#mexico city resorts

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Resorts Near Mexico City

Resorts Near Mexico City – Mexico City is a vibrant and culturally rich destination that offers a wide variety of attractions for tourists. Find below some of the main reasons why people are attracted to Mexico City. Mexico City Attractiveness to the Tourists History and Culture: Mexico City has a rich history and is home to many historical landmarks and cultural attractions, such as the Aztec…

[rabbitcruiser]

National Learn To Swim Day

Teach your kids to swim, or sign up for lessons yourself. It’s good  for your health, and may save your life or the life of another from  drowning someday.

Maybe humans can’t fly like birds (yet!), but that doesn’t mean that  walking is the only we can get around—with just a little patience and a  little work, we can learn to swim like fish, too. Of course, you could  live without ever knowing how to swim, but who would want to?

Swimming offers so many benefits that it’s impossible to say that  your life would be just as good without it—it builds muscle strength and  endurance, improves circulation, helps maintain a healthy weight,  alleviates stress and improves both coordination and flexibility, to  name but a few.

Not to mention that knowing how to swim can easily save your life or allow you a person to save someone’s life! Learn to Swim Day  was created to encourage people all over the world who don’t know how  to swim, regardless of age, to finally acquire this incredibly  beneficial skill or simply improve on their existing skills.

National Learn To Swim Day is observed every year on the third  Saturday of May and is dedicated to educating children and adults about  the importance of learning to swim and general water safety. National  Learn To Swim Day is held before the start of summer, to ensure that  anyone who cannot swim prior to summer is encouraged to learn, making  for a safer summer of water fun.

While swimming is an activity enjoyed by people of all ages  throughout the year, summer is the time when there is the most risk of  drowning, with an increasing number of people taking to lakes, rivers,  and swimming pools to cool off in the heat. Because there are a number  of risks involved in swimming – and accidentally falling into the water  or getting out of your depth – learning to swim from a young age is  vital.

History of Learn to Swim Day

This little holiday was created in 2012 by ‘Swimways’, now known as  ‘Teach Me To Swim’. Its main goal was to provide the opportunity to  raise awareness about the importance of water safety as well as teach  both children and adults how to swim.

At first, it was just a small event, but soon people began to realize  just how important it was to have such a day, especially during the  month when many swimming pools open for the summer all over the U.S.A.

Soon, corporations such as Target and Toys”R”Us joined Swimways in  celebrating this day by offering promotions on swimwear and learn to  swim items, as well as helping to raise awareness about Learn to Swim  Day. Nowadays, it seems that more people take part every year, resulting  in thousands of people finally mastering this extremely useful skill.

Raising awareness about water safety

National Learn To Swim Day is the ideal opportunity to raise  awareness about the crucial importance of being able to swim and being  confident in and around water, particularly for young children. Learning  to swim is an invaluable life skill that could, one day, save a child’s  life, which is why raising awareness about learning to swim is so  vital.

Did you know that drowning is the second leading cause of accidental  death in children from one to 14-years-old? That’s why it is so  important that children of all ages learn to swim, hence the need for  National Learn To Swim Day and the importance of raising awareness  around this crucial health and safety topic.

Learning to swim can be a lot of fun, and can be practiced at any  age. There are classes for swimming designed for children as young as a  few weeks old that teach young babies and toddlers how to turn over into  the water onto their backs, should they accidentally fall into water  and are unable to get out, effectively saving their own lives.

As well as basic swimming lessons for children of all ages, there are  also a number of advanced swimming classes that are designed to improve  children’s swimming skills and increase their confidence.

There are also swimming classes designed to teach children and  teenagers vital lifeguarding and lifesaving skills, so should they ever  need to help another swimmer who is in trouble in the water, they are  able to do so in a safe and confident way.

How to celebrate Learn to Swim Day

As you may well have guessed, the best way to celebrate Learn to Swim  day would be to learn to swim. It is estimated that about half of all  Americans can’t swim, so if you happen to be a part of this group, this  day is the perfect time to change your life for the better!

National Learn To Swim Day is all about encouraging people to learn  how to swim and to ensure that from a young age children are encouraged  to learn how to swim. National Learn To Swim Day also encourages parents  to book swimming lessons for their children, to help boost their water  confidence and ensure that they properly understand water safety and how  dangerous water can be.

Many swimming lesson companies offer deals and discounts as part of  the National Learn To Swim Day celebrations, encouraging parents to  enroll their children in classes that could one day save their lives.

Don’t be shy, no matter how old you are, there and millions of other  people your age who can’t swim, either. So get a bathing suit you feel  comfortable in, and make your way down to your nearest pool, and take a  few lessons. Learning the basics of swimming is generally considered  quite easy for most people.

If you don’t want to take a class from an instructor, you could  always ask a friend or relative who swims well to teach you. However, it  is extremely important to exercise caution at all times, and take your  time practicing in shallow, relatively still water for quite some time  before venturing out into less safe territory.

And even when you do learn to swim well enough to feel comfortable in  the water, you should never take unnecessary risks, like swimming in  areas not monitored by lifeguards, disregarding warning signs, swimming  under the influence of alcohol, or diving without first checking the  water is at least 9-10 feet deep. You could also host a pool party or  make a deal with your children that you will find the time to go  swimming together at least once a week.

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[docholligay]

Aw, so he is going to take her on a trip with the money he doesn’t have! I think that’s sweet, though, because a vacation means so much to her. That’s what she really wants, is just..a nice trip, away. Someplace warm, and while Greece wouldn’t be my first choice, I also wouldn’t turn my nose up at it. I think I’d pick Spain, were I in the UK, given the cost effectiveness and the fact that I speak the language somewhat. But Greece is also nice!

[jordenwade]

Resort Cities In Mexico

Discover the magic of Resort Cities In Mexico, where sun-soaked beaches, vibrant culture, and luxurious amenities await! Whether it is the sparkling waters of Cancun, animated nightlife, or the relaxed atmosphere of Playa del Carmen, there's a place for every kind of traveler. Tulum boasts eco-friendly resorts, sun-bathed beaches, and ancient ruins from the Mayan Civilization, while Puerto Vallarta holds colonial charm with an attractive coastline. Beaches and luxury resorts—los Cabos will give you either relaxation or activity. From water sports full of adrenaline to tranquil fays at a spa, sampling the local cuisine, Mexico's resort cities know how to make it unforgettable. Pack your bags and get ready to experience a tropical getaway full of sunshine and adventure.

[koiiiji]

I would...you tenderly roughly

my favourite russian songs + lookism boys (pt.2)

тебя нежно грубо (by TARAS) = Gitae Kim

author's note ; i will never stop romanticizing bad boys. im not even gonna say that this is ooc bc we don't even know his character yet, but i feel that gitae that type of men who mercilessly outside, but in bedroom can be completely different. but yet having his... moments...

author’s note 2 ; for better immersion in the atmosphere try to search akuma_asmr on reddit [masked yan] (or just dm me, i’ll send you link)

pairing ; gitae kim x reader

tw ; gitae kim himself is an a threat, DNI IF YOU ARE MINOR, f!reader, angst, toxic, stalking, non con, slight knife play, pet names, sensual but rough sex. this fic contains non consensual sex, read on your own risk

summary ; reader being a model who came to Mexico on her indefinitely long vacation to reconnect with herself and find some peace from loud and bright paparazzi, only to catch some certain attention.

