Friends

As to a friend has let me down, I can say that I have probably been one who has disappointed. More than anything by the time I would like to dedicate them. I feel that by doing more pressing or urgent things I've left out some important things like growing friendship.

Anyway, I have the luck to have friends who will always forgive me and are in the same situation as me. The University takes us a long time and it's hard to coordinate to get together. The best of all is that even though we see a little, we know that the affection we have does not fade, it's like the last time we had seen were yesterday. I think having that in mind is important to maintain a good friendship, and my friends and I do it.

I think I didn’t make new friends over de Internet; I met all my friends in real life, in school, university and other groups that I participated, and I hope keep this way to make friends.

My experience learning English at University

My experience learning English at the University is reduced to only two semesters, because fortunately, when I give the test that would tell us at what level we would stay, I was at level 3. I can say that my school gave me a very basic base but anyway I appreciate it, because I was not in complete blank.

The first half of this year I studied Pre-Intermediate English with a very nice teacher, who empathized with students and tried to make all the sessions enjoyable activities. As we are students, we are learning, and I appreciate the patience and willingness that she had to teach us.

I think that the practice speaking English improves our level and makes us aware of our shortcomings in terms of grammar, to put together a coherent sentence, and pronunciation. Yet these aspects are very difficult to me, what is more, I think is what I'm weaker, I think I've progressed. To improve I have thought about joining a group of people who agrees online to practice English (or other languages) in a bar or pub. I think it can be a fun and enriching experience at the same time.

On this semester, in which I am studying Intermediate English, I've had a great time in the energetic classes with the teacher and the activities proposed. We greatly appreciate that the teacher take into account our opinion when an activity is proposed. If we have another proposal, we can do it and  there will be no problem.

As for the blog, I can say that although sometimes it propose interesting topics to write about, the posts have always been a headache for me. I'm very slow because the ability to write properly, and does not seem that wrote Tarzan, is very difficult.

These days, the use of English is restricted to read scientific paper, but in very few subjects. In those moments I want the universal language was Spanish, haha.

An evaluation of the 2014

Never in my life has reached the end of the year, I looked back and I said "I’ve had more sorrows than joys" or "more failures than satisfactions", and this year is no exception. When the good things wins to bad, it's because it's been a good year.

As for the difficulties of course is the time to make compatible have an acceptable performance academically, occupationally, with friends, with family, with staff time. I decided, for example, regularly visit my grandmothers and the truth is that I have failed. Hang out more often with my school friends. Also. I feel like a failure because I know that even I though about them, they do not have to know that I do. Lack I spend more time with them and next year I hope to do.

As for the achievements and satisfactions this year i find having been consolidated within the team tutoring in “Programa Académico de Bachillerato”, achieving lift various activities. Also my participation in Las Malezas (The Weeds), a sports and social club where I played football, performed and participate in tournaments and try to hold a workshop on social football for children between 8 and 14 years. This last project we are still planning, but hopefully we will make it during November.

Academically I have had ups and downs, depending on the subject, but there is still time to reverse the situation. I just hope they pass quickly to enjoy a quiet beach on the central coast.

My favourite film

Hello classmates!

In today's post I should write about my favourite movie. In my life I have seen many movies, so it was very hard for me to choose only one. I wandered many Internet sites searching rankings of the best movies of all time and I finally chose "Forrest Gump". If you ask me in one more week, maybe I would say otherwise. Or maybe not.

I chose this movie because it mixes two film genres, drama and comedy, two of my favorite genres, and because I love the story. I will tell you a little. 

Forrest Gump is a young man who seems to have cognitive difficulties, but is humble and innocent. Throughout his life, he becomes a national hero, a great football player, even a better athlete, and a great businessman. Also he appears on the cover of a magazine. The part I like the most is when a lot of people follow him in his career. The reason why nobody does know, however, all they interpreted that there is a reason for protest in his career when in fact one day he decided to run and never stop. Likewise one day he decided to stop. I find it very interesting, as to how everything thinks socially, nothing can be no reason.

In the movie, Forrest Gump manages to overcome all the difficulties that life puts him, and he... I better not tell you the end, if you haven't seen yet.

I forgot to tell you that the protagonist of this movie, filmed in 1994, is Tom Hanks, who won an Academy Award for Best Actor. The movie also won another awards, like Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, and Best Film Editing. It was a very honored film.

My favourite free time activity

I like to do many things in my free time, like to go to the movies, have a picnic in some park, go to a bar with friends, rest in my bed, and many other things, but what I like the most it is to "regalonear". I don't think there is a translation to this word, but what I mean is when you are with one or more people and you are just together, maybe watching a movie, listening to music, resting in a bed or in the lawn. The idea is to be together, doesn't matter what is being done. Therefore, this activity must be done with somebody, nobody can "regalonear" alone. I like to do it with my twin sister or my little brother, also with my mom, even better when we are all together. I also like with my partner or my closer friends, even with my cat!

I think the way I like most is in a bed, watching a movie on the Internet or on the TV, eating something sweet or salty but delightful. These are some of the things which most relax me and I love to do it whenever I can. Maybe I would like it to be more often, but if it were perhaps I wouldn't like it so much. It is like when you eat lasagna every day, at some point you get used to it and you don't enjoy it.

I'm lying. I wish I did it every day.

My Future Job

Hello everybody.

The topic of my post today is Educational Psychology. I’m interested in this topic because this is the area where I want to work when I finish the career. I think this topic is relevant in my field because Educational Psychology can be applied in many areas linked with schools and universities, places where I would like to work. The idea working in this area is that I can develop abilities or skills to collect and analyze information in schools and other institutions of education about their specific issues. That’s why I am studying this major, to help people, like teachers, parents or tutors to enhance learning and also, just like Andy says, to minimise the gap in opportunity between people of different cultures and social levels in terms of education, which translates to minimize the difference in opportunities at all levels.

Some of the issues that I would like to work, in institutional terms, are the problem of marginalization and inequality in the Educational System, also their access and quality. In the other side, in more political terms, I would like to participate in issues like proposals from popular social organizations and citizens to improve education in Chile, also the theme that the social problems have become individual problems, so, the government disassociating itself from these problems, as well the construction of the right to education in Chile.

As regards a future job, I imagine it would be indoors and hopefully in classrooms and offices in schools or universities. However, if the job allows me to travel, I definitely didn’t get angry. Maybe to study the different ways how people teach and learn in other countries, but always to return to Chile. The idea is help here. I hope to contribute to the appreciation of educational psychology and professional participation of educational psychologist that can be integrated as a participatory, reflective and transformative element of education at all levels.

A SUBJECT I ENJOYED AT SCHOOL