Common Crimes in Caracas

Calgary is definitively a safe city, since I came here I’ve enjoyed to have my cellphone on my hands while I’m sitting on the public transport, although you may think it’s not a big deal, that’s a very important thing for me because in my home city I can´t do that. The insecurity of people and their belongings is a common thing in Venezuela, and go out in the streets is totally a challenge for all citizens; for the smallest things like buy bread in a bakery or taking cash on the bank. In Caracas the most common crimes are kidnappings, vehicle robbery, robbery of jewelry stores and food stores and purses robbery while the people are walking on the street. A really common crime is the complicity whit a bank issuer and some person outside the bank, a simple person (thief) on the street. First, the bank client goes to the bank and decides to make a withdrawal of a big amount of cash; during all of this, the bank issuer text the thief about the bank transaction that the person is doing. Second, the bank issuer gives an accurate description of how the client is dressed, how the client looks like, and warns of the exactly cash amount withdrawn and the time that client leaves the bank, so by the time that the client is on the street again the thief immediately stalk her/his and asks about the exact amount that she/he just removed from the bank, and threatens her/him with a knife or gun; obviously, the victim to save his life, prefers to give money and keep an easy situation.

On the other hand, I don’t know in a deep way about the Calgary’s crimes, but based on what I read on the newspaper, I’ve noticed several murders with knives. Finally, I believe that there are many ways to avoid crime in generally speaking, like don’t walking through dark streets, avoid being late at night on the streets, and be aware of our belongings and the people around us.  

One Day like Carolina Herrera

I was thinking if I could change my identity for a day, I would like to be a famous designer like Carolina Herrera, she’s venezuelan like me and she’s an example for all the women in the world because of her leadership, business development and human quality. She became famous because she worked so hard for her dreams and never gave up to adversity. If I could be Carolina for one day, I would like to create a flowers fragrance and name it as my mom Sumnia; I would like to design a collection of dresses for plump women and promote a different way to see the beauty. I also would like to design a collection of purses representing colors that identify women around the world, taking into consideration their customs and ideals. Although it’s just for one day, I would like to write a book with all my experiences and tips for success in the design world to help all those who want to become designers. Another thing that I would like to do and this is a very important thing to me if a could be Carolina, I would like to use my fame to project myself on current social, economic and political problems that exist in my home country and let the world knows about it, and finally I would like to create a fund to help sick and poor children in Venezuela because the current government doesn’t do it now.  

Popular Fast Food in Caracas

Chipi’s burger  is a successful fast food restaurant in Caracas; it’s quite popular because the burger’s meat is cooked on the grill, and the customers prepare their own burgers. First, you order the kind of meat that you want (beef, pork, lamb and chicken) and let the Chipi’s burger employee know the meat size. Second, the Chipi’s burger employee gives you the bread burger with the meat that you choose, and then you are free to prepare your own burger with the stuffing you want. I like eating there because the food has very good taste, and it’s an excellent place to have lunch or dinner while I’m having a great time with my friends or my family. There are so many options to fill your burger: lettuce, tomato, cabbage mixed with carrots, pickles, bacon, various types of cheese, ham and traditional sauces you want like mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard). The Chipi’s burger advertising is only on the radio, but it has excellent ads with humorous phrases and catchy short songs. Their messages always want to remind us that you can taste the burger you like because you can prepare on your own with the ingredients that you want.

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Hello!, welcome to my blog. My name is Jacqueline and I'm from Caracas, Venezuela. This is my first time in Canada and also at the University of Calgary, I'm enjoying my classes here; I think it's a great opportunity to know people from another countries and learn English. I hope you enjoy reading my blog.