An unforgettable Christmas (dinner)

Hi people, how are you today?

I think this post will be easier for me because this Christmas, in particular, was very special. And why? Because it was the first time in my life I spent it without my family (parents and brothers). (I’m not from Santiago, but I didn’t travel this time because it would have been very sad for me to say good bye them just the next day of Christhmas, and I specially hate farewells).But I have to say it wasn’t so terrible, I mean, I missed them hard (especially my parents), but I had a great time, anyway. I wasn’t with them, but there were my uncles and my cousins with me. I like them very much too; they’re like my second family. Although my uncles are old (the younger have 57), we’re very close.

I was very tempted of eating stuffed turkey this year, so my uncles and I agreed to cook that meal. I bought all the ingredients (except the green apple, I didn’t want to pay three thousands pesos for 8 apples, but now I regretted that). I was so excited, I thought it would be a very good meal, but I was wrong. L I mean, everything was perfect, a lot of salads, good drinks, everybody happy, until we tasted the turkey. Actually the turkey was fine, but stuffed was awful. And I got very sad, everybody watched me like saying: “thanks, but no thanks” and I realized that that stuffed turkey would be the last for, at least, a long time. But I was well-intentioned. Anyway, I think it wasn’t enough.

So, piece of advice: Never, but NEVER try to invent a new recipe if you don’t know how to cook. A single ingredient can be very good by it’s one, but put a lot of “good” ingredients into a single paste could be a disaster. Trust me; I know what I’m talking about.

Bye J

The power of language.

Hello partners, today is a great day. The topic for today is language.

All of this began when we saw a long, but very interesting video about language. I really enjoyed it because “illuminate me”. Really, I hadn’t thought about that, although is very clear. We have evolved thanks of language, it’s one of our biggest tool to communicate and to learn. One of the most striking Mark Pagel’s sentences was: “Language is a piece of social technology for enhancing the benefits of cooperation”. Social Technology? Brilliant. I mean, let’s think a case: we have to get food from the supermarket…but, we are in another country, with another language. What do we do? We can’t just talk to the people and say: “Hi, I need a chicken”. They won’t understand us because we don`t speak the same language! It’s like a “bird without wings”, like Pagel said.

The power of language is really amazing, we can “implant our thoughts in other people minds”, for example, “language is the voice of our genes”.

That makes me think about my own language: “Chilean Spanish”. I mean, we are nothing in the global community. That’s the reason because I want to learn English, I want “to be part of the world”.

Mark Pagel was finally right (again): Our destiny is to be a one world with (only) one language.

I think that language is already well-defined: ENGLISH.

Bye.-

What a nice discover.

Hi dear colleagues, today I found such a great website (thank you missJ). It was probably on the English program, but I have to recognize that I hadn´t see it until now. But well, the question is that the BBC learning English website is really nice. I mean, it´s easy to use, it’s interactive and very, very useful. And is also entertaining (I loved it games).  

Actually, the only thing I did here was just play. But it isn’t bad, I mean, they aren’t just simple games, they’re “educational games”. I learnt a lot, in just a few minutes, it’s great. Quizzes (and quiznets), flatmates, crosswords, etc. I’ll definitely spent some time on this website from now on. And I’ll definitely recommend it. Although I didn’t get the best results at the beginning, I’m sure I’ll improve my marks.

Why English people are so clever? We should be like them. Damn it. I’m so envious right now.

I can’t believe I said that, it’s supposed that we’re good just the way we are. Anyway, I don’t know why I’m saying this, maybe is just to complete the 160 words (I’m not feeling very inspired today) and, yes, I already did it.

So, bye =)

Say hello to this new term

Dear partners:

Hi everyone, today is my first legal class and I’m really excited, but not for this reason exactly (I’m going to my house, my real house in Talca, yeah!, but it isn’t the point). Well, we are beginning a new term and is kind of hard to believe it. Last year I was preparing my self to give a good PSU, and actually I was in my house, no classes at all. But today, beginning december, I’m starting the second semester and I feel very tired. I really don’t know why, I had 6 months of “vacations” (that isn’t the right word, I know) but my mind is already “weary”. It’s wear, but I’m afraid that I’ll have to get use to it. And, what are my expectations for this new term? I really don’t know, maybe it’s obvious, I want it all, to learn a lot, to get good marks and not to die in the attempt. But it will be hard, I know, noone said it would be easy.  However, this semester ought be “easier” in the sense that I’m taking only 7 subjects, not 8 like in the past term. And especially because I don’t have to “fight” with philosophy (of the social sciences) anymore, that subject was totally awful for me. I liked it, but I’m definitely not good for that.

Anyway, I only expect that this will be a good semester, for me and for all. Sincerely.

Well, I already did my 150 words so….bye for now.

Good luck J