Animal Hospital

As I promised, here is a post about...animals!

Actually, it's about a British TV programme, which can still be watched on “Sic Mulher” channel, called “Animal Hospital” (the program has already ended in 2004). When I watch this programme I just become wordless...It’s amazing... I love it!

It is about the daily life at a animal hospital, which in collaboration with an organisation called RSPCA, aims to prevent cruelty and suffering of all kind of animals.

We can see people calling to RSPCA due to abandoned animals and animals that live in very bad conditions and they try to give them a proper care and a proper home.
It is beautiful to see the respect that this crew has for the animal kingdom.

RSPCA is a registered charity that receives no lottery or state aid, and that’s what makes it all so...special!
I really wish that in Portugal and all around the world we can see more organisations like this.

If you want to see more about the programme and about RSPCA go to:

http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RSPCA/RSPCARedirect&pg=RSPCAHome

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/programmes/tv/a_hospital/

Presentation

Hey everyone! so, my name is Joana, i’m 18 years old and I was born in Lisbon. When I was around 10/11 years old I changed home, to Porto Alto, a little town across river Tagus. It’s a quieter place than the busy life on the city.

I’ve been practicing Taekwondo non-stop since I was 5 years old, and I’m very passionate about it. Other sports I like are volleyball, softball, football, swimming and the list goes on and on.

I love music and cinema. My favourite band is Foo fighters, although lately I’ve been listening to a lot from Paramore and Yiruma, a Korean piano composer and player. My favourite movie is “the Breakfast Club” that was produced by John Hughes. But I’m also a fan of Tim Burton’s crazy productions and Johnny depp and Helena Boham-Carter interpretations.

I like photography. My favourite photographer is Annie Leibovitz, because she has a very unique way to capture people’s essence on her photos. When I’m taking photos I mostly go for landscaping and animals, although I also take some abstract photos every once in a while. I also love taking pictures of historical places.

I’m kind off a “nerd” J. I love books ( Stephen King is my favourite writer, and Twilight became one of my favourite books), and museums and all that can relate us to our past. I’m a big fan of the “old” 50’s dinners, music and style. It was a very exquisite time.

I’ll try to apply to ERASMUS program in my 2^nd year, and apply to the University of Southampton, on the English course. But the applications only start on April, so that will give me some time to think on my presentation letter, required for the applications.

And I think that’s about it… I’ll leave you with some pictures, and the link to my hi5 page, where I have the rest of the photos.

http://joana-tkd.hi5.com