End of program !!

Online mode has been quite an experience, I'm not going to judge it, and with English it was no exception. I was embarrassed to see my face in the videos I had to record of myself for evaluations. But hey, you always learn something every time. I think the scope of this issue, as a branch of English, with respect to the problems and critical contingency that exists around the world was very good. Many points that were discussed are gaining weight again in the past few days, which is very important.

Blogging has been something new too, it is entertaining if you know well how to use the tools occupying the possible spaces that the web page allows you. I liked other formats that some of the other colleagues used, creativity is fed up.

I think that the aspect that I should reinforce the most is speaking a little, since I manage to understand the listening part (even more so because of the online modality since the teacher spoke English and should pay more attention), and writing as well. Sometimes I turn to a dictionary in case I forget a word or a conjugation.

English has helped me a lot in this world where social networks and the Internet show web pages with many languages, most of which are in English, and so I can better understand the content they show. Or also in case you see a file or video that does not have Spanish subtitles or that you only see texts that make me read now at university. In these times it has become a necessity not only imposed by the ministries of education in schools, but also because the labor field demands it.

I will not forget the first year when I was in the computer room doing the leveling test because I thought I would be exempt, but no, life did not want it ...👏

m u s i c . . . 🎧✨

For me, this topic about music is important. I was educated in a school where artistic appreciation was through music and melodies of all possible rhythms. Classical music, Latin American rhythms like saya, kaporal and other typical Chileans like cuecas, among others. But as much as I have received that education, the styles I hear the most are from this modern age. They are many but I will focus on some and certain exponents.

Rihanna is one of the singers I listen to the most, I really like it. Her style of pop, R&B and hip-hop mixed with Caribbean or tropical rhythms from the continent, as in her song Work, caught my attention a lot. My favorite albums are Loud and ANTI. Personally I do not consider myself a fan of any artist, I only appreciate their songs and messages, some I will appreciate more than others but not with that feeling of fanaticism behind.

Other styles that I like are those that correspond to the Tech genre. Several other subgenres with their own rhythms emerge from this. Hardcore tech, rave tech and gabber tech are the ones I listen to the most. Styles where the beats per minute are fast, with well-marked bass and melodies that are repeated several times to attract the attention and euphoria of those who listen. The difference between one and the other is in how the bass and melodies are configured. For example, hardcore technology has increasingly strong bass, while rave is more enveloping (this is a substantial detail, many are confused), and the gabber mixes a bit of both, in addition the last one has more cheerful melodies at you invite dancing more fluently on the dance floor. The artists I listen to the most are Kozlov, AIROD, YA, and Buried Secrets. I couldn't tell exactly which of these sub-genres comes first and which come after. There are documentaries and reports on the beginnings of tech gender in Europe and how the young generations of the 90s celebrated in discos. There is a whole culture behind this rhythm.

My favorite song of Rihanna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEhy-RXkNo0

My favorite rave song (drop: 5:03): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEPU6pM3SXw

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Postgraduate studies . . . 🎓🎓🎓

Deciding a graduate course in the first place is difficult for me, as I still don't know why I mentioned going to anthropology. Some teachers have told us that, in the end, it doesn't matter which mention you choose, since they all mix in practice, but although I still don't have that experience that says so much, that uncertainty still persists in me.

Whether archeology or social, I would like to take courses both inside and outside of Chile. I think it would be a good opportunity to be able to have specializations both at home and abroad. The ideal modality for me would be part-time, I would like to work and continue studying, possibly it would be studying at night and working during the day.

I am interested in archaeological materiality in Latin and Central America, I am also interested in the structures and social relations and the needs that arise from them. So if I decide to leave Chile, I would still be in the same area because I would seek to study in neighboring countries or within the same continent. But there are also other materialities that interest me, which are those of the Middle East-Asia, although I don't see the possibility of seeing myself studying or working in those places, who knows. But I like more the idea of ​​continuing studying right here on the American continent.

My life in a future . . .

When I discovered the anthropology career and its scope, it motivated me to go to the social side. But already in my second year, I doubt if I really go for the social side or for another, since the archaeological side is tempting me. And imagining that if I worked in archeology, I would like to go abroad, but, of course, you must first have some basic knowledge here in Chile. Whether in a museum or in some field research, I see myself inside and outside the country.

I would like to travel a lot around the world, especially in Central and South America. Also in the eastern areas, I don't have much personal knowledge of those areas. I hope I can get there.

But if I decide the social side, I imagine myself working within the country but in extreme, rural and marginal camp areas. Interviews to improve infrastructure in terms of people's needs, work in NGOs or groups seeking projects for the benefit of the community. Personally, I feel committed to the northern area, since the needs arise from the region where I come from due to water shortages or air and soil contamination by mining companies, among others.

