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.

Our Amazing Human Body: Brain

I think the most amazing organ in our body is the brain, is so wonderful that is the organ in charge most of the human body functions.

Well, the brain is located in the head protected by the cranium. Besides, of all the weight of our body, the brain only represents between 0.8% and 2% (approximately 1300 to 1600 grams).

The functions of the brain are many, I might write all the day about the brain, but that is not the idea, so, I will summarize.

The brain processes sensory information, controls and coordinates the movement, behavior, feelings and can prioritize homeostatic body functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, fluid balance and body temperature. However, the responsible for carrying automatic process is the medulla oblongata.

What illnesses can alter its normal functioning? Inflammation in the brain can lead to problems such as loss of vision, weakness and paralysis. The loss of brain cells that occurs when one suffers a stroke, can affect the ability to think clearly. Brain tumors can also press some nerves and affect brain function. Some brain diseases are genetic; in others, such as Alzheimer's disease, the cause is unknown.

A balanced diet is essential to promote brain health. We must also avoid stress, proper rest and encourage neural connections learning something new every day.

Important information: 

• Only about 5 minutes without enough oxygen for brain, damage occurs. 
• There are no pain receptors in the brain itself, is, this organ can not feel pain.

The best holidays OR concert ever

Everytime that I must choose something, makes me think a lot, but in this case it was very easy…

The best holidays were four years ago, exactly in february of 2012. With my family  we went to my aunt house to a town named Rafael, in Tomé, in the south of Chile.

Well, the place is countryside, the house is in a hill and when you see around everything are trees, amazing! Also in the surroundings there's a creek that pass for the forest (that is in front of the house). In the night everything's so quiet, without noise, and the sky is full of stars, such beautiful.

But  the place has something "spooky" (isn't spooky)  because like 600 metres far away from the house there is a abandoned house, it's private property but I went, and the house is very impaired and covered by trees, and to get there you must cross a  small road, which is covered by trees.

What else? The holidays were amazing because, first the aunt house has a pool, also the beach is half an hour. Second we visited a lot of places, wonderful places. And the last and most important we had fun in family.

PD: I don't have photos because are in my laptop, and the laptop died.