Blog Experience

Learning how to write, speak and listen in other language is a hard, stunning and long path. Sometimes, if you pay a Little bit of attention in the whole process, you can notice how much you’ve grown, how you improved you skills and abilities, and it feels like al the efforts and hours invested in learning have been well spended.

The experience of learning with the blog has been amazing. I feel that,right now , im capable to go to the next level in learning and keep going on with the develop of my english. I’m very excited with the idea of start to develop other skills and improve myself. The only thing i’ll add to the blog experience, is more writing! Haha I'm definitely have something going on with writing, i just love it.

In the future, I'd like to write more about journalism related things, about funny stories of my childhood, about the movies that I like or the ones I hate… In fact, about everything! I guess that once you start writing you can’t just stop. But it’s okay, writing is a good way to keep your english improving and don’t forget the new things you learn everyday.

T.V series

T.V series are the kind of friends you don't want to lose: You enjoy their company, laugh with them, cry with them, and they fill your free hours with a lot of entertainment. The may disappoint you but they always offer a lot of options to compensate.

When I was a school girl, after I was out and arrived home I used to make something for eating while I watched t.v series like The Big Bang Theory, Friends, CSI and Criminal minds. In my free time -when I should be studying for the PSU- I watched all the seasons of “House M.D” and “Breaking Bad” (Both of them AMAZING, every minute of my life was well spent).

Nowadays, I don't watch T.V series as much as I want to, mainly because I don't have the time to sit down, make something tasty to eat and click the play button in my computer, but I've still love them a lot.

Now I watch series with short duration like “Black Mirror” and “We Bare Bears”. The last one it's a cartoon but it's so funny and adorable that it's a sin don't make a short time to watch them (Well, they last ten minutes per episode, so it's not a big deal).

Web Quest 2 :Carbon footprint and recycling

Part 1- Calculate your carbon footprint!

http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

·        Don’t forget to select English before starting the activity.

Questions:

Ø What’s your carbon footprint?

My carbon footprint is 1.87 metric tons per year.

Ø What’s the average carbon footprint of a person?

The average footprint of a person in Chile is  3.87 metric tons.

Part 2 - Take these Recycling Quizzes

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/quiz-going-green/

http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/Science-Quizzes/r/Recycling-Quiz.asp

Questions:

Ø Hand washing dishes can use up to 50 % more of water than using an efficient dishwasher.

Ø Only about  8% of global energy comes from renewables.

Ø True or false? Appliances that are turned off don’t use any electricity.

False, when appliances are turned off the mostly are  in “Hibernate” mode, so  they still using energy for features like for features like clocks  and remote control sensors.

Ø Can you make paper out of hemp?

Yes, you can. In fact making paper out of hemp requires less land acreage to grow, has fewer chemical byproducts, and can be recycled more frequently than tree fiber.

Part 3- Video >> Top ten tips for recycling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjbSEIOUp4w

Watch the video and choose the best 3 tips in your opinion.

1. Use a "Bag for life" (tote bags)  for carrying groceries instead of bags of paper and plastic.

2. Minimize trash by using minimal packaging.

3. Delete large or bulky items in authorized places for discard.

Terrorist attack in France: Is the chilean economy safe?

During the early morning of Saturday 14th, seven terrorist attacks occurred in the city of Paris, France. A group of terrorists of ISIS terrorist organization attacked seven points of the city of lights as the Bataclan and the Stade de France. The balance of the attack is by now more than 120 killed and many injured citizens. 

In the economic area, the stock in France falls in 0.14 %, and most of the stock in Asia falls down slowly, according to the newspaper "El Pulso". In Chile,Ramiro Galeano, an analyst at Forex Chile, said that despite the global landscape "in Europe inflation is slightly positive relative to expectations as it is 0.1% and 0% predicted (...) We must be attentive to stimuli that are made by the European Central Bank", referring to the possible repercussions that the attack in France could take on the economic side.

Today, the national and international outlook is unclear. The analysts say that the economy could change and resemble the economic situation that followed the terrorist attacks in 11-S in United States and 11-M in Spain. In this case, the online newspaper "El Líbero" has made a comparision between the attacks and the repercussion they had in economy. According to this “ trend” , the stock market would go down, but after a few weeks the economy will be “regulated”. All of this because the stock market wasn’t at the down, so the conditions for the market to regulate itself are favorable.

So, with all the information of the changes that the stock is suffering right now and making a comparison between past situations, the attack will affect the chilean economy in ways we don't clearly know, but they will be negative since the stock market have a tendency to go down.

8. The impact of the paris terrorist attack in the worldwide economy.

During the early morning of Saturday 14th, seveb terrorist attacks of  occurred in the city of Paris, France. A group of terrorists of ISIS terrorist organization attacked seven points of the city of lights as the Bataclan  and the Stade de France. The balance of the attack is by now more than 120 killed and many injured citizens.

 In the economic area, the stock in France falls in 0.14 %,  and most of the stock in Asia falls down slowly, acording to the newspaper "El Pulso".

 In Chile,Ramiro Galeano, an analyst at Forex Chile, said that despite the global landscape "in Europe inflation is slightly positive relative to expectations as it is 0.1% and 0% predicted (...) We must be attentive to stimuli that are made by the European Central Bank", referring to the possible repercussions that the attack in France could take on the economic side.

Today, the national and international outlook is unclear. The analysts says that the economy could change and resemble the economic situation that followed the terrorist attacks in 11-S in United States and 11-M in Spain.

In this case, the online newspaper "El Líbero" has made a comparision between the attacks and the repercussion the had in economy, and according this, the trend of the stock market would go down. So, this may affect the economy in Chile since the country has a several number of economics agreements worldwide.

