A trip Practical Information: 1. I recommend leaving plenty of time at the airport. 2. So try not to arrive any later than one hour before your flight is due to depart. 3. Once in a blue moon, taking a nap in the hotel could be a great idea. 4. I am likely to be tired and it will help me to chill out. Look out! I must arrive early at monuments, since many queues are formed before opening in the morning. Hotel: 1. I have chosen a typical hotel. 2. It is centrally located and within walking distance of all the sights and great restaurants. Budget: 1. Seville is a reasonably priced city. 2. A budget breakfast can be found from 2€, lunch from 10€ and dinner for two with wine from 30€. 3. A beer costs from 1.50€ for a bottle and coffee from 1.50 too. 4. Tapas could be a good way to eat and not lose the budget so quickly. Visits: 1. I am going to Sightseeing in Seville and these are the main places that I want to visit: 2. Firts of all, Real Alcazar de Sevilla where the tv series Game of Thrones was set. 3. I was excited to check out this Mujedar palace and especially the gardens. 4. Walking next door to the famous cathedral I will reach the Giralda tower (literally opposite the Alcazar) 5. Highlights is the best 360 view of Seville. 6. I might see the breathtaking view of the Patio de Los Naranjos (courtyard of orange trees) on the church’s northern side. 7. Plaza de España. This grand half-circle of buildings was Spain’s main pavilion during the 1929 World Fair. 8. I’ll find different bright tiles pictures standing for the different provinces of Spain. 9. Parque de Maria Luisa. This gorgeous and delightful park combines both, formal design and wild vegetation, and it is a great place for photos. 10. Besides, we might have a lunch or a dinner in Barrio Santa Cruz. This medieval Jewish quarter is a lovely place, with a lot of alleys with bars, antique and souvenir shops.

Movie review Taking advantage of the fact that I had chosen a novel to read on Christmas holidays, I watched the film “The Great Gatsby”, based on a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. This novel ended up becoming a “classic” book within American literature. The main actor is the star Leonardo DiCaprio, playing the role of Jay Gatsby, as I was saying, the main character, and the film was released in 2013. This drama, about the high society in the 20s, leads us through a lovely story at a splendid time in the city of New York as well as a society with plenty of social differences, besides their different lifestyles. The director mixed violence and love, infidelities and friendship, luxury and poverty, with the purpose of transferring us to a fictional place on West and East Eggs, (in front of Long Island), in a suffocating and scorching summer. The protagonists of this history are Jay Gatsby, an eccentric millionaire, and Daisy, a depressed and bored young wife who lives on the other side of the bay with her rude husband, lovers before the Firts World War separated them The plot is narrated by a third person, Nick Carraway, a young graduate who rents a modest house next door to the magnificent Gatsby mansion. Here there are astonishing parties every Saturday night and Nick introduces us to other characters, always with a somewhat biased point of view, as eventually they turn into the best of friends. On the whole, Gatsby seem a playboy whit a shadowy past, enjoying with the atmosphere that he build around himself, even though the sad true is that Gatsby is a man deeply in love and his life is focused in recover Daisy, I mean, to get their own way. Finally, it all ends in a tremendously emotional tragedy all in all. Even the young Carraway is caught by the melancholy and, in fact, he gets himself down. Consequently, viewers are led to think and reflect about the values ​​of society. I wonder why it is still such a current topic! I highly recommend this movie, although it is absolutely necessary to be ready to watch a slow and sometimes chill out plot. With moving scenes, the film is a sensitive story that I would suggest watching on a cold winter afternoon.

A bit about Gatsby Last Christmas I read the novel “The Great Gatsby”, which was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. This novel ended up to become in a classic book of the American literature. This drama, about the hight society in the 20s, leads us trought a lovey history at a splendid time in the city of New Yor, as well as a society plenty of unequal social differences, beside to their different lifestiles. The author mixed violence and love, infidelities and friendship, luxury and poverty, with the purpose of transfer us to a fictional place in West and East Eggs, in front of Long Island, in a suffocanting and scorching summer. The protagonist of this history are Jay Gastby, an eccentric millionaire, and Daisy, a depressed and bored young wife who lives in the other side of the bay with her rude husband. They were ex lovers before the First World War separate them. The plot is told by a third person, Nick Carraway, a young graduate who rents a modest house next door to the magnificent Gatsby mansion. Here there are asthonishing parties every Saturday night and Nick introduce us to other characters, always with the biased point of view, as finnally they turn into the best and friends.

