The selection day; 10 Latin-American finalists of Colombia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Chile and Mexico who came to participate in this challenge to be part of the Smirnoff 10 Experience and find the 9th member it wasn’t that easy.
Ten finalists and one dream, travel all around the world with 9 people from different countries by one year through 19 countries blogging, filming and looking for an original nightlife completely sponsored by Smirnoff. The Smirnoff Experience has began, 10 finalists but just one winner.
The contest; 3 Tasks, the finalists must plan a tourist guide thru an original place in the city, after all, the skills time, each one had to make an interview with the participating bands in “ La Zona de Combate” of MTV and finally capture the essence of the party in one picture.
At 11:00 pm, the new member of the SM10 is announced, a mixture of excitation and emotional outbursts are all spreads in the air.
And the winner is Audette Tafich from Guadalajara Mexico of 26 years old. Every body is excited the now the SM10 has found their 9th member.
Saturday, 24 November 2007
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Buenos, Buenos, Buenos!
I was looking forward to Buenos and couldn't imagine what would be around the corner. The vibrant atmosphere is kind of similar to vintage films that I had watched. Everything is a little bit old and used, but the houses, the buildings and the streets seem to still remember good old times, sunny happy ones (when money didn’t rule the world as much).
I don't know where to start...amazing place, kind of familiar – I could easily imagine I was in southern Europe. To be more exact it reminded me of Greece. The relaxed atmosphere and street bars, Buenos has culture on one hand and a kind of chaotic rush on the other.
I could call it a forgotten piece of Europe, somewhere miles away on a new continent, but still so similar, with all of the beautiful ornamental fin de siecle houses. The only thing that was different was that the streets or avenues were incredibly long and at right angles to each other. It is as if Buenos was building up a kind of net in its particular logic – it was quite normal to find building numbers around 7000-8000 and to describe the address one needs to name the crossing of the streets. I must say this was a courageous architectural project with a huge amount of fantasy, which resulted in never ending straight streets with a feeling of having enough living space. Everything is so huge with unlimited amounts of urbanized land. Down town the buildings are high-rise, busy and huge. Outside of the centre are quite old style patio houses, which remind me of Cortazar, or Maarquez, where you feel the hot afternoon sun....
Absolute mixture of cultures
In Buenos, I had this feeling people are relaxed and feel free to express themselves and very open to everything that should or could happen, believing that impossible exists...they were very open minded; 'no' never existed...
In every place, where I feel like somebody tried to create something new in order to inspire others, mixing, trying out, putting different styles together (things in a new style together. I feel so happy and so much at home – it makes me really want to be useful and to do as well similar and creative things).
I don't know where to start...amazing place, kind of familiar – I could easily imagine I was in southern Europe. To be more exact it reminded me of Greece. The relaxed atmosphere and street bars, Buenos has culture on one hand and a kind of chaotic rush on the other.
I could call it a forgotten piece of Europe, somewhere miles away on a new continent, but still so similar, with all of the beautiful ornamental fin de siecle houses. The only thing that was different was that the streets or avenues were incredibly long and at right angles to each other. It is as if Buenos was building up a kind of net in its particular logic – it was quite normal to find building numbers around 7000-8000 and to describe the address one needs to name the crossing of the streets. I must say this was a courageous architectural project with a huge amount of fantasy, which resulted in never ending straight streets with a feeling of having enough living space. Everything is so huge with unlimited amounts of urbanized land. Down town the buildings are high-rise, busy and huge. Outside of the centre are quite old style patio houses, which remind me of Cortazar, or Maarquez, where you feel the hot afternoon sun....
Absolute mixture of cultures
In Buenos, I had this feeling people are relaxed and feel free to express themselves and very open to everything that should or could happen, believing that impossible exists...they were very open minded; 'no' never existed...
In every place, where I feel like somebody tried to create something new in order to inspire others, mixing, trying out, putting different styles together (things in a new style together. I feel so happy and so much at home – it makes me really want to be useful and to do as well similar and creative things).
Monday, 12 November 2007
Ania’s blog on London
Leaving the old continent for the first time… I have decided to give up all the old habits & learned automatic behaviours and leave them at home. I want to be open to new things in every single moment! I want to discover every moment fresh & new; let’s get surprised, let’s not expect anything, as it only blocks the experience. I think we should leave the script to develop itself. Smoothly controlling the right direction and just enjoy it, because without any doubts it’s just the best that can happen!
The first noticeable differences in flying to Moscow were everyone rushes than normally on the chilly European flights I’m used to, & all kinds of people were rushing here and there – exotic chaos.
We got on this huge plane… which was so crowded inside; like on American films – 10 seats on each row, 2 floors – a real jumbo jet. At the beginning you are shocked and breathless by the amount of space you are given, but with the loveliest service ever you get used to it very quickly and enjoy…
Time in London was absolutely enriching…It is one of the cities where you really feel that dreams do come true & you are free to choose how you’ll develop yourself. It might be hard of course, but I really had the feeling of enthusiasm to any new ideas…It is the sign of developed countries, when people have over average ideas & want to invest in idealistic, futuristic brave ideas, new stuff, plans, looking for new with surplus…
London stayed undiscovered for us, with this idea of such an adventurous coming year, we were really glad to enjoy our last moments of privacy & this kind of feeling of staying at home, working on a computer in luxury, or just getting to know each other on a basic level, so it was time of having quiet parties in our own circle.
The first noticeable differences in flying to Moscow were everyone rushes than normally on the chilly European flights I’m used to, & all kinds of people were rushing here and there – exotic chaos.
We got on this huge plane… which was so crowded inside; like on American films – 10 seats on each row, 2 floors – a real jumbo jet. At the beginning you are shocked and breathless by the amount of space you are given, but with the loveliest service ever you get used to it very quickly and enjoy…
Time in London was absolutely enriching…It is one of the cities where you really feel that dreams do come true & you are free to choose how you’ll develop yourself. It might be hard of course, but I really had the feeling of enthusiasm to any new ideas…It is the sign of developed countries, when people have over average ideas & want to invest in idealistic, futuristic brave ideas, new stuff, plans, looking for new with surplus…
London stayed undiscovered for us, with this idea of such an adventurous coming year, we were really glad to enjoy our last moments of privacy & this kind of feeling of staying at home, working on a computer in luxury, or just getting to know each other on a basic level, so it was time of having quiet parties in our own circle.
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