"English Language Challenges"

I learned English in basic school and secondary school, but since I graduated I haven’t practiced very much. I see a lot of TV where I can read the subtitles of movies and series; also y listen a lot of music in English so I can learn more about the pronunciation; but is the only thing that I have been doing so far.

I really enjoy learning English at the university; however I don’t have much time to learn it properly. For the future, I recommend more hours during the week: three days a week of two blocks per day, of 45 minutes per block. In my experience, having more time to study this foreign language is very helpful to improve our skills. You have to think that some people are not interest in learn English so, what I’m trying to say is that more hours would really help us to learn it more efficiently.

Also in class is very helpful talk (in English, of course) interesting topics, for example: a few days ago we talked about the topic “moms on facebook”. I really enjoyed talking and writing about this because I have many funny histories to tell to my classmates; and the hour… the hour pass so quickly that you don’t believe that is the end of class.

Out of class, I only use English to finish my homework; I read some paper or important publications about my career, among other things. Also I use my English skills to sing the music that I like, but quietly so that way, people don’t see me like a freak; is so embarrassing when that happen! Sometimes I help my nephew with the translations of some difficult works; he is also learning about this language. It is amazing that some schools impart the education of this language for kids. 

"ROME"

This is the place that I would like to go some day: Rome, Italy.

"My future job"

Some teachers told us that been an engineer means that we are able to solve problems. I´m not very good resolving any kinds of problems, God knows that I have a few of my own that I have to take care. I really hope find a job (related to forestry, obviously) doing things outside an office: working with soil, measuring trees; especially I want a job outside of Santiago. It’s too crawly in here and the air  is toxic! I miss breathe clean air and the blue sky.

If a planned to take a major after I graduate? Well, I think about it. I really enjoyed my classes of geology so, if it’s possible, I want a title in this area, is very entertaining working with soli and getting dirt in the process.

I´m not looking for a high position in a big industry because is so stressful! Manage every situation that appear and solve it; definitely is not the kind of job that I want. Although I want a big salary so I think that I have to tolerate any situation to get enough money to buy whatever I want and need. Also I have to pay my students loans, damn you banks! Why is everything related to money?! We need free education now!

To get any job you must have the necessary skills that the job requires: you have to be responsible, be punctual and you have to be PROACTIVE. If you don’t have anything to do at work, find something that keeps you busy. If you boss finds out that you have been lazy at work it will be the end for you, my friend; you will become an unemployed.

"What i spend money on"

About this topic I have to say that I`m a petty person. And why, you may are wondering. Well, since I was a little boy my mother always told me that I have to save money to used it when is needed. And you know what? She is absolutely right about it because, and this is in my case, I always need something related to my class: I have to  copy  a notebook when I miss a class, I take the subway and the bus so I need money for transport, among other things.

It’s rarely the occasion when I`m buying something that “I want” like clothes, shoes, or something to eat; especially the last part. When is the end of month and I have to collect my salary I don’t use it to buy food; I honestly prefer starve to dead than spend my money. Sure, sometimes I buy some clothes, but only if it’s absolutely necessary. 

I have a grandson, as I said in previews posts, and I love him so much that when I see it I buy anything he wants: candies, junk food (french fries, cakes) and clothes, without knowing his mother.

 When I see something that I like in the market, first I check the price and think if that is really necessary because I don’t want to be irresponsible spending my money  buying something that I’m gonna use for a short time. The worst part is when I have to choose between two thing that I want ( a puzzle or a shirt, for example) and I don’t have enough money to get both. IT´S SO TRAGIC!!

Going Green

I´m concern about the environment but I´m not, as they called, a “green person”. Sometimes I do some recycling activities, like recycle paper. I have tons of news paper in my house so, when I have the time, I go to the supermarket and I throw it into the recycling container for paper. More recently I assembled a “recycled notebook”, which is made of notebook paper of many other notebooks without use.   

Sometime, when I go to supermarket I use recycle grocery bags so that way when I have to buy more things during the week I can bring it with me and reused it.

Other activity that I do is reduce my consume of electricity to reduce my carbon footprint and the electricity bill, especially the last part which is making very happy to my grandmother. To do this, I try to reduce the use of my computer and TV. I use “natural light” to do my reading and homework and turn off the lamps.  This I do it also because that way I can study better, without the constantly interruption of hard noises from the TV and radio. Also I´m try to reduce my consume of water, but is so difficult because I love take I shower before going to bed or after gym. Is so relaxing taking a hot shower after a hard day at the university! I deserve it, but I´m constantly scolded because it takes me a lot of time take a shower.

