EF Santa Barbara Experiences
Mark Suess from Switserland, Victoria Bvina from Russia, Sara Metus from Colombia, and Mitchell Snelleman from Holland. Media and Journalism.
Whoopi Goldberg – Not Only An Actress
By Jeni Kuruthukulangara
She is one of the few people who won the EGOT – the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards. Caryn Elaine Johnson, better known as Whoopi Goldberg, is one of the actresses who impressed the world with her acting skills. She portrayed many characters in different kind of movies, such as The Color Purple, Ghost, Sister Act. How did she start in film business?
Goldberg was born in 1955 in New York and was brought up by her single mother. Although she was considered as a shy person, she loved to entertain her family by imitating actors from the television. Due to her tough life in New York, she became a drug addict and was in rehab at the age of 17. After only one year she was released from rehab, married ,and pregnant with her only child. Later on she got divorced from her first husband and moved away with her daughter to San Francisco, CA.
On the West Coast, she started a career as a stand-up comedian and established her one-woman show called The Spook Show. The outstanding show included humor, satire and drama and she was asked to tour through the United States and the Europe. Soon after, the show was adapted to a Broadway show and was renamed as Whoopi Goldberg. This was the turning point of Goldberg’s career. Although William Farley discovered Goldberg, Steven Spielberg contributed to and launched her career as a movie actress. From then on, she has had several performances in movies, various shows and performances. 
She is a hard-working and ardent person. Beside her stage career, she continued her studies. She holds Ph.D. in literature from New York University and she is an active human rights advocate. Even now, in March 2016, she started a new company with Maya Elisabeth called Whoopi and Maya, which is dealing with medical cannabis.
Their company is offering salves, balms and edibles. These are produced with high quality, infused with cannabis and sold at a fair price. The aim is to relieve menstrual pain and discomfort. The company is based in San Francisco and you can buy their products only in California. We have a store in Santa Barbara called Evergreen Compassionate Care which is selling their products.
Against all the struggles and difficulties which life brought her, Whoopi Goldberg climbed the ladder of success. She is not only a prosperous actress but also a smart entrepreneur. Seldom has an actor overcome her drug addiction and turned it into a business. She reminds us that we have the strength to shape our own destiny. So, go for it!
RACISM; THE FEAR OF CHANGE
Loes Aartsen,The Netherlands
RACISM; THE FEAR OF CHANGE 
This morning I saw a video of two women, who were in a fight with each other. One was a white woman from Holland and the other one was Muslim wearing a Hijab. The white woman was yelling to the other woman and she said very aggressive things about her Hijab. The Dutch woman wanted her to take her Hijab off. The Muslim woman asked why and the white lady became more and more aggressive. They got into a fight and in the end of the movie, you see how the Muslim is laying down on the ground without her Hijab. Why do people do these horrible things?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8WNp-QLHKw
Since a lot of centuries ago, we have always had the fear of change, not to mention ‘the unknown’. Long time ago a lot of species and groups developed in their own way. The groups were not in contact with each other and everything on the other side, for example their living place, was their enemy. As a result of this, it led to prejudice and racism.
Upbringing and the media are the two biggest causes of racism. Parents start very early with telling things like morals and standards to their children and it will be in their minds forever. Children are very vulnerable for this, because their parents are their great example and they will believe everything they say. Even if they have good contacts or start to change their mind about ‘another’, they will always have it in their mind. The media is also a big cause of racism. If you watch the news, you will hear people say ‘us’ and ‘them’. This causes some kind of feeling that will separate groups. Also in a lot of movies you have stereotypes like the white hero, the black gang or the black corrupt cops.
These things are not good for the society. Everyone must see the other as equivalent. My opinion is that we can’t prejudice ‘other’ people. People who discriminate are just afraid and insecure, because they don’t know anything about it. When I meet people with these same kind of thoughts, I feel happy. Not everyone is a racist.
