English

Hi everybody!


I like the idea of learning languages but now that is not my priority, maybe English yes. I spend more time doing other things but it doesn't mean that I wouldn't like to spend more time learning English.

Is fun for me communicating with foreign people in English, although I'm not perfect with it, is very interesting knowing various customs and personalities of people from other places. Sometimes you have such a very happy time.


Concerning to my experience with learning English at University, I can say that it has been good, principally learning grammar at the lab. As well, speeches are a fine way to practice.


Honestly, I'm a bit lazy for learning English, I should work my grammar specially when is about writing, so for sure doing blogs have helped me a lot. I'm not a lover of the grammar either in English or Spanish.
I know I have to practice it, mostly for the reason that many information related to my career is wrote in English.

So, for work that weakness I will read more. Besides I would like to go outside, maybe as an example to USA, I think learning there would be faster than here.  I will do that if I have the money to go or an opportunity that some organitation can gives me.

Outside the English class I use(apply) English a few times talking with my father. I use it too when I'm listening music so I have to translate or understand the songs, and a few times reading information.

Changes

Hi everybody! Often changes are essential to improve many things. I have not done much research or surveys on the subject of my university ambiance. Nevertheless, I will share some thoughts that I have about which changes I believe need to be made.

From what I have seen receantly, I would focus on remodeling various university buildings and infrastructure. The faculties of the Universidad de Chile have a lot of differences in reference to their building architecture and quality. For example, of all the faculties within my university there seems to be a different level of priorities or values set by the university administration between our faculties. A typical example is my faculty, which is Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. It isn't in the worst situation of all the faculties of my university but it would be much better if provided more revenue.

Im sure that our faculty perhaps should have more financing for more laboratories, buy more laboratory materials, enlarge and update our library, enhance the classrooms....

Also, we don´t have a designated place to eat which is a problem that needs to be solved.

Overall, for the amount of people that work or study at the faculty, the current infrastructure doesn't provide the space or facilities for our appropriate needs. 

Further, I would take away the obligation to take CFG, I believe they should offer as optional.

Just to fill a number of credits, it causes a bit of stress for me when I am obligated to take the CFG's. But who knows, maybe I will discover later that the CFG's were the best way after all ..

Even, with the additional variety of CFG's, the options are still poor. Such as a CFG for dance.....
This semester I didn't choose any CFG for the reason that nothing captured my attention.

Beyond what I have just described we know that there are even bigger related problems such as the overall quality of science in our nation.

😄

Hi everybody!

In my holidays I rest a lot, sleep, watch movies and series, go out with my friends, I spend a lot of time with my boyfriend, I dance and I help more doing the housework.
So, I'm longing the vacations.

I'm planning to share my holidays with my family; my boyfriend, my father, my sister and my mother.

The last summer I walked almost everyday, instead of taking public transport a walked hours to a friend house, park, mall... I would like to do the same these holidays, keep my body in motion.


I would like to learn and refine latin dances such as salsa and bachata.

"Futrono" is not the lake I visited

With my father,  I went two years ago to a lake in the mountains near Futrono (two hours from there), the lake is so beautiful and pleasing, so I really want to return there these holidays. I camped there. I remember the water from the lake, I drunk it, it was so clean and transparent, it felt like your body was taking something soft. There is a lot of flora and fauna.
At Futrono you can find a lot of Mapuches, I would like to share some time with them and learn about the natural medicine they use.
Well, I love the south of Chile.

"Bahia Inglesa"

I would like to go to some beaches such as Bahia Inglesa. I saw some photos and I found it nice. Is different to the most common beaches. I like the colors of the beach.






Anyway, I want to spend a good time and have memorable moments.

Drugs

Hi everybody!

To begin with, I'm not in favour of all drugs stuffs☹. Although, from my perspective are beneficial when are used for medicinal purposes to some extent. 💊




Maybe my drug is Chocolate, it's so delicious. I love it.
Often, when I'm studying, I make excuses that I don't have enough energy so I eat something sweet like chocolate. I'm trying to stop eating too much chocolate because I was eating it almost everyday. 

Some articles say that dark chocolate (at least 70% cacao); helps the heart and the circulation, reduces risk of stroke, it's good for the skin and for the brain, it makes you feel better. 
However, majority of chocolate products have just a little amount of cacao.





Marihuana and alcohol are drugs of abuse that I thing are the most common, especially in young people.  Fortunately, none of my family like those drugs or any other drug, just my mom sometimes smoke cigarettes.

