Blog 11: Language Challenges

Particularly I think that the subject of English in the University is a great instance to practice the language in different modalities as listening, speaking, writing or reading. In this way I highlight the fact of having this subject, because it has helped me to develop skills for a better usage of the English, especially in other subjects of my career that use bibliography in this language. In the case of the blogs has been very useful for knowing about of words or expressions that before I ignored. Likewise the blogs has helped me for putting in practice what I have learnt in terms of the vocabulary.    

Moreover I have to improve my English mainly en the speaking. In many cases, at the time of speaking, I have clear a general idea about that I want to say in English, but when effectively I want to say that in English, to appearing within of my mind many words and finally they confuse me, and I ended saying unnecessary inconsistencies. But it’s something that I must to improve with a greater clarity and organization mental.

Outside the English class I have strengthened my English through the articles and texts that I have to read in my career, so the reading has been easier for practicing and reinforcing. Furthermore other advantage is that the bibliography that I read is concerning to my academic sphere, thus it will be more useful in the future, especially with the technical language.

I’m aware about the relevance of the English in the real life. So I regard that one of the things that I’m more interested is in learning English.         

Blog 10: Good and bad points

While this year 2013 still not end, I have had good and sad moments that definitely had marked me, either negative or positively. Within the good things I highlight to have met to new people, especially in the University, that even now I regarded like my friends. Likewise for me is important to stand out the great rapprochement that my class of Third of Archaeology has had in the last time, to the point of creating a good atmosphere between us. This situation contrasts completely with the last year when my class was fragmented in a lot groups.

 Unfortunately not all is good in the life and this I experienced when my grandmother died in September. Obviously it was a complicated moment for me and my family, especially because I was living with her since I changed my residence to Santiago, when I joined to the University in 2010.   

About my achievements in this year I highlight the experience that I have been gained within of Archaeology, where I have gotten more knowledge through of the different subjects that I have completed. But I think that the true reflexion about my achievements I’m going to do in the end of the year.

In this moment I only want to finish the academic year with all of my subjects approved and to enjoy my holidays. About the things that I didn’t, I would like to come back in the time and to fix some situations that now affected me, but this is impossible and only I have to go on with my life.  We still have a month and half ahead of us, and we don’t know what will happen…

Blog 9: Forest Fires

In this blog I’m going to write about the forest fires in the Fifth Region, especially in the zone of Viña del Mar.  Accordingly with the main sources of information, the fire began yesterday in the afternoon in the zone of Chorrillos, and the latest news indicates that the fire has affected to seven houses. Regarding this dramatic situation, the ONEMI has declared red alert for the emergency that also include to other fires near to the Route 68. The job of the firefighters have been very complicated due to factors like the wind or the topography of the place where is concentrated the fire. At the moment, many families have been evacuated of the place and many other have seen affected with the electric service.

Clearly this disaster corresponds to human action and affect not only to the nature but also to the society itself. Indeed, this situation remembers me a similar event happened the last summer in Valparaiso where the irresponsibility of some people made a great fire that affected to hundreds of families. Evidently the frequency of these developments indicates us that the people have not still taken environmental awareness, nor have a concern for the rest of the society that finally pays the tragic consequences. Is for this reason that is necessary to continue and intensify the prevention campaigns with the objective of achieving the maximum reduction of forest fires, especially if we consider that the summer is coming and the heat increases.