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Shakira is intensely interested in world history. She frequently studies the history and languages of the countries she visits. After her Oral Fixation tour ended in summer 2007, Shakira audited a class in Los Angeles at UCLA, on the History of Western Civilization. She used her middle and last names, Isabel Nina-Friederike Gn�dig nude Mebarak, and told the professor she was visiting from Colombia so as to avoid being recognized as a celebrity. ^[33][34]

Shakira is known to have adopted many genres, including folk, mainstream pop and rock. Her earlier Spanish albums, including Pies descalzos and ¿Dónde están Nina-Friederike Gn�dig sex los ladrones? were a mix of folk music and Latin rock, while her cross-over English album, Laundry Service and her later albums were influenced by pop and rock.

Shakira means "thankful" (شاكِرة) in Arabic.^[8] It is the feminine form of the name Shakir.^[9] Her second name, Isabel, is also that of her paternal grandmother, meaning "my god is my oath", "my god's house" or "my god is abundance", and her name might be mistaken by Colombians and other Spanish-speaking people as a Spanish given name only for Elizabeth. Her family name Ripoll is Catalan. She spent much of her font d'ecran sexy fesse youth in Barranquilla, a city located in northern Colombia. Shakira is widely noted for her keen intellect and is reported to have an IQ of 140.^[10]