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00:00 - 00:30 "you're on repeat in my dreams who are you, my naked drug? and if you are my thrill, dissolve yourself in me up, up, up your hands, you raised your hands up"

the sun dipped low over the Mexican horizon, casting a warm, golden glow over the sprawling villa where you resided. villa, perched on a secluded beach, was meant to be a sanctuary for the weary, a place where the soul could find peace. a villa located on a secluded beach, surrounded by hills and rocks was supposed to become your shelter for about the next year, this place was supposed to become your healing, a place where you could hide from the stuffiness and dust of the big city from which you came, a place where your body finally then you could take a break from endless shows, filming, flashes of paparazzi cameras and the endless pursuit of fame and money, a place where your soul would find peace and solitude. this place was supposed to be a refuge… instead it became a gilded cage.

it’s not that you knew Gitae well - you were from different worlds - you are from the world of endless fabrics, chic, camera flashes, gloss, all kinds of bags, heels, suits and other rags, all this is your everyday life - shows, changes in looks, flights, new countries, jetlag and again and again. Gitae was from a world of violence, pain, blood, dirty money and endless fights. wars for territory and business, illegal deliveries and prohibited fraud, with everything that could be imagined were his daily routine, and this suited him quite well.

it seems one day, the owner of the agency - on behalf of which you worked, - threw a big party in honor of his birthday, just at one of the luxurious resorts in Mexico, and through Gitae’s people, various types of drugs and other illegal substances were delivered to that party. by this time, Gitae's business had grown so much that he rarely personally attended these types of transactions, but when did he refuse an invitation to secular parties? that's when he laid his eyes on you.

1:53 - 2:40 "i gently suffocate you i'll either choke you or you'll be mine and you put a knife to my throat - either i’ll stab you or will be yours i’ve never met anyone more cunning than you, but you’re making yourself look stupid but you know, it doesn’t matter much whether today you were voluntarily or by force i would take you gently, i would take you roughly i would...you gently-gently, i would...you roughly i would take you gently, i would take you roughly i would...you gently-gently, i would...you roughly" <...>

bare feet quietly padded on the white marble of your villa. the hem of a white, light silk robe silently trailed behind you as you got out of bed and headed towards the balcony. it's about three in the morning, and you still couldn't sleep. throwing the doors wide open as you step onto the terrace, the warm, gentle breeze from the ocean softly caresses your skin, carrying with it the faint scent of saltwater and tropical blooms. the night sky is filled with countless stars that twinkle like diamonds scattered across a velvet blanket. the Milky Way is clearly visible, its dense cluster of stars creating a shimmering river of light that stretches across the sky. the moon a glowing orb, casts a silvery reflection on the calm surface of the ocean, creating a path of light that seems to lead directly to the horizon.

quiet and solitude are rare and precious opportunity to reconnect with nature and yourself. as you breathe in the night air and gaze up at the star-studded sky, a profound sense of peace and contentment settles over you, until... '

"what are you doing here?" - your quiet voice cut through the distant noises of the night.

<...>

Gitae had eyes and ears everywhere. you have more than once noticed men in the crowd, - usually there are three of them - here and there, at the beginning of the street, from the other end of the market where you came for fresh fruit - a better choice than paraffined, plastic fruits in the supermarkets - and one is always in the car just few meters away, they were everywhere you went, keeping their distance, but making their presence known.

Gitae liked watching you, it was calming. there was so much lightness and calmness in your every movement and gesture that it seemed to him that you were producing the same effect on him… even from a distance. he liked to know where you were, who you were with - even if you spent almost all the time here alone or had small talk with lady from house keeping, who came a couple of times a week, and with the women at the market where you usually came to buy fruits or vegetables [the only thing you don’t know, is that this sweet woman was the mother of someone from the cortel, this small market was under their protection, and the fact that you periodically traveled several kilometers just to buy fruits from her honestly added adorability points to you in Gitae's eyes]- he liked control, and he knew that he was completely in control the situation is under control. although, to be honest, this could not be said about his… thoughts and desires, he would never admit that he felt anything other than desire towards you.

he would never admit to himself or anyone else about what emotions your sight awakens in him in the morning, when you, still half asleep, go out onto the terrace with a cup of tea clutched in your thin, slender fingers, or in the afternoon when you are basking in the rays of the sun, allowing fall asleep again while you are reading a book, or while you are sleeping. oh, this awakened in him the most familiar feelings for him, when he silently stood over you in your house, enjoying your sleeping look, your light, unobtrusive smell, looking at your cute face, looking at your things, maybe even taking that cute couple of lace panties with a bow for himself. at such moments blood rushed to his dick so much that it became painful.

<...>

it seemed to you that hours had already passed since he threw you onto the bed, bowing right in front of the bed and throwing your legs over his shoulders. contrary to the first impression that might have been formed about him, he was gentle… more precisely, his tongue on your pussy, but his hands roughly squeezed the skin on your thighs, rising higher, squeezing your waist, running along your ribs and going higher, to your chest, roughly kneading the delicate skin in his huge palms. Gitae wasn’t rough with you, kissing inner side of your thighs, your tummy, your clitor, but each of his touches felt like hot metal on thin, soft skin. maybe it was the huge knife with which a few minutes ago he, oh so carefully cut your panties and the cute little blouse in which you usually slept. oh, he said that if you turn away from him or fidget too much, he'll have to start using it.

but right now he was too busy with his tongue in your tight hole - “you like being humiliated like this, don’t you, bunny?” a deep growl vibration touched your bare pussy when he almost buried his nose in you. wet sounds filled the entire room, and you were embarrassed to admit to yourself that it was pretty hot. now one of his hands was squeezing both of your wrists on your tummy, while the other was caressing your thigh, moving his hand back and forth, not allowing you to twitch and sway your hips away from him, keeping you in place. Gitae is agonizingly slow, he likes to slowly coax your first orgasm out of you, lightly licking and teasing the tender bundle of nerves and the entrance to your tight slit. you are so pretty, lying on your huge bed, the sheets are rumpled, the blankets and pillows are scattered, half fell to the floor - the result of the little cute resistance that you tried to give to Gitae when he pushed you back into the room and threw you on the bed. even though he was now kneeling in front of your bed, burying his nose in your tight, sensetive cunny, you couldn’t help but feel the strength and dominance with which he was squeezing you, completely suppressing any attempts to resist. all that you could oppose to him was your sweet moans and quiet pleas for him to stop. he even liked it.

when the heat engulfed your entire body, trembling began to break through your legs and thighs, and without controlling yourself, you began to lean forward yourself, towards his tongue, searching for more friction. Gitae let out a low groan more like an animal growl, “there you are... good girl, now cum. cum on my tongue,” he growled protractedly letting go of your hands and cupping your ass cheeks with his huge, harsh palms, slightly lifting you above the bed, making you gasp, arching your back more and throwing your head back.

with a quiet hum, Gitae slowly licked the remains of your finish, teasing the sensitive, heated skin, allowing one finger to slip inside you, earning another pitiful moan.

“so sensitive and wet… and all mine…” his voice boomed somewhere above you as he stood up from his knees, his finger still inside you, probing the hot, gummy walls while your body instinctively tried to shrink into the fetal position and close yourself off from him. Gitae just grinned, leaning lower, crushing you under him, clinging to your plump pink lips, persistently sliding his tongue further, only to hiss a moment later and pull away from you, “fuck. did you just fucking bite me?” a loud slap rang out across the room and you yelped from the sharp, burning pain spreading across your butt cheek.

“come on, do it again,” he growled in your ear, slapping loudly again and pressing you harder into the mattress with his hips. his hands found yours again, grabbing your wrists and pressing them into the sheets above your head, pinning you completely to the bed. you felt your shoulder blades touching his bare chest, and something heavy was pressed into your ass and it clearly wasn't a knife in a sheath on his belt. “tell me, doll, you didn’t think that was all, yeah?” you felt his smirk on his lips and that mocking tone in his voice as he pinned you down on the bed with all his weight. “oh don’t worry bunny, i have so many plans for this night,” he purred in your ear, slightly biting your earlobe and slowly and persistently moving his hips, making you feel his boner in his jeans more strongly.

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it doesn’t matter to listen whole song just this part bc i got inspiration just from there🤟🏻🤌🏻

[bumblee-stumblee]

Children cannot be "Sex Workers". Children cannot consent.

