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calsala

(Cristina) 38 y.o., Female

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Last updated at 7:22am GMT on October 31, 2009
Joined on November 18, 2008
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About Me:

Romantic, shy, reserved, couldn't pass by without sun, like summer nights and heat, can't stand cold. I like learning languages, so I can speak english, italian and have some notions of french and german ) and when I travel ( not too often, unfortunately ) I always try to learn something from native people, language and cuisine ; that's the reason of travelling, isn't it ?. Love good dishes and taste international cuisine; desgin, specially italian  ( in fact, got some inner radar to detect it ), and if it's not evident to everybody, I love ITALY !

Requests:

Looking for some friends to talk to and exchange opinions or preferences about everything. NO matter if male or female, although I would be grateful to find some feminin points of view ;-)

@@@   PLEASE : DONT' ADD ME AS A FRIEND IF WE HADN'T TALKED FOR SOME TIME BEFORE   @@@

PLEASE : NO LOVE OR MARRIAGE PROPOSALS  Just here to message or chat with new friends.

Language Exchange Requests:

Don't know anything of russian or portuguese
some basic ideas of german
mother tongues : catalan and spanish
medium level of english and italian

Interests, Hobbies, etc.:

cinema, music, literature, photography, cross-stitching, walking, documentaries, travelling, languages, gastronomy (  mmmm )pilates, yoga, natació,....

SANT JORDI'S DAY -- CATALAN LOVER'S DAY
Look at this !!!
http://www.gencat.cat/catalunya/santjordi/eng/index.htm

Bienvenidos, young lovers, wherever you are! Take your amor to Spain’s Barcelona during the month of April to celebrate La Diada de Sant Jordi! Saint George or Sant Jordi in Catalan, was a romantic and chivalrous guy at heart who inspired Barcelona in seeing this day as the most giddy and amorous day of the year. He also happens to be the patron saint of the six million inhabitants of Catalonia.

Known as "The Day of Lovers," La Diada de Sant Jordi is often compared to Valentine's Day, but with some uniquely Latin twists. The main event is the exchange of gifts between sweethearts -- men give their novias roses, and women give their novios a book to celebrate the occasion. Due to popular legends about Barcelona, roses have always been associated with this day since medieval times. However, the giving of books as a gift is a more recent marketing twist prominent of our times.

A smart bookseller began to promote the holiday in 1923 as a way to honor the simultaneous deaths of the two greatest men of literature: Spain’s Miguel de Cervantes and Britain’s William Shakespeare, both deceased on April 23, 1616. Barcelona, being the publishing capital of the Spanish-speaking world, quickly adopted this double punch of love and literacy.

In Las Ramblas, Barcelona's principal street, as well as all over the city, hundreds of flower stands selling roses and makeshift bookstalls are hastily set up for the occasion. By the end of the day, some four million roses and 400,000 books are purchased in the name of love, registering half of the total yearly book sales of Catalonia on this day alone! One might find it difficult to see a woman without a rose in her hand, or a man walking by without a book.

Even though La Diada de Sant Jordi is not an official non-working holiday, most romantics ditch the office to take a stroll through the beautiful Mediterranean streets and enjoy the sultry springtime weather. Love is definitely in the air, but even if you don't have a novio to smooch on a park bench, there are still plenty of things to see and do:  watch the dancing of the Sardana (the national dance of Catalonia) as it is performed throughout the day in the Plaça Sant Juane… and perhaps dare to join in if the mood strikes; or attend various book readings of noted authors, which are held in many book stores and cafes (keep an eye out for 24-hour marathon readings of Cervantes' Don Quijote!) Elsewhere, hundreds of Jordis, Georges, Yuris, Jorges, Gorkas and others named after the Saint will be forming a human chain in an attempt to get into the Guinness Book of World Records. There are also a variety of street performers and musicians on hand that add  a romantic ambience to nearly every public square and plaza.

UNESCO, inspired by this day, declared La Diada de Sant Jordi a National Book Day. Plus, April 23 is the only day of the year that the Palau do Generalitat - Barcelona's principal government building - opens its doors to the public (and for free!) where one can enjoy huge displays of roses created to honor Sant Jordi inside this Gothic architectural masterpiece. Long lines are always expected, so try to get there early!

                     LOOK ON MY NOTES 
               TO SEE HOW TO CELEBRATE IT  ----- >>>

Favorite Music:

spanish, catalan, italian, rock, pop, clàssica, fusions, blues,bossanova, raï.... from all over
la oreja de van gogh, manolo garcía, brian adams, madonna, dire straits, amy winehouse, ligabue, enrico ruggeri, khaled, carmen consoli, els pets,

Favorite Movies:

adventure, fantastic, horror, drama, historical, sci-fi, humor, pixar
original versions

Favorite TV Shows:

documentaries, quiz shows, cinema, theatre,
house, medium, national geographic, Historia, Il commissario Montalbano, camera café

Favorite Books:

adventure, fantastic, horro, drama, historical, sci-fi, humor, pixar
original versions - Anne Rice, Asimov, d.h. lawrence, tolkien
The lord of rings , Red Mars, Don Juan Tenorio, Bécquer, Divina Commedia, Il giorno della civetta, La boutique del mistero ( Dino Buzzati ), El perro del hortelano

Favorite Quotes:

La bocca mi bacciò tutto tremante ( divina commedia )
Perdonin que no m'aixequi ( groucho marx )
Can resist everything, but temptation ( oscar wilde )
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