English Language Challenges

The only thing that I didn’t like so much, it’s the fact that we had to be till 5:45 P.M at the university for the classes on Fridays, because I thought we all are very tired for the stress of the week, but also we laugh a lot and had a good time with some of my partners (specially with my career classmates) when we worked together because when we practiced English language we had to share some experience that sometimes are very funny and also miss did interesting classes.  

I liked to used blogs too, because it was a good way to practiced English writing and we could share opinions and interesting things and knew our classmates experiences too.

I thought that my English it wasn’t so bad, because I could express my ideas talked in English or wrote too and also understood what I listened or for example talked with somebody that was a foreign person.

Outside the English class I used English too, because sometimes I saw series without subtitles or listened to English music and in my mind I understood that it was like if I could translated what lyric said in my mind. And also I read papers in English for my thesis, so when I didn’t know a word, I looked at the dictionary.

I would like that next year I could took the advance English class if I pass the exam next week, because I really like English language and also think that could be a door for learn other languages.

2013... a year to remember...

Today I’m going to talk about things that happened in my life, good thing and also bad things.

First of all I’m happy because no matter bad things that happened I still are very healthy and also my family members too, so that was the first cause of my happiness. No matter the distance we are a very close and united.

Things that didn’t go so well are relation with my mom, she was very sick this year, some problems in her hart and diabetes too, she had to traveled to Santiago for do a lot of exams and visited a lot of doctors. But know she was very fine because she had to follow a diet and took some medication.

But not all the things are bad of course, and I have lucky because my family is very optimized and strong.

This year I have a lot of achievements that I could do because I always have my family, boyfriend and friends support. For example, I could travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina; I went to an international neuroscience congress that was really enriching. Also I could assist to another neuroscience congress here in Chile, specifically in medical faculty of University of Chile, and I had a certificate for those both experiences.  

Other achievements that was very important for me, have relation with the fact that this year I live complete alone here in Santiago, and no matter that fact I still have strong for do all my personal thing, like for example had good grates in university, continue with my job, etc.

I feel that that this year was amazing no matter bad things, but I feel that there are some things that I haven’t done yet, for example took my “quena classes” or gone to a cat’s refuge that I would like to be part like voluntary.

And finally I’m very happy about news that I want to highlight, this year my niece choose me to be the godmother of her daughter that will born in January’s 2014. 

A present that I receive when I was a child

I hope you enjoy the story

How green are you?

Nowdays is a fact that the environmental topic it’s a very important thing, because this days we can notice that the damages around the world; cause of our human irresponsibility, are unrepairable… But if people were consciousness of these damages and think very seriously about it, maybe we could do something for reduce it.  

So I think… where people can learn about environmentally friendly practice? And the sad answer is that in not many places because people aren´t give the real important to the environmental care. But there are some schools that since children are in kindergarten they teach them environmentally friendly practice, some programs on T.V show some environmentally friendly practice too, but just a few, or people can learn about that practices on internet or in some website like Greenpeace.

In my case, I am very interesting in be an environmentally-friendly person, but I think that in this society if very difficult, for example when somebody have in their apartment recycle places, then the people that take the garbage away mix up all again.  Other problem is that I live in a very small apartment and I can’t do my own recycling things.

In relation with the horrible contamination here in Santiago, I prefer to use my legs for my transport, I can´t walk at my university but I do it at my work. So that way I avoid the public transport as much it´s possible for me.

Some months ago, my boyfriend and I joint to Greenpeace organization, so we could help them with some mensual money for the beautiful actions that they do around the world, for try helping the planet and all their creatures.  I believe that organizations like that are very important for the societies; they realize a lot of manifestations but television or newspaper almost never shows it, so people can´t know about it.

Sometimes I try to tell friends or other people that is very simple contribute with the environmental care, for example not all the people knows that when they eat chewing gum and they threw it away, that small chewing gum do a lot of damage because delay a lot in disintegrate it.

In relation with my carbon footprints, I haven´t do something, but I hope I could do it soon.

I hope that in Santiago, were the index of contaminations are very high, people that are in the power, do something about it, for example more laws about the environment care, some campaign for people learn about it, create more green areas, etc. And I would love that in school teachers teach about it too.

I never lose the illusion that someday everybody cares about the environment.

Animals as victims of human impact in nature

There`s a bird that I always like, and it is the "Arica Hummingbird", it is a beautiful bird and when I was in Arica in my Nona's house, there was always a beautiful hummingbird flying in her garden. 

But now, I'm surprised because I read that the hummingbirds are endangered species because of bad agricultural management, they abuse of the insecticide and the lost and modification of their habitat, the agriculture workers replaces the original native vegetation for tomatoes and olives.

Like the hummingbirds are endangered species, there`s a lot of others animals with the same problem, and it’s all our fault, human race fault… Almost every powerful people that have business and company, didn’t care this species, they only care for their business no matter if they are killing species beyond the occupation of their natural habitat, that’s terrible. There`s a lot of public and privates constructions that affect the wild fauna, for example “Celulosa Arauco” and the problems that provoke to the black swans or for example the “Hidroaysén” project, that could make an attempt to the environment and a lot of their species.

