English language challenges

Before talk about the English language, I want to say that I never know how start a new post, I mean, like half the time I think in how start, or what I will write. I see my companions and they look so inspired, that gives me so much envy. 

Returning to the central theme, the experience learning English at the university has differences and similarities from school, because in the school we never wrote a blog (and it’s cool, but I “hate” it because I never feel inspired), nevertheless in my school we also had classes to interact with a classmate, or to listen to conversations in English, complete an English book, oral presentations, Key English Test (KET), Preliminary English Test (PET), among other things. Appear to be more similarities than differences.

What about the use of blogs?  As I said before, I think it is a wonderful experience, where I learn to improve my grammar and spelling, and not only that, it is an opportunity to express our thoughts, but I hate it (not really hate it) because I am a person who never feel inspired, or maybe isn’t I never feel inspired, maybe I am a person of few words.

The aspects of my English need to be improved are the fluidity, learn more scientific language and sharpen my ear. My plan to improve this things is… I haven’t plans, I mean now that you ask me, I could say that I need practice and watch all the series and movies in English. 

Outside the English class I use the English when I need to read something, when I see some series and, when I talk with my sister sometimes us “speak” in English. 

Changes to my study programme

In the programme of a career normally there are changes, I mean, it is assumed that with years of experience the university must improve programs, for improve the quality of professionals who graduate.

If you don’t know this year all the careers of the faculty (Chemical and pharmaceutical sciences) suffered a change in their curriculum, first the names of the subjects were changed for example the last year it was “Math 1” and now is called “Introduction to the calculation”. Second there are more subjects, this change is supposed to benefit us but, what about the workload?.

There are still many things to improve, like the infrastructure because there are many students for such a small space, and that is a big problem because in the lunch time there aren’t enough space for everybody, also when the weather is cold and it's raining the spaces with ceiling become small.

About the teaching methods  I think are great, most of the teachers are friendly, but something that I hate are the teaching materials, I mean it could be more complete.

Summer holidays

Holidays. I love that word. When someone talks about holidays my thought is "Please, holidays come sooner”.  But every year the holidays are shorter and shorter, in fact the next holidays only will be for one month, and I hate that, I mean, why the “life” try do my life more miserable than already it is? I don't know (actually I know, is because I didn't share the chain I was sent in 2007).
My plans or ideas for these summer holidays are nothing, because this summer I will have holidays only in February and my dad has days off only in January, actually every year we go on vacation the first weeks of January. So I was thinking in get a job and save money (I am the worst person to save money)
The places I would like to visit, first England, specifically London, because I think the culture is very interesting and so different from here.  Also (I cannot leave it out), I love their accent, is so refined. If someday I can go, I would visit every attraction that I can, like the Buckingham Palace and the Changing of the Guard, The Big Ben, Hyde Park, The London Eye, among other.  The people with I would like share my vacations are my family or my friends.
What activities I thinking of being part? If I could I would bungee jumping, skydiving, paragliding, or climb mountains. And also be part of a car race, I really like the adrenaline.

Addiction: From coffee and tea to drugs of abuse

The closest I've been to drugs are the alcohol, cigarette and coffee.  First I drink alcohol only when I go to parties or things like that and coffee only when the weather's cold.  On the other hand I think that the cigarette is disgusting (Of course I tried it when I was child because everybody did it), I hate the smell, and when the smokers have the impregnated odor.

Why I never have tried something harder? I think that apart of the medical uses, drugs are some way to escape from reality, our problems, and I prefer solve them.

Some benefits of drugs are:

• ·         Served as treatments for different syndromes, like Posttraumatic stress syndrome.
• ·         Some drugs lower anxiety levels and act as antidepressants.
• ·         Others amplify and stimulate the senses.

Well, Drug addiction is dangerous to one’s health because it can make the addict more susceptible to illness and disease. A person suffering from an addiction may be more prone to accidents that may result in injury and even death. Addiction can lead to interactions with people who are dangerous and situations that can lead to violence or homicide. Pregnant teens, or anyone who is pregnant and addicted to drugs, put their babies in danger and may have a miscarriage or deliver prematurely.  Some withdrawal symptoms are nausea, vomiting, sweating, shaking or seizures, among others.

Today I don't know any close people who are addicted to drug of abuse. 

Post-graduate studies

Think about the post graduate studies is something so far away, I mean I am in the freshman year and I still have a few years left to have my major in biochemistry (Although the people say that the years fly by).
In the future I want to take a Ph.D. degree in biochemistry, why? Well if you don´t know I would like work in something related with the investigation, and a Ph.D. degree is perfect for that.
I would like studies out of the country, but if something prevent me, the University of Chile offers a Ph.D. program in biochemistry and looks very nice, it could be a very good option.
About the program: The Ph.D. in biochemistry was created in 1978 and has formed 124 doctors. The purpose of the program it is the training of researchers of the highest level, able to direct and carry out in an autonomous way, original research whose results constitute a substantial contribution to the scientific or technological knowledge in this discipline. These researchers must be able to perform in the various fields of biochemistry, so that they become effective drivers of the development of scientific research in its basic aspects and technological applications, in order to contribute to the development and culture of the country.
Some lines of investigation are toxicology, molecular biology, neuroscience, among many others.

Your Future Job...

What kind of job would you like to have? In the future I want have a job that have relation with the investigation.
How do you imagine it? I think that I will stay all the day in the laboratory, doing experiments and look like a crazy scientist. That would be great.
Outdoors /indoors? Indoors, but just because is difficult work in the laboratory outdoors, or so I think.
Would you like to travel a lot in your job? Actually yes, that would be amazing, I've always wanted travel the world, and if my job I may, I would be very grateful. That would be put together two things that I like
What about the salary? This is a hard question because I would like have a good salary, but everything depends of the work you do, and if you do it well or not.
What major are you studying /are you thinking of taking? I am a student of biochemistry, so in the future I hope get a major in biochemistry. And after that I'm not really sure if I will want to get the professional title, because I prefer, as I mentioned before, go by the side of the investigation, so I would like to get a Ph. D or master degree more than professional degree.
PD: Today I haven't inspiration…

Digressing about music: songs, dances, melodies, groups, films...

If I should choose some kind of music, I think my favourite is the pop, but I like all kind of music, less the heavy metal. (I didn't say that is bad, just isn't my type of music).
The instrument I really like is the piano, I think is one of the most amazing instrument in the world, the sound is so deep and sweet. Listen how to play the piano is something worthwhile do. But for my bad luck I don't know play the piano.
Others instrument that I like to hear are the guitar, the castanets and the drum kit.
Singers or bands that I like? I remember that I wrote about this in my first post, whatever, as I like many types of music, I shall mention a few of different styles, well one of my favorites are Selena Gomez, Imagine dragons, The beach boys, Los prisioneros, among others singers.
When I was in primary school apart of the pop music I liked the reggaeton, but now not that I hate, but I do not have it in my Spotify list. It’s funny because although I not hear it, always I learn the hits of the moment.
Ending the post I want write about a music of a film, I like the song of "Saturday night fever", the name is "Stayin’ Alive" of Bee Gees, and I think that everybody knows the song.