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RODOLFO MEDEROS

In my whole life, I have met lots of people who I really admire. They are not famous; they are not found everywhere; they are not special to others. They just have given me enough braveness to trust. On this occasion, let me show you a particular character who I admire as well.



I do not only admire the way he creates music, but the inspiration he shows everytime he plays his bandoneon (Spanish: bandoneón.) Rodolfo Mederos was born in Argentina in 1940. This amazing bandoneonist is composer and arranger as well.

I knew about his music due to a documentary presented by BBC. I have been interested in Tango for a couple of years. However, it was not a deep interest because I did not like the singers' voices. (Actually, I still do not)

That's why Mederos's music is enormously beautiful: the way he invokes amazing sounds without using any voice. I definitely admire his style and inspiration!

A LIVE EVENT (PART FOUR)

THE PHANTOM OF THE FARM

-Do not shout!
As frightened as I was, my sister told me not to yell. I did not even thought of crying out! I was really nervous, though. We wondered what to do. At last, we decided to call someone in order to have witnesses.
After deciding that, I looked at my dog. Animals are supposed to know when something unnatural takes place, at least that is what I used to heard as a child. Despite this fact, my dog did not realize the precense of the guy.
So we did. We got in the farm, called my father and went out once more. When pointing the place the guy was supposed to be, he was not in there any longer.
Our reaction was unexplained.
-There was a guy! He was looking at us quietly! He stayed there for a long time, didn't he?!
In the last part of my sister's speech, she looked at me.
-Sure! We have seen a phantom, otherwise he would have stayed!
We both were talking to my father about this fact.
After some minutes, no family member could explain what my sister and I had seen.
My grandfather remained silent, though. Finally he told all of us:
-There are plenty of misteries everyone wants to know. Amid this ages there are still lots of unknown facts which perhaps should not be recognized. This place is especially inscrutable. Aren't you having a great time?

A LIVE EVENT (PART THREE)

THE PHANTOM OF THE FARM

Moonshine would not remain for ever in such instant. The most terrifying moment of my life was about to happen.
Suddenly, my sister talked to me nervously.
-Who's that?
She pointed a place near a tree.
-What?
I replied curiously while I turned my head.
We saw a guy. A lonely one. He was wearing common clothes. He seemed to be a twenty-year-old man, just like our cousin. However, he was not our cousin! In the middle of the night, in the middle of the last day of the year, there was a strange guy looking at us. Yes!: he was firmly focused on us. He was immobile.
Nevertheless, my sister and I ignored him for a while. We kept walking the dog.
The night was really dark. The only light which could be seen was the one from the farm. That's why stars could have been seen. I did. I saw them!
About five minutes went by. The guy was still there. He was quite quiet. He still looked at us.
Inside my thoughts, I was wondering how a lonely man could be quiet in a unknown place -because we did not know someone with his characteristics- in the middle of a familiar celebration. How was it possible?
We started to scare.
At last I opened my mouth:
-That guy does not move!, what's going on here?!

A LIVE EVENT (PART TWO)

THE PHANTOM OF THE FARM

A jungle. Anyone who gets there would say such word, though. At night it is worst: you cannot see anything, but darkness. If you walked through those ways, perhaps you would be really scared. You would need enough braveness to go hiking alone at night.

My dog was annoyed, he was barking so loudly. Then, my beloved sister and I were told to walk him. We heeded. The farm's main gate was a bit far from the house. In front of the gate, there was a road which was used by cars once in a while. We got there.

When you are a kid, darkness can stimulate your imagination, can't it? A couple of minutes later, we were outside the farm in an empty road.

The jungle was looking at us, in the middle of a familiar celebration. The Moon may have been looking at us as well.

A LIVE EVENT (PART ONE)

THE PHANTOM OF THE FARM

It was the last day of the year. The night was filled with stars and sky was completely black. I do not remember whether the Moon was looking at me. What I do rememder is that everyone was excited because of the time. Within some hours we, my family and I, would celebrate December's last day. We were not in a crowded place. Perhaps it was a deserted one. When you are in the jungle, looking at any human being is a surprise. But we were not at a jungle.

HOW DO PEOPLE SPEND THEIR TIME

People all over the world have leisure time. Even though you work or study, you usually have time for doing your favorite activities, don't you? Either at home or outside, everyone likes forgetting their obligations in order to relax, at least for a while. Here are the main activities you can do for having a great time:

BROWSE THE INTERNET!

Most recently, internet has became the most important tool worldwide. If you are in India, you can talk to a mate who is in Peru; you can keep in touch with friends without meeting them directly; you can listen to music; you can watch TV; you can study and you can even do business! What options! Young people of our time wonder how their parents and grandparents could have lived with no internet access. Well, they could! Perhaps this dependence on internet is the main reason for receiving lots of critiques by concerned parents and governments everywhere. However, if you use it rightly, you can take advantage of such tool.

Think of new options instead of chatting or gossip on Facebook!:

• Internet offers plenty of pages for learning languages on general. For instance, if you want to improve your English, you can go on www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/aprenda-ingles/
• Most of the internet users are game players who spend many hours in front of the computer. It would be nice to avoid doing such activities by interacting with web sites which provide knowledge to people.

LONG LIVE TV!

Television is the bought family member, isn't it? We can forget what our first bike was, but the first TV set at home is never forgotten! Our mothers -and sisters, if you have got some- have watched PLENTY OF those mexican soup operas for ages! Blessing or curse?

Nowadays, TV has -still- huge audience. It is useful to know how "the outside world" is: you see many places, cultures, languages and music styles while you are on your bed. TV is as important as internet: news, events or communiques are spread through TV and internet.

You decide: cartoons, news, soup operas, documentaries...

WHAT ABOUT SPORTS?

Sports are the most healthy activities for human being. There is a enormous range of sports you can practice. The most popular is football. However, there are other ways "to move your body." Swimming, basketball, volleyball, skating, tennis, karate, skiing or working out are activities you can practice on weekends or after working or studying.

WELLCOME!

This is a new site for people to keep in touch, especially for English classmates. All of the curious users can share data about life (such as likes, dislikes, events, and so on.) The best thing is doing it in English, isn't it? The language everyone needs nowadays. Well, this blog may be an enormously useful tool, but do not forget to look for some other ways to improve the way you learn.

Enjoy hagarenz's new blog! Now in English!

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