Nevertheless, some of the people that I care about the most beloved have had to take drugs for medical reasons.
 Clarifying, drugs not like the ones I mentioned, but drugs prescribed to treat health problem.Well, also they can be drugs of abuse if the people take it with other purposes.







 I tried marihuana with my old friends, but there was no much effects on me. I really didn't like it, and I was a bit uncomfortable, I felt it wasn't good. Currently, I have seen a high percentage of people consuming that drug. 




 

I've drunk alcohol, a few times, but never in excess. It's not so surprising to me, okay to share in special occasions.



In my opinion, nothing in excess is good😢

Thanks!

After my career..

Hi!! Time is passing too fast 😢 So I wrote about some themes I would like to study after my career.


For sure Post Graduate Studies are beneficial, they enlarge our knowledge. Not because we finish the career means we stop learning. If you are more capable in a subject or in your studies, you will be more successful, you will face the world with more answers.

Neurons

Referring to my future studies, I'v been thinking of various subjects. Opening, I would like to take the Biochemistry PhD degree, this course is taught in our faculty, there are numerous line research seems very nice such as neurosciences, Neuropathologies, Inmunology, Toxicology. In addition, I would like to take a Master, it could be about Genetic, Microbiology or Neurosciences. Those Masters are taught in the Faculty of Medicine. Obviously, I can't be completely certain about the above, my tastes can change, but searching now can help me to be more secure.


I prefer stuying here because I don't want to be far away from my family and I like here, specially the south of Chile. Although I'm not close to the idea of stuying abroad. 


Concerning to the way I would like to study, mmm... maybe part-time would be the best for me, for the reason that I could work or do other things in the free time. Although, I like the idea of full time study.

Anyway, I will try to learn the most Ican now, and after this career.
It feels good when you have a solution or explanation for doubts in the world and in the mind.

A job

Hi everybody!

The future is unknown and all can happen.



I would like to have a job that makes me happy or that allows me to enjoy the things I appreciate.
Definitely related to my career, Biochemistry. Work in a laboratory, make various researches, do something good.
Besides, a well-paid job of course, in the future I want to have my own family and my own house, so if I will have enough money to fill all, it would be the best. Working won't be my life.




If possible, located in a place where I can breathe clean air such as in the mountains-the south of Chile-. I'm a little stressed in this city, so I really don't want to spend my life here. Even worse, the smog makes me feel bad, I have problems with my respiratory system. Although, it won't be easy to change my customs.




Talking about specific themes to my dream work, I would like to work in the field of neuroscience or trying to find answers/cures in nature. I believe that we can solve our problems not just creating things but also finding novel solutions to unsolved problems.
So, post-grades that I'm contemplating: neuroscience, genetic or microbiology.

Well, nothing is impossible so we can try everything, we just need our willpower.

💝

Hi everybody!

Hobbies mean to me something to let your mind and body free, let you feel confortable doing something that you like. Today, I'm going to write about some activities that I like doing.

Two of my favorite hobbies are dancing and listening to music.

I listen to music almost everyday, it makes me feel secure and happy. It relaxes me in moments of stress and when I'm studying it helps me to focus, although not in all the subjects. Also, I feel like dancing every time when I listening to music, so maybe that is why I like those hobbies fit perfectly for me.I know I have been listening to music by my own since I was a child, but I don't remember exactly the date.




So, my second hobby is dancing. For me this hobby means to move your body with the melody and rhythm of the music. When I dance I feel so happy and free. It takes all the stress and bad feelings away. The bad thing is that I don't practice this hobby often in my life:(, although it's something that makes feel so good. To clarify, I have never went to an academy or something similar, I just dance in my room or with friends.



Honestly, watching movies could have been one of my hobbies, but I don't enjoy it so much as I do with the hobbies I mentioned above.


When I was a kid my hobbies were doing jigsaw puzzle and sometimes dancing.
A hobby that I would never have....maybe hobbies that can damage people.
On the other hand, swimming and traveling are hobbies that I would like to have in my future.



That is all, thanks!<3

Beautiful body...

 "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it"
                                                                                                                                 Aristotle


The whole human body is a masterpiece. Is amazing how it works and keeps us alive.
For write the post I chose to talk about the brain.

If you are wondering... Do all animals have brain? No, not all the animals need a brain to survive.

I won't go into details, but I going to give a little description about the brain...

This organ is located in the top part of our heads, protected by the skull. It is composed of the cerebrum, cerebellum and brainstrem.

The brain with the spinal cord conform the body's central nervious system. It recieves signals from the sensory organs and sends signals to the muscles.

This beautiful organ controls all the functions of the body, our thoughts, movements, the intelligence, the emotions, the creativy, interprets information, etc.