7. An expert in Journalism: María Olivia Mönckeberg

 María Olivia Mönckeberg is a titular professor at Universidad de Chile and director at Instituto de la Comunicación e Imagen (ICEI). She has developed in the Investigative Journalism area. Monckeberg has worked for very important magazines as Ercilla, Hoy and Análisis.

 Análisis was a magazine characterized in opposition to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Mönckeberg worked as general editor and subdirector in that context, risking her life because in that time being against the government meant to be prosecuted, tortured, exiled or killed.

 Her work in investigation has been stunning: she has written eight books of investigation focused in institutions related to economy, catholic religion and education. Every book has been published in a certain context -as economic collusion or catholic church scandals- setting the debate in the public agenda and encouraging the investigation in those cases.

 I like the work that Mönckeberg has done because is a clean, professional and passionate work. She raises as an magnificent example for the future journalist of this country, by encouraging the good research and the professional job.

Nieves, my Wolf-Dog

My first and the only pet I  had is a White dog called “Nieves”. Nieves is a mix of Samoiedo race and a wolf, also know as a Wolf-dog. She arrived to my house in 2003 when she was just a little puppy that an old man gave me as a present for Children’s day. My mom didn't like dogs, but she couldn't say no to the fluffy ball that came to our lives.

 At the start, Nieves was very aggressive and apathetic dog, she bit a lot of people that visited my house in Viña del Mar, but with the pass of the time she became more tamed and now she’s a less aggressive dog.

 She likes to dig holes in the grass, eat carrots and sleep in holes in the ground. So my dog it’s like a giant rabbit. She is twelve years old, but she still look younger and have the same strength like the old days.

An Old friend and Paul McCartney

This picture was taken on April 22th, 2014. In the photo appears an old friend of mine and I, enjoying the concert of Paul McCartney. I don't know who took the photo, but that doesn't matter. I love this photo because it captured a very special day in my life: I lost contact with my friend because she moved to another city (and her life changed), but we decided to go to this concert together, in spite of all the time we lost touch (one year).

So, we took a bus and got to the concert, and when I decided to go out for a smoke, a lady from the staff of Paul McCartney came to me and gave me two tickets ¡IN THE FIRST ROW!

So, this photo is about the reunion with my old friend and the chance to see my favorite beatle in front of me. That was indeed, a happy and lucky day.

London

Day				Entrance Fee	Tube Station	Travel Zone
Monday	AM	Candem Market (All Day)		Free	Candem Town station	2
	PM
Tuesday	AM	Borough Market		Free	London Bridge station	1
	PM	Southwark Catedral		Free	London Bridge Station	1
Wednesday	AM	Hyde Park (all Day)		Free	Hyde Park Corner station	1
	PM
Thursday	AM	Natural History Museum		Free	South Kensington station	1
	PM	Madames Tussaud		£33.00(regular ticket)	Baker Street station	1
Friday	AM	The Tower Of London		£24.50(reegular ticket)	Tower Hill station	1
	PM	London Museum		Free	Holborn station	1
Saturday	AM	London Eye		£23.00 (Regular ticket)	Waterloo station	1
	PM	The Tate Modern Art Gallery		Free	Southwark station	1
Sunday	AM	Kew Gardens (All Day)		£15.00	Kew Gardens station	4
	PM
			Total Costs	£95.55

What will you do on the other days?  I will visit The Borough Market and Southwark Catedral in Tuesday. On Wednesday i will visit Hyde Park.

What is the total cost? The total cost of the activities is £95.55

"Bad Vibes" in my life

When I was fourteen years old I had a lot of troubles with my mother, so I wanted to run away from my house. That year, 2010 I guess, a teacher at school gave me to read “Bad Vibes” by Alberto Fuguet. Instantly, I felt close to the protagonist, Matías.

In the book, Matías leaves his home because he had problems with his family, but later when he is away from home and alone, he finds out that running away doesn't solve his problems. So I thought that, maybe, escaping from my home was not the solution and I didn't leave my house.

I feel close to this book because I had it for five years with me, and really helped me in that bad time. Also, I love the awesome music references that the book has like Pink Floyd and Faith No More.

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb 

Oh, laptop.

My favorite technology device is the laptop. The laptop is a portable personal computer with a clamshell form, suitable for mobile use. You see laptops in a lot of shapes and weights. My mother gave me one for Christmas about four years ago. It’s the best present she gave me because my laptop helps me in everything.

 I use it to watch movies, downloading music, search recipes, write my short stories and my academic papers. I use my laptop everyday, and I love everything of it: it’s personal and fast, tiping in the keyboard and warm my lap with the laptop while it’s on it's a pleasure, the adrenaline of searching a place to recharge the battery when is low...¡Just everything!  My life would be very boring without my beloved laptop.

Expectations...

I’m doing the second semester of my carrer, journalism. Basically, I’m learning how you write properly and how to manage (and survive) in a newsroom . It’s hard and exciting at times. I’m expecting to learn how the job of and editor is and how to take all the responsibilities that it carries.

 Currently, with my classmates we’re trying to run an online magazine about culture called “Patas Negras”. In fact, this is our first formal Project, and I deeply believe that everything will go excellent. If everything turns out fine as we expect, “Patas Negras” will become a real magazine, not just a university assignment. 

Nineteen years in 110 words: An autobiography.

I was born in the big city of Santiago, but a few months after my birth, my family decided to move to a new place, Viña del Mar. Where my mother lives…and my father died. I grew up near by the sea, lying on the sand. I found out that I wanted to be a writer, and I needed to make it true in Santiago. So, I took my backpack and a bunch of dreams looking for a new home.

Now I study (and breathe) Journalism at Universidad de Chile, and my life goes between working and partying hard, taking long walks and thinking about a lot of stuff.