Patriotic image taken on New York City a few days days before the arrival of hurricane Sandy - we were lucky to avoid that monster, yes
A big hug to all my friends

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Warshaw: Portugal - 1 Czech Republic - 0. Thanks boys. Thanks mighty Ronaldo. Now, waiting for Spain or France

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The most obvious cultural expression of the amalgamation of peoples on São Tomé e Príncipe can be found in the island's recreation of the Portuguese play «The Tragedy of the Marquis of Mantua and the Emperor Charlemagne». Written in the 16th century by the blind Madeiran poet Baltazar Dias, the play now exists in various adaptations in the Santomean socio-cultural environment; in Creole it takes on the title Tchiloli. The most distinctive aspect of the play is the stark contrasts that it elicits. The male actors narrate the Renaissance text while being dressed in European women’s clothing and wearing unique masks. The whole highly charged experience is an extravagant spectacle of music and dance, becoming what many describe as a symbolic meeting between African and European heritage. As well as enacting the play every year within the country, Tchiloli groups perform at local festivals both in Sao Tome and Principe and abroad.

There have been many attempts to classify and analyze the Tchiloli, however as Angela Barros states in an article in BUALA, they ‘often come up against epistemological difficulties stemming from the shortage of African specialists’. The ease in seeing Tchiloli as related to a European influence on an African situation is evidence of a wider trend in the study of African theatre, however there is a deeper emblematic aspect about the Tchiloli that must be highlighted too. Again, as Barros states, Tchiloli, ‘is an example of the strength of the popular imagination and has found a solution in which the African cultural heritage has not been negated and other influences have been assimilated to create a spectacle with real African roots (from the Culture Trip).

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The beginning of another frantic day in New York City - taken near the Grand Central Terminal, one of the city's most historical landmarks

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Mission São Tomé, day 14. Praia Micolo is a sand beach with coconut trees, palm trees and three ships with the same problem: bad parking.
This is one of them. Came from Liberia... but, as Marc said, could be a methaphor about Europe and the Europeans
The local conservation programme is in operation here, and netting marks the areas where turtles have laid their eggs. One night, we saw one turtle arriving to the beach; she put 138 eggs and then go back to the Ocean

Wish an Happy Easter to all my friends

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