What I Did Today (December 10th)

I remember this date, I remember several things happened. First I went of class since I had to pay the bills, otherwise the company cut off the supply of electricity and gas. This same day I sold strawberry juice, I went very well. The funny thing is that the money that I received I had to occupy it to pay the locksmith, because I left the keys in the house. Now is funny, but in this moment I was very angry with myself, but once again I realized that money comes and goes. 

This day too I went to see a documentary about anti patriarchy, I went with a friend, he that now is my partner. I remember that we talk a lot about this subject, too many things about the life and the political-economic system what alienating the human. I feel that in that moment we connected.

                                                                   
                                                                    Goodbye 2015!

If I had to define this year in one word, it would be intense. This was a year of learning, it is true that life itself is a learning process, but the situations I lived this year have penetrated deep into my being.

The year began very quiet, I was traveling the two first months, this was time of know myself. The following months I enjoyed the love with my partner. We returned after a breakup of eight months, now was love more mature. But we were wrong again, we forget respect the individuality of each. The problem was that we were no longer just us two. We had to take a decision very complex, because both though completely different. Finally, and after much discussions, I gave up. Now that I reflect on this, I feel what I did was for love and it means letting go of what I wanted, fot privilege the good of others. This lesson has meant much pain for my. But I feel that this new year will be the moment of pick all learnings, will be the moment of enjoy this, this was what I thought when I was more sad and it was what helped me to move on. And now I know that's life, sometimes sweet and others times sour, just need to be calm and learn from each experience.

A party

I remember a party where I enjoy a lot, this was in Valparaiso for “Encuentro Latinoamericano de Estudiantes de Geografia” (ELEG) on October of the year 2014. In the same date was the carnival “Mil Tambores”, in this participated the batucada’s FAU (Sonido de Lucha), here plays some partners of geography. They arrived with your drums at camping where we were with the people of ELEG. The first night they plays and the party start, was beautiful, all people dancing at rhythm of drums. Each was in your “volada”, enjoy the music. Each was enjoy, without worrying about anything else. Really, for my, this moment was magic. We were camping in a beautiful place: this was a natural conservation park in Laguna Verde. This had a lot of vegetation, I love it. This day I met a Colombian girl, Carolina. She was very sympathetic, we had fun talk and dancing. We still talk, thanks to facebook. I want to travel to Colombia next year and Carolina said me that go, that she give me house. Besides Carolina, I met several people, with some I play Andean music. For all this things, I enjoy a lot this party.  

A subject that i like!

Good morning teacher and partners, in this opportunity I tolk about a subject of geography that I like. This is “Gestión integrada de zonas costeras” (GIZC), it taught me Andrea Cabezas, she’s geography and works doing a projects for an integrated management between all the elements, actors and instruments of the coastal zone, is a way of understanding the coastal system as a whole.

In this course I learned to make an integrated analysis of the coastal zone, I learned that every system is different, therefore each management plan should be done by analyzing the characteristics of each ecosystem, this will require working directly with the community. For me, this meant a great learning experience, as this can be applied to all areas of geography. Besides all that, I liked the course because Andrea taught us many methods of how to do this management directly in the territory, a fact that is missing on other courses, where only teach the theoretical.

There is not anything in particular that I did not like the course, just the fact of not being able to attend all classes, because I had to work, but that's my responsibility. 

In the future I would do my practice with Andrea, I feel her as a person and as a professionalis is someone from whom you can learn a lot.

So partners, when you have this course, I recommend you take it seriously, go to class and read the text, you learn a lot, it will be a big step in this road to become geographers.