Border Report

Underage sex workers rescued from bogus health spa

by: Julian Resendiz

Posted: Aug 2, 2024 / 07:47 AM CDT

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Police in the Mexican coastal resort of Puerto Vallarta have arrested two women and taken custody of 14 suspected victims of human trafficking.

The arrests went down this week following a months-long investigation on a health spa in the Diaz Ordaz neighborhood of Puerto Vallarta, where young adult and underage females allegedly provided sexual services to customers, according to the Mexican Attorney General’s Office.

Mexican officials identified one of the detainees only as Ruth N. and said the other female in custody is under 18. Ruth N. faces human trafficking charges.

A video released by the AG’s Office shows several young women wearing shorts or minidresses being escorted out of the spa while police officers with rifles stand by.

The AG’s Office said police raided the unnamed spa after obtaining information that minors were being sexually exploited there. A statement says Ruth N. was arrested in “flagrant” commission of a crime – supervising the sex workers.

Puerto Vallarta municipal officials earlier this year met with representatives of 65 hotels, bars and other visitor-oriented business to discourage sex tourism and prevent the sexual exploitation of minors.

Visit the BorderReport.com homepage for the latest exclusive stories and breaking news about issues along the U.S.-Mexico border

A child protection advocate in February told city officials Puerto Vallarta is second in Mexico when it comes to sex crimes involving minors. A second advocate a month later told local news media child sex exploitation is a major problem in the city and that 15 hotels are now taking part in a program to prevent guests from bringing in minors who aren’t legally related to them.

"Underaged sex worker"

Do you mean child victims of human trafficking? Children that were trafficked, coerced and raped?

[hotvampireadjacent]

“The national bourgeoise establishes holiday resorts and playgrounds for entertaining the Western Bourgeoise. This sector goes by the name of tourism and becomes a national industry re for this very purpose. We only have to look at what has happened to Latin America if we want proof of the way the ex colonized bourgeoisie can be transformed into the “party” organizers. The casinos in Havana and Mexico City, the beaches of Rio, Copacabana and Acapulco the young Brazilian and Mexicans girls, the thirteen year old mestizas, are the scars of this deprivation of the national bourgeoise.

[..] the national bourgeoise assumes the role of manager for the companies of the Wesr and turns its country virtually into a bordello for Europe.

Once again we need only to look at the pitiful spectacle of certain republicans in Latin America. U.S. businessmen, banking magnets and technocrats jet “down to the tropics” for a week to ten days to wallow in the sweet depravity of their private “reserves.”” The wretched of the earth, Frantz Fanon p 101-102

[dream-world-universe]

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico: Cabo San Lucas also known simply as Cabo, is a resort city at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. Wikipedia

[dailyoverview]

Acapulco, a resort city on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, was struck overnight by Hurricane Otis as a Category 5 storm with 165-mph (265-kmh) winds. Otis caught many by surprise, rapidly intensifying by more than 110 mph (177 kmh) in just 24 hours. Acapulco, a city of more than 852,000, had all power and internet service knocked out, effectively cutting it from outside communication.

16.863611°, -99.882500°

Source imagery: Maxar & CSU/CIRA/NOAA

[thyme-in-a-bubble]

a list of some summer movies/series 🌞

hi hi hi!! it's just me, your friendly neighbourhood little organisation freak of a goblin here to give you yet again a list of some seasonal movies and series. this time, say it with me folks, summer! as always, just close your eyes and point somewhere on this little list, or even put the numbers in a generator and go with whatever the result is ♡

autumn | winter | spring

🐚 ‧₊˚ ⋅ movies ⋅˚₊‧

roman holiday (1953)

jaws (1975)

friday the 13th (1980)

Indiana jones (1981-)

dirty dancing (1987)

the princess bride (1987)

paris is burning (1990)

point break (1991)

jurassic park (1993-)

before sunrise (1995)

a goofy movie (1995)

clueless (1995)

birdcage (1996)

boogie nights (1997)

i know what you did last summer (1997)

my best friend's wedding (1997)

parent trap (1998)

bilboard dad (1998)

tarzan (1999)

the talented mr. ripley (1999)

10 things I hate about you (1999)

the mummy (1999)

cast away (2000)

almost famous (2000)

our lips are sealed (2000)

charlie’s angels (2000 + 2003)

holiday in the sun (2001)

the wedding planner (2001)

the fast and furious franchise (2001-)

princess diaries (2001-2004)

lilo and stitch (2002)

blue crush (2002)

crossroads (2002)

how to lose a guy in 10 days (2003)

under the tuscan sun (2003)

the lizzie mcguire movie (2003)

pirates of the caribbean franchise (2003-2017)

sisterhood of the traveling pants (2005-2008)

monster in law (2005)

aquamarine (2006)

she’s the man (2006)

the cheetah girls 2 (2006)

high school musical 2 (2007)

camp rock (2008)

vicky cristina barcelona (2008)

fool's gold (2008)

mamma mia (2008 + 2018)

adventureland (2009)

bride wars (2009)

hannah montana the movie (2009)

the last song (2010)

letters to juliet (2010)

eat pray love (2010)

one day (2011+2024)

a little bit of heaven (2011)

soul surfer (2011)

the impossible (2012)

magic mike (2012+2025+2023)

the big wedding (2013)

lovelace (2013)

endless love (2014)

chef (2014)

the longest ride (2015)

mad max: fury road (2015)

the shallows (2016)

it (2017)

girls trip (2017)

baywatch (2017)

jumanji: welcome to the jungle (2017)

gifted (2017)

call me by your name (2017)

crazy rich asians (2018)

adrift (2018)

ibiza (2018)

every day (2018)

bad times at the el royale (2018)

tomb raider (2018)

the red sea diving resort (2019)

midsommar (2019)

we summon the darkness (2019)

spider-man: far from home (2019)

the devil all the time (2020)

palm springs (2020)

the last letter from your lover (2021)

raya and the last dragon (2021)

luca (2021)

uncharted (2022)

glass onion (2022)

do revenge (2022)

the lost city (2022)

the gray man (2022)

death on the nile (2022)

barbie (2023)

bottoms (2023)

anyone but you (2023)

la passion de dodin bouffant (2023)

road house (2024)

the challengers (2024)

players (2024)

twisters (2024)

🍦 ‧₊˚ ⋅ series ⋅˚₊‧

the o.c. (2003-2007)

america's next top model (2003-2018)

project runway (2004-)

h2o: just add water (2006-2010)

gossip girl (2007-2012)

private practice (2007-2013)

rupaul’s drag race (2009-)

the walking dead (2010-2022)

new girl (2011-2018)

the fosters (2013-2018)

black-ish (2014-2022)

jane the virgin (2014-2019)

grace and frankie (2015-2022)

critical role (2015-)

stranger things (2016-)

the durrells (2016-2019)

big little lies (2017-2019)

she's gotta have it (2017-2019)

the bold type (2017-2021)

queer eye (2018-)

station 19 (2018-2024)

euphoria (2019-)

roswell, new mexico (2019-2022)

valeria (2020-2023)

911: lone star (2020-)

outer banks (2020-)

bridgerton (2020-)

sex/life (2021-2023)

the white lotus (2021-2025)

daisy jones and the six (2023)

[rabbitcruiser]

National Learn To Swim Day

Teach your kids to swim, or sign up for lessons yourself. It’s good  for your health, and may save your life or the life of another from  drowning someday.

Maybe humans can’t fly like birds (yet!), but that doesn’t mean that  walking is the only we can get around—with just a little patience and a  little work, we can learn to swim like fish, too. Of course, you could  live without ever knowing how to swim, but who would want to?

Swimming offers so many benefits that it’s impossible to say that  your life would be just as good without it—it builds muscle strength and  endurance, improves circulation, helps maintain a healthy weight,  alleviates stress and improves both coordination and flexibility, to  name but a few.

