English program and my academic year...

Undoubtedly to handle the English language is a fundamental tool to perform well in academic and professional fields, therefore in this context is extremely important to learn English. On a personal level, learning a second language takes people out of their imprinted mindset and exposes them to the mores and customs of an entirely different group of people. Their view of the world expands beyond blurbs on the nightly news and into a deeper understanding of how other people think. In terms of community, learning a second language will also increase understanding and compassion for other cultures. This becomes a powerful tool in fighting stereotypes and bigotry. Pragmatically, with the advent of the global marketplace, having a second or even third language on a resume is almost a requirement of the job-seeking professional.
Considering this, my experience in English courses of the university in general has been positive, I have improved my skills in speaking, my pronunciation, also I've been able to learn more in terms of vocabulary and grammar, on the other hand, I could share a lot with my peers, which of course enhances the activity. I believe now I can understand better the listening and it is easier for me to elaborate in writing activities.
In this sense, I believe that regardless of subject in question the incorporation and use of technological resources in the activities makes the learning process something much more dynamic and contingent, allowing us to understand better and more easily the contents.
As a self evaluation of my academic year, I think that overall this year has been quite positive, I had a good performance, I got good grades and I had very interesting courses in which I could learn a lot. I'm at a stage in my career that it is very important to begin to define what area of psychology I would like to develop myself, and fortunately I have enough clarity on this, definitely I love the community social psychology.
In conclusion, I think this year has been quite significant in academic terms, I have discovered what is the area of psychology I like most and the themes that interest me to work, these are education, poverty and environmental problems, which are closely related. As I said before I got good results and I learn a lot. Regarding the English program I can say that it was a positive aspect too, a very good experience where I could learn many things.

The faculty facilities...

During the last time there have been many improvements in terms of infrastructure, such as a computer room bigger and with more computers. There are bathrooms on each floor, a cafeteria, a library and two computer rooms, among others. Between the areas for improvement are the number of copies of the books in the library, the absence of an adequate study room, the number of classrooms and the size of the cafetería, which is inadequate for the number of students and staff, also the product prices are high and there is not much variety. I think the first step is to review seriously the situation and put more resources in infrastructure. To solve this situation, I would allocate more resources for materials such as books and online platforms access, also deploy more classrooms or organize better the schedules, expand the cafeteria to make it more comfortable and ideally allow the installation of another to have more options of choice. In my opinion it would create a big impact, making the facilities more comfortable and appropriate, we may have more learning resources, which would undoubtedly enrich our learning process and social interactions. I believe that in general there should be a constant concern for the topic of infrastructure because a quality university requires interest of people and knowledge, but also appropriate technology and facilities. I hope this brief description of the current situation allows you to have an overview of the topic, on the positive side is that although there are plenty of things to improve and there are lots of good ideas to do it, see you soon, greetings!

Friends! :)

Personally, I don’t like to rank my friends because the relationship and bond with each of them is different, however if I should talk about my closest friend, I would talk about my friend Daniela. She is undoubtedly a very special person, whom I admire and love, she is very good, sensitive, reliable, funny, smart and organized, with her I always laugh a lot. I met her about 9 years ago at primary school and we have been friends since then, now both are studying in the same campus so fortunately it is easier to see us.
Generally, I consider myself a very sociable person, but I think for considering someone a true friend I should spend enough time to know, trust and have affection for the person. About making friends online, although I have been able to meet lots of people around the world with similar interests, which I find very entertaining, for me it is necessary to know someone directly so, without a doubt, I prefer to make friends face to face.
I value in a friend, above all, honesty, mutual trust and the possibility to share all kinds of moments and situations. Linked to this, a friend should be reliable, unconditional and sincere mainly. To me friends are for share, in a broad sense, life. I consider myself a good friend or at least I do everything possible to be one. Fortunately, a friend never let me down and if something similar happened I think that person was never a true friend.
It can seem incredible, but I still keep in touch with my childhood friends, even in kindergarten and school, which makes me very happy.

Friends are people who are always there, whose company never bothers, who love you, but above all, who make every moment more enjoyable.

