Post 8: Summer Holidays

Holidays are just around the corner! It’s so exiting. This semester has been so long and I can’t wait for it to end (sorry teacher haha). It hurts when you hear of having classes in January (insert pain face here), but great things come after that. At least we will have a month just for fun.

When it comes to me, summer holidays arrive and I immediately get out of Santiago. Obviously because I am not from here and I want to see my family and spent great days in the countryside. In summer we always eat traditional food “pastel de choclo”, “humitas” and delicious fruits like berries and watermelon. The best is that the corn and watermelon we use is from our own harvest. And you can have lots and lots of it, so for me, a person that loves eating, that is the best thing in the world.

In those days all you can do is relax and enjoy. Most important is that you do not have to study. I love to travel so I also go to La Serena, where I lived for ten years. I like to go out with friends, spend time on the beach and visit the ones I love. I’ve went with my family too, but we always choose different places, so I don’t know where are we going together this year. We enjoy spending the day in Pichilemu, which is close to my house or traveling to the south.

I would like to go again to Pucón, because I went this winter but it was too cold and rainy to swim in the lake or enjoying outside. We will see what happens, but first I need to get out of university!

Post 7: Movies

I do not go to the cinema as often as I would like because of the classes and the university. Also I like to watch TV series a lot, but every time I can I watch a movie. In the television, cinema or my computer. I like different kind of movies, the ones with romantic topics runs first and then I’ve watched (and enjoyed) horror, comedy and drama.

I am not a fan of the sci-fi, but I like films of dystopia, for example The Maze Runner or Divergent. Also I saw a few months ago a movie from Tim Burton, called Alice Through the Looking Glass (which is the second part for Alice in Wonderland) and I found out the second part was so much better. It keeps you excited the 2 entire hours and it is really fun.

There is a film I have watched like a thousand times, even when I know exactly what happens and what they are going to say next. It is an American production called Almost Famous. I think is from the year 2002 and directed by Cameron Crowe (a man who knows what he does). I like the style of this movie, very simple and everything well done though is a day-to-day story. The director also wrote columns for Rolling Stone, in the real life.

It is about a young boy who is in secondary but loves the music and wants to be a journalist. That’s why he starts writing about a band called Stillwater (who actually exists) and it’s hired by Rolling Stone Magazine, so he became the reporter who travels with Stillwater in the American band tour. A lot of drama happens, but music is always present. They sing Tiny Dancer by Elton John in a emotional scene that makes you love them. Also there are references to the rock and pop culture, there’s a great actress called Kate Hudson which performs as Penny Lane as a mention to The Beatles.

This is a fun, interesting and lovely movie that makes you identify with the characters and the story. So I will be happy to see it again and recommend it to everyone who is reading.

Post 6: Postgraduate studies

I have been studying since I have memory. I entered to the kindergarten when I was a little child and I was already into the educative system. Then I had to study every year, every day, lots of classes and entire days in the school. All that to prepare a test called PSU that was supposed to define my future. I didn’t even realize when I was already into university. And I choose journalism, career that I have to study for five years, and that until I get out to the labor world and find a job that left me enough money.

When is it going to stop? I don’t like the idea of getting out of the university (finally) and starting to study again. When do you enjoy life? When do you have time just for you and your personal interests? What comes next?

I know it may be necessary to get specialty studies or whatever to grow up in your career, but if I had to choose, I would choose to work or do something I like in first place. And then when I feel that I have enough experience, I would  search for some postgraduate studies.

In that case I would choose something fun. Like photography studies and it’s technique, something different from what I have done that helps me with my ideas of doing something by myself. Of course I would like to do it abroad, maybe even in another latin american country. Also the university of Chile has a master in communication and cultural management which I found interesting to take. I’ll have to get a big budget because I know that is not cheap.

Post 5: My future job

Yes, I know I am about to be a professional but actually I don’t have idea of what I am going to do in the future. For example, now I can start making my professional practice and I can’t find a place to do it. I don’t like really much the television and neither the radio. So I guess I’m going to the writing side. 

All I have in mind for now is that I would like to have a job that allows me to travel everywhere I want. Or working in a place where I earn a considerable amount of money, so I can save it and travel my vacations. It would be nice to work in other countries, and I think my career, journalism, can be practiced everywhere.

