English language challenges

English language challenges

I've always liked to learn about different cultures and the languages are a very important part of it. I remember that I started liking englsih back when I was 10 years old mostly because of the movies I watched on TV and also because I wanted to improve my grades on that subject which back at that moment where horrible.
At first it was kind of difficult to memorize all of the words and even more to try to express myself in a different language but this challenge was really fun to overcom. I learnt that it was just a matter of practice and dedication.
In this course of english I've had the chance to practice my english in both writing and speaking, which is really good  because since not many people speak a different language in Chile, this is a great opportunity not to forget what I have learnt over the years.
Even though I get to practice twice a week in this course I feel that I've forgotten a big part of my english, speacially in my pronunciation. This is mainly because i don't talk to many people fluently in english. For example, last year Emily, one of my friends from The United States came over to visit me and I remember that at first it was really hard to speak fluently with her. This is because my lack of practice but after i spent some  time with her i got used to thinking in englsih again and to have a conversation with ger became much easier.
Outside the english class I use my skills when I watch movies or tv shows that are in english. I always watch them without subtitles or if they are too difficult to undesrtand I set the subtitles in english. This helps me to keep remembering words and mostly slang that I have forgotten.

Changes to my study programme

Changes to my study programme

Until now I have had a good experience with law school, I like most of my classes and the eviroment is really nice. Beside this I can mention a few things that would make this journey in my life even better.
First, I know that theory is really important but I would've liked my first year more with a little less theoritical studies and a bit more of practice in classes that are, in my opinion, meant to create someone who can handle practical problems in the future.
Second, I think that the lenght of studies in law school is way to long, I mean with the minor, the final test, the thesis, etc. five years suddenly become 7 or even more which is like I said way too many years.
Third, To be honest one of the things that I like the least is the infracture of the school. I would really love to have some green areas cause the building is just grey and depressing. Also a lot of classroms have problems with the property such as chairs and tables, which are sometimes useless because of the damage.
 As in use of technology I do not think we have any problems because in my opinion this factor is not really important in the process of learning the law. Most of this technology is only used to do research for our papers and tests but is not like we need special machines or something like that.

These are some of the changes I would like to see in my study programme.

Favorite music

My favorite music

I do not have an specific kind of music when it comes to listening music. Usually it depends on my mood or the thing that I am doing while listening. Although I can say that Coldplay is my favorite band in the entire world. They are a british band and the play indie rock which is really chill to listen to because it's really soft rock which is great to relax and sing along. I went to a concert of this band early this year, they played at santiago's national stadium which is huge so there were a lot of people that night. Also the light show that came with the concert was awesome and we all had lighting bracelets to make it even more amazing.
I started listening to this kind of music back when I was 12 years old, I remember because it was me and best friend's favorite band when we met in seventh grade.
On the other side I like listeninng to pop music or reggaeton when I am at a party with my friends or at the club because is the kind of music that makes you want to dance and have a great time.
Also sometimes I enjoy listening to classical music while studying or just when I'm reading a book. It helps me concetrate when i'm at a noisy place or when I need to just focus.

Here's a picture of how the concert looked like:

Postgraduate studies

Being in first year of law school I haven't had many courses that directly envolve law, so since I still have a very long way to complete my studies I have not thought about doing postgraduate studies that much. Although something that is of my interest right now is international law.
I've always liked to travel and discover new places with different kinds of culture so when I picture myself in 10 or 15 years from now I would like to find myself in a job which gives the possibilitie to do so and I think doing some studies about international law would give exactly that. Since this course is about international relationships I think it's important to do it abroad because I would learn a lot more.
One country where I think would be great to study that is the netherlands because international law is very important over there. Actually the international court of justice is located  in that country.
I think if I don't follow this path in the near future I would find something else to study after I graduate because I think is really important to keep learning new stuff specially in a career where there are several areas to cover. and most important because going further in my studies shows how passionate I am in what I'm doing.

My future job

My future Job

The kind of job I would like to have I think is me being a lawyer. Those who defend people in court. Obviously this is what I think now but, since I'm just in my first year of law school, this could change by the time I graduate.
I would love to travel because of my job cause I love to go to new places and actually this is one of the points that I struggle with working as a defender lawyer because I know that they pretty much stay always in the same place to do their job.

I have always thought that I would enjoy more having a job where I can do the stuff that I'm pasionate about that one that gives me more money. Regardless of this I can't lie and say that I would work for free, money is not everything but it helps a lot.
Right now I am doing my major in law like I mentioned before and I'll probably do some kind of master degree once I finish my current studies.
I have also thought in working in foreign relationship because like I said before, traveling is one of the thing that I most enjoy. I've heard that is really hard to get into that kind of specialty but if I get really interested about that in the future I think I can get it.

