Post 9: Money

Obviously, I would like to win the lotery. But I think that I don`t want to be very wealthy or a millionaire by a 'regular way' (because I would like to win the lotery...). Why? First, I think millionaire people are millionaire because there are so many people who don't have anything, and I really don't want to be an exploiter. Well, the second reason is that I can't think what I would do with a lot a lot of money... maybe I could travel around the world but... I think that's not an important need for me; and I think if I have a lot of money, traveling will be something so easy and daily that it would lose all attraction to me...

But, if I won the lotery that's different, because it is just for one time and I think I would make a big party, I would buy a house for my mom, a house for my dad and another for me... maybe I would travel and then I just save the rest and then I didn't have to work ever again, I mind 'ever again' to work for have money to live. Obviuosly I would do a lot of things but things I like and things important to me, not important for the market... (well... I really hope I never will work for the market).

On the other hand, now I consider myself good managing my budget, well I'm not a working person and I just have the money my dad gives me, it's not much but I can buy photocopys and buy some things, pay the bus (but now i'm ciclyng a lot and I save a lot of money) wherever... I'm always can ajust my budget, and I don't have problems, at home I have all what I need.

Post 8: How green am I?

I'm not sure if people learn about environmentally friendly practices. At school, I remember a little bit of that at biology class, something about the water. I learned that water isn't a renewable natural resource (and I always try to take care of water). I believe that people don't learn anything about environmentally friendly practices at formal education.

Anyway, I'm a person who worries about that. It isn't a central problem in my life but, I try to do what I can. I have the habit of recycling but it's not very easy: In the beginning I didn't know where I could drop the bottles, the milk catons.. etc. Now, I'm taking that stuff to the supermarket, there are some recycling sites. But, I have to say it, I'm not very happy taking the garbage to the supermarket, when I go there, I can't stop thinking that they are doing some kind of business with this recycling-thing and I'm helping to do that. Well, I just calm myself thinking that it's better than just drop it .

Most of the time I use a bike or the public transport. I have to confess, that there isn't just for taking care of the air, but it's an advantage and I'm proud of that. I can say, I'm taking care of myself and the air. I consider the pollution an important problem and I'm concerned about the quality of the air, but, that's because I use a bike and I really can feel the efects of cycling with a dirty air. It's like contrary to what normally you could think: I worry beacause I use a bike it isn't something like I worry and that's the reason for cycling.

Well, spite of all that I'm saying... I think this is a delusion. Nothing changes if I or you recycle all our garbage! there are other people, in the United States, in Europe who have many industries and they ARE the pollution. Here in Chile, there are so many mining production which don't give any care about the environment. And that's the problem, not me!

Bye.

Post 7: Education

I finished the high school two years ago, at 2008. I'm really glad of that. The truth was that I just wanted to leave it, I was so bored at high school; actually, the last day of classes all my class mates were crying and I was so happy! so, I didn't cry... but, don't misundertand me, I made a lot of friends at high school and now I keep seeing them a lot. But, I was so tired of the classes, the subjects... above all, I was tired of the 'rules'.

Let explain me better, I did all the secondary education at 'Liceo experimental Manuel de Salas' and I was used to have a little space of decision, the rules never were very stricts, you could talk and give solutions to some problems, but the last two years I was there (more or least) gradually they started to be more strict. But It was a stupid strict-thing !. Things like the color of a scarf or the color of yours tennis started to be central and a problem. And that kind of stuff never weren`t a problem before. They weren`t concerned about how to make students learn better! they were concerned about the tennis! (we all used to go with tennis at high school). They started to invented more stupid rules and the teachers adopted an attitude like 'the rules by the rules' even if they didn`t have any sense! the last year I felt like I was going to exploded, for two reasons: First, all the new rules have no sense because anyone was learning anything and we weren`t used to that kind of stuff, so we didn`t do. All was out of context!

The second reason is called "full day schedule" Lucky me, I lived that just for one year, but it was terrible! we got the same hours of classes, but with least time between each class!!

Post 5: My Favorite Movie

           I've never asked myself for my favorite movie or my favorite book, or song... I have a lot of movies I like but I just don`t have one favorite... don`t misunderstand me, I really like movies and go to cinema....

