Beautiful Countries

Hi classmates, today I must to talk you about one country that I want to visit… even though I would like to visit the 191 countries around the world! This vacation, safely, I’m going to travel to Bolivia and Perú (I already had told them) with my boyfriend and other friends… but, if you ask me which country would I like to go, I answer you SPAIN! I love all the touristic places there, and the fashion, and the gastronomy, and the music... Spain has a rich culture in every way. I would like to visit Barcelona and enter at all cathedrals and churches that I would see. Also, I would like to walk in many parks, for example the Park Guell by Antoni Gaudí. This place is very famous for its artistic design and all the sculptures that surround it.

Always I wanted to study or live in there, because is a beautiful and modern country, and futher seems to be the perfect place to learn about arts. Spain IT’S the “vanguard”.  I hope to travel for at least once! J

Tattoos

Hi everyone! This is my first post after New Year, so… excuse me, I have delayed… :P

I think behind every tattoos is hidden a story. That's fascinating, because there are a lot of possibilities to interpret iconographically a tattoo, and at the time, linking the symbols with the life of the persons.  I mean, every time I see someone tattooed I ask myself, why he/she tattooed that? However, many people get tattoos for fun or just to decorate themselves. One day, I saw a mistress in my commune with a Camiroaga’s tattoo… and I found it so ugly! I think if you’ re going to tattoo, you must be concerned about the aesthetic and the meaning of the tattoo. Personally, I don’t have any tattoo, but I love them! When I was younger I dreamed of having a great tattoo on my back (in fact, even it is one of my dreams) but I have never joined the necessary money. On the other hand, I think if I going to tattoo, it must be for something important, like when I live in another country, or when I be mom, to remember the importance of those moments.

Anyway, I think I love tattoos because when I was 16 or 17 I watched a tv program called “Miami Ink”, and I always see Kat Von D, an American tattoo artist and model who appeared in this program. She was so pretty and rude that I greatly admired.  She was my idol and I always wanted to be like she, because it seems to be that she really enjoy her job and to make money doing fun things <3

BBC learning English

Hello everyone! Today we have to visit a site very interesting, where we can do a lot kind of activities to learn English.

In this site (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ ) you can found selections like General & Business English, Grammar, Vocabulary & Pronunciation, Quizzes, and others kind of selections like “teachers” which are more specific, that can be more appropriate for people who wants to keep their English in shape.

What I did in this site was select the option “quizzes”, and then I chose play a crossword. The topic of the crossword was “Archaeology”, so it was no so difficult for me, because I like this subject. The game involves clicking the numbers to see a clue to the words, and right here you could see news published in the BBC website (visiting “Words in the News”). Also, you could get more clues by clicking “give me a hint”, that allowed see five letters in different spaces of the crossword.  

It seemed to me a very interesting activity, and, in general, I think that this site is a very good choice to practice English, because there are a lot of funny things to do. 

End of the year, and end of the world

Hello again! I’m back! J

Sometimes I look the sky and I say… why me? This year (precisely my last year at the University) I was planning a trip to Bolivia and Perú with my boyfriend and another four friends. But, with the “stopping” and protests at my University, my plans are at risk... classes just started last week, right now when I must to get a job to finance the travel expenses! I’m very complicated with this, because is very discouraging go to class on summer (with all the sun and the warm) and especially for the time that I had planned to job… I NEED A JOB! But, I also need to finish all my subjects on the best way. This is my existential paradox…. because if the world ends, I never will meet the Ruins of Machupichu, but, if I live many years I will say: “why I preferred to work, rather than studying? L

I hope to do both things, and with great success! 

Time to say goodbye, First Semester!!!

Hello! It's been a long time! I had been forgotten how to do this :P

This semester has been very troubled for me, because I needed to practice every week to learn English, but  with this recess period, I was very disconnected with the required rate. The truth is I’m very worried about the tomorrow's English test. Five months has passed since the last English class... it’s been a long, long time!

But, O.K.! in this post I must to write about my BLOGGING EXPERIENCE, so… here we go!

