Berlin Express

Chapters 1-5 Summary

This is a story about a guy named Hiro, who starts traveling in some part of Europe, It maybe was Belgium to Germany.

Hiro is a 20 year-old Japanese who is traveling because of his school, at first he describe how he remembered his ex-girlfriend by a text message, the broke up was not long ago, he told us that he kept some text messages.

Later, in the train station, he met a girl, who had a short talk with him, they talked about themselves, where they going and the reason of their travels, then, the girls receive a phone call and started to talk in german, as Hiro explained, finally the girl took her way and Hiro too.

For a while, Hiro took his phone and appeared a photo of his loved dog, than he turned to the side, and there was his girlfriend, a photo which was taken in her birthday, and Hiro started to talk about how they broke up.

When he arrived to his destiny, he took another train, in which a weird man sat next to him.

At first Hiro looked at him and discovered that he had small eyes y sharp teeth, just like a shark.

The shark guy was the one that started the conversation asking if he can seat on the side, Hiro said yes while he was thinking about his appearance, inside of him he said that this guy wasn’t human, because the white color and the wet seemed on his skin.

In an unexpected event the shark guy and Hiro exchanged them phones, the shark guy got to the restroom while Hiro was sat on his place, curiously these guys had the same phone, that’s why the confuse happened.

Hiro realized fast that the phone wasn’t his, this because a text message came, thinking that phone was his, he immediately opened it and read an strange text, about a meeting and a payment like a murderer job or something.

Hiro could realize that he was reading his messages too, so when the shark guy left the restroom, he said to Hiro that the girl of the message was his girlfriend, to which he replied asking to forgive him for read his incoming message.

They stay in silence by a few moment, then the shark guy decided to introduce himself and start a conversation with Hiro, who was starting to feel fear about this.

When the train arrive to the place, the shark guy offered himself to give recommendations to take bahns in the station, for that moment, Hiro just wanted to go away from him, so he said yes and the shark took him to the bahn.

While they were waiting for the bahn, Hiro suspected that the shark was trying to kill him by pull him in front of the bahn, so Hiro just kept away from him to be safe, the last thing the shark said was like “Try not to be killed in Berlin, leave it alive”.

He just got to an hotel and took a rest, at the morning he was thinking about leave Berlin, but he just wanted to beat that phrase the shark guy said.

Character Sketch 

The Shark guy

We know that he looks like a shark, with small eyes and sharped teeth, he has white and pretty wet skin. He is probably blond because of its characteristics, even we know he is a German.

He would probably be kind of weird, because he has a strange personality, he could be angry inside about the reading message scene, but outside he seemed normal or even optimistic.

If he is a murderer, he must be like that, not to generate suspects, in conclusion, he has a normal personality, not very funny, not very serious.

There is only one thing I didn’t like about him, the insistence in help Hiro when he doesn’t want

to be with him anymore, I don’t know, for instance I though the shark guy was going to kidnap

Hiro, It wasn’t normal because the difference in ages, they just supposed to have a little

conversation about a summary of them lifes.

The Shark guy didn’t talk about his family or hobbies, even Hiro, but we can imagine that the

shark guy may be an alone person that only spend his time working or what he do, he has not a

wife and children.

I felt attracted by this character because, in fact was the most strange, so I, like all readers, want

to know more about this guy, like who the hell he really is or what are his really job, what does

the message means… There are lots of questions involved in this character.

Christmas

Christmas: My favorite tradition

If there exist something that I love, it must be Christmas!

In particular, I love winter, so in one hand, I love to feel cold, wear jackets and drink hot things, but in the other hand, It's time to forgive, to give presents and to be along with friends and family,  I just don't know, It is like the loveliest season of the year, obviously for me.

When the cold starts, It means that families have to choose one day of the week to build the tree and the crib, sometimes it takes more than a day, because people like to decorate all them houses by the outside and inside, and there are no short trees or little cribs, so, It should take also a week I think.

But, It doesn't stop here, women usually cook "Atole", "Tamales" and "Buñuelos" even the famous "Ponche" to enjoy while everybody is doing that things, those are typical mexican foods and drinks, of course, very very delicious!

That was after Christmas Ave, but, during it, all family members meet in one house for dinner, a huge one, it can also has an entry, then, the main course and finally a desert, while everyone is eating, they talk to each other, remembering funny memories and laughing about it, some people like to brake "Piñatas" that conatains candies inside, and is broken with a broom stick until 12 o' clock.

When is 12 o' clock everybody stands up and hug giving good wishes to each other, finally, those who want to play with fireworks leave the house, and that's It.For New Year party it also the same story...

Maybe I like Christmas beacuse my Birthday is on December 24th... Maybe!

Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls

Those Falls has place in the border of Argentina and Brasil, as a matter of fact Argentina is who has the 80% of the jumps and Brasil just have the lower part.

The Falls are just amazing, not to mention the long width that is has, incluiding the natural wealth, the lots of jumps and obviously the awesome view.

The highest jump is called "Garganta del diablo", in english "Devil's Throat", it has 80 metters height,!  CAN YOU IMAGINE THE VIEW?

I recently wanted to visit Iguazu Falls because I hearded someone's conversation and then I investigated about this place, it seems very beautiful and I really hope I can visit It some day.

Other place that I wish to know is Machu Picchu in Peru, I think it's just amazing walk through high mountains with a lot of plants and threes, I cannot imagine the view up there.

I hope one day I can know these places!

Sierra de Organos

Sierra de Organos

This is a national park very popular in Zacatecas, it has place in Sombrerete, the place where I come from, is special for the amazing form of its mountains.

Sierra de organos is very big, it has a lots of mountains with differents forms, it has a river too that only has stream if is the correct season, you can also find flora that is hard to find in other places, a lots of animals like alligators, birds, coyotes and even cougars in the deepest parts.

Actually some movie pictures and music videos had been filmed right there, for example "The caveman" with Ringo Star and "Una lagrima no basta" performed by Los Temerarios as a music video.

Sierra de Organos is a place where people can have field days, ,camping, cookouts or just fun. The best time to visit it is on summer, because the environment is good by the rains, you can also find it perfect to stay a complete weekend on its cottages. 

In some parts of the world Sombrerete is known by the form of one rock, it is the cope, in spanish "La Copa". Also every mountain has name, some has faces, and human forms.

It's easy to imagine that someone made those mountains a long time ago, but the magic exist only if you believe that those have no creator, or just the awesomeness of God.

E-mail

August 13th

Dear Ms. Chalmers;

My name is Jose Luis Aragon, I am studying Agrobiotechnology Engineering at Tec de Monterrey, I am from the State of Zacatecas and I transferred to Monterrey for my third semester.

In my role as an Engineer, i have to take courses about production in controlled environments, such as Greenhouses, Hydroponics and all things related to make better the agronomical production.
I decided to choose this major because since I was a child,   I always wanted to be an Agronomical Engineer, so, Tec de Monterrey offered Agrobiotechnology which is better in all aspects, I just took it with the help of my parents who have an Agronomical Shop in Zacatecas, that is why I fell in love with this degree.

Finally, I hope we will be able to have a good comunication between us.

Sincerely.

Jose L. Aragon