http://www.gullahtours.com/
This website is Gullah Tours in Charleston. It is really cool because you can take this tour in Charleston and experience first hand the Gullah Culture. Gullah is somethign that has always interested me and something I have always found fascinating. If you can't make it to Charleston, it is still cool to look at this website. They offer a Gullah dictionary so to speak and also some readings and things in Gullah. It's very informational. I definitely encourage everyone to learn more about this neat culture! There is so much to learn from it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ItRrO6P1W4
This is a clip from the Olympics in Beijing. I remember when I watched this thinking, how in the world do they do this??? To me, China has always had the motto of never expecting to fail and to always find a way to make something work. You can see that through the human power of putting this show together, standing on each other, dancing, playing the drums. I was highly impressed by this show and still find it fun to watch.
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This image reminds me of some that we saw in class. The gongs are present as well as the other instruments used. It is fasinating the intricate details on the instruments. I agree that listening to the music in class and then actually seeing it made me understand it more. It's like it broke down the layers.
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I watched the opening of the Beijing Olympics. How did they do that? They do things on such a grand scale still pay attention to small details, such as on their costumes. I loved the fireworks in the shape of footprints walking towards the stadium. Who would have ever thought of that? The Chinese, obviously.
ReplyDeleteI grew-up immersed in the Gullah culture but I never really appreciated my heritage until I began college. Some people are ashamed of it, because people who don’t understand it associate the culture with being uneducated, and if you speak Gullah people thought you to be inarticulate…the fact that you find it cool puts a smile on my face! :) I might just start speaking Gullah all time.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if you're aware but there's also a portion of the Bible translated in Gullah! I found that to be very cool!
I thought the Gullah tours were cool. I grew up in Charleston, so Gullah is something I am very familiar with. We had a lady come into one of our classes in elementary school and tell us a story first in Gullah and then in English. It is fascinating to see how much you can understand!
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