she openly challenges the traditional opinions regarding religion. There is brilliance within each song that easily transcends the lyrics and resonates within the listener.
In spite of her pop star façade, Shakira constantly attempts and succeeds to raise awareness towards the necessity of free education internationally. During a visit to a park with her father when she was a child, she witnessed children as young as her sniffing glue instead of going to school. This became a huge turning point in her life and she vowed to take action. This is similar to an experience I had in my own hometown where I saw first-hand the conditions of schools in third-world countries which included overcrowded classrooms and lack of air-conditioning in 90 to 100 degree weather. At 18 years old, she released her multi-platinum album Pies Descalzos and established a foundation of the same name focused on providing education to poor children of Colombia.