Loes Aartsen
Total Domination From Spain
Daan Klein Schiphorst, The Netherlands
Where it comes from and how they did it nobody knows or they think they know. But the Spanish football clubs are ruling in Europe. Not only the Spanish clubs are dominating but the national team as well. The Spanish football is doing well for the last 6 years, they become champions of the world with the clubs and the country as well. Who can stop them?
The Clubs
Clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona are at the top of Europe since the beginning. With 3 teams in the top 4 of clubs they are the best in Europe. In 2014 the Champions league final was a completely Spanish final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid and this year as well. You think that’s the only league in Europe that they are dominating but in the Europa League there is a Spanish team in the Finals as well. From the last 4 winners of the Champions/Europa League there were 3 Spanish victories. This shows you how the clubs are dominating in Europe.
The National Team
At the moment, the national team of Spain is doing well. They became first in their group of the Euro Cup qualification and they will give everything to become the champions again. They won the Euro Cup in 2008 and 2012 and became champions of the world in 2010. It’s not strange that the national team is doing well because the players play in the top of each competition. They became the best of Europe with their club, transformed champions in their league or they play in a good team.
Important player
He is a little guy, got a good technique and he is unstoppable when he gets the ball. I am talking about Andrés Iniesta. Iniesta become one of the best and important players from Spain. He became world champion with the national team in 2010 and European champion in 2008 and 2012. He won the Primera Division with Barcelona seven times and won the Champions League four times. He is the captain of both teams and, as one of the oldest players, he is an inspiration for the younger generation to achieve the same success. This was just one example of the players who brought Spain to the level where they now are.
Now you can see what the domination of Spain includes. Will they still be dominating the world? We will see soon..
Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?)
Luis Rafael Vernaza/ Ecuador
This book is a science fiction story about a dystopian society in which androids have been created to aid humanity after the world was devastated by World War III. A couple of years go by and now the androids are no longer needed, and those that resist deactivation are hunted down by the Blade Runners. The story follows Rick Deckard, an ex-Blade Runner with a semi-damaged relationship with his wife, who is called to come out of retirement to hunt down six androids that are at large, and in the process he meets a female android named Rachael who makes him question the true meaning of life, and if he himself is an android. The leader of the androids, Roy Batty, leads them to track their creator so he can extend their lifespan and become independent beings. To do so, one of the androids befriends John R. Isodore, a radioactively-damaged, intellectually slow human classified as a “special.”
During the section of the book where Deckard questions if he is an android, the only thing he is focused on is to find the answer, whether he is human or machine. This foreshadows the ending of the book, which ends with Rick going hiking to Oregon where he finds a toad and brings it back to his wife, who realizes that it’s artificial and is mad at Rick for not bringing a real animal, but he doesn’t care because he gets the answer to the question, whether something is human or not.
Both the author and the book do an amazing job at teaching the reader about the effects of war and what could happen to Earth in the aftermath. He also takes us into the depths of a damaged futuristic San Francisco and shows us the state that its inhabitants live. I think that this is a classic science fiction book for its time which is why it did so well when it was written. It has a lot of futuristic elements that exist today in the real world. If you like reading books, especially those of science fiction, then you’ll probably find this classic of that genre as one of the best you have ever read.
Healthy Nutrition Rules
By Annkristin Pfaff, Germany
To live a healthy lifestyle, you have to know the basics of a healthy nutrition. The basics consist of easy rules that you have to practice constantly to change your way of eating.
Rule #1
Cut sugar and fat out of your diet. Even if it seems impossible at first, after a few weeks you’ll get used to it and wonder why you ate food with so much sugar in them.
Rule #2
Eat a big breakfast consisting of protein and carbohydrates to boost your metabolism for the day. It can be simple, like oatmeal with fruit and coffee. You should always add vitamin rich food to your breakfast. Also, eating a big breakfast prevents you from having cravings throughout the day.
Rule #3
Feed yourself every 3 to 4 hours throughout the day to prevent hunger attacks. Again, it should include protein and vitamins to keep you satisfied.
