LauraChan3

This is a speech by the famous Italian journalist and writer Tiziano Terzani (1938-2004) which he gave in a high school in Pisa. As you can guess it is dedicated to teenagers and young adults. Since it's a speech I couldn't find any "official" translation into English, so I've translated it myself as best as I could trying to keep the natural spontaneity of an oral discourse (and unfortunately changing some parts :( ). But if you're curious here's the original speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtrF_gvQdZ8&feature=relmfu I was deeply touched by his incredible understanding and humility in his approach to the young Italian's condition,

I'm starting a little project on the medina of Morocco. It's a little reportage based for now on photos contained in a folder called "Medina Stories"  http://laurachan3.deviantart.com/gallery/39161019, just to show to everyone the wonders of it! For those who have never been in a northern African country the word "medina" literally means "city" or "town" but it indicates an ancient section of the city typically walled and containing many narrow maze-like streets. They are highly populated and often contain mosques, madrasat (islamic schools), fountains and other palaces which suddenly appear in the midst of the myriad of little houses, all s

Hi everyone! After a prolonged summer brake I return to the DA community. Oh how much I've missed it. I can't stop thinking about how much talent there really is out there. Wish I could follow as best I could everyone. I really don't know how some of you manage it. I've just spent the day reading and viewing everything I had missed during my absence, and I still haven't finished! But i'm trying to leave something to all of you that I'm watching, just to let you know that I really admire your work. But I can't wait to discover other new artists. DA is really a community full of wonders! Of course I'm no critic or administrator of a group,