There are many brain sizes, depending of the living being. Humans also have different sizes.

 

So, I have some questions...
What is the mind? What are dreams? Sleep is a vital body function... and dreams? why?

While we sleep the body release or increase the production of many hormones and neuropeptides, such as vasopressin, estrogen, progesterone, GH (growth hormone).....
Just one part of the brain stop his function while we sleep: the logic center. That is why the dreams, a lot of times, acquires forms of unreality



A description for dreams are stories and images our mind creates, while we sleep.

Dreams are one of the life's mysteries, there are just several theories. But scientists are searching the answers to all that questions.



Well, that is all... See you! 💖💚💙💛💜

My best Holidays

Hi! 💖

It's so relaxing to be in vacations and visit a lot of places. A moment for share with your family, friends, boyfriend.... for have fun!!!! 😊
I spent a lot of good moments in many holidays. In one of my previous blogs I wrote about one of my best journeys.

Today I'm going to share other of my best vacation days.
I think most of you have known the beach, maybe it's not so attractive talk about that but my wonderful vacation was there.

This last summer I traveled three times to the beach. I going to talk about two of them.

The first one was in "Quintay", near Valparaiso. The trip takes approximately three hours. I went with my father and my boyfriend.

I camped there in front on the beach, I was a little scared in the night thinking " a tsunami could come" hahha. 🌌

What I liked of the landscape was the mountains around the beach. Also there were not many buildings, so it looks more natural. The bad thing is, now is more famous so I believe it is going to change.



My second place was in "El tabito". It takes about an hour and a half to arrive. I went with my mother, her boyfriend, my little sister and my boyfriend.

We toured several beaches of the coast, "El quisco", "El tabo", "Cartagena", etc.
 In that ocassion we didn't slept in a tent. We spent the nights in a cabin.
 
I swam a lot, played a lot(cards and with a ball), talked a lot, walked a lot and laughed a lot. We made bonfires in the night. The worst part of the vacation was the mosquitoes, we suffered through the pain and irritation of mosquitoes bites.😓


Thanks for reading, see you!!

A beautiful country...

Hi !

I would like to visit a lot of countries and learn about their cultures. I think that being just in our country limits the possibility to know other spectacular things. Obviously for travel the world you need money, so is not so easy. I've never traveled outside the country.

Costa Rica Flag

Anyway, the country that I have recently been thinking the most is Costa Rica. My father told me that it's a beautiful country to know. If I had the chance I would visit it. Maybe if I save some money.

The Republic of Costa Rica is a country in central America, surround by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean to the east.
The Capital is San Jose. The country covers 51060.00 square km of land and has a population of 4636348.

A funny photo with a Sloth

Why I want to visit it?

-The climate is tropical year round.

-The people say wonderful things about the nature. Has a rich variety of plants and animals. The jungles are some of the most pristine and secluded on the planet. Some places like  National park " Manuel Antonio Park", Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Tortuguero National Park, etc.

One of the dozen Costa Rican volcanoes

-A lot of people say that is magic to be there "Pure magic"

-There are more than a dozen volcanoes

-It's got some of the world's best beaches.

-And much more....

Samara Beach

"Ocelote or Manigordo"

More nature

"Resplendent Quetzal"

In Costa Rica I would like to study the nature, this country is one of the 20 countries with greatest biodiversity in the world. Study the plants and maybe found some good compounds that could help to human health.

See you!

My experience with the blogs

Hi people! Again … Today I’m going to write about my experience with the blogs…

First I’m not good at writing or expressing myself with words, I think I have other better ways. Trying to look for a way to express a thought perfectly it’s hard, because for another person to understand a thought or feeling that comes from something external to oneself is not an easy work… Some people have a talent and other have to work for get better.

Well I have a scattered mind, it’s really hard for me to put in order my mind and more difficult to explain someone it.

So I have to put more effort. But doing the blogs has helped me to work that challenge. All that work with various and interesting themes. Equally I practiced my english grammar and vocabulary.
In general it has been fun.

I would like to include in the future a free writing theme for the blog. Maybe we want to write about things that we are interesting in the moment, or we want to express feelings, get carried away with words.

Also I would like to write about themes like; feelings and the relevance of them, important and unknown diseases, natural disasters, dreams and how they work, biology and about family.

I have enjoyed reading your blogs!!!!<3 It has allowed me to know you a little more.
See you!💛💗💙💚❤💜

Micro micro microo!

 Petr Znachor, Institue of Hydrobiology

Life is not only the things we can see, life comes from many sizes, shapes, forms and more. Much of the world is made up of things that humans can’t see, unless they use some instruments that allow to see nano or micro things.

