The end is close

Today I'm going to talk about the things I've done and what it’s left to be done in this year.

Many things have happened in my life this year, like having new classes, meet new people and travel out of the city. But, the things that mark this year as one of the most contrasting were the death of two of my pets. The first one was my dog and her name was Didi, she died in January 1° because of her age and the second one was Mac, the dog of my nephew. Mac died the last Saturday because some stupid taxi driver hit him. My brother loved him and is suffering a lot because of it.

On the other hand, this year I had to do my monograph and it was so liberating delivers it, because, with all my friends, we were so stressed and full of other things to do. It is gratifying watch how your hard work gives its results, but despite all the essays and homework we had deliver we still stressed until the years finally ends and, even then, there will be one awful week of exams.

What I am really worried about it’s for the end of the courses, because I can’t fail in any of them. My bachelor grade depends of my approved courses. But well, somehow I will pass the year, one way or another I will survive.

An important event I would like to highlight is the travel my friends and I did a few weeks ago. We went to Concepción for a physics anthropologist meeting and we learned about many projects and research related with the area. It was really interesting and stimulating because someday, we will have to do the same and this kind of experiences may be used for our future jobs.

This photo was from our trip. 

Bye bye :D

Food and Eating Habits

Food is necessary to live, but this doesn't mean that all of us have the same eating habits. For example, many friends of mine are vegetarian but I’m not, which doesn't mean we can’t eat together or something like that. The only consideration I have when we have lunch together is not to offer to them something with meat.

With the life style I have and because the university, I don’t have much time to lunch, so fast food restaurants are favorite places to lunch. Besides, sometimes I’m a little late for class so saving time is my priority.

For that reason, my eating habits are not appropriate and my mom is always telling me that I have to eat healthier, more salad or less fried food. I don’t read the nutritional information because is too boring and tedious, however, time is precious and read that information haven’t care me before.

I think fast food shouldn't been sold in school cafeterias, because all the damage it can provoke in children health, more when they don’t know what is better for them and they just bought what they like above healthy food. We need to care about children and their weight because in the future those problems may lead to other consequences.

I've always care about my weight but not in an extreme way, so I have been on many diets but, even if I want to follow it to complete the goal, the time I follow the diets are just for days and not something more prolonged. My resistance is not too strong, so I give up quickly. 

Dreams

Hi,

Today I'm going to talk about dreams. Dreams are remains of all our actions that we did, specially, those recently actions that had an important sense to us. Also, when we keep thinking about something or someone, these thoughts kept in our minds and come-back when we are asleep.

I don't remember my dreams usually, but when I do, the images came to me as pieces of a story that, sometimes, seems foreign to me.

When I'm dreaming, my dreams included to my family and friends, there are few times when people I don't know appear in my dreams. 

I have daydreams almost every day. I always thought in the possibility of built a new world or things like "what if...” or something like that. Sometimes, my daydreams escape to new ways of thoughts, I mean, not always my dreams are related with real life and the topics looks like a fairy tale than anything else.

In my opinion, dreams are the first step for new ways to build our life. Without dreams, all our existence will be boring and will have no sense, of course, we don't have to allowed that our dreams lead our life entirely, but a little of those thoughts may inspire us and, with this inspiration, we can get almost everything we want.

Green Planet

Take care about the planet should be one of the most important topics in all kinds of research. Where we live it's, in fact, the priority, because, without a place to live we cannot exist. 
People don't understand yet, at least in Chile, how important is that we think aiming to a different perspective and how far we most incorporate in our life style these thoughts.
I haven't incorporated practices like recycle in my daily habits, probably it's because of my childhood and how the habits I'd learn until now have influence in how I related myself with the environment.
Also, one of the things that we should do to start to recycle is put different trash can to different kinds of trash, I mean, one for plastic things, one for paper things and one for other kinds of waste, but, in my family, this ideas just last a few days, maybe with a little luck, a couple of weeks, because, sometimes all of us forgot about what trash can is for the different wastes.
I would like to incorporate more friendly practices in my life to take care of the planet so, one of the practices I would like to try is using a bike instead a bus or a car. One of the reasons I haven’t tried this is because I live to far from the University so, with a bike I would need training, because I’m not a sports person, so I would get tired too quickly.

Finally, I would like a society worried about the planet and raise awareness about the important of our future and our children future.

Books and Reading

Hi everyone,

Today I'm going to talk about books and readings stuff. 