A nice place

Hello teacher and partners, today I will talk about a place that I like to go. This is the “Estadio Nacional”, in particular a fields located between Marathon and Guillermo Man. All my life I lived in this neighborhood, so these courts became my garden. There used to go with my father, my brother and our dogs. We were going to play ball, jogging and playing with the dogs. In the summer, when Santiago and your cement become unbearable, this is an ideal place to be, its trees and grass help regulate temperature, plus there are hoses with watering and end up being the play of several of us. I love it, it's that little green space where I start when the city collapses and I need to connect with nature. It is very quiet, especially in the week, the weekend occupy the fields for the tournament of the commune and full of families barbequing, drinking beer and watching football I like this, but I prefer the quiet and solitude. Now I'm not as much as before, in fact I'm not going years with my father and my brother, I started to go alone, to think, smoking marijuana, playing dulcimer and disconnect the rhythm of this city. The last time I went with a friend, it was nice, we had not seen in a long time and there we could talk and laugh for hours. Hopefully this space continues to be open to the public and not privatized as with everything in this country.

I wish...

For some time I have wanted to have a garden at home, but for various reasons I have not been able to make. The main reason why I want to have the garden, is the poor quality of food offered by the market today, where you just have food contaminated by pesticides and other inputs used in the industry agronomy. In addition to the garden give me a healthy diet, it can give me herbs that will serve as medicine for diseases. I would also put flowers in the garden, I love them, I am filled with happiness just to see them and smell them. And obviously would give a place a flower, that in my opinion, is the most beautiful and the most I like: marijuana.

I have already started with the construction of the garden (which I want to do with disposable materials and organic), so far I have planted marijuana and I've gotten some organic seeds of different species, so I'm on track !!

A Restaurant

Good morning friends !!

This morning I am going to write about a little peruvian restaurant (sp) what I like to go. In this moment I have really hungry and remember the restauratn mke (sp) my stomach sound (wf). Well, the restaurat is called "El Puroperú", his owners are peruvians and many of the workers also are preuvians. This restauran be (t) on Av. Macul between Los Platanos and Quilin, it is at two bloks of my hause (sp). I like this restaurant (sp)  because the food is very tasty, specially for the condiments; you can eat meat (calf, pig chicken (p)), fish or shellfish, also they have seviche, aji de gallina, the (p) plates are with rice and delicious sauces. To finish the lunch I like to eat dessert, specially Suspiro Limeño. The last time I went to Puroperú was the last weekend with my mother who invite to me (p). In others times I have been go with my grandmother when she (p) comes to Santiago to visit us, or also with my friend or my mother's friend or with a lot of family.
Also, in the restaurant (sp) put good music, traditional peruvian music or in some times music of another country. The decoration is too simple, just some painting or postal of Perú, I remember one of Macchu Picchu. I alway (sp) have been feel (t) confortable (sp) in that place.
The Puroperú restauratn ar (sp) twice (ww), and the other is located in the same Av Macul but toward the north on the intersection with Los Alerces. One time I went with my mother and cousin to the other local.

Con-Ga Sushi

Close to my house there is a new restaurant, that was opened last year, but I went for first time this year.Your name is Con-Ga Sushi, because this here next to "Conga", a place for dancing salsa. This is a restaurant of diferents food, like Japoanese food, pizzas and Chilean food, but away food that more I like, is ceviche. The restaurant is located in a parallel street to the west of my house, on Avda. Vicuña Mackena, I go there by bike and arrive in 5 minutes. The owner of restaurant is a young Chilean woman that live in the same building that live my brother, this are next to restaurant. One of things that more I like about this is that here they accept card Junaeb, this is a feeding grant provided by the state, which usually can only occupy in junk food restaurants, what I find is horrible, because they force you to eat poorly. For this I love this place, have rich and healthy food, it is near my house, is paid by the State through the grant and the people who attend are very friendly. Another thing that has going for it, is that they make deliveries, then when I'm too lazy to go out, I order by watsap and arrives at door of my house, what better! This restaurant I found it through the internet when with my boyfriend were looking where you could use the card Junaeb. We started going often enough, then I started going with my friends and sometimes when I'm home alone, I call home delivery and eat alone, watching a movie or documentary.

