My experience using the blog

In the first class, when the teacher told us we have to write a blog every Monday, I didn't like very much the idea, because I'm not a big fan of writing. But now, on second thougths, my conclusion is this exercise is very good.

I feel I've improved a lot, the first time I wrote a post, it took me about 1 hour and a half, and now I can do it in less than an hour.

The reasons why I think this exercise is excellent are: 

- It helps with the spelling, because sometimes you can say a word but you don't know how to spell it right.

- It's a good feedback, because you have to think in English, write what you are thinking and then you read it, so it's a good way to reinforce your knowledge.

- It's a different exercise that makes you use your imagination, because most of the activities are based on answering questions, so you have to answer exactly what they are asking.

In the future I'd like to write about sports, especially soccer and basketball, because those are my favorite sports and I practice them, I'd also like to write about education and public health in Chile, because those are interesting topics and everyone has different ideas about that.

I just can say thank you miss for your teaching, you have been a great teacher and I've learnt a lot among these three months.

My favorite subject

My favorite subject at university was biochemistry, I had this course when I was in second year, and I really liked it.

This was a theoretical subject, we didn't do any experiment, but it was still a very good course.

I had this subject divided in two semesters, in the first one we studied the general concepts about biochemistry, for example, the processes of celular breathing, photosynthesis, and all the processes that happen in the human body.

In the second semester we studied the biochemistry related to our specific area, the oral cavity, so we saw the processes of food degradation, beginning of cavities, the saliva functions, all related to our profession.

I think I enjoyed this subject because I could understand the different processes that take place inside me, and I learned the reasons why the things happen, that is much better than just learning something because you memorize it.

Another point is I had excellent teachers in this course. I get motivated when I have good teachers, and I try to do my best.

My favorite photograph

I can't say this is my favorite photograph, because I had never thought about it, but when I had to choose one photo, I decided for this one.

This photo was taken after the earthquake on February 27, in a little town called Pelluhue, located in the 7° region, and it was taken by a photographer called Roberto Candia, a guy who works for AP agency.

I'm not the only one who likes this image, this is one of the best photos of the earthqueake, and it was shown all around the world.

I think this photo represents how our country was left after the big tragedy, many towns, especially those who were close to the beach, were completely devastated for the earthquake and the tsunami. It also represents the hope, because that guy holds the Chilean flag to show that our country is still alive and we are going to overcome this difficult situation.

I like this photo very much, because it makes me feel we are a small but very united country, but it's a pity that this feeling only appears when our country suffers any dramatic event, and not every day.

Election day

In the next presidential elections I´m going to vote, even though I don´t like any candidate, probably I’ll leave my vote blank, but I think everyone should vote and express their opinion. I have watched a lot of publicity about the candidates, I have also watched the debates among them and the conclusion for me is simple, it doesn´t make any difference who wins.

I´m against the electoral campaigns for three reasons, the first one is the big amount of money they spend doing the publicity, the same money they could use in many other things that our country needs (poverty, education, public health, etc.). The second reason is the inequality that exists, because a few candidates can afford the electoral campaigns and the rest of them can´t do it, and the third reason is the simple fact that I hate all the posters hanging around the city, it looks awful and it´s kind of dangerous because some of them block the view of the people who are driving a car.

I think the most important qualities a person must have if he wants to be a president are: honesty, charisma, and don’t make too many promises.     

Being a politician is not an easy job, because there will always be people against your thoughts, making critics just for the fact they are in the opposite wing, that’s why I have never considered becoming a politician.

Now we just must wait and see what happens on November 17^th , because after all the campaigns, I hope the people can vote informed.