At first I thought it would be very easy, but when you're trying to explain an idea, in a language that is not yours…  You say: "Wow! is not so easy". Blogging is good for exercising grammar and construction of ideas, and, personally, this experience allowed me think about simple things, but in English. This is the part I most enjoyed, because I could accommodate my schedule to write my ideas in home, at the University, etc. (but during the day). In general I like to write in my blog, but, sometimes it takes me a long time.

One thing I never liked of this activity is that I never received corrections about my posts after posting; that is, I would have liked to receive at least one comment about my writing, like tips or little corrections, to see how well I was doing. In fact, I do not know if my post have improved or worsened since the first time (but I hope I have improved). Anyway, I think It’s part of learning to discover your own mistakes.

I would like to repeat this experience next semester, because I seemed very productive. Maybe we could keep talking about art and our likes ... so we could continue to knowing each other, don't you think so? 

    Hello everyone. The topic of this week is "travels". I don’t know if I am the best person to discuss this issue because I've never traveled very far from Santiago; but, at least, in the  places I've been away, I’ve had unique experiences.

In general, every summer I go on vacation with my family to the beach. We don’t have a house there, so we always go only for a few days. This year we went a little  further  than  usual (central coast), so it was more fun than the other times. We wanted to travel  further  north to see if it was true that the beaches are more beautiful and whether the water was warmer, so our destination was Guanaqueros town, because none of us had been there before. Although only mobilize on bus, we take care to visit other places, relatively close to the place where we stayed, for example Tongoy, Coquimbo and La Serena. Every day we got up very early to take advantage of every single hour of sunshine, so we did many things during the day, like traveling on the road, walking along the beach and visit many craft fairs.

In my opinion, one of the most fascinating things of traveling is to know the local gastronomy, because food reveals aspects of the culture and natural resources of the place. For example, if you go to the beach, you shouldn’t eat chicken or beef; unless livestock is widely developed there... you should take advantages to eat seafood and fresh fish.

As I already said, I've never traveled very far from my hometown, so I hope someday to travel to many exotic places like India, Philippines or Egypt. One of the countries that give me more curiosity is Senegal or Bora Bora. Senegal is an African country, with a tropical climate and varied nature, and Bora Bora is an Island of magnificent turquoise waters. I would love to visit these places to know their culture and especially their food, which is one of the things  that most attracted when I'm traveling.

 South Pacific Luxury Resorts in Bora Bora

The right to protest

     Hello everyone. This week has been very strange because it has not been classes at the University. Students have organized marches and protests to discuss new proposals to improve education, as we think that everyone should have the same opportunities to choose the University and the career that we really like.

Usually, every year there is a "stoppage" at my University, which works with days for reflection (making assemblies) and "agitational activities" (which involves people to make propaganda posters to use in the protest).

       I think protesting is more than a right: is a duty. Many social changes have been made ​​with the pressure of citizens through massive protests. Personally I have never attended these protests, but I consider them absolutely valid and effective as open a dialogue with the authorities. On the other hand, working together helps to spread tolerance among people. This allows people to learn to share their views and respect the opinions of the others. For example, the controversial project Hydroaysén producing several channels of discussion. We heard many environmentalists and many businesses. Through these opinions became public, ordinary people was able find out, and they were able form their own opinions.

The "bad side" that often disappoints me is the problem with the violence generated at the end of the protests. Many times, few people end up ruining these marches when they destroy public places, triggering a wave of violence between civilians and police. The repression is another factor that I dislike about the marches. Sometimes, just to impose order and power, the police hamper legitimate act of opinion and democratic demonstration.

     I admire the people who go out to the streets to fight for the rights of others. I would like to be more active, but I think democracy has become less interesting… I mean, we're always hearing rumors about corruption of politicians… maybe this situation has caused some of us feel disenchanted with politics.

The only bad thing in this whole discussion it is: in this country the money seems to be matter much more important than people's opinions L

     Anyway, it is the saying "who doesn't cry, doesn' t suck". LOL