English language challenges

This semester, as before the last semester i think that learning english has been an interesting experience but i dont like the way in which the programme try to teach me to speak, understand or inclusive write. In blog’s case i like write but i don’t like write about a predefined theme, i feel like that some that i like is converted into an obligation and how i need to say specific things about anything instead of say some that i really think about the theme. Also i fell like english schedule take up time for another things like the “practice time” of Simulation in some cases, or study because i leave the university rhater late.

Also i think that “this english” is not like i need, i mean, i feel that i need more about technical language and reading comprehension for read the lots of papers that some subjects give to me so i think that maybe that need to be improve in the future  together with  the Schedule (who decides the Schedule should consider the practice time and choose others days for example). For the blogs, maybe they serve for practice the writing but if they could be about free themes will be better.

Outside the english class i don’t use the english so much, only use it for read some papers or documents that i need for the others subjects and when i see a movie or series i like to see them in english and listen the real voices of the characters but if you pay attention for the subtitles some times they are really bad and you need to listen for understand. Beyond that i don`t use english but i think that is because i live in a country where we speak spanish and few people speak english but they don`t need to use it.

Changes to my study programme

I have only had two years of odontology and subjects so i can´t say a lot about the subjects but I can say about that the subjects that I have now (and had the last year) that around the 50 percent of they was and are “challa” (I mean that I believe that they are completely unnecessary) for example: the last year I had infotecnology… what it is? A subjet about power point, Photoshop and nothing else, nothing new… other subject that I think was a loss of time was “society and culture”  we literally planted strawberries and saw movies like Totoro. This year the “challa” subjet that I have is OBE that is a subject about how search information and where. On the other hand the last year I had anatomy and BAYB that are basic subjest for the acquire of knowledge, and this year I have Simulation and Diagnostic that are an approximation to the clinical reality and they serve to develop our skills and maybe that should be more important that have a Photoshop class, If I could change something i chose have more subjects that are related with my career and eliminate the thing that maybe we will never use it again.

I think that my time the last year was more that in this year because the subjects of the first year had not been a major burden (exclude Anatomy and BAYB), instead this year in Diagnostic and Simulation we have to study almot 30 classes for only one test, and they are not short classes, are really BIG. In the case of diagnostic is more easy because the teachers teach well (although study 30 classes take a lot of time and days without sleep) but in Simulation the situation it’s really complicated, in first place the teachers are completely subjetives in the evaluations of our abilities in the practical tests, one day you can have a 70 and to the next day you can will reprobate your test, so I like that in the future that can be regulated with guidelines or something like that. In simulation also the teaching method are so differents, the teachers only talk in class and we need putting into practice all that without see how do it in the real life, and maybe the teachers should show us although once how do the things.  Other problem in simulation is the time, is not enough to finish all the program and that should be change.

The laboratories or “Salas de paso” that we use in simulation are in poor conditions, always some breaks or doesn’t functioning, and we don’t have enough materials. We need more fund for improve the conditions and learn better, especially because in odontology we use a lot the technology like the turbine, and if the air compressor doesn’t serve, what we can do?.

In short, I think that my career needed a lot of improvement in the two first years, and I can imagine the next years if this is just beginning…💔

Summer Holidays

This summer i was thinking find a work but how i probably will not be finished my clases in time (my last test is in january) i have decided to that maybe i can go to the south after my last test. I would like to visit Chillán where lives the family of my father, my grandmother  have a land a few kilometers of Chillán.

In this time i would like go to Chillán with some friends of the university.  In summer with my family often go to a lake that is in the back of the house and i think that is a good place to take to my Friends. Also, near of Chillán, in the city of Quellón, exist a celebration to use the tomatoes that are in bad conditions; the celebration is called “War of tomatoes” and how the name suggests, the people go to a type of “stadium” where farmers collect tons of tomatoes and when sounds a chime, start to throwing tomatoes between them and i think that will be fun and relaxing.

Chillán also have the “Spa of Chillán” and the people that i know that has gone to the spa, say to me that is a good place and i need to visit it and i think that after spend a year in the university, always is welcome the idea of go to some place where i can relax and enjoy without think in tests, reports or get up early.

Recommending: "The kingkiller Chronicle"

Each time that a person ask me for a book that maybe they should read, i always say “The kingkiller Chronicle” without thinking.

The kingkiller chronicle is a trilogy by Patrick Rothfuss , the first book "The name of the wind" was published in 2007 and the second book “The  Wise man’s fear” was published in 2011. The third book “The doors of Stone” Will be published in the course of this year.

The history is about Kvothe talking about him past and how he tansformed in a legend. Kvothe pretended was someone else when a chronicler find him working in a tavern and ask him for his histor and then Kvothe begins to related his history.

 The history taking place in a fantasy world in some like medieval times where we can found villages and places like Tarbean (the capital), Vintas, The university and others. Kvothe was part  of a family of Edena Ruh, a itinerant court of artist like actors, circus arts and musicians. One day he retired to the forest and when he back with him group all they have been assassinated by seven mysterious characters: “the Chandrian”, the evil force that the people think was only a legend. When Kvothe saw his family dead decided find the culprits and for that he needs go to The university and learn about alchemy, the control of the elements like the wind and then take revenge. In the course of the history while kvothe learn how defeat to The Chandrian, he lives differents adventures that gave to him the fame of Kingkiller, dragons killer, thief and hero.

I recommend it because is a very good history with lots of creativity, the narrative is awesome and the magic world is like another that you can see before, have a similar style  to “The lord of the rings” with communities and Kvothe is a really powerfull.

“I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me”