I think that in Chile the dominant groups are doing NOTHING for the endangered species, there isn’t exist real law that protect this animals, exist some “Natural reserves” but in other places they doesn’t control the hauntings, the contaminations, and other things that directly attempt against the endangered species.

Students: 10 ways to beat stress

I found a very attractive notice in the newspaper, this news it’s for students, in this times there’s a lot of stress student because most of them almost have jobs and study at the same time, so in this news there are 10 very simple things that they can do for control their stress.

Some days ago I made a presentation speaking the same things that appears in the news, and it`s very important that teachers and student knows that the stress could be dangerous if people can’t control it, so is very important that everybody knows what things make them be stress, because that way it’s more easy to do something about it.

Like the news say:

“If you're not careful, working too hard and worrying too much can lead to "burnout" – when everything seems bleak and you have nothing left to give.

It might not seem like it when you're feeling down, but living a more stress free life is possible.”

And there are 10 simple things that you can do for your stress:

1.- A varied and healthy diet

2.- Exercise

3.- Meditation

4.- Take breaks regularly

5.- Get a pet

6.- Sleep (and sign off Facebook)

7.- Quit smoking

8.- Try to see the positive side

9.- Listen to music

10.- Laugh





So, I invite you to read the article, it’s very interesting and remember … Laugh is the best cure for all your problems! :D


here ir the link! http://www.theguardian.com/education/mortarboard/2013/nov/06/students-ten-ways-to-beat-stress

Similarities and differences on book-based movies

I always believe that books are much better than the book-based movies, because in most of de cases the directors change things that in the books are very important, or add things that in the book don’t appear. So, for that reason I prefer books.
But almost think that when people only see book-based movies and they like it, it’s no necessary that they read the books before, because there are a lot of people that don’t like reading and I respect that choice. But in some case, for example in school times, when was a reading test, I thought that was better read the book before a movie because in the books were details that sometimes didn’t appears in movies and that could be bad at the moment that someone do a reading test.
I think that for the esthetic and the effect of the movies it’s no necessary change things of the books, because that doesn’t has influence in the movie, I prefer watch I book-based movie more similar to the book than an spectacular movie with a lot of amazing effect.
I believe that when someone are a very fan of an specific books and then watch the movie, most of the time the movies doesn’t satisfy the expectations. For example, I was a harry potter’s books fan and I don’t like very much the movies, but like the word saying the movies are only “bases on books”, nothing more.

Music in times of Chilean Dictatorship

One of the most important manifestation’s ways in Chile at the dictatorship time, was the music; a lot of musicians used the music like a powerful tool to sing about the horrible things that happened in that time and for showed the unhappiness of the people.

But sadly that kinds of manifestations were persecuted by the military government because that’s manifestations could “open the eyes of the people” so that was dangerous for the government because that didn’t was conveniently for them, the want that nobody think or act against the government, that was forbidden.

One of the most horrible persecutions was when Victor Jara was tortured and killed. He was an amazing singer and he’s music transcended till our days, like others bands like “Sol y lluvia”, “Quilapayun”, “Los jaivas”, an others.

I think that Victor Jara’s music transcended because was made with a lot of feelings and powerful ideas and thoughts, he was a brave man, after all the repression he never keep silence, he never stopped show the reality beyond his music and still in this days everybody remember and listen Victor Jara’s music and remind that he was an amazing man, and also remind for no forget the horrible thing that happened in the past. 

A country i would like to visit

I would like to visit Italy, first because my grandfather was born in Millan, and my entire life I listened my family that talked about it. In all family reunions we ate italian food and I just love it!!. Some years ago my aunt travel to Italy and she only told us wonderful thing about that country, so that events just gave more wishes to visit Italy. Now i'm going to do some paperswork for get the double nacionality, because with the double nacionality I can get some benefit that can make more simple the idea to travel soon.

I would like to know a lot of historic places, for example the Roman Coliseum, museums, other near countries, learn more about the culture and of course eat a lot of deliciuous things like pizzas, lasagna, pastas, etc.

I hope that next year i could study the italian lenguage, because in the future i would like to study there, specifically neuroscience.

So, meanwhile I continue see more pictures of beautiful places, so that way I increase my whishes of visit Italy soon as possible.

My ideal job

My ideal job would be in my city, Iquique, because I love it, and because I want to work near the beach, I want to have a kindergarten with my owns methods because I believe that the education system that we have right now doesn't include all the things that the children need, for example in the actuality teacher´s only pay attention to the results of the tests, always prefer to teach maths and language and leaving arts, music, gymnastics apart.

So, I would like to do my classes near the nature, where i could go with the children to different parts so they could be in constant contact with the nature. Also I would like to include the community and the families for a best and complete work because all that agents are important in children education. I think that for a best children's development we have to include all the areas: emotional, cognitive and social aspects. 

That's my biggest dream, I hope I could do it, also because there are a lot of different cultures so I could practice the interculturality, and teach and learn of all that children, because I believe that we never finish to learn.

PS: I let you a picture of my city, sea and desert, the perfect combination for me :)