Not to mention that knowing how to swim can easily save your life or allow you a person to save someone’s life! Learn to Swim Day  was created to encourage people all over the world who don’t know how  to swim, regardless of age, to finally acquire this incredibly  beneficial skill or simply improve on their existing skills.

National Learn To Swim Day is observed every year on the third  Saturday of May and is dedicated to educating children and adults about  the importance of learning to swim and general water safety. National  Learn To Swim Day is held before the start of summer, to ensure that  anyone who cannot swim prior to summer is encouraged to learn, making  for a safer summer of water fun.

While swimming is an activity enjoyed by people of all ages  throughout the year, summer is the time when there is the most risk of  drowning, with an increasing number of people taking to lakes, rivers,  and swimming pools to cool off in the heat. Because there are a number  of risks involved in swimming – and accidentally falling into the water  or getting out of your depth – learning to swim from a young age is  vital.

History of Learn to Swim Day

This little holiday was created in 2012 by ‘Swimways’, now known as  ‘Teach Me To Swim’. Its main goal was to provide the opportunity to  raise awareness about the importance of water safety as well as teach  both children and adults how to swim.

At first, it was just a small event, but soon people began to realize  just how important it was to have such a day, especially during the  month when many swimming pools open for the summer all over the U.S.A.

Soon, corporations such as Target and Toys”R”Us joined Swimways in  celebrating this day by offering promotions on swimwear and learn to  swim items, as well as helping to raise awareness about Learn to Swim  Day. Nowadays, it seems that more people take part every year, resulting  in thousands of people finally mastering this extremely useful skill.

Raising awareness about water safety

National Learn To Swim Day is the ideal opportunity to raise  awareness about the crucial importance of being able to swim and being  confident in and around water, particularly for young children. Learning  to swim is an invaluable life skill that could, one day, save a child’s  life, which is why raising awareness about learning to swim is so  vital.

Did you know that drowning is the second leading cause of accidental  death in children from one to 14-years-old? That’s why it is so  important that children of all ages learn to swim, hence the need for  National Learn To Swim Day and the importance of raising awareness  around this crucial health and safety topic.

Learning to swim can be a lot of fun, and can be practiced at any  age. There are classes for swimming designed for children as young as a  few weeks old that teach young babies and toddlers how to turn over into  the water onto their backs, should they accidentally fall into water  and are unable to get out, effectively saving their own lives.

As well as basic swimming lessons for children of all ages, there are  also a number of advanced swimming classes that are designed to improve  children’s swimming skills and increase their confidence.

There are also swimming classes designed to teach children and  teenagers vital lifeguarding and lifesaving skills, so should they ever  need to help another swimmer who is in trouble in the water, they are  able to do so in a safe and confident way.

How to celebrate Learn to Swim Day

As you may well have guessed, the best way to celebrate Learn to Swim  day would be to learn to swim. It is estimated that about half of all  Americans can’t swim, so if you happen to be a part of this group, this  day is the perfect time to change your life for the better!

National Learn To Swim Day is all about encouraging people to learn  how to swim and to ensure that from a young age children are encouraged  to learn how to swim. National Learn To Swim Day also encourages parents  to book swimming lessons for their children, to help boost their water  confidence and ensure that they properly understand water safety and how  dangerous water can be.

Many swimming lesson companies offer deals and discounts as part of  the National Learn To Swim Day celebrations, encouraging parents to  enroll their children in classes that could one day save their lives.

Don’t be shy, no matter how old you are, there and millions of other  people your age who can’t swim, either. So get a bathing suit you feel  comfortable in, and make your way down to your nearest pool, and take a  few lessons. Learning the basics of swimming is generally considered  quite easy for most people.

If you don’t want to take a class from an instructor, you could  always ask a friend or relative who swims well to teach you. However, it  is extremely important to exercise caution at all times, and take your  time practicing in shallow, relatively still water for quite some time  before venturing out into less safe territory.

And even when you do learn to swim well enough to feel comfortable in  the water, you should never take unnecessary risks, like swimming in  areas not monitored by lifeguards, disregarding warning signs, swimming  under the influence of alcohol, or diving without first checking the  water is at least 9-10 feet deep. You could also host a pool party or  make a deal with your children that you will find the time to go  swimming together at least once a week.

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[bignaz8]

ARIZONA INTERESTING FACTS:

1. Arizona has 3,928 mountain peaks and summits, more mountains than any one of the other Mountain States (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming).

2. All New England, plus the state of Pennsylvania would fit inside Arizona.

3. Arizona became the 48th state and last of the contiguous states on February 14, 1912, Valentine’s Day.

4. Arizona's disparate climate can yield both the highest temperature across the nation and the lowest temperature across the nation in the same day.

5. There are more wilderness areas in Arizona than in the entire Midwest. Arizona alone has 90 wilderness areas, while the Midwest has 50.

6. Arizona has 26 peaks that are more than 10,000 feet in elevation.

7. Arizona has the largest contiguous stand of Ponderosa pines in the world stretching from near Flagstaff along the Mogollon Rim to the White Mountains region.

8. Yuma, Arizona is the country's highest producer of winter vegetables, especially lettuce.

9. Arizona is the 6th largest state in the nation, covering 113,909 square miles.

10. Out of all the states in the U.S., Arizona has the largest percentage of its land designated as Indian lands.

11. The Five C's of Arizona's economy are: Cattle, Copper, Citrus, Cotton, and Climate.

12. More copper is mined in Arizona than all the other states combined The Morenci Mine is the largest copper producer in all of North America.

13. Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, two of the most prominent movie stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, were married on March 18, 1939, in Kingman, Arizona.

14. Covering 18,608 sq. miles, Coconino County is the second largest county by land area in the 48 contiguous United States.(San Bernardino County in California is the largest).

15. The world's largest solar telescope is located at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Sells, Arizona.

16. Bisbee, Arizona is known as the Queen of the Copper Mines because during its mining heyday it produced nearly 25 percent of the world's copper. It was the largest city in the Southwest between Saint Louis and San Francisco.

17. Billy the Kid killed his first man, Windy Cahill, in Bonita, Arizona.

18. Arizona grows enough cotton each year to make more than one pair of jeans for every person in the United States.

19. Famous labor leader and activist Cesar Chavez was born in Yuma.

20. In 1912, President William Howard Taft was ready to make Arizona a state on February 12, but it was Lincoln's birthday.

The next day, the 13th, was considered bad luck so they waited until the following day. That's how Arizona became known as the Valentine State.

21. When England's famous London Bridge was replaced in the 1960s, the original was purchased, dismantled, shipped stone by stone and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where it still stands today.

22. Mount Lemmon, Tucson, in the Santa Catalina Mountains, is the southernmost ski resort in the United States.

23. Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch in Picacho, Arizona is the largest privately-owned ostrich ranch in the world outside South Africa.

24. If you cut down a protected species of cactus in Arizona, you could spend more than a year in prison.

25. The world's largest to-scale collection of miniature airplane models is housed at the library at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona.

26. The only place in the country where mail is delivered by mule is the village of Supai, located at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

27. Located on Arizona's western border, Parker Dam is the deepest dam in the world at 320 feet.

28. South Mountain Park/Preserve in Phoenix is the largest municipal park in the country.

29. Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, located about 55 miles west of Phoenix, generates more electricity than any other U.S. power plant.

30. Oraibi, a Hopi village located in Navajo County, Arizona, dates back to before A.D. 1200 and is reputed to be the oldest continuously inhabited community in America.

31. Built by Del Webb in 1960, Sun City, Arizona was the first 55-plus active adult retirement community in the country.

32. Petrified wood is the official state fossil. The Petrified Forest in northeastern Arizona contains America's largest deposits of petrified wood.

33. Many of the founders of San Francisco in 1776 were Spanish colonists from Tubac, Arizona.

34. Phoenix originated in 1866 as a hay camp to supply military post Camp McDowell.

35. Rainfall averages for Arizona range from less than three inches in the deserts to more than 30 inches per year in the mountains.

