Just Relax!!

hello everyone! How are you today??

Well, I must say that this days I have been feeling veeery tired...I really want this term to end!

Fortunately, there are only two days left! I' m very happy about that because finally i will be able just to relax!!

I have to recognize that sometimes i get a little bit stressed with all the works that we have to do and all the texts that we have to read at the differente courses. But no matter what we have to do, i think that it is very important to dedicate a special moment to ourselves and leave all our concerns aside. 

I think that there exist many different ways to get relaxed and spend a nice time. For example, I really enjoy to listen to my favourite music, close my eyes and think of something pleasant, like walking in a beautiful and quiet forest or just staring at sea. 

Another way to forget all our problems and have a good time is to do any kind of sport that you like. It really works for me. It doesn't matter what type of sport you like doing, physical activity is a efective way to come in contact with your body and release all the stress. Personally, i like riding my bike or doing yoga. The only problem with riding my bike here, in Santiago, is that this city is not really suitable for cycling. Santiago is always plenty of cars, so it is quite dangerous for the cyclist, it' s a shame!! 

Of course there exist many other ways to get relaxed...Would you like to recomend me yours? 

Enjoy your holidays and see in march!!! BYE   =) 

Next destiny : Perú!!

Hello classmates!!
Today i am going to write about my plans for my next summer holiday!!
This year i decided to go to Perú! I feel very excited about this because i have never been there before and I have hear that Perú is a really nice country, specially Machu picchu, as you all should know.... I am really looking forward to this trip!
I am going to travel with four friends from  school and i think that we are going to have a great time during the trip because we know each other very well and we love to spend time together.
We decided to go to Perú because it seems to be a very interesting country and everyone who has been there says that El Cuzco and  Machu Picchu are amazing places.
First of all, we will arrive to Lima, which is the capital city. We will stay at my uncle's house, that lives there since 2008. He will take us around the town to show us the typical places. My uncle told me that the peruvian food is very good and cheap...but if you don't like spicy and hot food you have to be very careful!
We are going to stay in Lima only for four days, and after that we are going to visit El Cuzco!
Cuzco was the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th century and it was declared a "Worl Heritage Site". I think that it is very interesting to visit this place because it gives you the possibility to know an important part of the roots of latinamerican culture.
I am sure that this trip is going to be a great experience!!

Erotic Art in Roman Britain

Hello everyone!
Today i am going to write about an interesting article that i found in The Guardian.
This article is related with anthropology because it is about roman art...Art is a very important part of the culture of a society that is way threre exist an special area of anthropoligical studies called "Antrhopology of Art". If you really want to understand a different culture, it is very helpful to pay attention to the artistic expression that it has.
Ok, Here we go with the summary of the article!

 "Porn yesterday: Roman brothel tokens and the rise of erotic art"
This article is about the origin of erotic art in Roman Britain. There has been found, beside the Thames, a kind of coin that has on its surface a representation of a sex scene. This type of coin was use to gain access to the ancient roman brothels.
The erotic images represented in this coins were very common in Renaissance Italy, and it is thought that they had a great influence in the origin of modern pornography. As we can notice erotic images were a part of the artistic expression in the Antiquity and the Renaissence.
It is possible to notice the influence of antique erotic art in the work of Guilio Romano (a renaissence artist from the 16th century). Romano's work is very similar to the erotic images from Roman London.
Another place where you can appreciate antique art are the ruins of a Roman bath in north wales. In this place you can see how romans recreated their way of life in an artistic way.

