I just saw that some of my Sri Lankan friends posted this video on Facebook and thought of sharing it with you. It is a new campaign to position Sri Lanka as a top tourist destination, especially now after defeating the LTTE.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Sri Lanka!
I just saw that some of my Sri Lankan friends posted this video on Facebook and thought of sharing it with you. It is a new campaign to position Sri Lanka as a top tourist destination, especially now after defeating the LTTE.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Short time in London!
Thank you all for a good time!
Now I am back in Geneva. Yesterday I enjoyed a lot Fête de la Musique, helped selling sweets in my church, danced in the streets and even sung with Paul!
I am now packing to go to Athens for a conference on intercultural education.
Hugs,
Malu
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Angels!
In the midst of preparing for a short trip to London tomorrow, I couldn't help thinking about angels, people you love and are always there for you. People who guard you or keep you safe, even if you don't notice it. I am especially thinking about Paul..my wonderful angel, who is always there for me, who takes care of me, who supports me and gives me strength when I need it.
I love you my angelito!
Love,
Malu
Halo
Songwriters: Bogart, Evan Kidd; Knowles, Beyonce Gisselle; Tedder, Ryan Benjamin;
Remember those walls I built
Well, baby they're tumbling down
And they didn't even put up a fight
They didn't even make up a sound
I found a way to let you in
But I never really had a doubt
Standing in the light of your halo
I got my angel now
It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
It's the risk that I'm takin'
I ain't never gonna shut you out
Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
Hit me like a ray of sun
Burning through my darkest night
You're the only one that I want
Think I'm addicted to your light
I swore I'd never fall again
But this don't even feel like falling
Gravity can't forget
To pull me back to the ground again
Feels like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
The risk that I'm takin'
I'm never gonna shut you out
Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
Halo, halo
Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Desmond Tutu in Geneva
It was such a great experience. For those who don't know who Desmond Tutu is, he was the first South African Anglican Archbishop of Capetown and received the Nobel peace prize in 1994. He chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and is currently the chairman of The Elders. It is a group of well recognised peace activists created in 2007 with the objective to advocate for the protection and respect for human rights.
He is definitely a role model and a real peace maker. Since I read his book God has a Dream I fell in love with his way of seeing the world, his wisdom about the connectedness of people and his message of hope and unity. I love his emphasis on the meaning of Ubuntu: "a person is a person through other persons, or I am because you are" which is the African recognition of interdependence. Desmond Tutu says in his book:
"A person with ubuntu is welcoming, hospitable, warm an generous, willing to share. Such people are open and available to others, willing to be vulnerable, affirming of others, do not feel threatened that others are able and good, for they have a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing they they belong to a greater whole."
Isn't it amazing how he describes the power of connecting to others, of being willing to "give oneself" and open up to that other that perhaps we don't even know? I find it so powerful and beautiful. I really recommend you to read his wonderful book and get inspired by his words and his insightful ideas.

Photos: Peter Williams
Peace,
Malu
Friday, June 12, 2009
Conference in Oslo!
This is just a short post about my two days in Oslo. I went to the inaguration of the European Wergeland Centre on Education for Intercultural Understanding, Human Rights and Citizenship.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Vallenato: con sentimiento compadre!
Here is the video! Note the landscape (typically Colombian), the style of the singers, the choreography, the care free environment and the music. The lyrics in Spanish are below, for those who can understand it.
And...about the title of my post, it means literally "Do it with feeling buddy", which is actually what many singers say when they sing Vallenato!
Love,
Malu
Obsesión - Estrellas Vallenatos
Qué dice tu mirada
que cosa extraña tus ojos tienen
cuando miro tu foto
una rara obsesión me detiene
Dios mio tu que eres el creador de todas
las cosas bellas que hay en el mundo
porqué no escuchas hoy mis peticiones
hiciste médicos pa´ todos los males
pero porqué no creaste uno que pueda
curar un mal de amores
yo quisiera que la tierra girara al revés
para hacerme pequeño y volver a nacer
y no tener que volver a extrañarte
ni en tu fotografía admirarte
ni llevarte fundida en mi pecho
como si fueras parte de mí
barranquilla ciudad de cantores
de vallenatos y de acordeones
ella adorna tus calles, decile
que le deseo que sea feliz
que es la última canción que compongo
que no creo volver a enamorarme
pero dime como hicsite negra pa´ olvidarte de mí
la gente me critica
porque ahora ya no soy parrandero
con tu partida negra
siento mas frio, muero en silencio
cuida bien mis retoños porque tu sabes
que yo los quiero dios mio dame fuerzas
pa´ continuar con este canto
recuerdo un mes de octubre tu cumpleaños
te juro que trato y no he podido
buscar el remedio para olvidarlo
yo quisiera que la tierra girara al revés
para hacerme pequeño y volver a nacer
y no tener que volver a extrañarte
ni en tu fotografía admirarte
ni llevarte fundida en mi pecho
como si fueras parte de mí
barranquilla ciudad de cantores
de vallenatos y de acordeones
ella adorna tus calles, decile
que le deseo que sea feliz
que es la última canción que compongo
que no creo volver a enamorarme
pero dime como hicsite negra pa´ olvidarte de mí
Fuente: musica.com
Las Estrellas Vallenatas
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Holidays in Sweden
During the middle of our stay I went to Oslo for a meeting and came back to Sweden to celebrate Mother's day for Paul's mother. We went to a traditional Swedish restaurant close to Lund and Malmö and enjoyed the sunny day close to nature.
I enjoyed a lot this time in Sweden. Somehow I discovered things about the country that I didn't know before, experienced other customs and enjoyed from a different perspective. This visit opened up a new understanding of the country and its people and even helped me to see myself living there in the future. It was great.
Enjoy the photos and stay tuned for my trip to Oslo.
Hugs,
Malu























