Blog 10: English Language Challenges

English Language Challenges

Hello! In this new blog I will talk about the challenges of the English subject in the university.

Well, English has always been difficult for me, especially being able to speak English fluently, but I can understand a little of the language when I listen to songs in English or when I read sentences and short paragraphs.

My experience at the university has been good.  However, it’s the first time that I have had to write blogs as part of a subject, and especially if it’s in English!!

The most difficult for the realization of the blogs were some of the topics that they gave, since it seldom occurred to me that I could write about the issue delivered.

Personally I feel that I have to improve everything, because it’s difficult for me to speak fluently, to write without having any kind of help that corrects my mistakes, the "listening", because despite the fact that I listen to certain music in English, in certain occasions I don’t know what the song is saying.

   My family has recommended me that in order to improve these skills, it’s best to go to a country where the language is spoken, to make it "simple" to learn it or simply to force oneself to learn the language to "survive" in a new country, away from the family.

But at the moment, I feel that to improve these skills I should listen to music in English, watch movies with English subtitles, read a book in English, etc.

In recent days, I've only heard music in English practically every day, since I'm listening to it on the bus when I come to school and then when I return home.

Blog 9: Changes to my Study Programme

Changes to my Study Programme

Hello everyone! In this blog I will talk about the changes to my study programme.

To be honest I wouldn’t make big changes in the study program as such, because as it is stipulated, I find it very comfortable.

The workload for the Biochemistry career, which is what I am studying in the faculty, I find that it is well "organized" in the eleven semesters, corresponding to the duration of career, because in the first years, it is where there are more subjects, because are the branches of less complexity and as the difficulty of the career increases, the number of subjects per semester is decreasing.

Regarding the infrastructure of the faculty, I think it is comfortable, there are places to study, for food and to rest a moment. The classrooms are nice for the realization of the classes, except for a few classrooms that have tables a little uncomfortable :c

In terms of technology, each classroom has a projector for the realization of the class, although some teachers who prefer to use the blackboard for their class. There are also rooms with computers for students to do works in the faculty, to find information or other purposes. In addition to having the printing and photocopying service.

The other thing that pleases me is the teaching methods of some teachers, where some have didactic techniques so that students can learn the concepts in an entertaining way.

Considering the factors described above, I think that my study program doesn’t require major changes.

Blog 8: Summer Holidays

Summer Holidays

Hello, in this new blog I will talk about my summer holidays Well, this year's holidays were the most fun for me.

First I went to the beach with my friends. We went for a one week to the summer house of one of them, we had a great time and we slept practically at dawn.

After I went to Algarrobo with my boyfriend, we also went for a full week. Even though we went for a few days, we took advantage of traveling a lot.

I remember that one day we went for a walk on the beach and ended up walking all over the coastal edge! Where we were talking and joking, time passed very quickly. We walked about 8 kilometre walking!

This was undoubtedly, this summer that I eat very much!, because in addition to the "nutritious" lunches we ate, at night we used to cook many french fries, to be eating them while playing MONOPOLY, watch movies or both at the same time .

However I would like to go to other regions of Chile. From the south of Chile I would like to know Puerto Montt, Frutillar, Chiloé, Temuco and also I would like to visit more of Pucón, Puerto Varas, Osorno and Valdivia, since when I went to "Tour of Studies" I traveled very little these last places.

To make such trips I would like to go with my family and my boyfriend. It could also be with a friend, but it would be more difficult to make a trip to the south with a friend, because she also wants to share with her family.