Post 10: English lenguage challenges

Hi everyone! Last post! Today I`m going to write the last post about English lenguage challenges. This is for English IV, a CFG (general formation courses), the last level which set us in a intermediate level of English. I do like English and hopefully in the future I will travel a lot so it would be a good tool, but I`m truly dissatisfied about the schedule and the place where we have classes.

Awful idea having classes on lunch time in a -1 floor full of computers. English should have a mandatory place at the program, so we could learn into a more friendly class with better times. I also think we should talk more; a lot of times we do exercises or write on our blogs which I can also do from my home. 5 years ago I took an English course on Tronwell, and I used to think I was at intermediate level. But I`m clearly rusty, that`s why I want to speak more. Even though I feel like I can communicate with another person, which I do when I get into a foreign, there is always a lot to improve, specially with grammar. For me, English requires thinking in a way different from Spanish and it is hard.

And I don`t know what else to say, so good bye!

Post 9: Changes to my study program.

Hi everyone! Today post is about changes in my study program. I`m a vegetarian who studies Agronomy so first of all I must say: should be a consciousness objection for animal production subject. It is truly suffer.

Besides, study program has been discussion since I get in university. My classmates and I mostly focus the discussion in evaluation methods and how the academy education is teached. With the years the difference between what we want to learn and discuss, with what we actually learn in classes along the official career program is wide. For example, for the most of my classmates in early career field, pasture, and cattle were a vacation think without to much knowledge about nature cycles; everything was imaginary and theorical. People from country sides actually understand faster and easily than city persons. It`s why I think Agronomy should be an outdoor carrer which teach us in field with long fieldtrips; I have seen in the program two “intensive” subjects,  two or three weeks in field.

Now I´m finishing the career discussion is more about tools and knoledgements we want to develop before getting out university into laboral world. Last week my friends and I were discussing, precision agriculture which is teledetection and programmation for agricultural management should be mandatory! It`s a tool from our era to improves systems analyzing free information; it has to be teached. Is also important that careers, specially at University of Chile should have focus on national growth and development so careers impartation discussion is also a political, cultural and economic discussion.

Post 8: Personal Opinion

Hi! Today´s post is about personal opinions and I´m going to write about Rick and Morty. Rick and Morty are the names of a grandfather and his grandson; it is an American cartoon serie for adults. This cartoons are supposed to be inspirited into the movie “Back to the future”; the grandfather Rick is a scientific, the most intelligent man into the universe, also an alcoholic, egocentric, lonely man without emotional intelligence which moves to his daughter´s house and started to have intergalactic adventures mostly with his grandson Morty an insecure pre-adolescent, but also with his granddaughter, Summer and other secondary characters.

I like this cartoons for his black humor and sarcastic ways. Rick and Morty is always funny and makes me laugh. Thus it is a cartoon it is also family dramas and science; talks about multiverses, other species and different life forms. I recommended it as a classic, something in between “The Simpsons” and “Futurama”.

Spoiler alert. I always remember a chapter where Rick and Morty go to a planet where only men lives; it was a prehistoric place, they were all violence and hardly communicate. Later they discover the contrast, a women planet; pretty place, full of peace and with lots of understanding… it makes me wonder. Even though Rick and Morty is a carton, it remembers me: reality is perspective, everything is possible and nothing really matter.

If you have seen these cartoon comment on a chapter, it is always funny.

Post 7: Environmental conflicts

Hi! Today is “free topic” and because we are green careers we always want to discuss about the environment, focus on problems (and solutions). I´m a bit hippie, so I think nowadays humans are too far from nature and disrespectful about other forms and ways of life which has make us not to care about destroying the planet who give us life.

However, at earliest days of October ONU panel about climate change published a report warning about a dead line to avoid a climate disaster. In 2030 temperatures will rise 1,5 Celsius degrees up  to the pre-industrial temperatures which increases extreme drought, forest fires, floods and food scarcity probabilities. It could be prevent from happening by reducing carbon emissions to the half of 2010 carbon emissions in first time and then reduce them down to 0; for that big changes will be necessary: change energy supply systems, industries, transport and some aspects of massive consume. Change or die.

For me It is easy to do, but economic interests has always win and there is nothing who makes me think it is going to change; furthermore, some days after this report, U.S.A president, Donald Trump denies the warning and climate change effects, told his country is cleaner than ever and which the ones who pollute were Asia… So, I´m just shame of my specie and sorry to the other ones.

Post 6: Post graduate studies.

I haven`t even finish my carreer and already have to think about a post-grade! :C. 

At most of universities people can follow continue education at the last years of the carreer, a sort of 2 x 1 where you get both: your grade and post-grade. For me it`s too much because we come from 12 years of school plus 5 years (at least) of university and then more years of this continue education. Also amused me the relevance people gives to academy, It`s ridiculous being specialiced in something you haven`t done as a professional. Definitly do not like it, although I think practice makes the master, not the piece of paper you pay for.

I have given myself from 5 to 7 years to clear my mind and get into a post grade, because I want to develop myself in something that I`m sure to like about, and because the system demands specializations degrees. I do like flowers and gardens but it isn`t as meaningful as making food, so I`m not quite sure about it. At these 5-7 years I will see if there is something more engineering which interest me. Also, I want to do my post-grade at another country and live there for a while.

 

Post 5: My future job.

Next year I will be graduated and my future job has been a current thought. More than work I would like to be part of a meaning full project, doing things which can make a difference. I`ve been thinking becoming PRODESAL or INDAP at the near future; they act as consultant to little and medium agricultures helping them to improve their crops. Also I would like to develop myself at another country, as a life experience. Furthermore, I`ve think about a post grade at another country but first have to find my specialization to do so; I do like flowers and gardens but it isn`t as meaningful as making food, so I will see if there is something more engineering which interest me. I have given myself from 5 to 7 years to clear my mind and get into a post grade.

Now a days I`m looking for a professional practice, and have been interviewed by labs and exporting companies which are pretty much what agro practices are about. It is not my particular interest but is a necessary step to finish my career, so I have been very enthusiastic at those interviews but no one has contact me yet, even though that is my future job.

Post 4: Video games.

All started when I was 6 years old. My neighbors and I used to spend some time playing video games after school. I particularly remember Donkey kong, Mario Bros and Zelda. We play the last one very little; now I get that the game was too much for our understanding. The three games share the same adventure theme, were all something that we have never seen before and our mom´s get us snacks after playing a while. It was a great time! By the years my friends became continuous players, they have all the new consoles and games and also know special things to do into the games; in my case it was only something to do to have fun and share with my friends. Now I do not have much contact with video games, I do like playing Mortal Combat (ultraviolent fights), PES (football) or Mario Kart (races) amog others at my little cousin’s house, or with friends; I´m amazingly good at Call of duty wich is nothing like me (or isn´t?), as the name references it is military. And that’s my relation with video games, we keep distance but can enjoy together.