36. Rising to a height of 12,643 feet, Humphreys Peak north of Flagstaff is the state's highest mountain.

37. Roadrunners are not just in cartoons! In Arizona, you'll see them running up to 17-mph away from their enemies.

38. The Saguaro cactus is the largest cactus found in the U.S. It can grow as high as a five-story building and is native to the Sonoran Desert, which stretches across southern Arizona.

39. Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, grew up on a large family ranch near Duncan, Arizona.

40. The best-preserved meteor crater in the world is located near Winslow, Arizona.

41. The average state elevation is 4,000 feet.

42. The Navajo Nation spans 27,000 square miles across the states of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, but its capital is seated in Window Rock, Arizona.

43. The amount of copper utilized to make the copper dome atop Arizona's Capitol building is equivalent to the amount used in 4.8 million pennies.

44. Near Yuma, the Colorado River's elevation dips to 70 feet above sea level, making it the lowest point in the state.

45. The geographic center of Arizona is 55 miles southeast of Prescott near the community of Mayer.

46. You could pile four 1,300-foot skyscrapers on top of each other and they still would not reach the rim of the Grand Canyon.

47. The hottest temperature recorded in Arizona was 128 degrees at Lake Havasu City on June 29, 1994.

48. The coldest temperature recorded in Arizona was 40 degrees below zero at Hawley Lake on January 7, 1971.

49. A saguaro cactus can store up to nine tons of water.

50. The state of Massachusetts could fit inside Maricopa County (9,922 sq. miles).

51. The westernmost battle of the Civil War was fought at Picacho Pass on April 15, 1862 near Picacho Peak in Pinal County.

52. There are 11.2 million acres of National Forest in Arizona, and one-fourth of the state forested.

53. Wyatt Earp was neither the town marshal nor the sheriff in Tombstone at the time of the shoot-out at the O..K. Corral. His brother Virgil was the town marshal.

54. On June 6, 1936, the first barrel of tequila produced in the United States rolled off the production line in Nogales, Arizona.

55. The Sonoran Desert is the most biologically diverse desert in North America.

56. Bisbee is the Nation's Southernmost mile-high city.

57. The two largest man-made lakes in the U.S. are Lake Mead and Lake Powell, both located in Arizona.

58. The longest remaining intact section of Route 66 can be found in Arizona and runs from Seligman to Topock, a total of 157 unbroken miles.

59. The 13 stripes on the Arizona flag represent the 13 original colonies of the United States.

60. The negotiations for Geronimo's final surrender took place in Skeleton Canyon, near present day Douglas, Arizona, in 1886.

61. Prescott, Arizona is home to the world's oldest rodeo, and Payson, Arizona is home to the world's oldest continuous rodeo, both of which date back to the 1880's.

62. Kartchner Caverns, near Benson, Arizona, is a massive limestone cave with 13,000 feet of passages, two rooms as long as football fields, and one of the world's longest soda straw stalactites: measuring 21 feet 3 inches.

63. You can carry a loaded firearm on your person, no permit required.

64. Arizona has one of the lowest crime rates in the U.S.A.

[mirailenkun]

Good. Here are my thoughts about Lotus and its history in ROTMNT.

Remember Shredder warping and appearing at the end of season 1? What if that distortion in time and space had created gaps like Spidey's New Home?

And he would have accidentally dragged Usagi Yuichi and Lotus Blossom. Only Yuichi comes from a different dimension, while Lotus is from Rise's dimension, but from a different time, like the Tang Dynasty.

So we have these two poor displaced people in a time, country and they don't even speak the local language. Yuichi and Lotus communicate through fairly rudimentary Japanese, basically trying to survive in a different world.

They resort to robbery, breaking and entering, extortion, and even work as mercenaries. Along the way they form a close, almost codependent relationship. But THEN COMES A PLOT TWIST…. there is another traveler, one who knows them both, but Yuichi and Lotus had never seen her before in their lives…. Her name is Koya and she wants to kill them. AND WHY THE HELL DOES SHE CALL THEM CAPTAIN AND COLONEL?!

Lotus before this was an assassin at the court of the empress or something like that. Look, I'm from Mexico and the history of China is long and confusing, bear with me. A girl with no clan or family ties, who has never allowed herself to stay in one place or have a family. A sensible, silent and disciplined person, with the great flaw of being indifferent to the pain of others or not understanding their emotions.

On the other hand, we have Yuichi with friends and family to return to. He is impulsive, arrogant, confident and a trouble magnet. Quite a contrast in which they learn from each other in this world of Rise that they don't understand and become friends because in a sad way, they are all they have. And to further angst, they are trapped for 2 and a half years and COUNTING!

(NOTE THAT I COUNT THE MONTHS FROM THE END OF S1 TO S2 + TWO YEARS FROM THE END OF THE SERIES TO THE ROTTMNT MOVIE).

They both miss home, the people they know and seeing that in this city called New York there are pieces of their culture, of their home but it's not quite the same. It burns, in a bittersweet way. Especially for Lotus, because that's her dimension, but it's not her home and Yuichi wants to go back to his clan and family, but they both get attached to each other. They're something they need, like they've always known each other….

Then they meet these people like… Timothy, Irma, Mona Lisa, Dr. Rockwell, Slash, Letherhead even the Hamato Clan. Lotus gets attached to the town, to her friends, to these people who are basically her family, BUT Yuichi wants to come back to continue Miyamoto Usagi's legacy, to be with his clan, his family…. but he also wants Lotus and the gang with him.

Differences of opinion drive a wedge between the two and are their main conflict when they are alone. And the tension only grows between Yuichi and Lotus when they meet the Hamato…..

I'm still thinking what could happen next, but that's basically the idea of my AU TRAVELERS.

[weirdthoughtsandideas]

Soy Luna characters and what they’d give each other as gifts

This can be very fun depending on how close all characters are with each other.

Warning it’s gonna be a LONG post 💜

Luna

Ámbar would give her new roller skates, specifically tailored for Luna. Color, design, and easily adjustable just for the type of skating Luna does.

Simón would give her a collage book filled with all of their memories together. Everything from photos to little notes he saved, to handwritten memories that he has written down. Also some pages are just ”my favorite stuff about Luna”. Luna looks in it whenever she feels sad.

Nina would give her a story she wrote where the main character is based on Luna. Nina would also audio record the story in case Luna wouldn’t concentrate on reading it.

Matteo, well, based on what he gifted her in canon on her birthday, probably something strawberry related. Maybe to be extra he buys a small strawberry glass sculpture for her to have in her room

Ramiro would give her this t-shirt that I myself happen to wear right now:

Yam would probably sew a jacket for her, with a roller skate on the back and the text ”Luna Valente Professional Skater” under the roller skate.

Pedro I think would give her a T-shirt that said ”Roller Band Honorary Member”

Nico would give her a microphone. She goes around with the microphone in her backpack and sometimes it accidentally goes off and her backpack sounds REALLY loud.

Jim would perhaps get her a sign to hang up in her room that just says ”keep calm and roller skate”

Gastón would give her a polaroid camera, telling her to use it for special occasions.

Delfi probably gifts her a hairbrush and explains how to use it and Luna is like ”Yeah I know what a hairbrush is thanks”

Jazmin makes a video called ”Top 10 Luna moments” and it’s her favorite videos she’s taken of Luna

Ámbar

Luna gives her a box to keep her jewerly in. The box is pink and black, and carved inside it says ”To Ámbar, from your primita”.

Simón gifts her a trip to Paris, just the two of them. He wants to serenade her in the eiffel tower.

Nina gives her a diary, to encourage her to get an outlet for her feelings that isn’t ”throwing stuff on the ground”

Matteo buys her a lamp that she jokingly had said she wanted to have once. Ámbar still appreciates the thought.

