Romeo & Juliet- Differences between the book and the film.

1.SETTING: The film takes place in Verona Beach while the book takes it in Verona City. There are lots of modern settings in the film like the change between swords and guns. They wear beach clothes instead of armors and they have a more serious fight, because gun's wounds are somtimes worse than sword's ones.

2.IMAGERY: The film is very nice in this sense because it plays with the metaphors like begginings with sunrises or ends with nights, etc. The Verona city is like a very wide street with Montagues in a side and Capulets in the other One. The metaphor in here is that the Redemptor Jesuschrist appears in the middle of both buildings.

3.LANGUAGE: Most of the characters talk on verse because it's more romantic, and they make the public feel a bit confused sometimes!! hahahaha!

4.THE FANCY DRESS PARTY: Well what can I say? Romeo is the prince of an angel! I think that that's all folks!

5.ELEMENTS: The new version features cars instead of horses, cannabis instead of god, and guns instead of swords! It's a very rare way to do the think but it's OK in my opinion don't you think?

My kite gear

Well, today I'll explain you what kind of kite gear do I use and why:

AS A KITE:

I ride on the airush razor because of its explosive power and it's hability for riding on light wind. This is a really nice kite for frestyling because of its close c-shape. The fact it is a c-shape is good for three things:

1.-It slacks after the trick letting you have a solid and soft landing making like this easier the tricks learning.

2.-It has 5 lines instead of 4 and it helps you to relaunch your kite faster, safer and easier.

3.-It's shape at maximum power pulls you up and let's you have more airtime for having the opportunity of landing more tricks.

AS A BOARD:

I use the livewire 135cm because although it is a bit more technical to ride it makes me develope all my habilities when rotating, landing huge jumps or just riding on gusty winds. I ride it on boots because I think it is the best way to ride it. My setting for this board is 30mm fins and lots of fun for the ride!

AS BOOTS:

I use the liquid force ultra ct because they're pretty warm and they help me to be cleaner when moving or landing new tricks. They are very nice for poppinc thanks to its hard flex in the front of the boot.

AS A WETSUIT:

I use the ion onyx because it is the most flexible wetsuit I've ever used and it's very warm as well. Its ventilation system makes your body use it's hot and sharing it with the coldest parts of your body, for example: If your chest is hotter than your legs, the hot gets into the legs by the ventilation system. This year, it includes the anti smell system that guarantees that although it's wet it doesn't smell. This year has won the award to the top selling wetsuit in the watersports market.

AS A HARNESS:

I use the ion apex because it's very soft and comfortable, it's thermomoulded scum let's your back adapt to it making it get closer to your body making it safer against vertebral injuries. It's very grateful when I ride on gusty winds like tramontana because it minimizes the risk of having some muscular problems. Its new system of non sliding makes it get adjusted to your body easier than other harness models.

My favorite kite team

My favorite kite team is Airush Kites. I like their team cause I think they have 4 of the best riders of the whole world:

Alex Pastor

Age: 23
Lives: Tarifa, Spain
Kiting Since: 2003
Airush Since: 2010
Favourite discipline: Wakestyle/ Freestyle
Kite: Razor Team
Board: Livewire 140
Favourite spot: Tarifa and Cauipe
Other Sponsors: MINI, Multipower Sportsfood, ION
Best Result: 1st Pkra Fuerte, Italy, France and Morocco 2013 - 3x Vice World Champion
What music do you like: Rock, hip hop, indie, reggae, electronic...
What do you do when there is no wind: gym, watch tv, work, cook, hang out with family and friends...

 The best rider in the world in this moment because of his performance in 2013 that made him get the world tittle. Although he won, he had two close and great rivals: Youri Zoon (who got injured in the 5th stop of the world tour) and Carlos Mario (who could only assist to the last stop of the tour because he hadn't got enough money to go to the rest of stops). Pastor rode better the whole year, he improved a lot from 2013 to 2014 getting like this the throne of kiteboarding. He rides on the Airush Razor as kite, and on the Airush livewire as board.

A video from him:

Bruna Kajiya

Age: 26
Lives: São Paulo, Brazil
Kiting Since: 2002
Airush Since: 2012
Favourite discipline: Freestyle baby
Kite: Airush Razor
Board: Livewire 135
Favourite spot: Uruau, Brazil
Other Sponsors: Red Bull, Mystic
Best Result: 2009 World Champion, 2010, 2011 & 2012 Vice World Champion.
What music do you like: Mainly chill music, right now I listen a lot to the Album “Into the Wild” by Eddie Vedder
What do you do when there is no wind: Anything fun, but my first option is a good surf session.

Although she has won only just one world tittle, in my opinion she's ready to get another one this year. This young brazilian rider got in airush because Gisela Pulido (10x world champion) left the team on 2012. Airush needed another powerful and stylish rider, and Bruna was up to do that job. The first year was nice for Bruna, she ended up 2nd in the world championship, the next one she got second too but with better results. This year, she got injured in the 5th stop, like Youri Zoon, so she didn't finish competing last season. She rides on the airush Razor as kite and on the airush livewire as board.

A video from her:

Bas Koole

His name in the Dutch kiteboarding scene has resonated to the point where Bas Koole has become a media powerhouse. Developing his craft throughout the world, Bas gets the shots. He doesn’t stop after the camera is put away. The 2010 and 2011 Dutch Champion is notorious for being one of the riders to watch during the session.

Age: 27
Lives: Workum / Emmeloord
Kiting Since: 2003
Airush Since: 2009
Favourite discipline: Freestyle
Kite: Varial X
Board: Livewire 140
Favourite spot: Cauipe / Workum
Other Sponsors: Prolimit
Best Result: Yearly cover on the Kiteworld and 2010 Dutch Freestyle Champion
What music do you like: Rap / Indie / Club
What do you do when there is no wind: Video editing and wake boarding

This rider is one of the most tehnical and more polifacetic riders of the Airush team, he is able to ride in all the conditions, he is able to do from big airs to freestyle to a PKRA level. Now he is a PKRA judge, and I think is the best place he could be at. People says that he is a good judge because he is not focused on powerful techniques at all, he still likes stylish riders as Aaron Hadlow or Alberto Rondina. He rides on two kinds of kites and two kinds of boards: his kites are the razor and the Varial X, and his boards are the livewire and the protoy.

A video from him:

Bear Karry

Born and bred in the heart of the surf culture capital of the world. California based Bear Karry is no stranger to wind and waves. Growing up as a surfer, Bear combines strapless freestyle surf and down the line riding to present a well-rounded type of riding. Bear’s talent allows him to try and land new tricks almost instantly.

Age: 22
Lives: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Kiting Since: 2006
Airush Since: 2010
Favourite discipline: Surf
Kite: Wave
Board: Converse
Favourite spot: Lakey Pipe
Other Sponsors: Prolimit
Best Result: 1st Cape Verde Expression Session
What music do you like: All music.
What do you do when there is no wind: Shoot guns

This wave rider is one of the best ones in the world, he has a lot of style going down the waves and he likes to stay in the tube of the wave. Bear is a very good rider because of his technical level and he is currently riding on the Airush Wave, which is one of the most technical kites in the market. He uses two kinds of board: The Airush Compact and the Airush Cypher, that alow him to ride in almost all the conditions.

A video from him:

Source of the interviews: airush.com check 'em out!!