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.

Second Term 2010