Privatization: vote noP

Hello Classmates!

This week I write (I must write) about the actual problem in the superior education in this country and the current politics of the Government, particularly about the privatization of the state Universities.

The current president, Sebastian Piñera proposed a restructuration of the system of financing of the universities and theirs study programs, but this politics are so problematic because implies the privatization of the superior education’s system, specially affecting to regional center of studies. I think this a big problem because, the current situation of the education is so bad, and this politics contribute to worsen, I can’t understand what pretends this president and his cabinet. The minister of education Joaquín Lavin hasn’t idea of the real problems of the students or the universities.

Clearly, this politics will be applied in the next years, creating an imbalance in the system principally with the private universities (maybe giving them more funds and support). I can’t think in a solution of this problem, maybe with an implementation paralyzation of those. Is hard to believe but is so difficult to fix the current problem and the future with this stupid politics. This future and this ideas can affect the Universidad de Chile, because is the most important university of this country and the pioneer of the reforms.

Well, we have a big work in the future, fighting for the quality of the Chilean education.

Germany!

Good Morning Classmates!

I’m here today for tell you in what country I like to live, well, I think that my election would be Germany, for many reasons, specially for I like to get a doctor’s degree in studies of culture and patters of cultural education.

When I was a child I love the German music, the special aesthetics of the musicians and artists (my favorites bands are German: Rammstein, Von Thronstahl, Rouska, and others). Also I like many writers and philosophers like as Goethe, Nietzsche, Hess, Kant, Hegel, Heidegger and others. Well, the intellectual life in this country is great and varied.

I think in live in Germany for five or six years, maybe only study in that country, I wish study in the Heidelberg’s university (This had students like: Hegel, Goebbels, Weber, Habermas, Max Plank, Jaspers); but, if I have the opportunity to live in this country I’ll be so happy. I like to go with a “special person”, but if I’ll go alone, I’m happy too.

This sounds great, but Germany is so expensive (without talk about the airfares), my plan is get a scholarship (I think in the Beca Chile or Erasmus Mundus), because I haven’t money or saving capacity.

The First Blog of this Semester

Hello!
The last semester was great, I had good grades and good experiences, I learned so much things specially about the people and their ways of life in different contexts,
I had a field experience in the north of the country with the Atacama’s people, in a small village called Lasana, in that place I learned about their ethnicity and their identity and problems about the relation with the government. I felt so much happy with the people, I walked in those beautiful places and talked with nice persons. In other aspects of my academic life, I felt so comfortable; I had my first experience in the work world, in a municipal department of education.
My personal life also was great, I did so many things with my friends, for example I danced, talked, singed, and so many things!!
Well, I have to say good bye for this week!
Greetings,
B.

The last post!

Well, in a very short retrospective I think in this experience, in the end I have a good impression of this process, I love write about my ideas and my personal world (I’m a frustrated writer). These months were so productive and incredible; I met new people and excellent persons in my classmates…

The classes are great I enjoyed… But I had problems with the assistance of the classes due to more work in other areas of my life, especially the studies and job (I work in a Education Department of the Municipality of Santiago in a project), also I have problems of concentration (attentional deficit), that is not a fact for to fail to classes, but I have a lot of things to make in few time. In many times I got bored… in that moments my mind left this planet… I learned so much and enjoy the activities in the class.

Thinking in the input of the blogger experience I have many ideas for example: when you write in English you think in English, you use new words and learn the grammar of this language, read the post of the other classmates and you know them better (their experiences, ideas, dreams, and life in general)… this exercise is a productive form to learn English and understand the way of the grammar.

Now, this experience helps me to learn and improve my English, especially my use of vocabulary and grammar… my vocabulary is poor and limited, but I learn so much words and idioms.

Well, I say goodbye for everyone and wish a great year and end of semester!!!

In other World... without World Cup fever

This week we must talk about what everyone is talking and says... The football World Cup and the matches played multiple daily...

