Last Post!

Hello! This is the tenth of the blog posts and I have to say I feel really happy about this English experience. I don’t know that I could express myself in other language! Ok now we have that out of the board I have several comments on the university English studies.

I think the courses are Ok, they are a very important need in today’s world. But, what I regret is that in every course there’s people that know a lot of the language and people that have the very basics (like me) and that make the learning process a little strange, because we advance in a weird rhythm and a lot remain in doubt. At least that’s my experience.

In order to the use of blogs I’ve already say it, I love it! Was a very interesting experience, a little bit stressing but fun. In addition to that was very funny to read my classmates blogs and comment, we all wrote very different and in some way we know each other a little more than usual.

I use English in two moments. To communicate with foreign friends I had and when I watch youtubers or interviews that are in English. In other words, I’m a English receptor, not much an English producer, that’s probably a thing to improve with time. Maybe travel and learn more pronunciation and real talking, who knows!

I would include to this post one of my daydreaming ideas about English: maybe one day be able to read literature in English and performed some Shakespeare’s! (I would love to be Hamlet).

Changes to my study programme

Well I think of all the time this subject. Where do I start? First I would change the length of the career, but not just journalism, all the professional careers. Thereis to much time involved in the study of a discipline and very little of practical training. Means that most people said the same thing: “you go to school, learn a topic and when you arrive to the real job you have to unlearn many things and start to learn the real thing”.

About the curriculum areas, I don’t have much to say, because I love the “useless” classes. For example we have a class in first year called Language and Culture and it help so much to think the very philosophical issues of communication and social reality constitution, but it really doesn’t help me with journalism, because if I apply what I learn there I’ll be kick out of every job today exists. I know it sounds radical, but I found that journalism isn’t very open to discuss there foundation concepts. Is an ethical and political problem. I have contradicted my self, because I want to diminish career time but love “useless” classes.

Now that I write these reflections, I think that they aren’t very sophisticated, but I can say I give them a lot of thought. If I can say a little about technology or infrastructure will be thanks words, in ICEI that’s a very good thing, I wouldn’t change a thing. A positive comment to finish, after that mighty reflection.

My Winter Holidays

My plans for this Winter Holidays are very flexible because really I don’t know if we have many days, but I think that it’s a great opportunity to rest in the middle of stress.

Anyway, I continue my thesis and therefore it’s almost impossible to leave Santiago. All I hope is have a time to sleep maaaaany hours because in the Summer Holidays, I was in my professional practice and I couldn’t rest.

At this time also, I have been learning to embroider and I would like to have some time to continue learning because it’s a truly therapeutic activity and it has helped me to cope this difficult moment of my life.

Unfortunately, this year I lost very important people to me and all that I can do is try to think in other things and gradually accept that life continues. This is why I have also been learning a lot about makeup and I have been watching tutorials on YouTube about it.

                                  

This time has given me the opportunity to practice other activities outside journalism and start planning my life finishing the career. Also a lot of reading and family time. Bout the books I want to read there are two that are waiting for me. There’s Estrella Distante from Roberto Bolaño that talks about a group of poets in Chile in 1973 and the coup. The other one is A pain under observation C.S. Lewis that talks about lost of loving people, I hope it make a difference! 

The best food to cook for myself

Well, today I want to talk about my favorite meal to cook every day. 

Being a vegetarian, food is something I'm often thinking about, especially since I have to cook for myself most days of the week. At one point, lettuce and tomato salads start to get really boring and uninspired, so I started looking for a more filling, shelf-stable and versatile alternative, and tofu was the revelation I was waiting for. This soy-based "cheese" is quite high in protein and has a firm, meaty texture that is great for me and even for my non-vegetarian friends. You can boil it for stews or soups, sautée it for braised dishes, stir fry it with flavoured oils or sauces and even deep-fry it for a tasty appetizer or snack. It is also cheap (about 3000 pesos a 400 gram block) and it has a fridge life of about a week, so I usually freeze it in cubes to use as I need it.

One of my favorite ways to prepare it is by tossing it in a hot wok with some sesame oil and soy sauce, fry it until it's crispy on all sides and then adding some broccoli florets, sliced zucchini and rice noodles. It makes for a healthy, tasty and easy lunch for a busy week, or even when I want to spend some leisure time on the stove.

I hope you enjoy this post and cook tofu some day. 

Bye!