Hello everyone!!
Yesterday i was talking to friend and she told that she had a very bad new to tell...she was really nervous, and then suddenly she started to cry....I tried to calm her down, but it was impossible...She was in shock.
After a few minutes, she could speak again and i ask her what the problem was...
She answered: I am pregnant.
After hearing that,i didnt know what to say!! It was a very strange situation. I wanted to congratulate her, but her face looked so sad, that i realized that wasn't a good idea.
For her, the worst problem of all was that she didn't know how to tell this new to her parents. I really understand her position because i know her parents!! They are extremly conservative and religious. I wouldn't dare to tell them that i am pregnant if i were her daughter...I feel sorry for her...
My friend is sure that if she tells her parents that she is going to have a baby, they will ask her to leave the house immediately!!
But, come on!!! She is already 23 years old!! She is an adult and she has the right to decide if she wants to have  baby!! I mean, my friend has already studied a professional career (actually she is a very good designer!!) and she works hard to ear her own money.
Her parents believe that if a woman wants to have a baby, she must be married with a good man, and stay at hoem to rise the children. I think the are completely mad!! Times have changed, the world is different now!! Women have the right to decide when to have a baby and how to rise them!
Anyway, My friend is now in a huge trouble because she doesn't want to marry her boyfriend. The only help that i could give her is a place to stay (there is an extra room at home!) so i told her that she could stay with all the time she need while she plans waht to do with her life. I really want to help her in this difficult time!!!

If Ihad enough money........................

Hello friends!!
Nowadays, every activity that you want to do depends on the amount of money that you have. You have to pay for everythig!!!...That' s very frustrating because i would like to do lots of different things but unfortunatelly i don't have enough money...it's a pity!!
In spite of all...i still have dreams and imagination!!
If i were rich an i had enough money to travel everywhere, i would go to... Thailand!!
why?? Well, i think that it would be very interesting to visit Thailand because it seems to be an exotic country and very different from Chile. I don't know so much about this place, but i have seen many pictures and it looks very nice.
I friend of mine went there, and she told me that Thailand is the most beautiful country she had ever seen!!
Another reason why I would go to Thaildan is because it's an asian country so its culture must be quite different from ours. When i travel to other countries the activity that i most enjoy doing is just to look at the people, their clothes and their way of speaking... I love to see how different they could be from us
Of course, like every tourist, i would like to go sightseeing some traditional places of each city and i would try the typical thai food unless..... it is extremly hot!!
If could stay in Thailand for a long time (for example for 3 or 4 months)  i would like to work  as a waitress because it is a good way of earning some money to live, but also it is funny way of  meeting a lot of people.
I hope one day i could go to Thailand and make my dream come true!!

A Strange Coincidence

Hello everyone!!
Today i'm going to tell you about a funny and strange story that happened to me last friday...
Everything started when i was on my way to university by bike, as i always do. I was quite late, so i was going the faster as i could, because i didn't want to miss my sociology class.
On the way to university i have to cross a very narrow bridge, which is very dangerous because the cars pass by very close to me. Of course i always try to take care of myself specially when i 'm crossing that bridge, but that friday i wasn't lucky at all!!
Suddenly, a car that wass passing by very close to me hit me and i fell off my bike...After that i felt a huge pain on my right leg and i started to cry and ask for help. The woman who was driving the car came to see me and when we look  each other i realised that she was my aunt Ximena!!!! She was so worried about me!!! (actually i think that she was worse than me, Her face was very pale and she felt guilty about the accident)  When she helped me to stand up we noticed that my leg wasn't so bad and that i had only a little wound. Fortunately my bike also was in good condition. =)
Finally, we started to laugh about the accident and she invited me an enormous ice cream in my favourite place, El Emporio de la Rosa. She was very kind to me and after that she took home.

The only advice i can give you is: If you are going to ride a bike, ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET...you never know what can happen on your way!!!

A new and strange term

We all know that this year has been very uncommon, specially for the students. The year is almost ending,  but our second term has just begun!! The atmosphere at the faculty is quite strange because, even though the summer is coming and everyday is sunny, we have to study a lot and put all our energies to do our best at university. December has already started and the weather is becoming hotter (and of course there is no conditioning air at the classroom...), which makes it difficult to concentrate during the class. I wish we could find a solution for this situation because is very uncomfortable...
Despite all the difficulties we have to tackle this term, i am very interested on the subjects i' ve taken. My favourites subjects are Historia Social de Chile, Funcionalismo and Evolución. I think they are fascinating because they have differents approaches and perspectives to understand what the human is. In fact, that is one of the reasons why i have chosen to study anthropology. It seems to me that, somehow,  this discipline allow us to understand ourselves. I hope not to be dissapointed!