martes, 25 de agosto de 2009

Santiagocentrism

I do not know much of Transantiago, because I am of Concón. I have been living in Santiago since 2008, so I did not know about the pre-Transantiago system. In addition I was not here at its first days of function.

What problems have I had in Transantiago? Really, no one. I live in close proximity to the university, so I do not use it much. But when I have done it, I have not perceived disadvantages.

I suppose that Transantiago is helpful because it standardized bus routes and eliminated redundancy of same. I like more Transantiago than Transvalparaíso because in my opinion buses arrive sooner. In addition the system of the Bip card pleases to me because the tariff is standardized and you do not have to pay 600 pesos when you travel in schedules nocturnes (I must pay that quantity in Valparaiso when I come back home at 3-4-5 am).

On the other hand, I think - according to I listened in the unfailing news- that the problem of Transantiago is that it isolates the most peripheral populations of Santiago.

Nevertheless I would not change anything of the Transantiago because I am egoistic.

Peace! (I am not hippie but I needed these words to complete the amount of words)

martes, 18 de agosto de 2009

Burkina Faso

I would like to go to Burkina Faso, because I would love to visit an exotic African country. As an anthropologist, it excites to me to visit countries where possibly we will see natives and unknown, mysterious and amazing behaviors, mentalities, sports and cuisine. In addition, I would like to go on a trip to Burkina Faso because French is spoken there (it’s the official language, but also there are other native ones) and I am a French-speaker.

I do not know much about this country, because I have known about it since the last 30 minutes, investigating in Wikipedia. I would like to visit the traditional homes in south-east Burkina Faso, which seem very pretty in the photography of wikipedia. I would also like to visit a Burkina Faso's savannah and to run happily like a leopard running through rain. In addition, I would like to visit the Cinema Sanyon in Bobo-Dioulasso and the The Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso.

I would like to work in Burkina Faso, because I would like to do my first field work of Anthropology with the Burkina Faso’s natives. It would also be nice to open a restaurant of completes and empanadas there, and to live calmly in a rural community of the country.

miércoles, 12 de agosto de 2009

1.0

Hi!

The most important thing that I learned during the preceding term was that our degree tends to depress and to disorient students, but that one can to solve these problems with a bit of faith (I am not a religious person, it is another kind of faith), in the company of friendly affection and with the utilization of alcoholic drinks as red wine or beer (I am not an alcoholic person either).

One of the most relevant things that I studied the first term was the subject of Latin American history. I liked it very much because this subject considered the vision of the natives, which is very important to me. It seems very positive to me that we had to read the analyses of the chronicles of the sixteen and seventeen centuries, and to see as the vision of the natives varied through the interaction with the huge western civilization and its noble army of cures.

In the first semester I played soccer: the most beautiful and exciting sport of the world (this is only my ethnocentric personal opinion). As member of the selection of Social Sciences, I exposed myself continuously to all kind of physical training to improve my capacities, in order to represent with pride our dear institution.

The main challenge that I had to face during the first term was the weather. I solve this problem by buying an electrical stove.

Regards,
(K) :) :D