"My guilty pleasures"

I´m a men of many guilty pleasures. For start, I love food, I can get enough of it and when I think that I’m finally satisfied I eat more and more, especially bread with butter or lemon pie (I love lemon pie!). Also, I like see a lot TV, which is causing me many troubles with my study time and with the electricity bill.

My other guilty pleasure is the music. I look for songs in every music channel that I know, especially in MTV channel. Then, when I have all the music that I need, around 500 songs (is the number of songs that I actually have in my music device, more or less), I create a music list to listen on my way to home, university or any other place that requires leave my room or house. Sometimes I listen so many time the same music that its turn boring and make me tide, only then I turn of my MP4.

Finally, and this is a guilty pleasure that I hate, is drink alcoholics beverages. Is really bad, I know that, but is something that I will remedy. Is very good at first, but is not worth the migraine and the stomach pain that I suffer the next morning.

So, these are my guilty pleasures. I can only tell that please don’t judge me, I’m only a men, a very weak one.

"Deforestation of great forests"

For this post I´m going to talk about this article entitled “The world´s remaining great forests”. As we know, the great forests are vital to the health of the planet. Many years ago, we were surrounded by them and this contributed to have clean skies, but now we have less and less of this ecosystems. Also, because of this, many animals have been extinct all because we have destroyed their ecosystems, the place where they have been live so far.

In the past, our planet was covered in ancient forest an now 80% of them have been destroyed by us in the search of our survival; in the search of basic elements to survive on the Earth such as wood and food, killing anything in our path.

With the deforestation of the great forests we are contribute with the increase of lethal gas in the atmosphere such as carbon dioxide, and because of this we are experimented what we call as “Global Warming”. Also, as I said before, many of the original species that were once on Earth are no longer with us as a direct result of deforestation. That’s why I’m sending this message to all, we have to protect our planet if we don’t do it we will pay a high price for this. It’s time to correct our actions!!!!

Here is the link where you can read more about this article:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2007/dec/13/forests

"My hobby"

This is my hobby and I´m really enjoy doing it.

"My mother is on facebook"

I thanks to God that my mom don’t know how to create an account in facebook. Thank you God!

Can you imagine that? Yes, is ok that she can be able to access to this kind of things and if she want to use it in the future is also ok, but I wouldn’t added “as my friend”.

I don’t want that she can be able to see some of the pictures that I have in my “wall”, some of them are really embarrassing. Also, I have pictures of some girlfriends that I really hope that she can’t see it. That would bee begining of a  a really long interrogatory. It would be a fight between her, my grandma and my sisters against me, just me (it wouldn’t be fair, don’t you think?). Just think in that is scary, I’m powerless against them: the “army of women”.

On the other hand, sometimes she bore at home so I think that create an account on facebook and play some of the games that provides it could be really entertaining for her; beside she can know new friends or maintain contact with old ones.

Finally, I say all mothers out there, that if you want a facebook account please, and for a love of god,  please don’t add your son as your friend. You don’t really want to know what your sons are doing when you are not watching. 

"My past Holiday"

My favorite holyday is always been and always will Christmas. I´m not a fan of New Year is so depressing because I feel that I did nothing important to remember at that point and that way continue to the next one. However, Christmas and Christmas Eve are holydays that enjoy because we gather as a family which is something that we can´t do in New Year.  After Christmas my sisters spent the next holiday with their husband´s family so my grandmother, my mom, my dog and I spent us four alone and that is no entertaining.

The past holiday my mom gave me a laptop, I was so happy because my brother take our other computer and leave with it to his new girlfriend´s house. I spent that holiday with my mother, grandmother, one of my sisters and her family, my dog (Bianca) and me; all together in my grandmother´s house.

After midnight I always say Merry Christmas and happy New Year to my faithful dog Bianca, it’s annoying sometimes but in others it can be a loving friend.

After this holidays came the most difficult part to do: “THE CLEANING PART”. I wash the dishes and clean the bathroom while my mom sweeps the entrance house and the living room, all this while my grandmother sleeps like a baby. It’s really Fun!!!!!