The post in my blog!

In this opportunity I will talk about my experience in this blog. In first, I have to recognize that I never had had a blog previously. It is my first blog, and I don´t know if I want to follow posting in a blog. But there are something that´s true: this experience have been very interesting and I have learned to much about some topics in particular and about writting in english in general. 

Trough the blog I have mantained the atention about my classmates's blogs, and I learned to much about his lifes. I realized there are a lot of things that I don´t know about them...and I want to know more about them, now! I think there are a very positive relationship between classmates, and you can check this by looking at the blogs.   In general, the posts are funny and all the people make a joke when is writting a post. In my case, I try to post a commentary about the specific topic that we are talking about, but certainly I advantage to make a joke in the posts. 

On other hand, I have to say this method of learning is very effective for me. Long ago I did not spend time to write and express ideas in english...and I have seen my advances very clearly, improving redaction and grammar. At the begining, I relied too much on the google translator, but now I prefer to write in english without translator, or using traslator only for the cases that I don´t know a word in english for saying the idea that I have in my mind. 

To be honest, in all the cases I use translator for checking the sentences. Is important verify the order of the words, and the final meaning of the idea. However, like I say recently, I consider the use of the translator is at the minimum. It is mainly for have more confidence. I´m waiting to finalized the using of the translator, because I can learn more english when I write posts without this. 

Well, I want to say that I like too much this kind of activities because I can learn y, specially, I laugh with the posts and interacted with peers who do not see much in faculty. 

THanks you for this instance to express ideas in english, and for read my comments.

My ideal Holyday in Argentina

Well, is very dificult for me imagine my ideal holyday, because it come to me a lot of images, landscapes and places where I want to go. Nevertheless, I have in my mind some alternatives. In first, I think that my ideal holyday would be in Buenos Aires. I have always been wanting to go there. I like very much the Tango and, above all, I love the argentinian soccer.
In all the cases, I don´t want to arrive in Buenas Aires without going around each city, town or village that present to me in the travel. For me is it important to know the surroundings to a place, not only get to it. In this ocasion the destination is Buenos Aires but I want to travel through the north of Argentina on my ideal holyday.
I've talked with some friends who travel through Salta, Jujuy and other cities in northern Argentina. In that area there Aymara peoples, with a very rich culture. A friend said me in that area the desert is so special. I believe him, and for this I want to know the northern Argentina ... but always thinking arrive on Buenos Aires.
To be honest, I feel appreciation for the Argentine and entertains me enough to go to that country. Therefore, my holyday would be ideal there.

See you in class,
bye!

Hello,

I'm very happy!...in this case I will talk about the main entrance of the movie 'HUACHO'.

I choose this image because my little brother was protagonist of this movie, and you can see him in this picture: he is the little boy at the middle.  

I supose this picture was took the last year, because the movie was released at the begining of this year (March or April aprox). In the picture there are the three main characters, including the protagonist 'Manuel' and my brother 'Dusan' who is like an antagonist.

The movie was filmed in Chillan city, and its central argument is the representation of the rural life and the tipical rutines that are associated. I think that is a type of art´s cinema. However, I have to be honest and say this movie would be so boring if my brother didn´t acted. I say it because the movie is slow, although the fotography and the art production of the film is incredible, and shows the more beautifull landscapes of the zone.  

Finally, I must to say that I´m very proud because my little brother and also my sister are dedicated to the world of the cinema. My brother is acting in his first movies and my sister is working in the art production of some national movies. And me...nothing more than studing geography.

I hope you like my post, see you in class!

'La Última Frontera' in Valdivia

Hello!

In this oportunity I will talk about my favourite place to go to eat or drink with a friends or a girl. Really, I prefer to talk about a place where I can invite a girl and obtain a incredible night.
Por that, I have choosen a pub-restaurant called "La Última Frontera" localized in Valdivia city. In this place I have had an appointment with some girls that liked me. Besides, this pub is the favourite of my ex-girlfriend, and she is very important for me. In "La Última Frontera" you can eat any type of sandwich, however I go there to drink handcrafted beer, such as "Baldbeer" or "Calle-calle". "La Última Frontera" is one-of-the-kind and, for this reason, many people go here at the night. Is a place for meeting, and frequently you can see peopole from different generations and the artists of the city too. Certainly, you can hear a lot of types of music, from rock to folk music. In some cases, there is live music and you can request one you like.
The last time that I went here, there was a singer interpreting Violeta Parra´s songs. Well, the atmosphere in "La Última Frontera" is very good for me and sometimes I invite to my firends to drink here. I'm fascinated with the handcrafted beer of this pub. If you stay in Valdivia and want a pub-restaurant with variously types of music and good handcrafted beers, you must go to "La Última Frontera".

Bye,
See you later!

SOME STEREOTYPES IN MY FACULTY

In my faculty there are many stereotypes that students recognize like own or tipical for this place. I don´t know if this stereotypes are tipical for my faculty or, on the contrary, are common for university environments.  

Well, the stereotypes more common in this faculty are in refference to the diferent careers that coexist here: Arquitecture, Design and Geography.