A Concert or Exhibition

Music is a fundamental element in my life, but I do not usually go to concerts, because my financial budget is limited. But this year I was one who loved me and it was worth paying for this. The concert was on April 30th this year and was called "Festival de la Cosecha", this was in "Matucana 100" (cultural center where concerts usually do). The name of the concert was because at that time usually marijuana is grown. In this festival there were several groups of music, different types: cumbia, hip-hop and punk: Banda Conmoción, Fiskales Ad Hok, Guachupé, Anarkia Tropikal, Chorizo Salvaje y Salvaje Decibel. This latter group play political hip-hop, is the that more I liked me and with more enjoyment, I wish they would have played longer. Cumbia groups equally much liked, because I could dance a lot. At this festival I went with my boyfriend, his brother, his girlfriend and Jochimin (a Frenchman friend who was exchange in geography), they are very good friends of mine, therefore, had super good, danced and laughed a lot. In the place I meet some acquaintance, another significant event and very regrettable was the fall of the vocalist of Los Fiskales, Alvaro España, he fell from the stage and was seriously injured, an ambulance arrived to take him emergency. Thanks to life, now he is in perfect condition and was only a scare. In conclusion, despite the fact that Alvaro España fell, this was a great concert and a beautiful moment of happiness with friends.

Field Trip

In this four years that I have been in Geography I have traveled to interesting places, but  one that i liked more than all, it is a travel to the glacier “Juncal Norte”. This is located at the height of country of Los Andes, but towards the mountains, near the border with Argentina, beyond of "Los Libertadores". This field trip I did thanks that subject “Introducción a la Glaciología” with the teacher Francisco Ferrando. The field trip lasted 3 days, the first day started from the FAU in the bus of the university, this left us a few of kilometers beyond “Los Libertadores”, from there we started walking towards the mountains for over six hours, was a treking very exhausting but with beautiful landscape, making the treking was very pleasant. We arrived at appropriate place to camp, here stayed the nigth, we made a fire and played cards while we drank vodka with ice taken from the mountain. This nigth that was falling stars, all our classmate had gone to sleep, but Pablo and I were watching us the cosmos. We met two boys who were camping there, together smoked a very rich marijuana and chatted about life, it was a very enjoyable time. The next day, very early, we start the trek to the glacier. We crossed a mighty river it was very entertaining to me. We walked about 3 hours, until we reached the glacier, it was majestic, the most beautiful thing I've seen. We walk on the glacier tongue with granpones, it was only ice and glacier water slides. I thank life for this trip and I recommend to all.

At the moment I am reading “El Despertar De Los Cuervos”, this is written by a Chilean journalist called Javier Rebolledo. He works investigating about the torture at the Pinochet dictatorship. The text focuses on what happened at Tejas Verdes, this was a torture center located in San Antonio. Here was created DINA; military secret organization devoted to the repression of opponents of the dictatorship. Within the text are the statements of surviving victims and soldiers who participated in these violations of human rights.

Since I was a teenager, I was interested to know more about what happened in dictatorship. I always read about the reasons that led the military coup, about intervention of the United States and the crimes that were committed. But it's the first time I read the statement of victims of the dictatorship. In these statements the victims tell in detail the atrocities committed in Tejas Verdes, details that have impacted me. In parts of the text I had to stop reading, so strong the events that occurred. I never imagined that man could have so much evil in his heart, I never thought that man could be capable of such atrocities.

One fact that stands out and that the last few days have made headlines is the participation of Cristian Labbé at Tejas Verdes. The former mayor of Providence was recognized by one of the victims on the text, this happened in a session of torture where the victim was rushed hood covering his face, then he saw Cristian Labbé, two soldiers, a doctor and a nurse. Currently, Cristian Labbé is being investigated for these crimes.

From the bottom of my heart I hope that all those who participated in these horrible violations of human rights pay for the damage caused. And if justice is not achieved in the courts, who succeeded in life.

Added at the class in the university I work as secretarial, then my first week of the break winter I was working and the only distraction was play zampoña and make some crafts with recycling. But I felt that I needed a break, then I request one week of break and I went to Valle del Elqui with some friends. We travel for different localities This was the best decision I could have done, in this place I thought about of many subject that had me worried and I can resolve this. Added to this I knew places and people very beautiful.

