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This
week-end, the Car@van arrived at its departure
point, completing in 120
days the First Interactive Round the World
Tour.
Today,
the Journal is written by virtual travelers
who became real !
The
roles have reversed. Some of us, Virtuals have
become Real, and we can today write the
Journal. What a great emotion to be on the
other side of the screen, for once ! There are
no barriers neither frontiers, no outlines
neither rules. We're here to tell you how the
roads of the Car@van's
body and mind cross: we're in the café Bibli,
a library and multimedia space in the heart of
Rome, in the area of Trastevere.
Theo's
drinking a coffee as Aleko plays with his
inseparable guitar. It's easy for us to
recognize them, after we've stayed 4 months
"with them" and guided then across
the 5 continents. Their faces show a mutual
surprise: how did they imagine us as they were
running after zebras, chasing the Indonesian
mosquitoes, swimming in Ushuaia's freezing
water...
At
4.30 pm, the lights turn off. The show begins:
in front of us, on a big screen, the beautiful
images of the trip. Aleko comments as Theo,
wearing a rasta wig, appears and disappears
all around the room. And then we live the
travel again, all together this time... (watch
the video). Vicio
viciocalo@tiscalinet.it
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Just
before the projection...
I'm looking around me and, in
the half-light, see so many
different people: women, men,
young and older people, from the
north as from the south. Friends
of a time, friends of a life-time,
friends of a few hours... I sit
comfortably on a chair. I look
left, then right...
The voices mix all together:
after entire nights spent chatting
under code names, Virtuals meet
and hug, physically, this time.
The embarrassment of the first
handshake is already gone... the
Team's boys are with us: Real and
Virtual Worlds become one. WOW !
The screen lights on... let the
trip begin !
Elena - Ele e.pescante@libero.it
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"I
breathe the intense and sweet
smell of an Indonesian cigarette
that Aleko brought with him. The
odor mixes with Rome's humid and
fresh air. The kiss of these so
different smells makes me think
about so many things... there...
here... so many people we can
meet, discover, connect with.
It's yours, it's mine, it's
ours. You must want it."
Sonia - Becki
soniafasce@hotmail.com
"I'm at Bibli's and at last I
meet the 'Nomads People'. I feel
like being in a familiar place,
between a piano, old books and
friends who meet. The images are
now shown on the screen, filling
my mind. The colors are beautiful.
I'm dreaming of traveling again.
Carla - Carigna c_r_l_mariano@katamail.com
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"We
meet in a library in the
Trastevere area, between books and
Italian food. Aleko comments the
videos... in Italian or English,
depending on what he's trying to
express.
Theo, disguised in a 'Shakespearian'
fool, decided not to speak the
language of most of the
spectators, and, when magic
begins, nobody cares about this
anymore. Suddenly, I understand
that nobody speaks the place's
language (Rome) or situation (an
Italian public). We speak a global
language, understood by all, that
uses the images and different
languages.
This may seem ordinary, but the
sensation was very strong.
Marcella-Eloise
eloisetom@yahoo.it
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We'll
see you on chat every Wednesday
and Sunday at 8.30 pm GMT.
Concerning
the next Journal, let us some time
to have a good bath and sleep a
little bit !
At
the moment, you can still walk
across the Continents we've just
crossed (click on the top left)
and watch the videos !
A
big big hug. The Team and Virtuals
STAY
TUNED!
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