For example, the arquitecture students usually are indicated as posh because Arquitecture is one of the most expensive career of the university and the students that enter usually have more money than Design or Geography students.

Also, the arquitecture students are indicated as crybaby or weepy, because they are always complaining for his academic load. They argue that never have available time; his common phrase is 'we don´t have time for sleep´'.

On the other hand, the design students are usually denominated like ‘sensitive’ person. This career is associated with women interest, so it´s expectable that these judgments prevail. While this is a sexist judgments, we cannot deny that the design, like a university discipline, is focused to people that likes the aesthetics and that haves particular sensitivities similar to women attributes.

At finally, I must to say that we, the geography students, are cataloged like ‘loose’ and ‘unruly’ because we have lower academic load with respect to Arquitecture y Design. And, also, they says it because we are present in all the marches, demonstrations and strikes.

The more useful device in this moment....Notebook!

Today, I want to write about my favourite piece of technology: the notebook.

Seriously, I say that is my favorite device because I can use this tool all day and for anything I need. It is difficult for me to say this, considering my problems with technology in general. I do not use a lot of tools, software or programs such as innovations in my life. But, hey, I have declared recently that notebook is actually a fundamental part of my work and studies, so I must recognize it as a innovation device in my daily activities.

For any reason I said that I love the notebook or other technological device, but I can not deny that they are very useful.  Since I have my notebook I could do many things that previously could not. Now I can connect to internet outside my house, do my work and read interesting books and papers anywhere in the city. For example, in this moment I am writing in my notebook while I´m waiting to a friend in my faculty. Certainly, this device is specially useful to university students. It allows a more flexible life and we can organize better the times.

I think a technological device such as notebook should be used appropriately, and without transforming the people dependent on these tools.

La Vita é Bella: my favourite movie

In this opportunity I have to be injust because I have to choose one film between a lot of movies that like me. However, is not the first time I am faced with a difficult decision.

Really, I like too much Forest Gump or ‘Cidade de Deus’, but if I have to choose I prefer ‘La Vita é Bella’. Really, I don´t understand enough the reason of this. However, I think this film liked me because impacted too much when I watched it, at 10 years old approximately. Also, I saw this movie other times.

In this film I could see a dramatic situation, because the movie is set in World War II. In shortly, an Italian family is deported to a concentration camp because they are Jews. Under these conditions, Guido (the main character) tries to save his family and especially his son Joshua. Guido invents a game to Joshua so that he can take care and be saved without fear. Joshua is entertained with the game and gets out alive from the concentration camp, with his mother Dora. However, the end is not so happy: Guido is killed by the Nazi guards while trying to escape.

In any case, the end of the movie left very good lessons for living happier in difficult times.

It is my favourite movie!

a fantastic trip to Argentina

In this opportunity I will talk about a trip, a fantastic trip, to Argentina. 
Really, it´s no a far place, but for me this travel was very intensive and full of experiences.  
Well, my trip to Argentina began in Valdivia -my natal city and the starting point of the travel- in January of this year. 
So, it was summer and my girlfirend wanted to cross the Andes Mountains. For this, I proposed to her that we go to San Martín de los Andes crossing 
Hua-Hum international pass. She accepted my idea and we went to Valdivia Neltume. In this place, near to Andes Mountain, we were two days because it was very interesting.
Neltume have a lot of histories asociated to resistance to military dictatorship in Chile. Well, after our visit to Neltume, we continue the travel to Pirehueico Port.  
To reach this place we had to cross the Pirehueico Lake in a ship. After, being in Pirehueico Port, we had to walk to the international customs. This customs is called Hua-hum and it´s near to 'San Martín de los Andes' -Argentina-. We took a bus to come to this city. From here we go to the 'siete lagos' route to arrive in 'Junin de los Andes'. In this place we visited the Huechulafken lake, where actually there are many Mapuche communities yet.

Unfortunately,  the trip finished after our visit to this lake, because mi girlfriend had to come back to a familiar reunion. And me...I had to return with her.

Elisée Reclus

Always, I have been interested for relationships between my career, Geography, and my ideological beliefs. For that, in this case I have chosen one of the most important characters in the history of the geography: Elisee Reclus, an anarchist geographer.

Elisee Reclus was born in Sainte Foy la Grande (France) in 1830, and he died in Thourout (Belgium) in 1905. Among his most famous phrases, including geographical considerations, we can remember some of these: "Sooner or later the heroic age of exploration of the mountains will end, as the exploration of the plain, and the memory of famous climbers will become legend (100)". 

Reclus was admired by many important 19th century thinkers. He advocated nature conservation and opposed meat-eating and cruelty to animals. As a result, his ideas are seen by some historians as anticipating the modern social ecology and animal rights movements. 

Now, in 21th century, many geographers are rescuing the ideas of Reclus, because he proposes an Universal Geography, joining the phisical and human aspects. It´s especially important in this moment, just when our discipline (geography) needs a holistic vision. Also, we must recognize that anarchism is very important as epistemologic way, because offer a construction of knowledge that defy the hegemonical positions. The geography, from anarchism, can be a discipline that cooperates with critical knowledge about the production of space, the transformation of landscapes, and the power relationships in territories.