Ramiro gives her a photo of him and her posing and ”Red Sharks forever” written under

Yam handcrafts a music box that plays ”Como me ves” and gifts it to her. Ámbar listens to it sometimes when she's alone, and has to admit that she didn't expect a girl who she barely talks to could give her such a good gift

Pedro would give her a T-shirt where it jokingly says ”Reina de la pista”. Ámbar never wears it but she has it in her closet on display.

Nico gives her some earrings that are diamond shaped, but they are not made of diamonds (he doesn’t have that kind of money!)

Jim gifts her some shoes that she randomly saw in a store and thought was ”Ámbar vibed”. She was so scared Ámbar would hate them, but it turns out her vibecheck was completely right, and Ámbar wears them every now and then

Gastón remembers a porcelain doll she desperately wanted when they were 10 and apparently couldn’t get (I like the headcanon that they’ve gone to the same school since they were kids), and he’s like ”hey I found it now, it could be a little fun”, and Ámbar is really surprised he even remembered it because she forgot, but she’s very grateful and proudly has the doll sitting in her room on display.

Delfi gives her some make up, and super expensive and exclusive shampoo, lotion and conditioner.

Jazmin gives her spa weekend at an exclusive resort

Simón

Luna would gift him a trip to Cancún for the two of them, plus tickets in a concert in Mexico City of some band she knows he loves.

Ámbar buys him a leather jacket because she finds him super hot wearing one

Nina would possibly give him a book of argentinean slang and phrases (a little as an inside joke after their shenanigans at the retirement home)

Matteo I can picture buying him like… a bobble head of a celebrity. Or a handmade bobble head of Simón, so now Simón has a miniature version of himself

Ramiro would give him a pair of pants with a million pockets. Like pockets on the thighs and stuff.

Yam I think would make him a new beanie, maybe in the bisexual colors to be funky

Pedro would give him a giant taco-shaped pillow

Nico would buy him a shirt that says "SIMP: Squirrels in my pants" but the "squirrels in my pants" part is really small

Jim I think decides to figure out where he likes to buy clothes, and then give him a gift card on that clothing store

Gastón buys him some sunglasses. A simple gift, but Simón loves them and wears them all the time

Delfi would buy him some new shoes because "she noticed the ones he wore were worn out". Simón appreciates it a lot, because he had planned on buying new shoes himself for like a year but forgot.

Jazmin would make him a collage to hang on his wall where it's just cut-out pictures of Simón with hearts around it, and random stickers Jazmin thought fitted.

Nina

Luna buys her every book of Sherlock Holmes, in a very limited edition publication that is super hard to get, but Luna somehow did. She also has written "Para mi querida Watson" on the title page of every book

Ámbar would gift her a camera, with special features on it, so that Nina can take even better photos than ever

Simón I think would gift her a dvd box of some obscure tv show that she loved when she was younger but couldn't find anymore, and Simón had a friend in Cancún who happened to own all episodes on dvd and shipped it over

Matteo would buy her a notebook with pencils specifically tailored for that very notebook

Ramiro gifts her a bracelet with a symbol of a heart inside of a heart. He gives no context and when she asks he just does a salute and leaves the room.

Yam would give her a book that has printed out all the posts made by Felicityfornow in chronological order, so that even if the account ever disappeared, it's saved forever in this book.

Pedro would give her a light blue hoodie, because he thinks the way she sits down and writes so much, she should wear something comfy <3

Nico I think would give her a mood ring - a ring due to the inside joke that Gary thought they were dating, and a mood ring because he doesn't really know jewelry but "hey mood rings are pretty neat right"

Jim gifts her a book on how to write romance novels, after Nina said she really wanted to write one but didn't know where to begin. Nina ended up getting more inspiration from herself rather than from the book, but she was still very grateful that Jim got it for her.

Gastón would give her a souvenir from her favorite sci-fi movie, something that they actually had on the set and he managed to get his hands on, after searching deeply online. It's Nina's most priced possession and she has it on display in her living room.

Delfi would give her a gift card on a clothes store - either a store Nina has been in, or a store she never has set foot in, but Delfi thinks she can find some good clothes in there.

Jazmin would gift her some body lotion and perfume, because she wants Nina to smell good. Not that she didn't think she smelt good before, but simply because she found the body lotion and perfume and was like "this smells like Nina... I better give it to her!!"

Matteo

Luna would 100% just give him some silly strawberry themed T-shirt. But he loves it and wears it so much he almost forgets to wash it.

Ámbar gifts him a poster she had commissioned an artist to draw: It's a roller skate surrounded by a king's crown. Referencing he used to be the "king of the rink".

Simón would give him hair gel because he wanted to see if Matteo would look like Blaine from Glee if he used it - cause without hair gel Matteo looks like Mr. Schue.

Nina always thought it was funny how Matteo was called ”fresa”, even though she knows it means something else in mexican slang, but she still decides to gift him something on the strawberry theme (he’s gonna get a lot of strawberry themed stuff tbh, it’s just his brand now). Anyway, she gives him a cookbook specified on fruits and berries, and jokingly mentions there’s an entire chapter on just strawberries he can look through.

Ramiro gifts him some themed underwear... only he and Matteo knows what the specific theme of the underwear is, and Matteo both feels like this was a hilarious gift while also feeling slightly awkward if anyone would ever find them. Ramiro also always seems to know when he wears them despite him never telling it.

Yam has heard all about this "chico fresa" thing with Matteo and takes it literally, so she makes him a vest in a strawberry pattern.

Pedro gifts him a mug that says ”Rey de la pista”

Nico gives him a bowtie with a bowtie pattern on it. ”Get it?”

Jim I think would gift him some new wheels for his roller skates, but paint the wheels strawberry colored (red with white dots, as well as green in the middle)

Gastón would give him a specially tailored friendship bracelet. However, instead of calling it a friendship bracelet he calls it a ”bro bracelet”. Matteo loves it.

Delfi makes a video about ”the evolution of Matteo” and just shows clips of him through the years with one of his songs playing in the background

Jazmin manages to get an autograph from one of his biggest idols and she refuses to tell him how she got it.

Ramiro

Luna would gift him roller skates with his own face printed all over on it. He actually skates with it a lot, although never in serious competitions. Except for once when he packed the wrong skates… that was an interesting competition

Ámbar gifts him a small sculpture of a red shark with the text ”never forget”

Simón would get him some instructional tapes on how to breakdance. Ramiro watches them too much in his freetime

Nina probably gives him a gift card on his favorite online shopping site where he orders all his odd t-shirts and also other stuff from

Matteo would give him a bracelet that says ”FRIENDZONE” on it. Only him and Matteo get the reference

Yam would sew some cool pants that he can easily move around in when dancing and roller skating, as well as making them look pretty rad and work with a variety of shirts and jackets.

Pedro I think gives him a notebook so he can write down all his wonderful rap lyrics… Ramiro wrote it out within 2 weeks.

Nico gives him old CDs from the 90s that instructs how to beatbox. Ramiro finds it fascinating how ”beatboxing sounded like in the old days”, while everyone else thinks it sounds mostly the same.

Jim would gift him a new roller skate helmet, with his name ingrained so everyone knows this helmet belongs to RAMIRO PONCE and no one can take that away.

Gastón gives him a miniature sculpture of the three musketeers, as a reference to when the boys dressed up as them.

Delfi buys him some headphones so he can ”dance to his music in silence”

Jazmin buys him deodorant and very kindly says it ”needs to be taken every day”

Yam

Luna would give her a shirt in the lesbian flag’s colors. Yam refuses to ever take it off.

Ámbar would buy her a new guitar that Yam could only dream of buying herself. It was one of those things she saw in the display window knowing it was just a wish. But for Ámbar it was like ”you play guitar and this guitar seemed like it suited your vibes so I bought it 🤷🏼‍♀️”.

