It’s me again!
UncategorizedHallo: one of the 10 words I know in German even after spending one whole semester in Munich. I use it a lot. My name Is Michelle Gutiérrez, though through my Erasmus I’ve gained a couple of nicknames: Obama, Miguel and Marcel. You can choose any of those. I was born and raised in Barquisimeto,
ENDLESS SUMMER IS COMING
UncategorizedWarmest May in Spain Spain faces the earliest heat wave in history. On Wednesday 18th of May Spain is going toexperience an “important warm episode” which would be the first one in May. It is expected thatfrom Wednesday till Saturday the temperatures will not stop raising, achieving temperatures10o-15o higher than usual. The earliest official heat
Self Introduction 2
UncategorizedName My name is Rubén, but people call me in such different ways: Rubens (like the painter), Ru or even U-bahn. Why U-bahn? A friend of mine found funny that non-spanish speakers cannot pronouncemy name correctly (with the rolled R at the beginning), so she started introducing me as U-bahn so people could understand and
Press freedom in Colombia: A restricted right
Uncategorized“Freedom of the press is equivalent to the thermometer of democracy. With greater freedom of the press, greater democracy”, said Juan Camilo Hernández, director of the Social Communication and Journalism Program. Even though press freedom is a fundamental right stated in the Political Constitution of Colombia, journalism has historically been abused in the country (University
Venezuela: Refusing Censorship
UncategorizedIn recent years, the Venezuelan government has implemented actions against the media and non-governmental organizations that translate into censorship measures and limitations on access to public information. The powers, especially the judiciary, are used as a barrier that prevents citizens from having access to data related to the management of State resources and other issues
The 26th place for France
Media . Politics . UncategorizedEvery year, the association called “Reporters sans frontières” (Reporters without borders) publishes a ranking relative to press freedom. The association defines press freedom as “the effective possibility for journalists, as individuals and as collectives, to select, produce and disseminate information in the public interest, independently of political, economic, legal and social interference, and without threat
the Lack of Press Freedom in Thailand
Politics . UncategorizedWhen it comes to press freedom, Thailand ranked 115 out of 180 countries in this year’s World Press Freedom index which is honestly not a good place. This is a result of our current government. Our Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has a vision that the media should play a major role in supporting the government’s
Self Introduction: Jiwon
UncategorizedHello! I am Jiwon Baek and I come from Korea. I’m in my third year studying dentistry in Seoul national university. My home university has a huge campus and unlike here where buildings are scattered in the city, all the buildings are in the campus. Our university is on a mountain, so it’s quite tough
Self Introduction- Daniela
UncategorizedHello everyone! My name is Daniela. I Study in the Netherlands but I am originally from Cali, Colombia. My friends and family call me Dani, but in school, my friends also called me “Cord”. Cali, my hometown, is always warm and sunny. We don’t have seasons, only rain and tropical storms every now and then,
Introduction: Sofia
UncategorizedWho am I? My name is Sofia Bryzgova, I am 21 years old and I come from a huge and cold place called Moscow. I know I need to state this in the beginning – no, we do not drink vodka for breakfast and ride bears to go to work. Although, you can see many