Summer plans

Summer plans

In the short period of time I am going to have free this summer I was planning on going to the beach with my friends and also  I would like to go with my family to visit some relatives whose live in the south part of Chile.
While I'm at beach with all of my friends We are probably going  out at night to like clubs and stuff and during the day, we would be spending time in the beach itself playing soccer, tanning and maybe going for a swim if the water is not freezing. Also something we really enjoy with my friends when we go to the beach is trying new places to eat so the challenge this year is to find an eating place better than the one we ate in last year.
On the other side when I'm with my family in Concepción I usually just like to spend time with my whole family and chill all day since I have no homework, or something I need to study for like a test o something.
I definitely won't be working this summer because it has been a long and tiring first year of college so I could really use some time to do nothing. Neither I will do any kind of study because my vacaciones are going to be so short I do not have time to do that many things.
I hope this summer it is not as hot as the last one because I really hate the hot weather. I always think that I would love to have like a free airplane ticket to anywhere in the world so when it gets too hot in Santiago I can just go somewhere colder.

Favorite Movie

My favorite movie:

My favorite movie is "Freedom writers", which is about this group of students that go to this really bad high school that is located in a conflict area of the city they live in. One of the problems that runs on the movie is that there is a massive gang problem so  they struggle a lot with everything that is going on in their life like drugs, murders, bad grades, family problems among other things.

I liked it because in this movie one of the principal characters is their tearcher who is really into helping them too get their life together so they can eventually have a "normal" life and go to college. But also she really cares about them and She wants them to learn, not just what is written on books but about what life is really about. This movie felt really touching to me cause it shows how someone can make a difference in society if they want to and it's also prove that, like this teacher, everyone should always do what really fullfills you cause then the good influence you can make in this world is huge.
I watched this movie for the first time in my english class on 2013 and also we had to write a paper about, that by the way, I really enjoyed doing.

I usually like to watch movies that has a lot of mystery on them and those that make you think because it's really exciting and fun to try to guess what is gong happen next.
The most recent movie I watched is called "Inferno". I watched it last saturday with one of my friends  at the movie theather but I did not like it cause is based on one of my favorite books and sadly the end was not the same in the movie so I hated it cause for me the best part of the book was actually the end of it.

My Favorite book 

My favorite book is from my favorite author whose name is Dan Brown, He is an american writer. The book's name is "The Da Vinci's code" and is about this profesor who is an specialist in history and simbols. In the book he, using his expertise, helps to solve the mistery behind this secret society who is trying to keep a really dark secret related to the catholic church. 

When this book came out it became really popular around the world because it tells a different theory of how things happened aroud the time the catholic church we know today got his power, a diffrent view on jesus itsself and other really interesting things.

These kind of book about mistery and that at the same time has a lot of history background are my favorites because, even though you are reading fiction, there are a lot of true facts that makes the story a lot more exciting and fun to read. Actully these books have around five hundreds pages but they are so fun that I can read one in 2 days. 

The last book I read was also from this author and it's called INFERNO, it's about the same profesor that I spoke about before and actually the movie is about to come out. I cannot wait to watch with one of my friend who is also obsessed with this book saga. The thing is the movies are not always as good as the books but They're still pretty fun to watch. 

post 2 Concert

 

Best concert ever by Ignacio Valenzuela

The best concert I have ever attended was this year on April 3rd at Santiago's national stadium which is located in a part of Santiago named Ñuñoa. The band that was playing that awesome night was Coldplay which is by far my favorite band in the entire world. Coldplay is a British band that plays indie rock music and was formed in 1996, the year that I was actually born on. The lead singer is named Chris Martin, he is around 40 years and has an incredible voice in my opinión. Then we have the lead guitar player whose name is Jon Buckland, Guy Berryman on the electric bass and finally Will Champion on the drums.

Santiago's national stadium is the biggest place where a band can sing at so there were a huge number of people seeing Coldplay that night. That was cool but the bad thing was that everyone got pushed and sometimes even hit by accident by the people shouting and dancing. Also the concert had a really good lights show and that made the experience even more exciting.

I felt so happy and excited during the concert I almost can describe it with words, I had been waiting for that band since I was around 10 years old so at the very time of the concert I was just having one of the best time of my life.
I remember I went to the concert with two friends but when the concert started I lost them immediately.

 

A country I would like to visit by Ignacio Valenzuela

I would like to visit Italy because that country has a lot of interesting thing to do, as well as, beautiful places to go to. It goes from incredible museums to wonderful landscapes.
I also have a few italians friends whose I miss a lot and if I go there I would have the chance to meet up with them once again.
Also everyone says the food there is just so good and I personally love pastas and a good glass of wine so it seems like it's the perfect place for me.
Italy is a medium size  country located in the mediterranean sea, it's form looks like a boot and I know from my history books that a lot of the most interesting historical events has happened within it's territory. For example the period of the renaissance was born in Italy. This period of time is fascinating because of how many discoveries were made during that time and I have personally loved to read about that since I was a kid.
I would love to study in this country because since I'm in law school I'd really like to learn about it in the place where it was born and from where it expanded to the rest of the world.