Amish habits. Amish. 1.- The origin of Amish is located in Switzerland. 2.- Most people speak a weird German dialect to get through to each other. 3.- They have their own laws and criminals are ignored and socially isolated by the community. 4.- In their adolescence they leave the community temporally to get together with other people in order to know different habits on the outside world. 5.- After that, they have to decide whether they leave or remain into the community. 6.- Women wear a white or black bonnet, depending on whether they are married or unmarried. 7.- They reject technology, including electricity. 8..- They don't use buttons on their clothes. 9.- The Amish are against everything kind of violence. 10.- They get around their village only in wagon thrown by horses. :-)

COLOUR SYSTEM Additive system is based on red, green, and blue - RGB for short. Furthermore subtractive system is based on cyan, magenta, and yellow, plus black. It is called CMYK. The additive colour works with everything that emits light. We add colour light and for this reason this system is additive. The more light you add, the brighter and lighter the colour becomes. Consequently, white is the complete combination of the three colours, whereas black is the absence of light. If we turn off the light, we get darkness. On the other hand, subtractive colour system is produced when we paint or print a surface whit ink. It is called subtractive because we subtract the colour of the support, which is usually white due to paper. However, in subtractive colour, white is the absence of colour, while black is the combination of all colours, but it’s an imperfect system. Why? The ‘K’ in CMYK stands for ‘key’, nor for black, which is the fourth colour. Black is used because the combination of the three primary colours doesn’t produce a fully saturated black. When you choose one or another colour model you should be guided by the final product. Use RGB for projects that the audience will view only on a screen, while you should use CMYK for print, brochures, posters, magazines, books, newspapers etc.

PERSONALITY OF THE COLOUR In this day and age it is believed that colours have a huge influence on how consumers receive the “personality” of many brands through their image. Many researches tell us about psychology of colour, and stand for differences between each colour. Obviously, it also depend on our feelings or states. Besides, it’s likely to affect by other elements such as personal preference, experiences, education, cultural differences, etc. Superstitions, cultural differences or religious beliefs have different influences on our perception about colours. Do you know that in many parts of the world the colour of mourning is not black? Could be yellow or white. Or the different meanings of the yellow ribbon in the world. A colour system is a model for creating a full range of colours from a small set of primary colours. The additive and subtrative colour system are very widespread and we use both on a daily basis.

UNDERSTANDING COLOURS Our modern understanding of colour begins with Isaac Newton. He was the first person to explain how the colour of rainbow is formed. He refracted the white light with a prism, so he obtained its components. The theory of colour is both, science and art. It explain how humans perceive colour, how colours can be mixed, combined or crashed. Numerous and subliminal messages are communicated to us through colours. In fact, our life is colourful and we receive many signs every day. We’re going to make an experiment. When you’re in a supermarket walking down the drink aisle scanning in the distance the shelves with thousand of cans and bottles, trying to find your package of Coke... What do you look for? The written logo or that familiar red? In spite of the fact that you don’t see the Brand, you recognize it. People decide whether or not they like a product in a few seconds and sometimes, that decision is based on colour. If the colour is changed, we would feel really confused, astonished or shocked because brands, fashion, advertising, warnings signs and even political parties are supported by colours.

Planning a trip 2 Practical Information: 1. I recommend leaving plenty of time at the airport. 2. So try not to arrive any later than one hour before your flight is due to depart. 3. Once in a blue moon, taking a nap in the hotel could be a great idea. 3. I am likely to be tired and it will help me to chill out. Hotel: 1. I have chosen a typical hotel. 2. It is centrally located and within walking distance of all the sights and great restaurants. Budget: 1. Seville is a reasonably priced city. 2. A budget breakfast can be found from 3€, lunch from 10€ and dinner for two with wine from 30€. 3. A beer costs from 1.5€ for a bottle and coffee from 1.50 too. 4. Tapas could be a good way to eat and not lose the budget so quickly.

Planning a trip Trip 1. Next month, I’m going to go to Seville for a weekend. 2. A beautiful city that I have never visited and I’ve always wanted to know at this time of year, when the streets already smell like jasmine. 3. Airline Volotea currently offers flights from my city to Seville twice a week. 4. Last week, I bought the cheapest plane ticket. Only 45€ round trip. Flight 1. The flight takes off on Thursday at 18:00 2. The estimate time of arrival is at 19:30 local time. 3. The flight back going to be on Monday. 4. I hope the weekend run smoothly. Terminal Information: 1. Seville Airport is only 10 kilometres from the city centre. 2. Local buses run between Seville Airport and Santa Justa Railway Station in the city every 20 to 30 minutes. 3. The journey time is around 25 minutes and a single fare is 4 €. 4. Taxis and car hire are also available.