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.

My first semester...

Hello everyone!!! Well this week I have to talk about the experiences of my first semester in the university. I`m studying obstetrice in the University of Chile, and this is my first year. Well I had already finished my first semester, I passed all my exams but it was very difficult because the subjects were very complicated.
When I entered the university I was a little scared because the new challenges that were waiting for me, like new subjects , my teachers, meet new people , etc. Also I was worried because I didn´t know exactly if I wanted this career, but now I´m sure that I belong here.
My family was a huge support too, they helped me when I was confused and because of that I could take the right decisions.
During the last semester I learned a lot of things, like nursery, embriology and genetics, but because all the study I didn´t have the time for do anything more.
I met a lot of people too, like my classmate and teachers and a lot of people of other carrers and I made a lot of friends too, but because the study I didn´t have the time to see my school friends, but we are still in contact.

The best thing of the last semester was knew the university and lived new experiences that I never had before. I think that I`m just beggining and I will know a lot of things more, and a lot of challenges are waiting for me. I`m very happy and excited because I`m doing my future and something that I love, I can´t wait for finish my studies and finally become in a great midwife.

My blogging experiences

Hi!!! This week I have to write the last blog of the semester. This blog is about my blogging experiences and I think it was a very good experience, but sometimes it was difficult and boring, because the blog was writing in Friday, the last day of the week when I was very tired and my strength was reduced and I couldn’t think more. I didn’t enjoy it very much, because I am bad for writing and I didn´t like it but in this experience I must to do it and I did. Writing the blogs every week with an increasing level of difficult helps me a lot for development my English and my redaction, but could be better and more interesting If each student had chose his own subject, even for only one opportunity. But write about our future profession and what we are studying now in the university was very beneficial because it allow us to learn more about we are doing.
The advantages of writing in the blog is that everyone can improve their English and learn a lot with that, also it helps you to know redaction and for expand your vocabulary, with is very important because in this time of globalization is crucial to know English in all the areas and is better to learn now that we are in the university than later when maybe we won’t have the chance to study it. The disadvantages of writing blogs in the class is that sometimes we don’t have the time to finish it, other disadvantages is that the blogs are evaluated and many times we don’t know how to write or how to express what we want to say. But in the last time I have been enjoying this activity and I miss it when it will finish.

Do schools kill creativity?? Review

Hi everybody!! This time I have to do a review about Sir Ken Robinson’s talk
Do schools kill creativity? Well, I`m totally agree with that. I advise you that read it because is very interesting and true about that is happening now in our educational system.
Sir Ken talks about the extraordinary evidence of human creativity, especially in children, the children have the extraordinary capacity of innovation and also have a huge talent. They take challenges even if they are not sure, they try, and they are not afraid. All these qualities are mentioned and I completely agree, because the minds of the children are the most creative in the entire world. But there is a problem, he said when children enter to school they lose the creative ability and that is a fact. Today the educational system is worried only in Math, History instead of teaching children subjects that help them to development their creativity like arts or music, and that is horrible, we should listen well to Sir Ken Robinson and reflect about the education and change it because if we continue to limit our children, we will be taking away the opportunity to innovate and create a better future for themselves.