Last post!!

Hello bloggers!  Today I’ll be telling you about my experience with English courses.

I really like this subject, I was looking forward to do it and I wasn’t disappointed! I enjoyed the topics we talked about in class and I also enjoyed writing the posts. I liked it because it is a good way to improve grammar. I had never taken an English course before, so it helped me a lot with my writing.

My reading comprehension in English is very weak; when I try to read Research’s papers for a class it’s really hard for me to understand them. I’ve also tried to read a novel in English, it was about a very simple topic but it was hard; I understood every world separated but I had to read them many times so they could make sense.  Only practice makes it perfect! So my plan to improve it is keep reading until it gets easier!

I use English a lot (I think), I love watching series on Netflix and I always watch them in English with English’s subtitles; I’ve learn a lot of new words but I can only do it with USA’s series or even Australian’s, but I just can’t understand then English’s accent. I also use English to communicate with my friends from other countries (whose I met in the exchange program).

I think English it’s very important, I would like to have more English’s courses at the University because in my opinion 4 aren’t enough and they are very expensive outside! Also it would be cool to have different language program, like French or German. Anyway, I think I made the most of this course! Thanks and Good-bye!

Study Program

Hello readers! Today I’m going to tell you about how it’s been my study program in the Natural Renewal Resources career.

I like the study program so far, I am only on my first year but I like the classes that I have taken and the classes I’ve heard that are on the future sound interesting too. I would like to have more field work though; I think they are not enough and we need them.  I can’t say much about the first year’s classes because I had most of them transferred when I change my degree.

 About the faculty facilities I think Antumapu is okay. I mean we have an incredible Campus, which has a lot of green areas with nice places to hang out and take a break from so much study and stress. Also we have nice buildings and infrastructure; we have study rooms that are appropriate with our needs and we have it better than other Campus. I have the experience of studying in Juan Gomez Millas and there are many differences; the building are not that nice, and they haven’t remodel them in a long time. I was on the Faculty of Science and the laboratories were kind of poor; the first year  of my study there, they were building new labs and by the time I left (3 years after), they weren’t finished yet.

One of the things I like most of Antumapu is the CEACS’s program and the work they do, it is very important to count with professional that can help you with the stress life of a student.

Enjoy this beautiful Campus! 

Summer Holidays!!

Hello bloggers!

Today I’m going to write about my summer vacations! I’ve been thinking about them the entire year!

For January (after I’m done with my finals), I want to go to a volunteer program called “Vive tus Parques”, it’s a program by CONAF and INJUV where we go to a National Park and we help to restore it. They have a winter and summer volunteer. I went to the last one on July and it was incredible fun and I met awesome people!! I reapply again last month so I really hope I can make it because it ‘s very popular and too many people apply.

For February I’m planning to travel, I’ve been saving money since August when I got a job. I wasn’t sure where I wanted to go; I was planning to go with my best friends, but they never decided if they could go.  So I remember a friend called me the day of CyberMonday to tell me I MUST check the plane tickets; they were so cheap!! I didn’t think twice and I got a ticket to Puerto Montt!! My friend is also going, but she’s going to meet me up after a few days after I land (maybe a week), so I’m going to be all by myself!! I’m really excited about it because I’ve wanted to travel alone for a while and this is my opportunity. I hope that everything goes well!

*This is a picture of the volunteer "Vive tus Parques" on July in "Los Cipreses", 6th Region.

Medicinal Plants 🌱💊

Hello! Today I’ll write about medicinal plants; to start I have to say my parents are both believers of the power of our nature, so they have always taught me about different medicinal plants and their capacity to heal. In my opinion these medicinal plants can help but they are not magical; there are a lot of other factors that have to be along with the treatment, such as a good diet, meditation, that are not usually compatible with our rhythm of life.

Last semester I went to a workshop about “Natural Gynecology” where I learnt a lot more about these plants (related and not related with gynecology). The one I use the most is ginger, it really helps me when I have a cold. I mix it with hot water, lemon and honey; the effects are amazing I recommend it for these days when we don’t have time to get sick.

Another anecdote I remember is that a year ago, I got really sick, my “stomach” ached A LOT and I didn´t know what was wrong, so my mom gave me every single medicinal plant that was in my house. She gave me an infusion almost for every organ of my body, my colon, my liver, my stomach, and nothing worked, we decided to go to the doctor and at the end I had to get an APPENDECTOMY ): That’s why nothing helped, I needed surgery ): !!