Inspiring people: Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai is a 23-year-old Pakistani activist and is known for being one of the most influential activists defending the right to education for boys and girls.
When he was 13 years old, he became famous thanks to a blog he wrote under the pseudonym Gul Makai for the BBC in which he recounted his life under the Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan regime (a terrorist organization that proclaims Islamic religious extremism and jihadism) in the Swat river valley. The Taliban forced the closure of private schools, prohibiting the education of girls between 2003 and 2009. In that year, the documentary Loss of Classes, The death of women’s education, presented Malala and the impossibility of education for women in those zones. She speaks Pashtun and English, and is known for her activism in favor of civil rights, especially women’s rights.

Sigue leyendo «Inspiring people: Malala Yousafzai»

Inspiring people: Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish activist, known throughout the world for great environmental movements. We can say that at his young age of 18 he has achieved a lot. When he was eleven years old, he suffered from depression and something that helped him overcome it was learning about climate change, coming to the conclusion that what was necessary was not being done to combat it. She even stopped eating to receive the support of her parents, who stopped consuming meat and stopped traveling by plane in order to reduce her carbon footprint.

Sigue leyendo «Inspiring people: Greta Thunberg»

Personas inspiradoras: Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg es una activista sueca, conocida en el mundo por grandes movimientos ecologistas. Podemos decir que a su corta edad de 18 años a logrado mucho, Cuando tenía once años, padeció de depresión y algo que le ayudó a superarla fue aprender sobre el cambio climático llegando a la conclusión de que no se estaba haciendo lo necesario para combatirlo. Llegó a dejar de comer para recibir el apoyo de sus padres, que dejaron de consumir carne y dejaron de viajar en avión para así reducir su huella de carbono.

Sigue leyendo «Personas inspiradoras: Greta Thunberg»

Inspiring people: Amelia Eartheart

Amelia Eartheart was an American aviator. Among her greatest accolades are: the solo crossing of the Atlantic in 1932, a flight never before made by a woman, and the first successful flight between the island of Hawaii and the continental United States in 1935. Become an idol national and a spokesperson for feminism, her mysterious disappearance in 1937, when she was about to complete the trip around the world along the equator, gave rise to multiple speculations and contributed to magnify her legend.

Sigue leyendo «Inspiring people: Amelia Eartheart»

Personajes inspiradores: Amelia Eartheart

Amelia Eartheart era una aviadora norteamericana. Entre sus reconocimientos más grandes están: la travesía en solitario del Atlántico en 1932, un vuelo que  nunca antes había realizado una mujer, y el primer vuelo exitoso entre la isla de Hawai y el territorio continental de Estados Unidos en 1935. Convertida en un ídolo nacional y en portavoz del feminismo, su misteriosa desaparición en 1937, cuando estaba a punto de completar la vuelta al mundo por la línea del ecuador, dio lugar a múltiples especulaciones y contribuyó a magnificar su leyenda.

Sigue leyendo «Personajes inspiradores: Amelia Eartheart»

Family movies

Watching a movie at home is a great way to spend an afternoon with the family and bond. There is no better plan than to watch a movie all together lying on the couch. We selected some movies to watch as a family, that all ages can enjoy in the same way, so prepare a pack of popcorn to be able to spend quality time with the family. As a warning, some of these are so cute and moving that they will also want some tissues in case they cry.

Sigue leyendo «Family movies»

Películas para ver en familia

Ver una peli en casa es un modo genial de pasar la tarde en familia y estrechar vuestro vínculo. No hay mejor plan que ver una película todos juntos tumbados en el sofá. Seleccionamos algunas películas para ver en familia, que todo tipo de edad puedan disfrutar de igual manera, entonces preparen un paquete de crispetas para poder pasar un rato de calidad en familia. Como advertencia unas de estas son tan lindas y conmovedoras que también querrán unos pañuelos por si llegan a llorar.

Sigue leyendo «Películas para ver en familia»