Simón gives her a T-shirt that says ”Roller Band reserve (if Simón is unavailable)” and she exclusively wears it during those specific occasions.

Nina I think would write a song about Yam, or at least song lyrics that she later gifts her

Matteo I think ends up buying her a t-shirt that says ”Rock paper scissors” with the two first words crossed out and ”scissors” very highlighted, with a picture of two scissors intertwined under the text. In Matteo’s head this was more of ”well she likes funny english t-shirts I guess” while Yam cannot stop laughing as she gets the shirt.

Ramiro gifts her the gift of music - he records a rap song that is all about her.

Pedro would give her a handmade sculpture of a shield that says "I got a feeling 2017 never forget"

Nico would gift her a pass that says "Yamila Sanchez - she's allowed backstage if asked" and tells her this can let her get anywhere backstage on the Roller Band's concerts without any trouble (and they might need her in case of an emergency!)

Jim would... write her a 200 page long book, all about how amazing she is. Every page, filled with something she loves about her. She's also asked every single other person to write something about Yam in the book, so an entire chapter is just "Our favorite memories and things about you", and Jim has really asked everyone to write at least one full page, prefferrably more (her own page is 10 pages long because she has so many favorite things about Yam). There's photos, there's NOTES THEY PASSED TO EACH OTHER IN CLASS, there's song lyrics they came up with and even some inside jokes. Jim wants to make sure Yam knows how special she is. And if Yam ever doubts it, she can just take a look in the book and see just how much love people have for her.

Gastón I think gives her a black jacket with her name printed on it and a music note under because he associates her with music.

Delfi would give her a little necklace of a silver microphone. Yam asks how expensive this was and Delfi refuses to tell.

Jazmin would get her a gift card of to a really expensive fashion store that Yam has never set her foot in and doesn't even know where it's located, because Jazmin is like "I think you'd look good in the clothes they have there <3". Yam uses the gift card to buy clothes for other people.

Pedro

Luna would give him a mug that says "the world's best drummer" on it

Ámbar would get him some expensive shoes, so that he'd look a little fancy when he's at work.

Simón would gift him one of those dancing cactuses that mimic everything you say. Pedro both hates and loves it.

Nina gives him some new drumsticks.

Matteo would give him a brand new drum set. He was like "it was nothing, you deserve some brand new ones <3"

Ramiro would give him some socks with drums on them.

Yam would give him hairspray, because mentioned to her once that he'd like to try to style his hair in new ways.

Nico gifts him a photo album of them through all the years in their friendship.

Jim I believe gives him a metronome so he can measure the beats in the songs he plays

Gastón noticed Pedro liked cooking, and so he bought him some new pots and pans (those are expensive!)

Delfi makes a 1 hour video of clips of him and her lovebombing him every single second

Jazmin would give him a plastic cup with a cartoon drum on it, explaining "now everyone knows this is your cup <3"

Nico

Luna would give him a new plectrum for his bass.

Ámbar would give him jeans, because she has no idea what else to give him... to her he's the least interesting person in the room

Simón gives him new bed clothes, where both the pillow and blanket says "Property of the Roller Band's bassist" - so that no one will steal his bed clothes

Nina I think would give him a cookbook, so Nico can learn some new recipes, and on the title page she writes "To Nico, from your 'wife'". He laughs so much every time he reads that message.

Matteo buys him a vest, because he thought Nico would look good in one

Ramiro would buy him a cap, because he thinks Nico's hair would look better with a cap on

Yam sews him a jacket with a bass symbol on it and the text "Property of the legend himself" (no one would steal a jacket with THAT epic text right?)

Pedro gifts him a sign to hang up on the wall that has a sentence that is confusing to everyone else, but it's a really funny inside joke between him and Nico they refuse to explain to anyone else

Jim I think would gift him a bracelet with the roller band logo on it, and when she gifts it, she gave him a note saying "Nico: Thanks for putting up with me while I figured out myself. You're a good lad!" He keeps the note in a little box together with the bracelet.

Gastón I can imagine hearing Nico was sad about never owning a PS2 as a kid because he couldn't afford it, so he buys him in a PS2 with some games. Nico is really happy, but the bad thing is that he forgets to go to sleep because he stays up and plays x)

Delfi would get him a gift card on men's hair products

Jazmin would make a 30 second video where she goes "Nico... I don't know you so well but you have always been ok. This is my gift, a video message! Love ya, bye!"

Jim

Luna gives her some new roller skates that she has decorated in color and patterns herself to fit exactly the vibe she think fits Jim

Ámbar would get her a book about how to flirt with people and wish her good luck on future endeavors.

Simón gets her an original live recording of Fito Páez singing A rodar mi vida, and an autograph from him

Nina would get her a dvd box of an anime Jim loved as a kid, but the spanish dub was really hard to find now. Alas, Nina managed to find it on an auction site.

Matteo would probably get her tap-dancing shoes or something, because he knows she likes dancing, so why not learn tap-dancing?

Ramiro pays 5 breakdancing lessons for her because he thinks it's essential she learns the art of breakdancing

Yam records an entire music album where EVERY SONG is an original song about Jim. It's kind of an album that tells a story, first song is how they first met, last song is the wish for their future together. She names the album "For J" and people who knows no context try to figure out who this mysterious J is.

Pedro gives her a T-shirt that says "I solemnly swear to not steal people's suits again"

Nico gifts her a music box that plays Linda.

Gastón would gift her a jacket with the text "A rodar mi vida" stitched on the back

Delfi would freak out trying to get her a good gift to show that they are friends now, and ends up simply paying her dinner at an expensive restaurant. Jim loves it though. Free food!

Jazmin I think gives her a video camera, primarily so Jim can record her dancing auditions in a higher quality than on her phone. Jim also uses it to record people's roller skate performances and singing performances. There's also a rumor she recorded a video on it that only she and one other person knows about... but what they recorded is top secret.

Gastón

Luna gives him a mug that says "World's best best friend in law"

Ámbar would get him a picture of when they were in like 6th grade posing together for a picture and as a caption write a quote that a teacher everyone thought was insane had said

Simón I think would write a parody of the song Gastón from BATB, but change the lyrics to be about the Gastón he knows.

Nina writes an entire novel where the main character is named Gastón. It's a sci fi story mixed with romance, and a lot of the scenes are based on things that happened in their real life but taking place in space instead. She just wrote it for Gastón but he thinks it's so good he thinks she should publish it for everyone.

Matteo buys him a trip to Las Vegas, because they talked about going there some time when they were younger and finally make their dream come true.

Ramiro I think gives him a miniature figure of Gastón from BATB, with the reasoning "haha you have the same name"

Yam would sew him an entire tuxedo suit for funsies and when he asks how she knows his measurements she says "I secretly took measurements of everyone, as well as their personal flavors and taste of styles, and keep the information in a little box in my sewing room in the basement". Gastón goes "wait what" and Yam does a hushing sound and walks away

Pedro buys him a t-shirt that says "I went to Oxford and all I got was this lousy shirt"

Nico doesn't know what to give him and thus gives him a package of beer. Gastón doesn't drink beer but he drinks up the package (not at once) to not let the gift go to waste

Jim would give him a gift card on some fancy men's fashion store

Delfi would give him merchandise from his favorite movie (she remembered!)

Jazmin releases a video called "Why men should be like Gastón (NOT FROM BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!)" where she just goes through her favorite moments of Gastón

Delfi

Luna would give her a stuffed animal dolphin and Delfi wouldn't really understand the joke

Ámbar buys her a weekened at a resort

Simón would buy her a gift card at her favorite beauty product store

Nina I think would give her a journal... with a dolphin on the front (Delfi doesn't understand why people associate her with dolphins!!)

Matteo would look through her videos to find what's her favorite make up brands are and buy her a large package of it

Ramiro takes her to an amusement park, because he thinks she should "relax a little and have fun". Delfi relaxed when they went home.

