Who do I think am?

     

Mafalda.

One of my favorite comic characters. 

A young girl from Argentina, comments on many social issues in a clever way.

Whether we sincerely understand it or not, the world is inevitably intertwined with media. It has been for a long time, but these days, the internet has a more direct and significant role. There's plenty of evidence of our common experiences in history: newspapers, paintings, books, music and stories from those who were here before us. As a kid, I was continuously surrounded by the news. Bad news. The impact was very strong — I used to imitate with almost precise likeness the reporter Christianne Amanpour and believed I could grow up to be a reporter in conflict zones. Since then, it's been a puzzling journey that still forces me to question human cruelty and how we shape the world the way we do.

     As a young girl, computers, books, movies, basketball and soccer, but especially the world wide web profoundly fascinated me. Hyper text markup language and universal resource locators were the keys to my world. Mostly, I use the internet to find out what's happening in the city I live in and around the world. It can be such a wonderful thing if people made attempts to understand the inner workings of it and used it properly, or for good. Freedom of speech is a human right, but it should be responsible. The things we see in the media are reflections of who we are, supposedly. But who we are depends on our experiences, ability to reflect and a combination of other factors, not just what we see.

     On a daily basis, I try to listen to a radio program, read some articles about current events (not gossip), and then go on to twitter or facebook to see how people are interpreting it. It might be one of the quickest and most accessible ways to get information or connect with other people, but there are pros and cons to everything. Social media has a tremendous way of alienating us and making us forget how to be alive. At the end of the day, considering the many problems of our time, I'm not so sure anything can replace human relations. So, who do I think I am? Definitely NOT what the media is or has been trying to say I am, but rather a thoughtful and an understanding individual... I hope.

"Basta" is Spanish for "enough."

Delirium Video Link: 

[http://www.novamov.com/video/7ff510edabc6f].