I'm going to tell you about one instrument that fulfills that function.  

A Microscope is an instrument used to see small objects that we can’t see just with our eyes. There are various sizes of microscopes depending to the size of the object you are going to observe.

With normal or common microscopes we can’t see things very smalls like particles or subatomic particles. There are special microscopes for that, but if you want to see for example plant tissues, you can use normal microscopes. 

Well this instrument is widely used, for example; in microbiology, in the hospitals is use to diagnosis the illness, to study crystalline structures and molecular structures. The scientist use a lot this instrument. 

The first time I used it was in the third year of high school, I was in biology class and we went to the laboratory (a small laboratory).  It fascinated me, so spectacular!

In the career of Biochemistry is important to use this instrument that allow us to see things in special sizes. Why? Because we study things that are related to small things of the world like cells, atoms, tissues, microorganism….  We study the life in a small way, relating the chemistry with the life.

I chose this instrument because personally I’m anxious to work with the microscope and see cells, tissues, small life. It’s beautiful to see all that existence, the shape and interactions of a micro world.  Also I think that it has helped in our lives a lot, and it can keep helping a lot to continue searching the answers in the micro things, to cure diseases and take care the world.

A subject I like

Hi! How are you doing? I hope life is smiling at youJ🌟

Today I’m going to tell you about something related to the university.

Do you have a special subject you like?

🍁When I chose Biochemistry one of the reasons for the decision was the idea of working in a lab.

The most enjoyable subject for me in this first semester at the university is Chemistry Laboratory Techniques. It is not my favorite but It is entertaining. I have the impression that a lot of classmates also like that. I like this subject because it has allowed me to use the laboratory instruments and do experiments.

🍁Before doing lab things I have a theoretical class, I learn how to use things and how it works, obviously we have to be prepared for avoid danger. So I have this class on Thursday in the morning, first a short theoretical class and then I go to the Lab for almost three and a half hours. Approximately I have 15 classmates in the lab.

The subject is taught by 7 teachers, we have one different each class.  I think it’s good having different people teaching, each one has various ways to teach. 
We have also one auxiliary for each section and one technical for each lab.

🍁Until now I have seen this contents in the class; Types of instruments and their use, general laboratory safety procedures and rules, titration, separation and purification methods, and other contents.

Well I hope not to forget all that I have learned… hahaha

See you!!!💗💖💙💜🌼

An important person

As we all know science is important, so we should know about people who contributed in this branch.

I'm going to talk about Gertrude Belle Elion.

"Don’t be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don’t let others discourage you or tell you that you can’t do it. In my day I was told women didn’t go into chemistry. I saw no reason why we couldn’t.” – Gertrude B. Elion


Gertrude was born on January 23, 1918, in New york city. Famous as a Biochemist and Farmacologist, who, with George H. Hitchings and Sir James Black, won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1988. They developed various new drugs that helped million of people around the world.
She recieved other awards for her work.

A brilliant and curios girl, she always wanted to learn and she loved all the subjects in the school.
At the age of 15 years, her beloved grandfather died of cancer. Because of that she wanted to do something could lead to a cure for that terrible disease.

In 1930 her family wasn't financially good so she wondered if she be able to study in a higher education. Fortunatly she had the oportunity to secure a place, which was a free one, in the Hunter College,
She graduated in 1937 with a degree in Chemestry. Then she worked in a laboratoy with Hitching, they did research about the difference in the biochemistry of a normal human cell and those of cancer cells, bacteria and other pathogens.

Elion developed a large amount of drugs in her career which includes mainly; Purinethol the first treatment for leukemia, Azathioprine(Imuran) used for organs transplants, Nelarabine.





For all the contribution and the help to the world  I think Getrude was an important person.
And also I wanted to talk about a scientist woman.

Books and films

I think that reading books it's very good, and a special type of art. To express yourself or imagination in words by writing it's a hard work. Not anyone can do that.

In my house I have a lot of books although I really don't read literature currently. I like reading scientific stuffs.
I don't have a favorite book, but one book that I think is good is "Dracula". Is a gothic horror novel wrote in 1897 by Irish author Bram Stoker.
I liked that novel because it was the first time that I had a feeling instantly reading a book. While I was reading a creepy part of the book, at the living room alone, the window was open and a breeze came in. I was nervous and a little scared. So I realized that the novel describes very good the horror and suspense parts of the book that I felt I was there, the cold of the place and even the noises.
This book it's not my favorite, I like others but it was the first that I remembered.



