English language challenges

Hi everybody!

This is the last post and I'm going to talk about my experience leraning English at university.

The truth is that this experience has been quite bad, the teachers who have taught me haven't been the best. When I took the test to see my level of English I stayed at level 2, and since then I haven't learned anything, only now at level 4 I learned a little, at the other levels we only came to "talk" about the life of the teacher. I was very disappointed with the English classes at the univerity, I expected them to be of better quality and hopes to finished speaking English, but it was not like that.

Regarding to the use of blogs I think it doesn't not help much, most of my classmates (incluiding me) use a translator to do it, because during the four levels of English we haven't learned to write well in English, I also don't think we receive any correction from the teacher about what we are writing, How are we going to learn if they don't correct us? Another thing about blogs is that the topics on which you have to write aren't interesting for students.

I believe that many aspects of my English must improve, I don't really know much, but I think one of the things that I should improve the most is my ability to hear and understand the English, as well as increase my vocabulary and better grammar. I would like to be able to pay for an English course where I can really learn.

Out of class I try to watch movies or series in English to reinforce this language.

I sincerely hope that the English classes improve so that the following generations can really learn.

Changes to my study programme

I study Dance at the Universidad de Chile, in the arts faculty, headquarters Alfonso Letelier Llona. The truth is that our headquarters is very precarious, the elevators and the ceilings of the classrooms fall, there is no yard, teachers aren't paid on time, among others. One of the things that I would change is the infraestructure, so I mentioned earlier, I would like a new building where all the artistics careers of the university are studied, with many areas to rest and with many large rooms for all the courses. With regard to the subjects, I would like to have other types of dance to be a more accomplished dancer, however I like the subjects that I have at this moment, I would also change the requirements to pass a subject, such as attendance, because everyone should attend classes responsibly and the absences are for a justiefed reason, this requirement hurts many students.

Another thing that I would like to change is the class schedule, the hour load is very high, especially in our career, in which the body needs to rest to avoid injuries, the schedule leaves very little time to rest, we must also do homework for theoretical sujects, and some of us work weekends, time is little to do all these things.

There are many things that I would like to change my career and my university, especially the inequality between the faculties and the administration of the university, but not are all possible, dreaming costs nothing hahaha

Summer Plans

Hi everyone!

Today I'm going to talk about my plans for this vacations.

This summer, in January, I will go to the south of Chile, specifically to the Austral road, with my friends Catalina and Stephanie. We still don't have clarity of the places that we are going to cross, but we know that we want to know the first part of the Austral road. We go for 15 days and I hope that the time reaches us to know many places like Hornopirén, Genearal Carrera lake, Coyhaique, among others. Austral road concentrates great amount of natural beauty and has varied attractions where camping and staying for several days of vacations.

In this vacations, I will also continue working in the supermarket because I need money for the vacations and for the next year, and I would like to take dance lessons to get fit next year to my university classes, because last semester I had a injury and I couldn't dance for a long time.

I would also like to go to the beach, like Viña del Mar or Algarrobo, in February, with my friends, but I don't know if I can do it, I don't have any plan for these, but I would like very much to be able to go, at least a week.

I want this year to end soon and the holidays to arrive, so that I can rest and enjoy of the summer.
Summer is my favorite seasson!

My favorite book

I love reading, I always like to be reading a new book, I like reading different kind of books, like comedies, novels, philosophy, history, self help books, among others.

I'm currently reading the book "My Life" by Isadora Duncan, it's a very interesting book about the intense life of this dancer, I recommend it to all people, not only to people interested in the dance world, the life of this woman is very exciting and is worthy to be read by anyone, it could even be a movie.

I don't have a favorite author, I like different and varied authors, like Isabel Allende or J.K Rowling. I don't specifically read a single author, it depends on the moment I'm living or what I'm interested in reading at the moment .

There are different books that I liked, but one of my favorites is "A thousand splendid suns", novel by  Afgan-American author Khaled Hosseini. The book tells the moving history of friendship between two afghan womens of very different origins, whose destinies are intertwined by chance and the convulsions that Afghanistan has suffered in the last thirty years. It's a very intense book that tells the harsh reality that lives the afghan womens. I recommend it, because it's a very interesting book.

I think that all people need to read, because it helps to increase our vocabulary, improve our writing and also entertain us, it's much better than seeing the smartphone.

Postgraduate studies

Hi everyone!

Today I'm going to write about a postgraduate course that I would like taking in the future.
I'm not really sure what to study in the future or if I really study something, but nevertheless I would like to study a postgraduate course in History of dance or Dance theory. I really interested in learn a lot of about the history of dance, specifically in the Latin American history of dance.

I would like to study in Chile for a little time and abroad for a long time, touring countries like México or other of Latin América, for knows other cultures and to learn about the different kinds of dance and his history. As I mentioned in a previous post, I would like to write a book about the ethnic dances, and for this I need to learn a lot of about the other cultures, and I also need to learn to write, wich is why I would also like to take a writing course, to acquire the necessary tools to write my book.

I would like to study with presential classes in some university but only part time, because I need work the rest of time to pay expenses of life and the postgraduate course.

I hope to be able to carry out these studies and write the book!

My future job

I'm a dance student, and I would like specialize in pedagogy, because I like to teach. My career have a different possibilities of job, like teacher, performer, dance theorist, among others, but in Chile, the art have no room to create or exist, also the economical budget is limited.

I would like to have a job or study dance in other country, like France or Germany. I hope some day work in any of these countries, like teacher of kids or performer.

Although I would also like work in Chile, like teacher in some university or academy of dance. I would also like write a book of ethnic dances and work like dance theorist. I really want to write a book of dance. I would like to have a job outdoor and  with this job I hope travel a lot of, to know other cultures and write about these.

About the salary, I hope to earn enough to be able to support my self and help my parents. Ideally would be to earn a lot of money, but I'm satisfied with the necessary to live good.

Other thing that I would like study is kinesiology or masotherapist, to complement it with dance and
to be able to help treat dancers with their injuries.

My favorite food

I love the food and the different flavors!

 The food and eat is the best in the world! 

I like almost all types of food, like chilean food, chinese food, italian food, french fries, chocolate, ice cream, among others, except for fish and seafood, but my favorite food is "Pastel de choclo". This is a typical chilean food and I like very much, especially the one my mom cooks in the summer, I don't a have a favorite restaurant, I don't frequent much this places, but when I go to one I really enjoy eat "pastel de choclo". The only problem with  my favorite food is that you can only eat in summer, because the principal ingredient, the "choclo", it's only harvested in this season, in the rest of year you can only find in restaurant, but isn't the same, it's not delicious as in summer.

Being honest, I don't like cooking and I don't do it very well, but I would like to learn to cook well.

Usually, for the university, I carry my own food, like rice, chicken, pasta, vegetables, fruit, legumes, among others. I don't spend a lot of money to buy lunch, I prefer homemade food.

Long live the food!