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childhood memories

Hi everyone!
On our last English lesson we talked about our childhood memories.
Today I want to tell you about my favourite childhood cartoons!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All of us have our own favourites and I have several cartoons which I keep coming back to.

My Little Pony
I remember the joy when my father would say 'rental shop'? And I would run to put my shoes on and we would go there.
The shop was 10 minutes from my house and I remember a long narrow corridor which led to a kingdom of VHS tapes.
We rented a lot of cartoons but 'My Little Pony' was always on my list.
 I would come back home and I'd put the tape in the VHS player and I'd watch <3
















Krecik
This is a Czech cartoon about a mole and his adventures. When I was sick I watched a lot of episodes of this cartoon.
I liked when he made the 'ahoy' sound or when he laughed. I had always hoped that one day he would say something more,
but he never did.














Muminki
This was a cartoon about the Moomins and their life.
Włóczykij (Snufkin) was one of my favourite characters, and of course Mała Mi (Little My) because she had red hair :D
I liked Włóczykij, because he loved nature, silence and adventures just like me!













All the GIFs are from giphy application from facebook :)

What are your favourite childhood cartoons?
Let me know!


Board games

Hi everyone! Today I want to tell you about my favourite board games.

When I was young I played Monopoly and Scriba with my brother and I loved it!
When I was in junior high school I was a member of a board game club.
We met every Thursday and we would play for two hours or more. That was a phenomenal time :)

The Settlers of Catan
This was a game which I loved at first sight.
There's a beautiful board with wood, grain, clay, grassland and stone tiles.
You also have settlements, roads and cities which you must build with the acquired resources to collect points faster than other players :)

The Lords of Waterdeep
This is a game in which you have lots of colorful cubes and cards with quests and intrigues.
You must complete the quests faster than others, but the others can prevent it :D
You must be careful and alert.

Fluxx
This is a card game in which you have cards of Actions, Goals, Keepers and New Rules.
This game looks easy but it's not, because the cards can change the rules and every single rule card on the board applies.
If you want to win you must gather the Keeper cards specified by the Goal card currently on the board.
Every player can change the game's rules and the goal by playing their cards.


Hi everyone!
Today I want to tell you about 5 films:
'Chi-Raq', 'The Unknown Girl', 'Moana', 'The Edge of Seventeen' and 'Bleed for This'.

'Chi-Raq'
This is an American satirical musical drama film based on Aristophanes' Classical Greek comedy 'Lysistrata' 

in which women  have decided not to sleep with their husbands as punishmentfor fighting in the Peloponnesian War.
In this film after the death of an innocent child the women  don't sleep with their husbands until they agree to lay down the arms. Famous actors like Jeniffer Hudson, Samuel L.Jackson and Steve Harris appeared in this film.




'The Unknown Girl'.
This is a Belgian-French drama film. Jenny is a doctor.
She is pretty and smart with a sense of mission and conscious of financial disparities.

But when the police finds the body of a young girl at a construction site near the clinic,
Jenny realizes that she is the cause of the girl's misery.
While teaching a trainee  the respect for working hours and mental health, she ignored the doorbell. 

Now, feeling remorseful, she starts her own investigation, trying to discover the identity of the girl 
and provide her with proper burial.


'Moana'
This is an American computer-animated musical fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Moana Waialiki is a sea voyaging enthusiast and the only daughter of a chief in a long line of navigators.
When her island's fisherman can't catch any fish, she learns that the demigod Maui caused it by stealing

the heart of the goddess Te Fiti. The only way to heal the island is to persuade Maui to return Te Fiti's heart, 
so Moana goes on an epic journey across the Pacific. The film is based on stories from Polynesian mythology.

If you ask me why you should go to this animation, I would only say these words: Lin-Manuel Miranda. 
He wrote the music for this film. If you don't know this man you must listen to the recording of 'Hamilton' 
and discover the treasure of the English language rhymes and a lot of other amazing things.


'The Edge of Seventeen'
It is about Nadine, an awkward high school junior whose all-star older brother Darian starts dating her best friend Krista. All at  once, Nadine feels more alone than ever, until the unexpected friendship of a thoughtful boy gives her hope that things might not be so terrible after all.


'Bleed for This'
This is a story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza. He had a near fatal car crash after which he couldn't walk. Despite this, he started training again and made one of sport's most incredible comebacks.



My three favourite photographers!

Hi everyone! Today I want to tell you about my three favourite photographers.
You know that I love taking photos so I have 'my' photographers, whose work I really love.
They all do wedding photography and I want to show you my favourite photo session
or rather wedding reportages of my three favourite photographers!

The first of them is Anita Suchocka.
When I was in junior high school I found a blog of a girl who called herself Aife.
That was love at first sight. I loved her writing. Her words were so magical and beautiful, full of feelings.
Later I saw her photography and the magic in her photos is incredible.
And later she started to make furniture, mirrors and jewelry. My rabbit (which I wear everyday) is one of her works.

Her work you can see here :)

Thanks to Aife I found a blog of a girl called Justyna Zduńczyk. She was taking photos at Aife's wedding.
Her photos are beautiful, because of breathtaking views and amazing portraits.
She can capture the most beautiful moments and show their magic.

Her work you can see here ;)

And finally, people whose photos I really, really love. The Kitcheners.
I don't remember how I found them, but their photographs are masterpieces.
Beautiful views, wonderful colors, magical framing.
They are from the UK but they often take photos in Iceland with mountain sheeps and with mountains of course.
Their work you can see here :)



my 3 favourite TV series :)

Hi everyone!

You know that I love films and TV series. Each week I have special time for a film or for one episode of a series.
Today I wanna tell you about my 3 favourite TV series!

Downton Abbey


This is a British-American historical period drama
This is a story about the life of a British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early 20th century.
This is the time in which the greatest events in history take place, which has an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy. I love costume dramas, but what I love the most about this TV series is the beautiful British accent and that the action takes place in the beautiful Highclere Castle.
When I think about Downton Abbey, it reminds me of one short sketch with actors from this series a segment from 
'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' in which the actors read their roles with an American accent <3



Empress Ki


This is a story about Gi Seungnyang, a woman who comes to power despite a low social class and later marries 
the Emperor of Mongol Empire to become an empress of the Yuan dynasty.
This is a very complicated story with many plot twists and beautiful Korean outfits, actors and music.

 Here is the most beautiful song from this series:




The Young Pope


This is a new HBO Italian-Spanish-French drama television series about Lenny Belardo, the first American Pope in history. 
He adopts the name of Pius XIII and he has an extraordinary way of ruling and managing the church. 
For me it's very important that the leading role is played by Jude Law. There are also very beautiful outfits in this series.