Yam sews her some overalls, because had analyzed Delfi's style and thought she'd look really neat in some purple overalls.

Pedro writes her a song and records it on a CD so she has it forever

Nico gives her some dolphin-themed socks

Jim gifts her a photo of when they sing together and writes "Cool Ladies forever"

Gastón would gift her an adult coloring book, recommending her to do it every time she feels stressed.

Jazmin does a 2h storytime video about her and Delfi's history together, when they met and every little twist and turn they have experienced together.

Jazmin

Luna notices how much Jazmin seems to laugh, so she gives her a joke book so that Jazmin can laugh even more

Ámbar gives her a one year subscription on expensive and exclusive body lotion and perfume

Simón handcrafts a little trophy depicting a microphone, and writes "to my best student" on it

Nina gives her some new high heels. Jazmin doesn't know how Nina even knows what high heels are, but are surprised how spot on Nina was that they'd be her style

Matteo would get her a new case for her ipad, with pockets so that Jazmin could keep all her stuff in the same place

Ramiro would get her a fidget spinner that sparkles when you spin it. "Ooh, shiny!"

Yam would record a cover of "Fush, te vas" as a gift to her and Jazmin thinks it's fabulous

Pedro would give her a sign that says "Jazfans fanclub" and let all their friends sign it before he gave it to her

Nico would get her a purse to keep her belongings in - she ends up not putting anything in it and just walks around with the purse alone because she thinks it's pretty

Jim would buy her a rainbow skirt and Jazmin twirls around in it so much she trips too many times in a day

Gastón gifts her some lipstick that he saw her talk about loving in a video

Delfi makes a video talking about how important Jazmin is to her and then shows a slideshow of pictures of them with a cheesy heartfelt song in the background she definitely gets copyright for but she doesn't care!!

Woah... this took a while.

Tell me if you want me to do this with Violetta characters too... :D

[radykalny-feminizm]

hi dear! wanted to preface saying i’m sorry ppl are coming after you for what you said about islam.

i’m a woman of color (christian background but not religious) who lives in europe in a city that has become unbearable because of muslim men & i completely share what you say.

anyway i wanted to add that me & my bestie were talking about this & my bestie said something that stuck with me. basically she said that for most cultures & religions, areas who are richer & have lower crime rates also report lower rates of violence against women. this doesn’t mean that they are not sexist because all cultures are sexist but that by improving public security & economic conditions the women in these areas can live better.

this is something you see in every continent for example. russia has far more crime & is poorer than switzerland & it has more violence against women. cape verde has less violence against women than south africa bc is richer (well not exactly but is less unequal thus the average person is actually better) & has less crime & also less violence against women. mexico has more violence against women than chile & uruguay & it has more poverty & crime as a whole. this is basically true worldwide, at least for countries with a christian tradition.

now this is not to say that culture doesn’t have an influence bc it has & highest rates of violence against women are also influenced by culture (& religion given that christianity is sexist af). also even the “best” countries have a lot of misogyny. but we see in many countries that by implementing public security measures & bettering the economic conditions, women can live better (even if ofc the goal is liberation not simply *bettering* conditions).

but this is not true of muslim countries. very rich muslim countries like saudi arabia have among the most draconian laws against women & lgbt ppl. the rate of economic development of some muslim african countries had not reduced things like fgm. economic development correlates positively with women’s freedom in europe, latin america, non-muslim africa & asia but not in muslim countries. many muslim countries have also very low rates of crime bc drug dealers, robbers, etc. are punished very harshly but still they have incredibly high rates of violence against women. like in other places it’s a mix of culture, religion, crime & socioeconomic conditions, in muslim countries is 99% religion & culture. getting richer wouldn’t help much. the same discourse can be made regarding rights for lgbt ppl.

i don’t want to whitewash women’s oppression in non-muslim countries bc my own country (angola) is so fucking misogynistic. what i’m saying is that other places are at least beginning to show a minimum level of open-mindedness, especially in some parts of non-muslim asia & latam with things like gay marriage (like in japan!). while it seems to me that the muslim world is going in the opposite direction. tell me what do you think 🩵

Thank you for your message; it is truly insightful, and gives much food for thought. It's true that economic factors influence crime, including violence against women. I believe this stems from the fact that individuals suffering from poverty and failures feel they have nothing to lose and succumb to their worst instincts, disregarding social norms.

The fact that muslims resort to violence against women regardless of their level of wealth and comfort in life stems from the fact that, for them, this behavior kind of behavior is considered a social norm.

That's why this religion is so dangerous. It doesn't provide a moral internal barrier against violence and oppression of women. Instead, it normalizes and encourages it.

[deke-rivers-1957]

Mike Windgren's Rank

Disclaimer: For my tier list I’m basing this off of a one on one fight with no weapons and no outside interference. If a character has to rely on a weapon they’re ranked lower. If a character has to fight more than one person at a time, I’d look at it on a case by case basis. Age, size and general background are factors that will be taken into consideration. Since a lot of those details are going to be up to interpretation as these are characters and not real people, feel free to share your own thoughts.

There are some context clues we get about when this movie takes place. For instance there's the fact that Mike's parents live in Tampa, Florida. Tampa experienced a significant amount of growth in both population and economically between the 1950s-1960s. Acapulco also experienced a significant amount of growth to the point where foreign countries started investing into the city. With a rise in tourism, Acapulco had the ability to invest in fancy hotels and beach resorts. And then there's the circus including the flying trapeze. While circuses that heavily involved animal acts and "freak shows" were starting to decrease in popularity, family owned circuses still had success by focusing on human performances like acrobatic stunts in the 1960s. What causes me to think this is late 1962/early 1963 is the small pink Jeep toy on the receptionist's desk. That toy was made by Tonka and was released in 1962. Since Tonka was an American company it isn't hard to assume it took some time for Mexico to have them.

Even though Mike is clearly old enough to legally buy alcohol and work out of the country, we don't have that many clues on his age. We can only guess based the physical prowess that's necessary for a trapeze act. While it isn't out of the question for middle aged trapeze artists to exist, it's not a secret that being a professional trapeze artist is age-sensitive. It's also been shown by scientific studies and by sports statistics that athletic performance in men tend to decrease once they're past 30. Since Mike's accident involving the death of his brother was never labeled as an age related issue, we can assume that Mike is below the age of 30. Mike having to physically hold the weight of another grown man with just his wrists means he's essentially a powerlifter which requires a combination of elastic yet well developed muscles and tendons. This is why at an Olympic level athletes hit their peak at 25. Given that Elvis himself was 28 at the time of filming, we can assume Mike is that age as well since he would still be in his peak years.

This is actually a great example of a fight that fits into the rules I established above. Mike threw a punch and Moreno reacted with a punch in return. No one interfered and no one used a weapon. We actually get a clear winner because Mike managed to cause Moreno a significant injury that made him unable to fight. It's actually realistic for Moreno to break something in his forearm due to the fall after being knocked over a set of furniture. Even though he was falling at a weird angle, he would still have that instinct most if not all humans have to use his hands to brace his fall which would therefore increase the risk of forearm/wrist injuries.

You can assume Mike and Moreno are equal since a diver has to be a strong swimmer and climber. Since Mike was able to win fair and square, this would give him a showing. I say fair and square because Moreno had just as much of a chance to injure Mike under the same circumstances.

Mike's physical appearance indicates that he has well formed, lean muscles in his arms. If he has the strength to consistently support the weight of a fully grown man with really nothing but his arms, he must be strong. However, in his only fight against Moreno he basically won because of luck. Moreno is basically a strong, yet otherwise average man.

Because I consider them to be evenly matched, that would mean Mike is also a strong, yet otherwise average man. Can he win fights against stronger opponents? Possibly since again, anyone can get a lucky hit in regardless of their actual skill level. Therefore, I would put him in B tier since we have no canon information to suggest he has the professional military or fight training characters in A tier would.

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