"Sometimes, a hug is all what we need" (J.Mann)

Hi, everybody!

I was surfing the Net when I run into Chiara's blog. She's a peer of ours who put in her blog a wonderful video from YouTube, entitled "Abrazos gratis". She took that video during her staying as an Erasmus student in Alicante (Spain). When I watched the video, I was touched. It's about a group of young people who offer free hugs to strangers in the streets. It's wonderful seeing how many people stopped to hug one another: women, men, children, old men and women... everybody wanted a hug, maybe they needed it in that moment. Anyway, try to watch the video and judge by yourself.

It's moving, isn't it? I love seeing people smiling and hug one another. In my opinion, a hug is the best way to demonstrate your love to those next of you. I feel closer to other people when I hug them.
At the end of the video a name appears: Juan Mann. I didn't know who he was so I typed his name in Google. I found out that he's the man who first invented this initiative in 2004. Thanks to him, now a Free Hugs Campaign exists: it became a real movement with joiner from all over the world. There is also an official website, you should visit it. Juan Mann writes: "In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign became phenomenal". For him, the hug is the "symbol of human hope" and I agree with him. We all should reflect about it!
As I wrote to Chiara, try to image what would happen in the world if the world's heads of state hugged one another during their meetings...Wouldn't the world be better?

Martina

Hi, everybody!

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I'm writing this post for those who visit my blog. As you can see, there is a map in my blog...I'm very surprised to see how many people run into my little space! And I'm sooooo happy! You're from all over the world...I'd like to know you! I write on this blog because I'm attending an English course at univeristy but it could be an opportunity to know many boys and girls from all over the world!

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So, why don't you write a comment to this post or to another post? Just few words to tell me your name, where are you from and why are you visiting my blog...or simply to write what you want!

I really hope to hear you soon!

Cheers,

Martina

Holidays are over :-(

[Photo by me]

Hi everybody!

How are you? And your holidays? Mine were really GREAT! As I wrote in my previous post, I spent a week in the mountains with my boyfriend. We went to La Villa (BZ), a town in Alta Badia, one of the most beautiful areas I never saw. In spite of everything, we had a lot of fun... I say "in spite of" because Stefano (my boyfriend) dislocated his shoulder the day before leaving.

Hard luck! So, on Saturday we went to the first aid instead of leaving! Fortunately, the shoulder wasn't broken and he just had to wear a brace to keep his arm firm. Finally, on Sunday we managed to leave and we went to the mountains! Obviously we couldn't ski but we walked a lot. We saw a lot of beautiful places...there was the sun and a lot of snow! Wonderful! I took more than 200 photos...I put three of them here...I couldn't resist sharing these beautiful landscapes with you. Do you like them?

Cheers,

Martina

[Photo by me]

[Photo by me]

Snow! Mountains...HOLIDAYS!

Photo by F. Planinschek (Alta Badia web site)

Well, guys! It's time to leave...I'm going to go to the mountains tomorrow! ;-)

See you next week!

Martina