Abby's blog

Hi everyone! The subject of English in the university was something new, because it was very different from what I knew from school. The methods of written test and oral test scare me a little, but I think it is very necessary, here is not about "theory" or english stuff this is about learning to write and have a dialogue which is much more important and it will really serve in the future. About the blogs, I think it's an interesting  experience. I improved my vocabulary and I added more coherence in my written ideas, because it is usually easy to hear english. But different is to write it and write it correct. In addition, this is an activity that go away of the "normal" evaluations of the university, it is more dynamic, more entertaining, and I can interact in a fun and creative way with my classmates when I have to write a comment to them. I know that mastering english is something necessary nowadays, because it is useful for a lot of things like g...

Hi everyone! The career of Public Administration at the University of Chile is an almost unknown career for the other students of the university. They do not even know where the School of Government is, and it is so small that it goes unnoticed. That is why I would like to change, first, the infrastructure. Maybe not having a modern building like Beauchef, but having something with more space, more comfortable rooms (with more plugs please haha), green areas with benches, a dining room with daily menu where we can all go to sit comfortably for lunch and a large audience. With regard to the latest in terms of the creation of specific rooms such as the auditorium, I would add the expansion of the computer lab. Computers are not that bad really, the problem is quantity, they are very few. This also includes the library, which, like the computer lab, is very small, so it could be extended, enable the second floor and increase the number of computers and thus improve and facilitate the u...

When I think about summer and vacations, I see it from almost the middle of January. Maybe it's a short vacation time, but I have to take advantage of it. This is why I would like to go first to my home in Coquimbo, and from there go to the Elqui Valley with my family. It is almost a tradition to go every summer and it is one of the things I most desire now.  There is very relaxing, you can see rivers, hills, trees, do horseback riding, swimming, among many other activities, and in general get relaxed and get tranquility. I also have in mind with my family to go to the South of Chile, to places like Frutillar, the Petrohué Waterfalls, among others. In fact, we have saved throughout the year to be able to go to some of these places and have a good and comfortable vacation. I spend so much time without my family during the study period so I would like to spend the whole summer and my holidays with them! I think it's good to have these instances to share and get to know new p...

Hey! I have not read for a long time (in fact, since I left school I have not read for fun, I only read things from the university) but I have not forgotten the books that I liked the most in their time. One of them was the Steppenwolf of Hermann Hesse. This was a book with a different theme from what I usually read, and it had a great impact on me. Although it was a book assigned for a school test, it became one of my favorites, reading it out in one day. Another of the books I liked the most was Animal Farm and 1984 by George Orwell, who is my favorite author. I found his narrative very interesting with a strong social criticism and historical review. However, my favorite books are not limited to those two. I loved the saga of The Hunger Games, Wonder and a Monster calls, these last was two of my favorite book themes, a mixture of stories of self-improvement and unconditional not romantic love (I admit that I cried when reading them hahah). As I said at the beginning...