May 2010

Clear Line
05/03/2010
Clear Line

These guys were our hosts while being on Hong Kong. They showed us around and taught us about their culture and their traditions. And, on top of that, they made us laugh the whole day. Thank you, guys!

Hosts in Hong Kong

Mientras iba creciendo fui llenándome de un deseo cada vez más y más profundo de conocer China. De alguna manera al entrenar artes marciales y leer cosas de este país que se encuentra tan lejano respecto del continente Americano mi deseo fue haciéndose cada vez más profundo. Hacer escala en el aeropuerto de Beijing para después dirirgirnos hacia Shanghai me hizo pensar “por fin estoy en China”. Así pues, con una sensación de realización, seguida de muchas cosas más, descendí del avión para encontrarme con un Shanghai envuelto en la atmósfera de la World Expo. Por doquiera que camináramos nos encontrábamos con Haibao (la mascota oficial de la expo que, de alguna manera, se ha convertido en el cuarto integrante de la X206): un Haibao robot, un haibao doctor, un haibao deportista, un haibao hecho de pasto y así hasta el infinito. Shanghai se sentía llena de una atmósfera general de celebración y de novedad. La World Expo constituye todo un orgullo para los chinos. Pero no sólo para ellos, si no también para todos los países invitados y que poseen una represantación en la Expo. Gente de todas las latitudes se congrega en la Expo para aprender un poco más del resto del mundo, de otras culturas, de otras costumbres, de otras tradiciones. Y con este marco de referencia los habitantes de Shanghai muestran una vibra de felicidad, optimismo y novedad única. Ciertamente al tener la oportunidad de compartir tanto conocimiento y tantas cosas distintas cómo puede hacerse en la Expo contribuye a un estado de satisfacción y felicidad.

Hong Kong, like a lot of the larger cities around the globe, it's quite hectic and its dynamics are determined by a fast pace. Nonetheless people in here are really friendly and are more than willing to help you: twice -without asking for any help- different persons helped us while being on the subway. We were looking where to go and, suddenly, these guys approached us and helped us to figure out where to go on their quite big subway system. Receiving that kind of help says a lot from the people of a certain place ;)

Subway in Hong Kong


Here we are saying goodbye to our hosts. We had a great time hanging around with them and learning about their happiness: the energy that Hong Kong has; but, at the same time, the harmony and balance they're looking for. It's all about balance in life!

Good-bye!

 


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Starting January 2010, three happiness ambassadors will begin an unprecedented journey to all 206 countries where Coca-Cola is sold. That's 14 more countries than are represented in the United Nations! Their mission is to seek out "what makes people happy" around the world.

These "happiness ambassadors" will search for and share the optimism and happiness of Coca-Cola from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and everywhere in between. Their route will include some pretty amazing venues including- the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the World Cup in South Africa and the World Expo in Shanghai.

Throughout the year-long journey, these Happiness Ambassadors will be sharing their blog posts, tweets, videos, interviews and pictures so you can follow their adventures in every country along the way.

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