Leica 24 x 36 photo contest!

Hello everybody!
How are you doing in this end of summer?

Today I'll use my blog to have some "self advertisement", we can say.
In fact, I'm taking part in a photo contest by Leica Italy. Of course I'm just an amateur and I take pictures for fun in my (not much) free time. Moreover I use a Panasonic Lumix camera, which is not bad at all, but of course it's far from being a professional equipment.

Anyway, this contest could be a great opportunity to get known and learn a bit more about the amazing art of Photography, soooo.. what I ask you to do is: if you have a Facebook or Twitter account, please visit this page: My photos for Leica 24 x 36 and if you like my pictures just "Like" or "Tweet" them.

Of course, if you have a little spare time, it will be worth having a look to the pictures of the other participants. There are lots of great works! Just click on the word "GALLERIA".

Thank you so much! I'd really appreciate your support :)

BookCrossing Time!

I released a book on the train this morning!

It was my first time after ages and I'm happy to feel again this sensation of joy and a little bit of anxiety while wating for my book to be registered on the site by his new, lucky owner.

And you?? Have you ever tried Bookcrossing? If not, you really should!!!

What is it?

It's a funny and free way to share your books with other "Bookcrossers". You register your books on the website and you get a code called BCID. Then you can choose to give the book to a person you know, or to leave in "into the wild" ( = "to release" it). But before you do that, don't forget to write a release note on the site and the BCID together with some instructions in your book! In this way the person who finds it, will be able to register the book in the site again, so that you can keep track of its journey.

If you don't like this way of sharing books you can send them to people who wish to read them (in this case we're talking about a "controlled release", since you altready know your book's destination).

And keep your eyes open!!! Who knows, maybe you'll meet a released book to take with you soon!

To learn more:  click here

ENJOY!

Back to Reality

Hello surfers!

I'm sorry I haven't updated this blog in a while.
Actually nothing too interesting happened during my exams season and then I left for holidays. Lack of visitors to the blog is not a fillip for me, but I'm aware of the fact that if I don't post anything, things won't get better for sure. Do you have any tips to increase the number of visitors to a blog?

My holidays were great. I had a volunteering experience in EKPAZ, which is the Hellenic Wildlife Hospital, on the Island of Aegina, south of Athens. There, injured and poisoned wild animals are sent and can find a shelter where they are treated and fed in order to be released once they're better. It was a "real life experience", we can say. Hard work and not much food. Unfortunately something very bad happened 3 days after my departure and the bad news put a shade on the memories I'll have of this holiday.
Anyway, volunteering with animals was such a great experience! I would like to repeat it soon.
it's not easy to get back to my books and my daily routine right now. Once you try what's beyond your normal life of student, it's not painless trying to fit again into something that feels too tight for you.

Travelling Journal Project and random stuff

Hello Surfers!

What are you up to these days?
First of all, I'm sorry to tell you that I decided to remove the chat tool from the blog, since it was full of spam and no other comments :( That's sad!

Then, Travelling Journal Project time: I've just found out that it arrived safely to Ukraine yesterday! Sooo happy! There's still a long way to go; anyway, once the first copybook is full, I think I'll ask for it to be headed back to me, while a new copybook will be used by the next participant. In this way, we'll reduce the possibility of the first part of the TJ to get lost in the mail, and I'll also start to scan it and share itwith you! I'm so excited!!!

Alright, change of topic! Daily life :) Exams are coming!!! I'm a bit nervous... So many things to learn and time is never enough! But I'm not alone right? :D
And then this weekend is going to be very important for my country: we're voting for some important decisions about nuclear energy, private water and parlimentary privilege.
So please, I'd like to understand what is your personal opinion about nuclear energy. What do foreign countries do about that? Do you think that it is more usufeul than dangerous? let me know!

This is it! Back to work!

General Updates

Hello Surfers :)

I know that it's been a while since I wrote my last post, but actually nothing really new or exciting has happened recently.

I know I had promised to let you know about the Loud and Proud Festival and that's what I'm going to do right now. It was simply... GREAT, AMAZING, FANTASTIC, EXCITING... but most of all... LOUD AND PROUD!!! ;) Ahah, well I think that's the way people normally feel after a concert of their favourite singer/band, so I'm pretty sure there's no need to describe this sensation any further. But you have to know that I'm not really used to go to concerts, so it was something pretty new to me. And beside that, well... Dropkick Murphys are not exactly the same as a classical music concert (with due respect to classical music of course!!!), if you get what I mean...! Sooo... we can say I really loved that. Moreover their new album is so good and I liked the way they mingled new songs with the older ones during the concert.
Unfortunately it was too crowded and... messy! so the few pictures I took in there were really bad :/

Alright. As for the rest, I'm pretty happy these days. The sun is shining almost everyday and there's light until 9 p.m.!!! Thank God, everything's fine, even if approaching exams are staring to smell bad!!! But I feel lucky, so long as my biggest problem is exams :)

Change of topic! My  "Lyrics TN" has started!!! ( http://seequando.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-lyrics-travelling-notebook.html ). So I'm waiting for your sheets, Postcrossers!!! (well, of course, if other surfers would like to participate, just leave a comment under this post!).

That's it!

Please, drop a line in the chat box if you visit this blog (not just for spam, as somebody's doing)! That would be very welcome :)

Good night!

Hello Bloggers!

How are you? Are you finally on holiday? :) Easter is approaching.. how are you going to celebrate it?

Here it's time to take some rest and study a little bit! But during holidays there will be space for some good music as well! Indeed, I'm going to the Sing Loud, Sing Proud festival in Milan on Tuesday! I can't wait!!!

Hands up if you like celtic rock and Dropkick Murphys especially! I hope I can take some good pics there. I'll let you know!   SING LOUD, SING PROUD!

http://www.dropkickmurphys.com/

Chinese Atmosphere

Hello Bloggers!
This is a post to share with you the Chinese atmosphere that flooded into my house the other day, when I received a package from a very kind penpal of mine: Vincent, from China!
This was a great surprise that really brightened my day. Thanks again Vincent!

ENJOY!