Rule #4
Don’t drink diet soda. Research shows that people who drink diet soda as a weight loss tool actually wind up eating more food. Also, a majority of people use diet soda as the only change in their diet because they think it would make a huge difference in weight loss, but they kind of “reward” themselves by eating more sugary foods. As a result, drinking diet soda increases in cravings and eating more food because the artificial sweetener disrupts appetite control.
Rule #5
To make sure you maintain your health you should gradually increase the amount of vegetables you eat which in turn increases your intake of fibre, vitamins and minerals.
Rule #6
To boost your metabolism replace “bad fats” with “good fats” ; adding olive oil, avocados, nuts and fish to your diet will speed up your metabolism and help you to lose or to maintain your weight.
Rule #7
Treat yourself by eating one particular food that you crave from time to time. If you always focus on that one thing you’re not allowed to eat anymore, you would feel miserable. But, if you allow yourself a treat once in a while you are more likely to maintain your weight or losing weight.
Rule #8
Get at least 7 – 8 hours of sleep. If you are sleep deprived, you have higher levels of hunger when you wake up and that causes you to eat more and to give in to your cravings.
Differences between Switzerland and America
by Domenik, Switzerland
It is my first time in the United States of America. Before, I was in different countries in Europe and Africa. I had a really big culture shock when I arrived in the US because in Switzerland everything is clean and organized, but here it’s relaxed and a little bit dirty. I think, if you’d like to relax, this place would be the best place for you. The people aren’t interested in cleanliness and punctuality. I love this mentality because it isn’t stressed.
It is funny that many Americans have large cars that aren’t eco-friendly, but sometimes the same family will have a Prius, which is eco-friendly. When I see an American house with the garage, there are many times a big car and a Prius. It doesn’t make sense to me. In Europe, the cars are smaller and more ecological.
The biggest differences are the prices between these two countries, for example, the bus is much cheaper in the US. It costs 2$ for one ride in the U.S., and in Switzerland for 4 Stations the cost is 4 Francs. The food is also much cheaper here. In McDonalds, one hamburger costs 1$ and in Switzerland a burger costs 3.50 Francs.
It is very difficult to come into the United States because you need a visa and the customs are very strict. On the plane you have to fill a sheet with questions and at customs you have to give your fingerprints, take a photo, and the man at the custom asks you questions about your trip in the States and what are you doing here. Everything is more difficult to visit this country. It’s exciting to have this experience, but I think I won’t do this for some time to come.
Religious Tolerance
By Roberto Gonzalez – Ecuador
“Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so, too.”
― Voltaire, Traité sur la tolérance, à l’occasion de la mort de Jean Calas
Religious tolerance is one the most important values that a society needs to achieve progress, but this value is fading away. People tend to generalize that all Muslims are terrorists when just few extremists are terrorists, like ISIS for example. This must change in order to achieve religious peace in the entire world.
Even in past times, intellectuals such as Voltaire, preached about the right that all people have to think freely. He said “I do not agree with what you say, but I’ll defend to death your right to say it.” We are all humans. Wars should not exist. Why would you kill your same race? Peace and tolerance is needed. Acceptance of all beliefs is imperative in order to save the lives of millions
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Katy Perry
Synopsis
Katy Perry was born October 25, 1984, in Santa Barbara, California. She had three records. She signed with Capitol in 2007. Later she released her first single, “Ur So Gay.” But she really became famous with her single, “I Kissed a Girl”. Her albumTeenage Dreams was released in August 2010.She grew up in a very conservative family, both of her parents are pastors, and they refused to let her listen to any rock or popular music. Her inspiration came from the famous singer Freddie Mercury, she also declared “I’m very inspired by Freddie Mercury and how flamboyant and theatrical he was,” she told fashion magazine WWD.
She made a featured song with famous singer with Snoop dog in her song California Gurls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F57P9C4SAW4
She’s the most followed person on Twitter with 81.6 Million followers.
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