          Wherever... Now that I'm thinking about it, I can remember two great movies I have really enjoyed, I think the two of them are very similar for me and that's why I couldn't choose one of them (Well....this two movies are from the same director, still, they are very different on one way: the reviews from critics, but I will refer this later...). These two movies I really like are from Woody Allen. The first one is Stardust memories, movie filmed at 1980, and the other one is Annie Hall (filmed at 1977). Stardust memories is a very unknowing movie, it is about a filmmaker who doesn`t want to keep making comedies and he's making a tragic movie, but the editor want to change the end of the movie for make it more commercial... The movie also shows other conflicts on the life of the filmmaker...One thing I've really liked is that this movie is filmed on black & white! (I think that's beautiful) well... you have to watch it...  

           The other movie I've mentioned is Annie Hall, this movie is very famous: It has won a lot of Oscars. This movie is set in New York and it is about the relationship between Annie Hall (Diane Keaton) and Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) This movie isn`t on black & white but, still I think that the photograph is beautiful too. What I like of this movie specially is that it is very funny but still is not stupid, it has tragedy and happiness... It is very good !  

Post 4: A piece of new

I've just read an incredible piece of new: yesterday, the "comisión de hacienda" passed a bill called "bond for golden wedding". This bond it's like a reward for people who lead 50 years or more married, and it's a money reward: $250.000 !!
Okey, now, I'm going to calm myself (because I really don't know if cry or laugh) and tell this history from the beginning...The first time I heard about this, it was when our brilliant president did his speech the 21th may, I thought something like "oh no! this guy it's out of his mind!" he was saying so many stupid things that this was like the ultimate! ... I thought he was joking! even I said "oh, now I'm going to get married and maybe I can get the bond!"
Later, thinking about this more seriously I heard Piñera saying that if we all keep going for the right way we all are going to have a reward; So, i couldn't believe what I was hearing! Now, to got married and never divorced it's the right way???? and if you do that, you get a money reward? unbelievable! And the worse thing was that all the politician that appears on tv or on the newspapers are saying that it's very good, positive etc... Yesterday the decision was unanimous!... okay, something it's wrong with this people, and with this country! you don't think I'm not crazy? why anybody says anything?
Well... now, seriously, the problem is: how an Estate can assume that being married for 50 years it's something positive? what if a couple doesn't want to get married? it's wrong?  and the worse thing is: how the money of the government (our money) it's assigned for such a stupid reason? what if your husband die just one year before the 50 years married? you doesn't get the money! and if you ever wanted to got married but you really need that money? and what happens with the problems who matter? education and health?

Post 3: What to do / where to go in Santiago

I think Santiago is too big...I have lived my hole life here but I still think I don't know a lot of places of this city. Still, I think I can give some suggestions and be a good guide for a foreigner... First, you must visit the center of this city: go to "La moneda", go to "Santa lucia" hill, visit the "armas" square... there are so many places!...the "forestal" park, "brasil" neighborhood... if you want to have lunch you can go to the central market...and...after that you can go for some earthquakes (it's a typical drink) at "la piojera" (it's something like a restaurant or a bar...very typical and I think that now it's a very tourist place).
Well, obviously nobody can do this hole tour on one day, but you have to go many different times... and still, there are some places that I haven't mentioned yet, places at the center of Santiago, by example I haven't mentioned any museum... the "bellas artes"museum or the "museo de arte contemporaneo" or I think it would be interesting go to visit "La Moneda" cultural center and the "Estación Mapocho" cultural center. Now I'm doing this I'm not sure if anyone would like to do a tour with me, I can't chose the most importants or interestings
places to visit...a foreigner tourist will need so much time for spend time with me...
In conclusion, I'm figure that I really like santiago because I really would like to go all that places even if I have visited all of them...

Post 1: Good and Bad points

The past term, I took five classes of my degree and I passed all of them, so, that was a very good point... there were some classes I really enjoyed, but there was one than I didn't like so much: economy I. Beside the five classes of sociology, I took two artistic classes: Theater and orchestra. The two of them were very funny and I learnt a lot of different things. I had never acted before the theater class, so it was a new thing to me; at the end of the term, we did a final presentation and it was very good. At the orchestra I didn`t learn new things, because I played the trumpet there and I'm playing the trumpet since I was 15 years old, still, it was fun and it's a good experience because you work in group and we used to play classical music there and I had always play popular music. Finallly, I took the class of English 3, so, now I'm doing english 4... and that's good. In conclusion I took 8 classes! now I'm thinking that was too much, but it wasn`t terrible, I used to have a little free time for go out with friends, for listen music or see my family and doing others things I like.