Claudia Suteu: Romania: many talents.

Claudia Suteu: Romania: many talents. Claudia Suteu is a 14-year-old artist, who lives in the historictown of Brasov in central Romania. The 750-year old city impresses withits cultural heritage and natural beauty. When Claudia looks out her window on the seventh floor she sees oldbuildings and green mountains Green Mountains,range of the Appalachian Mts., extending 250 mi (402 km) from north to south and extending from S Que., Canada to Vt. Mt. Mansfield, 4,393 ft (1,339 m) high, in Vermont, is the tallest peak. . Brasov lies at the crossroad of theEastern and Southern Carpathians The Southern Carpathians (Romanian: Carpaţii Meridionali), also called the Transylvanian Alps, are a group of mountain ranges which divide central and southern Romania. . While the mountains offer plenty of outdoor activities, for examplehiking hikingWalking, often among hills or mountains, as recreational sport. It represents an activity in its own right and also figures in backpacking, camping, hunting, mountaineering, and orienteering. in the summer and skiing during the winter, the natural beauty ofthe area provides inspiration for painters. Just a one-hour drive away stands Count Dracula's castle Dracula's Castle may refer to: Bran Castle which is a tourist attraction in Transylvania Castle Dracula which is a Universal Studios show Poienari Castle which was a castle of Vlad III Dracula, who was an inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula character inthe famous rolling hills Rolling hills are like a mountain chain, only a "hill chain" of hills that roll on and on continually. You will often find them in between plains and mountains, near major rivers, or randomly anywhere. The only places without rolling hills are deserts and flood plains. of Transylvania. Claudia is a young artist full of energy and ambition. Sheexpresses her concerns and compassion compassion,n a profound awareness of another's suffering coupled with a desire to alleviate that suffering. for the world through her art:paintings, essays and most of all music. Claudia's love for musicbegan when her parents gave her an electric organ at age six. She fellin love with the piano right away and soon won her first competition. Claudia practices between three to five hours on weekdays and evenlonger on the weekends. Shortly after Claudia found her love for music she discovered apassion for painting. She loves to paint landscapes but also enjoysdrawing cartoons Many of the cartoons used in this database were obtained from The Cartoon Bank, Dobbs Ferry, NY, which has a huge selection of cartoons on every subject (visit www.cartoonbank.com). . The young artist received her first award for drawingin June of 1999 and just two month later she had her firstsolo-exhibition in a library. Claudia also illustrated a book, which shewrote. She won many music competitions, including the Romanian PianoOlympiad, received honours for her achievements in school, took part inICAF's Second Arts Olympiad, won the national competition inRomania, and represented her home country at ICAF's Festival inWashington D.C. in 2003. During her visit to the US capital Claudia notonly enjoyed workshops with the other Arts Olympiad finalists, she alsoplayed a concert at a big hotel and read one of her essays on stage. Inthis essay, titled "World's Heart", Claudia expresses hergrief for the tragedy of September 11, 2001. Shortly after returning to Brasov the artist launched her first CD,called "World Songs." Embracing the idea of unity andunderstanding in the world, Claudia recorded songs in four languages.She speaks English, French, Japanese and her native language Romanian.Claudia puts a lot effort into advancing awareness and friendshipbetween her home country and France and Japan. She took part in a seriesof workshops to learn more about Japanese culture and she joined theAlliance Francaise. When Claudia is not busy with school or her passion for art, shesupports ICAF ICAF International Child Art FoundationICAF Industrial College of the Armed ForcesICAF International Comic Arts FestivalICAF International Capoeira Angola FoundationICAF International Committee on Aeronautical FatigueICAF Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation . Claudia heard about ICAF more than three years ago andhas supported its mission and advanced its popularity in France, Poland,Austria and her native country Romania.