I love watching movies and I like a lot of movies. Well, I remember two movies now; Forrest Gump and Inception. Twice I like, but I going to talk about Inception.

Inception is a 2010 science fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan. The cast includes Leonardo Dicaprio, Joseph Gordon, Ellen Page, Ken watanabe...

The movie is about playing with the subconscious, with the dreams. The idea of exploring the space of dreams, also sharing them.
How in the movie they are able to extract information from somebody's brain and the idea to dream inside a dream, it's very interesting.
Well the movie have much more to tell you, but you can watch the movie and get discover it.

Photograph I like

I like these photographs because they capture special moments in a summer vacation.

A foreigner took the photos and send to me.

It was in 2005, if I not confused. In a lake named "Lago tagua tagua" located in the south of Chile, the city "Puerto Montt", Los lagos Region. Well it's near the "Cordillera de los Andes". It's a little difficult to get there, it takes almost 25 hourss. 

I went there just one time in my life, with my father and some foreigner from Europe, I believe I'm not sure if they were from there. 

My father since I was born , he has been working in a Hostel so that is why we travel sometimes with foreigner.

For me it looked like paradise, so beautiful!... A lot of animals, trees, waterfalls, in general an amazing nature. 

A funny thing that happened there, or not so funny, I got lost into the wood. Because, my father was going to search for something, so he said to me "stay quiet" in the place I was, until he return. But there were a lot of big insects, and that scared me. The thing is, I was so afraid I ran away into the woods searching for my dad. I almost cried:( but fortunately my father found me and then I felt safe. He was so worried, I felt bad for him. 

Anyway, I'm the girl in the photo and without a tooth.










More photos...

  

Music is medicine

I listen almost everyday to music. Music makes me happy or sometimes it intensifies the emotion I have in the moment. It depends sometimes on the humor I have, if I'm thoughtful I listen slow o relax music. Anyway, with almost all the music I have the feeling for dancing.  

I like a lot of styles of music. A little bit of every kind of music like; classical rock, pop, romantic music, blues, soul, salsa, bachata, classical music, etc. Bands and singers like; Bread, Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Aerosmith, Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, Artic Monkeys, Nina Simone, The Cranberries, The XX and more.

When I was younger I didn't like the music that the singers "screams", like in hardcore. But now I like some songs of that music.

My parents don't play instruments, but they like listening music and dancing. With my father I used to listen soft rock, soul, romantic music, classic rock, disco music. It was very relaxing and nice.

My boyfriend plays the drums very well, but now not so often because he is busier. He taught me a little of playing drums, I found it entertainment. Thanks to him a learned wider varieties of music.

I would like to learn, if I have the chance, to play piano. It's nice the sound of that musical instrument.

The name of this song video is "Maniac", it appears in the film Flashdance.

                                          

My favourite piece of technology

Well I really don't appreciate the advanced of the technology, I feel that it takes away moments from us. But I use often a lot of technology.




I can say that my favourite piece of technology is the computer. There are varied things to do on it and also is interesting and entertaining. We can do things like searching for information, listening to music, watching movies or series, talking with distant people, doing works, etc. We can do those things because it is normally connected to the internet.

The first time I used the computer I think I was 7 years old. My father let me use it, and help me with it. But it was not so interesting at that time.

I use often the computer, like almost everyday, usually for study, chat, listen music and watch series.
Sometimes I look for music videos and I start to dance. I like the computer specially because inside of it, we can find a world to search or share different things. Although sometimes is use for bad intentions and our privacy is in danger. But anyway is a risk we have to take if we want to use it, like a lot of things in life.

But I prefer to do other things that I love to do.

Why did I choose my career?

When I was a child I always wondered about the life and the things that were around me, so I used to ask my father or also I tried to search the answers of those questions on my own. There was a time that I wanted to become a president, because my father thought that I could help people. I like helping people but I realized that I didn't like studying for that.

Then, in the secondary I was interested in a lot of things to study, like medicine, physics, dancing, law, etc. I liked the sciences in general. Like in the third year of high school I was thinking about studying medicine, because I was curious and interested in neurology.  Because of that I was uncertainly to take a decision, but after a while I asked for help to my father. I told him that I like medicine, but I really like more investigate things and studying by myself. I don't remember very well but I think that he made a research and he found a career called biochemistry. So he explained the career to me and I found it interesting. I searched on the internet information about that career and also if it had a graduated study in neurosciences. Well I found very good the career it was connected to the things I liked.



With this career, I hope  I'll do researches with a solid foundation in the future, and learning now a lot of things about sciences.Well I would really like to help people with my job. I desire this is what I like.