St. George's School
Flag Raising Program   2c and 2D
Ana Maria Mojica and Caterine Viancha
!! Colombia is Passion

Colombia is our country, the place where we were born and have lived for a long time.

If you have ever been abroad, we are sure you have missed it. Because the beauty of the people in this country makes you want to come back, and tell the whole world why Colombia is Passion.

Many foreigners who overcome their fears and visit Colombia, have a nice surprise when they find growing and developing country, with industries and hard working people.

When they come they are positively surprised, but the main obstacle for them to decide to take the first step is precisely the perception that the world has of Colombia, which is unbalanced to the truth.

This is why it is so important to show our country to everyone in the world, for us to have a chance to show our greatest treasure: our human qualities, our people.

Colombia is Passion, because passion is the force that guides what every Colombian does day to day. Is the source of our extraordinary intensity, our creativity, our resourceful skills and tenacity towards the most difficult circumstances.

Passion is what keeps us together, and distinguish us all around as Colombians. It is not forced or false in us, it is natural, it is part or our DNA.

We are not one of the happiest countries in the world by chance, it is thanks to the passion we feel for life, for work, for family and peace.

The message of “Colombia is passion” slogan is that we are all different, but join together by the same thing: Passion.

This country has problems like any other, but like no other it has wonderful and creative people that fill us with glory, triumphs and that are willing to receive the world with open arms.

That is why, we invite you to work with honesty and passion, To learn good things form the people around you and transmite them it with passion

Tell the people abroad everything they can learn, eat and enjoy in this country full of passion. This is how the rest of the world will see that this is not just any country and all of our peoples' efforts will be rewarded. In Colombia we find oceans, beaches, all possible climates any time of the year , Spanish colonial architecture, modern architecture and handcrafts for export. There is progress, exquisite coffee, countless beautiful women and orchids.

Important artist... just think of Master Fernando Botero´s Art... the man who has made the world love the chubbie ones...o musicians like Juanes.. a grammy winner... one of the world´s top sellers.

Shakira , entires countries have falling in love with her songs and her dance moves. Carlos Vives the only performer who has scaled up... with the vallenatto and rock mix.

People in sports, like Juan Pablo Montoya... our F1 driver or Camilo Villegas... such impeccable swing.

We have writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez ... Nobel Price Winner.

We have actors and movie makers like Simon Brand.

These are just a tiny fraction of all talented colombians. Because there are many more...

Many more wonderful people, citizens of peaces and love for live and our country, citizens like YOU.

And all us share one thing... passion, passion for life, for family, for nature and passion for peace!!

Perhaps now people will begin to think differently about our country, because what we just showed you, reflects who we truly are....

Colombia is all about colombians !!... that´s why Colombia is Passion!