Breaking News: school suicide

The last news I heard was this morning. It was about a school boy who commited suicide. He decided to kill himself last friday, in Puente Alto, where he lived. It was a very shocking news because he did it because his school's inspector insulted and treated him badly, so he took the decision and ended up his life. His family didn't know about the bad treatment from his inspector, but his classmates did. So they told the news how hard was this man with the boy. This is a very awful situation, on the one hand this man should not be rude with the boy, but on the other hand, I think he never imagined what his words and bad attitude could cause.
I think that the impact this situation caused is very strong, every mother thinks about what is happening with her kids and maybe would result that mom and dad or closest family will be more worried about their children and spend more time with them, talking, having fun, being affectionate, etc. Furthermore, every kid is different and you don't know if they are living a depressed stage or if they are more sensitive than you believe. This is the second scholar suicide in two weeks, so it is a very worring situation.

Well, about things I would like to hear in the news, there are that inequalities finally finished, that every people could have decent vacations, that justice is done quickly! or that we care about our enviroment.

France

Talking about knowing and visiting new places, I would like to go to France because I really like its culture, architecture, language, etc. I have heard that in this country there is a lot of art development, as well as music, because this place was the origin of it. Before going to France I would like to learn French, because, like I said before, I love this language and I think It won't be the same If I can't communicate with French people.

Once I get there I would like to take some interesting tours to Paris and then visit nearby areas in the capital. I would like to know the principal monuments, like Eiffel tower and Versalles Palace. The thing I would love to do, would be to attend to music festivals (specially jazz) and go to museums, like Louvre museum.

Being really sincere, I would be very happy studying, working or living there, clearly any option seems good to me. I wish I could go there to continue my posgrade studies. After that I don't know if I'm going to come back to Chile or stay there... It is a dreaming trip for me and for now I can just imagine and speculate.

My last semester

The first semester of 2010 was a little bit different for a lot of reasons. I think, in generally, it was not bad, but neither an excelent period.

First, I didn't lived the earthquake because I was in Antofagasta, but I was very worried about my family in Concepcion and my friends and family in Santiago.

Personally, I started the semester doing new things like having a dog, she is a very good partner and I appreciate her companionship. Also, this year I am more accompanied by my boyfriend and friends, they were an important part of me (and remain it). However, I always miss my family that lives in Antofagasta, but I really spent a lot of time with them this summer and I usually visit them.

At University, I can say that my grades were good or regular but not all of them were satisfactory, in spite of this I think I learnt a lot and I grew up in many different ways. I think it really helped me to know how to do things right and to think a little bit more before doing or saying something.

However, I liked first semester because I experimented new things and learnt about personal and non-personal stuffs.

My Blogging Experience

Having a blog and writing posts is a new experience for me. In this english class I learned how to create a blog, design it and write about themes. I found it interesting, sometimes funny, depending on the subject we had to write about. Also, is good to write in english, because you can learn new words, the grammar, or the structure of some sentences, etc. I think it helped me to improve my english, specially to know words I did not use before. Besides that you can start a process to think in english, a not-common language in your daily life, but also very important in these times.
Another advantage I found, is when we had to write about anthropology's topic, because that is when you start knowing technic concepts that can be useful for your studies. Blogging in the Englisg class, is a interactive way for learning english, also is a kind of "free way", because you can write opinions or whatever you want about something using new techonologies, like internet and blogs, characterized by the personal "stamp" that they have.
Furtheremore, as you have to read your clasmates's posts, you can start know them and know better your friend(s), what they think or what have they done.You also have to comment to their posts, so you can start having a conversation about a subject. This is the funny thing.
Like a disadvantage I can say that, due to it's a free writing, you can be a little confused or disturbed about how to write in english or if you're using a good grammar, etc. I know the teacher correct you at the end, but that not ensures that you're going to write a correct post.
Well, having and writing a blog is an incentive to express your ideas or anything in english and to lose fear of make a mistake when you talk with a foreign.

THE WORLD CUP!

These days are very exciting because it is taking place The FIFA World Cup. I like football soccer and I'm going to watch it in my home, I think with my boyfriend and maybe with some friends, too. I'm very happy about this event, because I think people all over the world are feeling motivated for something that is a passion for them, that can distracted them from the routine.
Chile's participation is very important and makes me feel proud about our soccer team and its coach. They are going to World Cup with good and young soccer players that deserve and opportunity to experience a challenge with this features, with the objective of acquiring experience and learning qualities. It is our first participation since 1962, how you can see, it is a very long time that chilean people were waiting to enjoy a world cup match. So, of what I've heard, I can say that our country is very ansious and excited (of course, there are many exceptions). Also, like I said, this ocassion let people feel effervescent and passionate, and that is a thing that is very strange in Chile. People use to be daily more seriously and formal, away from recurring celebrations. Besides, the quality of this matches makes me feel entertained. It is a luxury because (being sincere) in Chile we have not the same level or quality at all.

I hope Chile will get good results to the enjoyment of fans and the rest of the world. I hope teachers like football too and let us miss class for watching the chilean matches, like in other universities that also have modern TVs for it (I know that's not possible).

Photograph!

Hi! I don't think this is my favourite photograph, but It is special for me. In this photograph appear my friends and I. It was took it by Paulina Jara, one of my clasmates in last September. I choose this picture because I am with my friends, that I was starting kwnowing them and making more closer each other. I think they are really gorgeous people. Two of them left the career and I haven't seen them. One of them (the girl with the yellow scarf) went to study arts to Buenos Aires and the ohter one, the girl with weavy hair, froze her studies and go to a Pre-university. In that photo, we were having fun at University after class and I remember we were all laughing at what ever. Besides, It was an special moment because I was feeling so happy about sharing with people I liked. To make good friends is not an easy thing, specially when you come from out of Santiago and you don't even know the city. You're totally alone, with yourself, but you realize you can find good people that can bring you happy times and experiences. I think friends are so important because they don't judge you (I mean very good and loyal friends), you can share a lot of stuff and interests with them. Here in Santiago I can say I found friends like me, I mean, in my city I have my bests friends, but they are certainly different from me, we have different interests. Finally, I would like to have a lot of moments and pictures like this, where you can see happines, a little bit of madness and the consecuences of confidence, that you can built with time.

My favourite trip

I did my favourite trip when I went to Brasil last summer. I traveled with my family: my dad, mom and brother. I visited the cities of Buzios and Rio de Janeiro. I really liked this country, It is quite different from Chile, it has a different weather so people has customs that chilean people hasn't like walking on swimsuit along the streets, or blocking the principal avenue next to the beach on weekends for people could trot, doing exercises or walk early in the morning. Besides, I liked to be with my family and have a good time, I could spent time playing with my little brother Felipe and sharing with my parents for two weeks. First, we went to Buzios, that is a Rio de Janeiro's city with a lot of trees that form a kind of tropical rainforest next to the beach. Clearly, a beatiful and lovely landscape, nevertheless, the only handicap was there were a lot of insects, an one of them bite me and my leg turned purple. After that, we moved to Rio de Janeiro, a more urban city. When we arrived until we left this city, the days were very sunny and warm, but in the evenings we were afraid of brave electric storms. There, we went to Copacabana beach everyday after having breakfast, so we four get a good tan. I visited differents craft fairs and buy some souvenirs and stuff. I also went to shopping centers but they were too expensive. The best thing of all, were all the food I ate, from different salads to delicious pizza.