I feel that this week more that a week of relax or fun, was a week of introspection. This makes me very happy and peaceful. Now I feel prepared for make some things that before scared me.

Chilean Education

Chilean Education.

Historically the chilean education has been unequal, this depends of the socioeconomic status of the people. Generally for to have a quality education, you must spend a lot of money on this. By contrast, if you don’t have money you can only access to a state education, that in the chilean case is very deficient.  Inside state education can be accessed to "flagship" schools, these schools are selective; you need to pass an exam where your cognitive skills are measured.

I think that the inequalities that exist in our country beginning with the educational system because access to education is defined by socioeconomic status we belong; if you born poor, you will die poor. The access to education should be free and equal of all and that according to the skills of each are development capable of attaining.

Also we are studying as machines around eleven years only to sit an exam that measures skills circumstantial (PSU), ignoring more important topics that form us as people and citizens.

In my opinion, this is an unjust and empty education, system that search it just keeps the stalled power in a few people, they favor them this system creates only producing machines.

I think that only the abolition of the current system and the implementation of a new system that does not consider people as production machines, but as a humans who need to develop different skills will make this system and our country a better place to live.

Gender Roles

Gender Roles

1.         Describe the situation in your own words and express your opinion.

The talk is about a woman that fought for her freedom and for her rights in Saudi Arabia. In this country it is taboo that women drive cars. She broke this taboo, when she, tired for the harassments she had to face trying to find a ride back home, drove. This act caused two different reactions in the society; some attacking her and others given your supportive. In her country she was started receiving threats of die and rape. While out her country she received the support and admiration of men and women of different countries.

In my opinion, this type of sexist rules only generates more injustices and represses the liberty of the people. But both that all us know this injustices, none does some for change this situation. It's for this reason that the talk of this woman; her story and her courage for go in the opposite the established, that I feel inspired for she. I think that if we liberate of this type of manners and rules that we have so immersed in the unconscious of our minds like society, us we could evolve like human race. Because our genres shouldn't define that we can do.

And if we want equality into society, we should treat us like equal persons; regardless genre.

Movie Review

Name of Movie: Earth 2100

Describe/list/ outline the main themes of the movie.  (50 words)

The movie is a projection of what can happen if we are continues with the bad practices about the planet Earth. The topics that about the movie are related to the impact that the human causes at the planet; this is misuse of energy resources, climate change caused by the emission of gases, overpopulation, extinction of many species, etc.

Write a review (200 words) of the video.  Highlight the importance of the movie’s information/ themes/ topics to your own personal experience and professional perspective.

In the movie is told facts that are happening in a virtual future, these facts happen parallel the life of a fictitious storyteller: Lucy. She is a woman that born on 2009, she lives in the suburbs of Miami. Years later Miami is hit by Linda hurricane, killing thousands of people. In this moment Lucy and her parents move to San Diego. In this place she meets her husband Josh. For this time the planet had already changed quite; the planet was constantly hit by natural disasters, so many people died and the survivors emigrated, leaving many ghost towns, also many species of fauna and flora it had extinguished and the water, a vital resource, had just.

This movie is a very good example of what can happen if we don’t become aware of the impact that human activity causes. Remember that the movie begin with the opposition of the representative of China at the new environmental laws. Decisions like this can change the future of the planet.

Like a geographer, I can tell that this problem could have been avoided through sustainable public politics, favoring clean and renewable energy, waste recycling, protecting natural resources and thinking of new generations.

List a minimum of three facts, pieces of important information or “other” from the video that you would like to remember and would want to tell a friend about.

1. One of the facts that I liked went the analogy between the frog and human, because sample that the human and the frog doesn’t realize that climate changes occurring around them, however suit these.

2. Another fact that I find relevant in the movie was when the representative of China rejected the public politics of environmental protection, this produced very negative consequences, in the long run destroy the planet.

3.  Finally, another fact that I liked was the end of the movie, as it shows the possibility of correcting the mistakes of the past. Because even though the planet was being destroyed was possible to reconstruct through a more sustainable vision of the planet.

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