when your time is up. I’m fairly sure that you can’t fill up a book with your bank balance so what else is there?
Each chapter of this book should be focused on a different aspect of your life and to enable this to happen, your life should be as varied and eventful as possible. Spending countless hours every week for years on end working yourself into the ground will not make a very good book, not unless you are making a difference with your job and/or money.
When people look back on their lives they never wish they could have spent more time in the office so take note of this now and do something about it.

3. There is no point having money if you have no time to spend it

There are many people out there who just love to hoard money away in the hope that one day they will eventually have enough to retire. These hoarders actually have a scarcity mind-set and are afraid of losing their hard earned cash. The truth is, no amount of money will ever be enough for them and they see their increasing bank balance as a barometer of their success.
It would be unfair to call these people ‘tight’ as a refusal to spend money can also be attributed to a lack of hobbies or social life. It’s certainly easier to spend 70 hours a week in the office if you feel like you have nothing fun to do outside of work.
The solution to this is quite obvious. The more we have going on in our private lives, the less time we will allow work to take from us.

4. Those who have time want money, and those who have money want time

You know the funny thing is that most people want what they can’t have and this is usually true across both ends of the time/money spectrum. Those who are unemployed or have low incomes will strive for more hours or a better paid job while those who are on six figure salaries often moan that they have no time to spend with their friends and family.

http://www.psycholocrazy.com/5-reasons-why-time

Over Bishop's Blog

We are supossed to be working  with  Wordpress at one of my courses. so I started writing just a few topics there... here is the link for those who would like to have a quick view.

myCMS

Kayaking

Lake or Sea Kayaking is an activity that I enjoy. I spent many weekends paddling my way into villages around lakes. I like the feeling of  discovering new places while kayaking. Also the feeling of my arms being in control of a fluid, the soft feeling of the paddle interacting with the water, feeling the sun touching my skin to dry my skin from the fresh water over my body. I hope this summer there will be more time to kayak.

Unitarians at Estrie!

souce: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_Universalism


http://www.uuestrie.ca/

Unitarians at Estrie!

Unitarian Universalism is a theologically liberal religion characterized by support for a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning".^[1] Unitarian Universalists do not share a creed; rather, they are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth and by the understanding that an individual's theology is a result of that search and not obedience to an authoritarian requirement. Unitarian Universalists draw on many different theological sources and have a wide range of beliefs and practices.

Of many things at Night

Since is so cold to really try to go outside just to see what is going on.
Here is what I do and check around many things on my blog.

1. Air travel in Latin America Taking wing: on how flights are getting cheaper in C.A.
2. Flights Cancun -Brussels just to know Jetairfly
3. About daring to dream and surpasing limits by learning.  Inknowation also an interesting company
4. A song I heard that I really like from Mumford & sons.

so this is just to resume my night...

we will come with more.