"Luka" Suzanne Vega

When you listened to this song without understanding what it says, it seems very beautiful! But if you realise what the song talks about, it changes...You can also think that it talks about a girl who is unhappy because of his boyfriend or something about love, but not! There's a child speaking to his neighbour. He reveals his point of view of his domestic violence. Although he's maltreated by his parents he has a dignity, but he feels alone in a dark world. He try not to worry his neighbour and he thinks it's his fault! ("think it's because I'm clumsy/I try not to talk too loud/ Maybe it's because I'm crazy/I try not to act too proud).

He's an indefenced child who is scared and alone in this cruel world and perhaps he'll have a better future. If he only had someone who listened to him...I think he'll continue be maltreated but when he grows, he'll be free at last (well, with all these dark memories in his mind, which will remind forever).

The video is fantastic and it makes you to understand better what the song says.
Enjoy it, and think about it...

Eight Red Cross workers in rebel’s hands

Last Friday 9th of April, a Red Cross team was kidnapped by rebels in South Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo). The team was made up of seven Congolese and one Swiss national. They were returning from a trip to help displaced people when rebels caught them. Fortunately, an ICRD spokeswoman has been able to talk to the staff members by telephone and they are all fine. As a result of this, UN has started to negotiate with the rebels, so it has the big world’s peacekeeping mission in the country, but it won’t be easy because of the inestability and the violence of the region.