Hello again!!! This week I’m going to talk about summer vacations, I love it!! And I only think about the end of university and the beginning of the vacations. But for that I have to wait about two months more...
Well all my life I went to the beach specifically to “Tabo”, this beach is in the fifth region of Chile, is a popular, beautiful and a relatively cheap beach. In those years my family always rented a house for a few days, But some years later all my family together bought a beach house in “Isla Negra” and since then we always go to there for much more time, about one month generally. Isla Negra is known because there is where a famous poet “Pablo Neruda” have his house, is a beautiful house immediately in front the sea, every year we go to his home. In the next summer we are going to go to “Isla Negra” again, like every summer.
Generally when we are in the beach we go all the day to the beach, there my brother and I swim in the ocean, play tennis, climb big rocks next to the sea and eat a lot of ice cream, after that we relax and see the beautiful sunset and walk back to our home. In the night we dress up and go to others cities next to “Isla Negra”, like “Algarrobo”, “El Quisco” and sometimes we enjoy a beautiful dinner next to the sea, or simply walk and walk seen the shops and all the handicrafts. Sometimes we only visit to other family in “Tabo” and have a nice night talking about ourselves.
I travel to the beach always with my mother, father, little brother, my two cousins, my two grandparents and my two dogs, a lot of people!!! But our house is big enough for all them. I really enjoy my vacations, but in the future I want to go to others countries like Australia, France, England, Italy, well I really want to go to the entire world!! I know that is a dream but how knows? maybe sometime in the future I can go!!!

Pregnancy-related diabetes : reducing the risk of complications

Hello again!!! Well in this time I will do a summary about a new item connected with my future career : Midwife.

I chose a new about gestacional diabetes. This disease development during the pregnancy and its symptoms are a high level of sugar in the pregnant woman. The baby`s sugar can be high too and because of that he could have problems during delivery like a caesarean section or a shoulder injury and also he can born with more weight. This affect to the mother too, she can development high blood preasure and in other cases a condition called pre-eclampsia that can produce death.

For reducing risk , pregnant women are checked for gestacional diabetes, more if they have some risk factors like overweight, someone in their family with diabetes or their babys are overweigt, etc. The woman who has this condition is treated advising her to change her diet an doing some exercising. If this doesn´t work the woman is treated using insulin. The problem is that this treatment is only for women that have a mild gestacional diabetes and is not helpful for women who have high level of sugar. What is the solution? : Prevent. Some studies revealed that women with mild gestacional diabetes have more chances to have a good pregnancy and delivery with less complications, also they can be treated without medicins (insulin). So for the pregnant woman is recommended to check for gestacional diabetes with their midwife and follow their treatment and advices , prevent is so easy and this will be the best for her and her little baby.

A sporting life

Hi!!! This week I have to talk about the importance of sports, well pesonally I don´t do sports right now because I don´t have the time and I prefer doing other things like painting or reading. I know perfectly that the sedentary life it´s very bad and doing sports you will have a more healthy and long life. Before I enter to university I usually like swimming and basketball, I love it I could stay in the water hours and hours without boring, it help me to relax and have a good time, now I haven´t organized my time for do it.

Actually the sports has been forgotten because now the people aren´t interested on doing sports, all that they care about is work, studying and doing others things, the good health isn´t important and almost all the population are actually sedentary. For being healthy it is necesary do physical activity and eat properly. The fast food is other problem because of this a big percent of the population are fat and I think in the future this will be worst, all the people will be sedentary and the people will do less and less sports. And this is only a social problem that will affect to entire world.

For stop this it is necesary to encourage the people promoting the good health and all the benefits of the sport, like a better and longer life, less health problems, less aging , etc. Also it is necesary to do more sports activities in the community, maybe more marathons, games and campionships or open community places where doing sports don´t cost so much like in gyms. Maybe doing that kind of things we can improve the health of the people, and believe me, that will be felt inmediately in the welfare of the country.

The best in Santiago

Hello again!!! This week I will be your personal guide of good places in Santiago. Well ever turist that is visiting Santiago must visit some places. You can´t go without visit "La Moneda", this is the actual government house and it is where the actual president works. In 1973 this palace was attacked by the Army and the president, Salvador Allende died. When you go to "La Moneda" you must see the chance of commant of the Carabineros, the chilean police. Another place that you must visit is the "Cerro Santa Lucía", a hill in middle of Santiago, you have to climb to the top and from there you will be able to see all Santiago, is a beautiful view that you can`t miss. This hill was called for Pedro de Valdivia, a conqueror that founded the city of Santiago in 1541.

