2013

Overall, this has not been a good year. Has been several things both personal and social levels that make me believe this.

Personally, my family has had health problems, so I've been focused on that and a little stressed too. I think the most important thing of the life are the people around you, so if they have not been well this has not been a good year.


Besides that, I have seen many situations where this is reflected individualistic society. Many injustices have continued to happen and, hopefully, there's a social awakening to cope.

This year I read a few about things I like and I think that I need it more, especially this semester. I have also to practiced some sport, I've done yoga but not very often and it's something I really like, so it is in my plans.

There's a good thing that makes me very happy, I bought a new bike and I have to go look tomorrow, so I'm really excited. I love biking and long ago that I din't do it because mine is bad, so I'm very excited to take up this sport or mode of living.

As a final comment, I would explain that I'm not mired in negativity. I think that living in community or in society need to be aware of the problems of others and feel as if they were our problems. I think this is the best way to raise awareness among the world, that not everyone has the same opportunities talking about basic needs as food, health or housing greeting.

This song and video reflects what I think about it.

Environment

I didn't use to recycle or make things related to take care about environment. I have tried many times, but in my house is very hard because I didn't stay there so much and my mom didn't continue with my practices. Years ago I tried to recycle the litter but she didn't continue with the process. Another time I tried to make conscience about water shortage, but my brother taken loooong showers and my mom wash the dishes with many water.

I think people used to learn about environmentally friendly practices on internet. Is the most easier way to learn about many things today. The problem from this is that many people waste their time on internet doing another things, or many people don't have access to internet.

From a couple year I used to visit the website La Bioguía (http://www.labioguia.com/). Is a website with many information about techniques to recycle, stories from people who made big changes with wonderful ideas, photographs from beautiful places we are killing, etc.

I used to visit it once a month approximately, to learn about things that someday I wish I could practice, with more time and freedom. I try to walk to anyplace I can and I only use public transportation to mobilize myself on the city.

I think that government programs has to contemplate the environmentally friendly practices on their entire proposals. Now that's impossible, because political parties are related with big corporations, and they need to destroy the environment to survive.

Pompón

2001. Me (8) and Pompón (5). 

My big friend all my childhood and adolescence was Pompón, my little dog. He was a Fox Terrier, with her body completely white and her tail in a spiral, like a pig. 

I got it when I was three years old. My parents was on the way to home and a little boy was selling many puppies on the street. They looked Pompón and loved him. All his brothers had spots, he standed out from them. Also, he was the littlest dog, what makes him very tender.

He was a quiet dog, very shy. He used to bark to every unknown person, specially to the mailman. He used to walk without a leash, because he was obedient and understand orders very well.

He always was accompanying us, specially on hard moments. When I was crying he used to stay next to me, with his little head rested on my legs.

He died at fifteen years old, on 2011. One day he stopped to eat and stayed laying on his bed. I gave him some medicine but he never got better. The next day, on May 21th he woke up very bad, crying and groaning of pain. It was a public holiday and the closer veterinary was closed. We was searching another veterinary when he dies, probably because he was old. I really miss him, he was a very good dog and friend.

Months after, on my birthday, my friend gave me another little dog. They knew Pompón and how special he was for me, that's why they gave me a little brown dog very similar to him. We called her Perry, but my mom changed her name to Tin-tin. Now she lives with me, she's completely different to Pompón. She is very active and playful and she accompany us too.

Mi dear friend Lala

Our graduation from high school
(With the same shoes).

Hello everyone. I am going to write about one of my best friends . His name is Camila Araya , but everyone tells Lala. I know her from first grade , because we were classmates and we started to being friends in second grade. During the school we were part of several different groups of friends, always both together. Also, on the secundary we participate together in several things such as the Student Council of the College or activities from different fields .

 

She is very cheerful, always it makes laugh to the others. So stand out in any group in which it participates. Also, she is very tolerant and sociable, so she usually sit well with everyone. She does not usually talk about personal issues hurt, so I treasure that is able to do it with me .

 

My friend Lala has never left me alone and I'd never do it to her. I think that's the most valuable thing we have in common. We know our entire families, almost everything about our lives.

 

Currently she's studying Physical Education at the "Pedagógico" (UMCE), which is on the corner opposite to my university. Therefore, we continue meeting so followed as we can. Periodically we get together with our friends of the school or go together to parties of our universities.

I am very happy to be her friend. Besides being very good to me, is a very good person in general and a very intelligent woman. She founds her true calling and exerts very well, so I admire her.

Language

I think that pluralism of cultures is a good thing, because we construct it in a long communitarian process and it has a reason to be. We construct a big system of characteristic items of a specific group of people, and occidental culture had not the authority for ignore it. The globalization process is trying to do this, to create a unique language and unique customs.

Language is a particular item of every culture and as anthropologist we cannot ignore it. We have to enhance it, especially in terms of native languages with not much people who talk it. An example is Rapanui language. Native people are keeping it alive the most is possible, but someday they could be a smaller group of people and language could be in danger. Kaweskar language experienced it. When the people disappeared the language died.

That’s why I don’t agree with the man of the video and I would like to preserve several languages. I feel comfort using my own Chilean language, different in many things with Peruvian or Argentinian speeches. To find the differences it the interest part of this, to recognize the difference and enjoy it. I enjoy associating dissimilar elements like language or music with dissimilar cultures, to know that we are different and that’s why we are so valuable as society.

In conclusion, in the future I hope that English, Chinese or some language won’t be common for the entire world. 

Chilean culture

In my opinion, to talk about Chile we first need to describe the geography, because the surroundings elements of the country are decisive for Chilean people, I think that the material context is determining for the culture  of people in general. An example are the cultural difference we can find in our country determined by the region character, like people from the southern region who are most kind and the warmest, people from Santiago who are most nervous or people from Easter Island who are most cheerful.

I think that the custom most deeply rooted in Chilean culture is the familial coexistence. My parents used to live out of the country and they came back because they missed this habit; also my aunt who actually lives out of the country coincide in that, she said me that the way of life in Latin America in general is unique, specially the quiet way of share with the family, and she misses the Chilean way of share with many food, music and a lot of people.

I think that this is related that with our native cultures, because they practice the community life and the reciprocity, having family between people who share. We can identify the Chilean culture with this and I think this should be remembered every time, specially in the educative institutions, to make conscience of our origin and recognize the worth of it.

Valparaíso

Hi Everyone,

Today I'll talk about my favorite place to travel, and it's from Chile. I didn't have meet many different places, but the best of them for me is Valparaíso. It is localized about 2 hours from Santiago or less, near Viña del Mar, in the 5th region.

I didn't travel so much, but I used to go there when I can, once a year if it's possible, usually with friends or boyfriends haha. It's one of the principal seaports of the country, that's because a half from the beach side is a shore full of ships and only the other side is a real beach with sand and sea.

 I love it, it has several types of houses painted with a million of colors and draws on the walls, placed in disorder in different hills, with confusing streets coming up on there and long stairs to go up between the houses, like shortcuts (shorts but tiring).

When I stay there I used to go for a walk in the hills, the beach, the shore or the squares from the center of town. There's a day (or two or three) when

I eat chorrillana, the typical food from Valparaíso, made from fries with egg, meat and onion. And the big moment of being there is the fabulous nights you can share there, all the drinks are cheap and the food too, with many people enjoying the night like you, and the beautiful view of the lights from the hills reflected on the sea.