I’m playing with the idea of taking a major that keeps relation with law. Like information rights and the legal structure of the medias and the way people can get protection. I’ve always liked this area because before studying journalism I’ve wanted to study laws.

Because of my experience with other part time jobs, I think it is much better when you have good relations with your partners. It may be hard sometimes because we all have different interests but with a little bit of communication a work environment can be enjoyable.

Post 4: Animals and pets

I  think animals make life greater. They can make you smile when you are having a bad time just by standing beside you. I love taking care of my family’s pet, it’s a female dog called Kuky. She’s so special for us and is a member of the family since 4 years ago.

Kuky spend the whole time sleeping but she also likes to play with everybody. Every time I get home, she starts to jump and cry because she gets excited. That also happens when she spent a lot of time alone in the house. I like when I’m sleeping in my bed and she stay with me, so I keep warm all night (not so good in summer).

I think that she makes things better in my house, It would be hard for us to lose her. Kuky is nice, I haven’t even mention that she’s a poodle. She have a lot of space in the countryside to play, so if I think of dogs being banned or muzzled… that’s not a very good idea.

Animals were born free so we have no power to manage them. All we can do is try to make their lives enjoyable with humans. I hope I can have my own pet someday, so I can take care of it with my life.

Post 3: Reading

This is Blue Jeans

I think reading is one of the best things that exists. Even though sometimes I’m too busy with university,  I try to read something every time I can. It’s a habit that I have since I was a child because I loved to read the books from school.

I’m going to tell you about the greatest writer of the moment. He’s a journalist that started writing stories in a website, but he had so many visits that he became famous really quickly. He’s from Spain and now has almost 9 books published. His name is Francisco but is called Blue Jeans and today’s his birthday.

Blue writes about real life, the stories could be from anyone and you can imagine everything because he describes so much. In his books he talks about love, friendship, social problems, travels, music, and his characters play the first role in the story.

Recently I finished his last book called “Algo tan sencillo como darte un beso” and it left me impressed ‘cause it has an open end. I’ll have to wait ‘till the next publication and Blue posted on his Facebook that he has written just 100 pages from it. I’ve read all his books and the stories always keep you wanting more, so once you’ve readed the first page, you can’t stop until you finish it.

Post 2: The best holidays i've ever had

When we talk about Chile I always say I like the south the most. Even though I lived in La Serena for ten years, I love the south because that’s where I belong. Now I live in the countryside in Curicó where you can enjoy the nature but still it is just in the seven region of the country. So, in my winter holidays this year, my boyfriend and I decided to save money to make a journey, obviously… to the south.

Our principal destiny was the biological reserve called Huilo Huilo, which is located close to Panguipulli. We prepared our trip with months of anticipation and we planned and reserved the places where we would stay. We had everything prepared for the adventure.

It was awesome, we stopped over at Saltos del Laja, also at Malleco Viaduct and we stayed in cities like Pucón, Curacautín, Lonquimay and Panguipulli. The trip was long but we broke up the journey when we were tired and bought coffees, energy drinks and croissants, in everyplace we could. We were in my boyfriend’s car so we had a playlist with different kinds of music and lots of conversations to have fun.

We visited several places, tiny towns, parks and every single one of them was special because the people was so nice and warm and we had delicious food too. It has been my best holiday so far, I was with the right person, we had a car and a map to go anywhere we wanted. I enjoyed the rain, the cold, the sunny windy days, and I loved to visit Huilo Huilo. If you have the chance to go, you MUST take it! 

Post 1: A country I would like to visit

Daydreaming in Seoul

If there's a country I would like to visit the most is Korea. Obviously the south side, you can’t even dream of getting into the north of the peninsula. I’ve read a lot about it and watched a lot of regional TV shows but I’ve never been there, that would be a dream come true.

This is an awesome nation that is known for the valuable traditions that can be seen in every corner. There are huge palaces from the first dynasties, you can enjoy the nature in the middle of the city because there are lots of parks. The famous Han river, that crosses the city, it’s an unforgettable walk to make.  

It’ll be awesome to walk along the river, through the city. I’d like to taste the soju, the spicy food, buy an airplane ticket to the Jeju Island and… eat lots of ramen! 

Then I would love to live there ‘cause the koreans are respectful and the city is calm. Seoul is not as stressful as Santiago and that’s the kind of life that I want. I’m gonna keep on dreaming…