Another beautiful hill is the "Cerro San Cristobal", it is in middle of Santiago too, but this is much bigger that the first and much more beautiful, in my opinion. A image of the Virgin Mary is in the top of this hill and you can get to it on foot, in peak-tram or in chairlift, this is so much fun and in the way to it you can see all the parks with nature and animals from all Chile. Next to the "Cerro San Cristobal" is "La Chascona" the Pablo Neruda´s house, one of the best poet of Chile (he won the Nobel Prize in Literature), it is a beautiful house full of art and very unique and original.

Another place is "Plaza de Armas", the historical center of Santiago, in this place you can see the "Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago", the "Correo Central", the "Museo Histórico Nacional" and the "Ilustre Municipalidad de Santiago", also you can see painters and beautiful arts shows.

You can go to much places, the "Club Hipico" and see horse races, to "Templo Votivo de Maipú" and see the place where was the "Batalla de Maipu" and many other, you have to go and enjoy the experience of being in the beautiful Capital of Chile: Santiago.

Music in my life

Hello again!! This week I have to talk about the role of music in my life, Well generally I´m not the kind of person that love music but I really like it, If I have to chose I would prefer painting instead of music. Well the kind of music I like it is pop music, I don´t like rock, metal or punk because are so louder and the lyrics don´t have any sense. I like the music that talk about romance, love, dreams or just relationships because I found it beautiful and really inspired.
I get my music from television, radio or internet but when I have some money I buy the CD in "Feria del Disco", a store in Santiago that sell all kind of music you can ever imagine.
Well, I really don´t follow any group but the singers I usually heard are Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Ashley Tisdale, The Veronicas and sometimes Paramore.
When I am studying I can´t listen music because it deconcentrate me, I need absolutely any sound, sometimes my brother is listening to radio and I have to tell him that tur off it, I really hate sounds when I´m trying to learn something. Instead when I´m happy this is completely different, I go to the computer and put the music I like and can hear it over and over during hours, my parents have to take away the computer and send me to my room!!!
When I´m sad I usually don´t listen to music, all that I do is go to my room or talk with my mom, the music don´t help in that situation because I think the music is only and just an accompanyment and something to relax, but I know that for other people is a way of expression and a really support when they need it and I totally respet that.

Transantiago, before and after

Hello everyone!!! This week I have to talk about transantiago, the new transport system of santiago since 2007, Well I think that was a great idea but at the beginning it was horrible because everybody was lost and all the buses were full, you can´t go the place you want to go because it was imposible!!! But I think it was no very different with the pre- Transantiago system because the drivers don´t stop never when you want take the bus and they were so rude and bad with students and people in generally.

Well the first year of transantiago I had to take two buses for getting home and it took me two hours!! and I was to walk a lot too. I remember that the subway was full too and it was terrible try enter in it.

Now, 2 years later I think the transantiago improves everyday, now I can take the bus at the hour and go to a place in good time, but in the peak hour there are so many people that it`s very difficult try to go home, that is a problem yet. I hope it improves in the future and the people have a better transport system and don´t take us more than and hour try getting home, because after work school or university all of us are tired and want to go home quicly and easily, but for doing that the people must collaborate, behave and have a good attitude too.

A country I would like to visit

Hello everyone!!!! This week I have to write about a country I would like to visit....It´s a hard decision because there are many countries in the world and each of them have something unique and special. Well the country that I would like to visit is France because this is one of the most beautiful country in the world, including the lovely Paris. I have to go there before I die!!!

Well I want to go because the history and the famous Louvre Museum, my favourite pintor is Leonardo Da Vinci and because of that I have to see his paintings.

The Architecture in France is wonderful, specially Gothic Architecture like the Notre Dame cathedral, also there are many castles (Château) and huge palaces and of course, the most famous construction in France: The Eiffel Tower.

Another reason it is because in France the food it is excellent and I want to eat every type of chesse, bread and gormet food.

I would visit France only for vacations, entertainment and meet another culture, I would like visit different places and have a good time but I don´t want to live, work or study there, because I think it will be more difficult and I want to do that things in another countries, like Spain or England.

About France I know a lot of things, like the history and culture but for really knowing a country it is necesary to visit it and live the experience by yourself.