Planet's problems are multiplying

I selected this article because the area of psychology in which I want work is community psychology, which works on issues such as poverty, environmental issues and public politics. It really is not an article itself, but a series of letters to the editor with opinions about the proposals of George Monbiot, one of the best known writers in the environmental movement. Author of ten books on the subject and representative figure of the group People & Planet. Monbiot has been awarded the 500 from the UN for its work on environmental issues. As such, it has earned the cordial hatred of right-wing sectors in the current policy. These letters address the debate around environmental issues, on the one hand some people believe that the main responsibility lies with the richest countries, who through the economic system of production have devastated the planet, others point out that the exponential increase population, especially in poorer countries, has a significant effect in increasing environmental problems. Although this is not an article, as I already noted, I think it offers an interesting discussion and highly relevant considering the current environmental conditions of our planet, a subject on which I also would like to work at the level of policies and communities. The link to the website is http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/30/monbiot-wrong-population-climate-change, I hope you enjoy it.

Pets!

I have a wonderful pet, her name is Osita and she is the most beautiful and crazy dog, she is actually still a puppy. The story of how she came into my life is a very long tale, a friend of my mom found her abandoned in the street and took her home, where everyone welcome her. The problem was that they already had two dogs and space was tight, so they must seek a new home, so the friend of my mom talked to her and invited us to know her, it was really love at first sight, she was a totally sweet puppy. My mom and me took her home, this occurred in mid-January. I like many things about her, she is sweet, crazy, tender, cheerful, funny and she likes to run and jump a lot, without a doubt she is a member of the family. Without her life would be definitely very different because she is a very important and special company to me and my mom, she has a place in our lives and although she is very messy we would feel a great emptiness without her. I do not think it is absolutely necessary to have a pet, but I believe that animals are so genuine and loving beings who can teach us many things and give us constant joy filled moments, so I recommend keeping pets. I think that for children is very positive to have a pet, because it involves assume responsibility for one another and they can play and and also generate new emotional relationships. I would adopt a homeless animal if I had the space in my house to give it adequate living conditions. About the pets abandoned Chaiten I think it was a very sad situation, unfortunately there are not the necessary resources and the security conditions to evacuate them from the city.

Beautiful Santiago :)

Santiago... Well I must say that I love my city, there are many places that I like and they are very special to me. This city may surprise you, because there you can find characteristic spaces of a modern city, but also places of privileged nature. In my opinión there are many beautiful and interesting places to visit, such us the Palacio de la Moneda (Mint Palace), the Plaza de Armas (main square), the cathedral, the Pre-Columbian Art Museum and Casa Colorada are among the most popular sites. The Bellavista Bohemian Neighborhood stands out for its distinguished restaurants, art galleries, pubs and residences dwelled by well-known writers. Other neighborhoods which show off their modern buildings and quiet atmosphere are Las Condes and Providencia. Visiting San Cristóbal hill implies catching a beautiful panoramic sight of the city and touring around the Zoo. I also like Santa Lucía hill, Parque forestal, the Brazil neighborhood, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and the Lastarria neighborhood, just to mention some places a foreign tourist should visit. What to do? The answer is simple… many things! If you are a food lover in Santiago you will find a variety of exquisite restaurants, although personally I'd recommend the Boulevard Lavaud located in the Yungay neighborhood, this restaurant is decorated with a French style and offers delicious food, without a doubt one of my favorite places. You can go to the movies, to the theater, ride through a park, or if you enjoy winter sports, Valle Nevado, La Parva, Farellones, El Colorado and Lagunillas ski resorts stand very close to the city and have very good accesses to feel poder snow. My top five places are the Quinta Normal is a public park Inside the Quinta Normal you can find the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, the Museo de Historia Natural and the Museo de Ciencia y Tecnología. I also recommend the aforementioned Boulevard Lavaud, the Parque Forestal, the Lastarria neighborhood and the Bellavista neighborhood. Finally, I just want to say… visit Santiago!

Transantiago...

The truth is that, although I often used the previous public transport system, this was not an everyday occurrence and I didn’t travel long distances, that is why I know better the current system, called Transantiago.
First I would like to talk about the positive aspects of the new sistem. In economic terms for users is cheaper than the previous one because in the new system you can perform various combinations and travel long distances by a single ticket. I think the new sistem is more organized, although in some cases the frequency is irregular, creating long waits and traffic jam. Also thanks to the renovation of some machines is less polluting, especially in terms of noise. In my personal case the creation of new routes favored me because now I have more ways to get around, but I don’t forget that for some people the change had a negative effect, because they have to walk far to take the bus. On the negative side I consider that sometimes you have to wait a lot of time for the bus and, as the subway, it is always crowded.
I think, as the first step to improve the current system, I would make a more community planning and design, because they usually think only from experts ignoring who actually use the system. Also, I would implement more buses, routes and regularize the frequencies.
Finally, I consider that the government authorities and the whole society must think about the public transport sistem more seriously, because it is an issue that affects quality of life of people in a very important way.