Are we going back in time?

This is something everybody has asked themselves at least once. Sometimes, while we are shopping with people older than us, they tell us that they had the clothes we want to buy when they were young.
 

If we have a look at the photos of the time when our grandparents were young, we can see that the fashionable clothes and accessories of their decade are almost the same as the ones in ours. A clear example is “Ray-Ban Wayfarer” sunglasses. Those glasses were designed in the 60’s. Despite that, they are still being worn.

Due to that, most of the fashion world moves around vintage and retro styles. These two words can be easily confused. To distinguish them we have to consider that vintage and retro don´t mean the same thing. The term vintage refers to something which was designed and manufactured for the first time many years ago, for example in the 60´s. However, the term retro involves the imitation of clothes and styles which were used in the past. 

To make this clear: if you wear the sunglasses that your grandma used to wear when she was young, it is considered that you are wearing vintage sunglasses. Nevertheless, if you buy a new pair of sunglasses similar to the original ones of your grandmother, you would be wearing retro sunglasses.   

All things considered, it would be a good idea to keep the clothes that you use daily, because they might become fashionable again in the future.

Dirt Jumping

Dirt jumping, probably one of the most underrated and least known sports in the world, although, in my opinion, the sport that requires the most hard work, determination and skill than any other. You most likely don't know what it consists of, so let me explain.

First of all, a bike is needed, preferably a mountain bike or bmx. These days there are special dirt jump bikes made specifically for the sport, which are basically a hybrid between a bmx and a mountain bike, even though they are rare and very few shops sell them.

The locations of these trails are usually hard to find or hidden, due to the fact the the people who build them don't want them to be found and receive the tragic effects of vandalism. However, many people can easily find them while having a walk in the forest or exploring the outside. The one thing that dirt jumps need is a LOT of space. In preference, the dirt must be humid and abundant, with barely any stones and rocks. Too many roots can also slow down the process of building some awesome trails!

Most trail sites start off being one or two poorly made small jumps, made by hand by a few teenagers, but gradually built up to being an exquisitely crafted and looked after maze of huge precise connected dirt jumps. Sometimes, you can find lines of up to even 20 jumps.
 

This is a photo of me having fun on the local dirt jumps of Soria (Las Batuecas), next to the train station.

As you can see, the two jumps are closely placed one in front of another so as to create a flow and continuity between them, also to keep up enough speed to clear the next jump. The trees give a great shade for those hot Spanish summers that we are used to. Also, the trees create a much nicer photo!

Here are a couple of quick videos if you're interested:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaaX0tfd-mU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFvx2WMKrIc&list=FLk6rZNadhbrv7Kg9Ho4hmEA&index=12

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Hello to everybody. This is You'll Never Post Alone, a blog formed by students from the High School Virgen del Espino in Soria (Spain). All of us are between 15 and 16 years old and we would really like to make you part of our world by sharing our interests, hobbies and experiences with you...

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