Anyway, I don't know how much money is earned in both sectors. And I don't want to know until now because it may cut me off what little inspiration I have for this whole context of confinement in a pandemic.

My favorite animal. . .

Of the animals that I like the most, the meerkat and the penguin are my favorites. But it is obvious that I cannot take care of them at home as pets. So the animal that I prefer to have as a pet is the guinea pig. They are rodents larger than an adult hamster and smaller than rabbits.

I would like to have it as a pet since it does not take up much space, because of its adorable shape, and because it is easy to transport in case of an emergency or to play inside the house or garden.

Another point in favor is food, since guinea pigs, although they eat a lot, is not a big difference for a human diet due to their consumption of vegetables and vitamins that nourish them. Vegetables like lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, among others, are some of the things that guinea pigs eat.  

If I could choose it, I would like one with spots, that is, it is of various colors. Usually the guinea pig fur is yellow, white, brown or black. As well as it can have many colors at the same time. If I had a colored guinea pig, I would call it   “pintita” for the same reason.

My favorite serie . . .

I like the japanese animation. I really enjoyed the first time when I saw a complete anime series and it has been with many more. Personally I find it difficult to choose which is my favorite, since each one has been an experience with which one can come to identify with the plot or be fascinated by how they show it to you. But having thought about it many times, Psycho Pass is the series that I liked the most. I have waited for the last few seasons with great anxiety.

Psycho Pass is a  police anime series set in a future dystopian Japan, where it is possible to instantly measure a person's mental state, personality and the probability that the person will commit crimes thanks to a psychosomatic scanner that performs a scan of brain functions and other biological and chemical functions of the body, determining the Psycho-Pass, a number associated with a color in each person. When this probability, measured as the "Crime Coefficient" index, is too high, that is, it has a very dark color and a very high number, individuals are hunted down and detained with lethal force, if necessary. This task is performed by a special team of potential criminals called Enforcers, who are supervised by police officers known as Inspectors. Inspectors must limit that practicing executives carry out their functions within the limits of the law.

In Psycho-Pass the philosophical issue is dealt with very often, from the perspective of the main antagonist as well as from the same system that governs society. And that is why I really like, because despite the dominance that the system seeks to impose, irregularities appear that it cannot solve and must take different executions, which is what detectives confront, often against all morals and ethics that they have within them. What decisions are made for the good of society?

My best vacation

The vacations that I have liked the most so far are the ones I had in 2018, when I was in my last year of high school and with my course we traveled to the city of Bariloche, in Argentina.

Before reaching the destination we planned, we first had to travel from north to south of Chile to cross the border closest to Bariloche. So we had several stops to eat and take a short tour between the places. We first stop by Santiago for a short break in Talca. There we play bowling and have dinner. The next morning we have breakfast near the Cardenal Samoré pass and then cross the border and have lunch in Argentina. We did it in a very nice little town, it was quite rustic and had many handicrafts to go.

Already in Bariloche we arrived at a huge hotel, where other schools from Chile and Argentina were staying, so I met other people. We used to go to clubs some nights where they took them on tour, but for my course it was boring. The temptation to drink alcohol made us do it before going out to celebrate. They took us on various tours of natural places, one of them was to compete among the schools by canoeing, horseback riding, hiking, among others.

For me, it was the best vacation not only to go with my course to Argentina, but also because my parents did not join (some parents came to take care of us, but mine did not, very well). I would return again with my circle of friends to Bariloche, it is a very beautiful place.

A country I would like to visit . . . 🛫🛫🛫

The country I would like to visit is Japan. In my childhood I watched many cartoons and Japanese movies. Seeing the environments in which the plot took place caught my attention. Furthermore, Japan has a rather unique culture in terms of moral values ​​in the society it has. Its people clearly behave differently than the West, which is very interesting to me and it is why I would go to that country.

Japan offers very diverse places and landscapes. I would like to go to the island of Okinawa first, it is a place with very beautiful beaches and a very varied and exquisite cuisine. It has a very varied fauna of fish and birds. Its climate is quite humid, so for the summer time it is very hot. Then I would go to Shibuya center, in Tokyo, where the tecnologies and the streets be one. I would take a walk around every corner of the center. But what I would most like to see are JDM cars. Modified Japanese vehicles for drift competitions, where the best drift driver wins (I would like to go to clandestine areas where they take place).

I'm not sure if I want to live in Japan, I prefer to study there, stay for a few years. The lifestyle, especially in places like Tokyo, is very rushed (something like Santiago), people live in a hurry for time to get to their jobs, using transports that are saturated with much more ease and complexity.