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!

My favorite film

My favorite movie, in general, is changing with time, for example, when a I was a little girl I did like very much "Jumanji" or "The Lion King", but in the present I think that I don't have a favorite movie, but nevertheless I like very much the saga of Harry Potter. This movie is based on a series of fantastic novels written by J.K. Rowling, which describes the adventures of the young apprentice of magic with his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, during the years that they spend in Hogwarts School of Magic and Sorcery.

I like this movie because the history is very interesting and fun, I also like the music of movie, the characters, and the relation of one film with another. I really enjoy when I see Harry Potter. The saga of Harry Potter have seven movies, but my favorite is the last movie of serie: "Deathly Hallows".                                                                        

In general, I don't like this kind of films (fantastics films), Harry Potter is the only one that I like it. I like see movies of differents kinds, like horror, comedy, romantic, action, among others.

The most recent movie that I saw is "The Help", in Netflix. Is very interesting film about black women, I recommend it, it's a long movie, but it's worth seeing.

The best concert ever

Hi everybody!

Today I'm going to write about the best concert ever.

In generally, I like so much the concerts and I enjoy when I can go to some concert.

Since I was a teenage girl I liked very much the chilean rock and pop, like Los Bunkers, Francisca Valenzuela, Gepe, Javiera Mena among others. In 2015 it was made in Chile "Frontera" festival in the Club Hípico of Santiago, and I went with my best friends. Frontera Festival is a music festival that celebrates Latin music, it's done annually since 2013 in Chile.

On that occasion they presented my favourite artists as mentioned before and others that I also like it. I really enyojed this concert because started to 12 p.m and finished to 1 a.m. and I felt so excited t see all my favourite artist.
 I remember that this day was very hot and in the festival were a lot of people, Frontera has many stages  with different artist and some popular artist coincided in the schedules, the poeple ran to see their favourite artist.
I also remember that I used a shoes that damaged my feet, nevertheless I had a great time.
 I hope a concert like that will be repeated.

A country I'd like to visit

Hi!

Today, I'm going to write about a country that I'd like to visit.

I like so much travel, I hope know a lot of countries of world, but now I would like travel to India.

India is a country located in South Asia, is the second country in the world with the most population. In this country is Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, also is Bollywood, a neighborhood located in the city of Bombay, the center of the film industry, which includes dance and singing, I love it the traditional dance of India. In addition, in India yoga is practiced, a physical and mental discipline, that is very useful for my career: dance.

In India, I would like to study the discipline of yoga and also learn the traditional dance of country, to practice them in Chile.

I hope that one day I will travel to India and know this beautiful place.

 

Personal information on Internet

Hi everybody!

My name in Antonia and this is the first post!

Today, I'm going to write about the personal information on Internet and the experience in social media.
I use frequently the social media, like Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, but I think there's a lot of personal information on internet and isn't safe. Sometimes, Internet has more information about than you think. The social media, generally, use your personal information, and a lot of people can see this information and can use it badly, for scams, robberies, among others. I don't give the number of my cellphone or mi adress, my limit is this, I don't like share this information.

My favourite social media is Instagram, because I can see a lot of photos and videos of my friends or things that I like i, like dance, music, food, among others. I can share the things that make in photos or videos, and I also can see memes and send to my friends. I enjoy Instagram. Besides, this social media doesn't ask a lot of personal information.