When I was a child I just read school books and even I didn't like to read at all. So, mi mom read to me out loud while I was stay next to her sleeping. After of many years I start to read by myself, because I went to the cinema to watch a movie and then I find out that the movie was based on a book. This is why I asked to my mom if she could buy the book for me and, despite I thought that I will never finish of read the book, after all I didn't used to read and, generally, I giving up  quickly in this kind of things, I read the book in one day.

Many years has past and, since then, I have read many, many books, which is why I don’t remember how many books had been up to now exactly. Besides, I pretend to keep reading many more for all that left me to live.

As I said before, I never was a “good to read” person and this is one of the reasons I don’t use to read heavy going literature. I want to change that,so, I am trying to add any book I think it could be interesting, to my “future reading list”, mainly, texts related with anthropology or that kind of topics.

What I like to read the most are fiction books, now that they allow me to escape of the reality for a moment, in the end, that’s what it’s about, enjoy a reading and not just research through it, even if is one of the most important “use”.

I don’t have any favorite author, but I have one which her stories had caught me and made me stayed late at night. Her name is Jeaniene Frost and she has created one of my favorite characters. This character is from a book called “Destined for an early grave”, which is one of my favorite books too, and the name of the character is Cat Crawfield.

One of the books I had read recently is “Lucky one” from Nicholas Spark. I really enjoy reading this book, because how the author write the book keeps you interested in the story, so I couldn't separate from it for too long. For this reason I take less than three days to read the book.

This book is about a Marine who find a picture of a women and this pictures became in his good-luck charm. So, Logan (the Marine) goes in her search through all over the country to express his gratitude. And I would recommend this book to my mom and my sister because they always, almost, read what I recommended to them.

Skulls

Roman skulls found during Crossrail dig in London may be Boudicca victims.

By Maev Kennedy

The Guardian, Wednesday 2 October, 2013

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/oct/02/roman-skulls-crossrail-london-boudicca

During a construction work for crossrail, were found 20 Roman skulls deep on the ground. These skulls tumbling out of a crossrail tunnel surprising to all of the workers in there. Also, even if the archaeologist were expecting findings, because the crossrail is placed in the biggest archaeology site in UK, these skulls are from Romans victims of Boudicca's revolution. The possibly victims of Boudicca's revolution were decapitated and slug into the river, which is why they were found at the banks of the long-vanished river Walbrook, nowadays, a crossrail, on their way to attack Londinium (present London) itself.

As a way to explain this amazing discovering, Jay Carver, archaeologist on the project, says that the Walbrook washed away a Roman cemetery upstream, which is why there were found in clumps. This fact might happened soon after they were buried, so the river could drag the skulls.

The skulls weren't the only discovery in the site, also has been found mammoth bones and Black Death victims to Victorian crockery. The archaeologist are expecting to find new Roman skulls when they work there the next year.

This new discovery has bring to archaeologist an important piece to rebuild the history of London and reveals fascinating aspects of its past. If there were found skulls that they never thought they will find, it is possibly then, that other fascinating remains could be discover and take part of the long, long past of UK.

ANIME!!! :D

Hi everyone!

Today I'm going to talk about Japanese animation or anime.

I don't know exactly what it is anime, I just know that it refer, as you can notice, with Japanese animation. This kind of animation has a quite unique drawing which has big eyes simulating occidental features. Also, the topics related with anime are varied, so it can goes from historical to magical themes.

One thing that define Japanese animation is that the Japanese culture always take part of the stories, which makes me think how strong are their traditions and, also, the myths and old stories about their past remain through time.

It is long time ago since I watch anime, so I don't have a favourite one, yet. But, I can say that are a few that mark my childhood. "Inuyasha", "Detective Conan" and "Escaflowne" are three of them, certainly it have to be more, but I just remember those. I like, from these anime, their drawing, in first place, because I always pay attention to that aspect, also I like the stories behind the anime. What are the leading characters looking for and why are they doing that, how they met each other and how their relationship develops.

As I said before, I watch anime since a long time ago so, probably it has influence my life in one way or another, anyway, a thing I certainly can make sure is that since I start to watch this kind of animation I got interest in Japanese culture, their history, their myths and the popular stories that rounds for all over the country.

I love music of, almost, all styles, but by soundtracks I have a particular weakness. This kind of music makes me remember episodes I watched and sometimes, I related with aspects of my life that can brings me good memories. Generally I download many soundtracks of many anime and movies to listen themes over and over again.

Finally, I don't remember the first anime I ever watched, but probably was one from a TV show names "etc...". Personally, I don't have an specific topic for anime that I like. I like to try different things.