Let's go to New York!

O New Yorku sva sanjala že zelo, zelo dolgo. Vedno je bil zelo visoko na listi želja. Vendar je to pomlad prišel popolnoma nepredvidoma. Odločitev je padla hitro - kupila sva letalski karti, rezervirala sobo, čez par dni pa že letela na drugo stran oceana. Takšnih impulzivnih odločitev načeloma ne delava, vendar sedaj lahko rečem, da je bila to ena izmed boljših, če ne celo najboljših, odločitev v zadnjem času!

Sprehodi po Manhattnu, Central parku, mojemu najljubšemu Brooklynu,... Naj fotografije govorijo zase.

Let's go back to our spring vacation in New York. We're going through tough times. And New York was the best solution. Eventually all things fall into place. Until then, you need to laugh at the confusion, live for the moments, and know that everything happens for a reason. Also, this trip happened for a reason. We had to do something for ourself that time. They say that the best project you'll ever work on is you. Therefore, we did the right thing. 

Being in New York is like falling in love over and over again, every minute!

 {Manhattan}.

{Bryant Park}. 

 

 {Grand Central Station}.

{NY Public Library}.

 {Times Square as crossroads of the world}.

 {High Line park}.

 {September 11 Memorial}.

  {Brooklyn}.

  {Walking across Brooklyn Bridge you can enjoy views of downtown Manhattan and NY Harbor}.

 {Empire State Building as the tallest building in NY}.

 {Central park}.

 {American Museum of Natural History}.

  {Flatiron Building}.

 {With Staten Island Ferry you can enjoy 25-minute free ride from Lower Manhattan to Staten Island and take amazing views of the Statue of liberty, NY Harbor and the Manhattan skyline}.

 {Hester Street Fair}.

  {Brooklyn Botanic Garden}.

  {Columbia University}.

 {Harlem}.

One good thing...

Middle East movie night: Omar

Omar je mlad pek iz Palestine, ki se velikokrat vzpenja čez ogromen zid, ki ločuje Izrael od Zahodnega brega. Tam se srečuje s svojima prijateljema iz otroštva Tarekom in Amjadom ter svojo ljubeznijo in Tarekovo mlajšo sestro, Nadjo. Omar je borec za svobodo in ves čas na begu. Po tem ko Amjad ustreli in ubije izraelskega vojaka, policisti aretirajo Omarja saj so prepričani, da ga je ustrelil on. Kmalu za tem pa ga prisilijo, da v zameno za svobodo za njih postane vohun. 

Vsi trije prijatelji so ujeti v vojno, kateri ni videti konca. Omarjev načrt pa je samo zaščiti svoj odnos z Nadjo, ohraniti dobre odnose s Tarekom in Amjadom ter imeti čim manj opravka s policijo.

Režiser filma Hany Abu-Assad je s filmom želel prikazati svet iz katerega je izginilo vsakršno zaupanje in kjer lahko vsako prijateljstvo ali povezovanje vodi v izdajo. Ideja za film je bila napisana v eni sami noči. 

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Omar is a young Palestinian baker who regularly climbs over the massive separation wall (dividing Israel from the West bank) to hang out with his childhood friends Tarek and Amjad and meet up with Tarek's younger sister and Omar's girl - Nadja. He's either a freedom fighter and always on the run. After Amjad shoots and kills an Israeli soldier, Omar is arrested and forced into becoming a spy in exchange for his freedom. All three friends are caught up in a war that seemingly has no end. Because of this Omar must protect his relationship with Nadja, maintain good relations with Tarek and Amjad, and stay out of the hands of the police. 

Director Hany Abu-Assad shows a world from which all trust has vanished and where every relationship carries the possibility of betrayal. He put together the idea of the film in one night.

One good thing...

It feels a bit humid in Dubai