I personally do not like football... in fact to be in the field (in a little community called Lasana in the Region of Atacama), I stayed away from the environment in general... so I don’t saw the first matches, and the few that could see I saw them with my classmates in the field (in home of the person who gave us accommodation at the time).
Well, so do not know much about football, or results or of games won or lost ... but it is interesting to see how people are involved in “mundialera fever”, as the pace of things is suspended while playing Chile. The people are happy, many feel like children again. Their world revolves around the games, results, biographies of the players, they eat and how their future rivals in Chile.
However, although the people watching the football World Cup in Chile are attentive to what is happening in South Africa is also a phenomenon that involves expectations and weave as the projections, we define ourselves as a country. a win means a national celebration in which all Chileans are somehow alike, beyond the common distinctions. Although I do not like football, but it's nice to see the country happy.
Beyond speculation, the triumphs of the Chilean team will serve the country to raise the morale, to revive the smiles ... well, do the media emphasis on people who have suffered in the earthquake, and how these events will generate a small hope. I think that's important, makes the difference.

well, that's it for this week ... hopefully they will pass the World Cup fever

trip or not trip...

Well, this week talk about my favorite trip ... but to be honest I do not usually travel, for lack of money, time and motivation… but hey, I write about my favorite trip ... I think perhaps I will write about the trip during which I was very happy ... was not a great place, not too far ... but I went with my family and had a great time…

The trip was a couple of years ago... travel north without a definite destination ...but ended up at a secluded beach near a national park called "Pan de Azucar". On that occasion I went with my mom, my dad, my little sister and my favorite dog - Jim -... my dad drove ... in the way we hear good music, talk, and everyone seemed happy ... I think that for me was something special, never in the house there is an atmosphere of tranquility, but this time yes.

I remember there were like seven days, we woke early to walk along the beach, and after lunch, we swam with my sister until the sun was hiding.

The last days of the trip we sunstroked ... and our skin was red and hurt us even when we put on clothes... we brought back many shells and rocks... also many photos…all enjoyed the beach, sun and leisure ... my mom and my dad took advantage of having a time for them, leaving us to play on the beach ... Well, that was the story of my favorite travel ... I hope to go again and see the changes that have taken place…

Greentings!

B.!

Spiritual Front: strong lyrics and passion!

Hello!
My favourite band is called Spiritual Front, an Italian band of neofolk formed in Rome (in underground scene), but they classified like “nihilist suicide pop” perhaps because their musical influences – groups like Death In June, Cabaret Voltaire, Sol Invictus, and others; music styles such as neofolk, new wave and dark wave, Italian avant-garde, indie pop and brit pop (specially The Smiths and Joy Division).
The band born in 2000 as solo project of Simone H. Salvatore (affectionately called Hellvis for his fans, because his personality is very attractive and mysterious, and he is handsome), but with the time joined others members to the band, currently are: Rossano Baldini (Piano and keyboards), Andrea Freda (drums), Giorgio Maria Condemi (electric guitar) and Amorosi (bass). There is Also a significant number of members who left the band, including: Piergiorgio Ambrosi (2006-2009: piano, keyboards and string arrangements), Steb Puri (2004-2006: Piano, keyboards and string arrangements) and Jack Puri (2004-2006: electric guitar). Simone is the frontman of the band and the most important song writer. Simone defines its music as “Nihilist catchy ballads for heartbreaker nihilist youth”, his sounds are very personal and particular, and this is a reason for these become my favourite band. And for their songs talk about love, sex, betrayal, spiritual journeys and other similar topics, in addiction the pagan lifestyle of neofolk.
Their disc is:
"Songs for the Will" (1999)
"Nihilist Cocktails for Calypso Inferno"(2001)
"Twin a Tin Tin Towers"(2002)
"Nihilist EP" (2003)
"No Kisses on the Mouth" (2003)
Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio & Spiritual Front
"Satyriasis: Somewhere Between Equilibrium and Nihilism" (2005)
Naevus & Spiritual Front
"Bedtime/Badtime" (2005)
"Armageddon Gigolò" (2006)

The last disc is my favourite because for their songs (specially “Love Thought Vaseline” and “My Kingdom for a Horse”) and music arrangements...

And a special data, I have to Simone Salvatori as a friend on Facebook.

The website of the band is: http://www.spiritualfront.com/, and the profile of myspace is: http://www.myspace.com/spiritualfront

Enjoy it...!