Post 10: English Language Challenges

I think I like this subjetc because it taught how to express in another language. I consider English like a tool to get on the academic space and the daily life. I liked so much this level of English. The teacher is amazing, very charismatic, understanding and interested in her students.

I like to write in the blog, but I would like to write about things more interesting for me. About my English, I think it is regular. The listenig exercise is very hard for me, but I like to read, I think that it is easier to me. In the next time I have to improve my English with practice and rehearse, reading and re-listen again and again, practice with people who talk in English. I would like to improve because in the future I want to speak fluently English to travel to other countries.

In my daily life I use the English to follow instructions on web tutorials about food, snacks, how to make something, how to draw, things like that. Or when I have to look for a source to write an article for the University. Or when I listen to music in which the languaje is English. I use my English when I watch a TV serie or film, or when I use Netflix too.

In the future, when I grow up, I would learn more languages, like French, German, sign language, something like that. I think to learn other language will give me another vision of the life, and other ways to understand the different towns and societies. Finally, learning another language is very important to be a professional.

Post 8: Summer vacation

I`m not really sure about what I want to do in the next vacation, but I guess that I would like just relax, go out, wake up late, cook good meals, visit to my friends, read some lectures that I save. Something like that.

If I go to some place, I think that place could be the south. I would go with my girlfriend or another friend, at the last, I could go lonely –I imagine that could be an interesting experience-, anyway, I just want to escape from the heat of Santiago.

A few months ago, I went to Coquimbo, and I enjoyed it so much. I liked its beach, so quiet, light and warm water. In general I` m afraid of swimming in the beach –in Valparaíso for example- but in that beach all was different, I did swim and float in the sea. So if I have to decide or choose to go to any place for this vacation, maybe I can consider going back to Coquimbo, but this time, I would like to explore the city.

Anyway, whatever I want, the first is to get the money. I think, to go back to Coquimbo, I could need a lot money. However, there is a significant period of time to decide about these themes. For the moment, the first is to get exempt of the test, to have enough time to decide and think.

Post 6: Postgraduate studies

I`m not really sure about what I want to study. I think what I like many things. I would like study something related to social research and social work, but also I would like to study something about the public policys related to infancy or prison. On the other hand, I would like to study something related to environment and sustainability, but I`m not sure. Also I would like study something related to natural disaster, about how react, what to do, in emergency situations. Most of all I would like to study something in which I can put some interesting topics to me, like social research in prison, the gender (the gender in prison too), the contamination phenomenon, natural disaster, and public policy.
Until I know, in Chile does`n exist postgraduate courses whit these characteristic -or not like I would- so I think what I would have to travel to other country to study, like Argentina or Frence -where exist more specialized postmodern studys and postgraduate courses.
I would like study of face-to-face, I think that way is most interactive, and I can know new people.
But, first than all, I would like to recive my universitary degree in social work, and after that I will think sternly about what I want to do in the future for my postgrade.

Post 5: My future job

I`m not pretty sure, but I think I would like work in something related with penitentiary, in particular in the prison system progress. I would like investigate the differents prison system in the country, and compare the results to making politics in favor of the prisoner and they familys. Also I would like work whit trans population in jail, because there is a little information about that, and the public politics are`n at present.

But, in the other hand, I would like work in disaster management. I would like generate practice to confront differtents disasters.
Those are what I want, by the moment. Independently at the job, I would like work in an office, but not all the time. I would like to travel showing my job, and cooperate whit other institutions and organizations that work the same or similar of me.

I would like specialize en many ways, like public politics, management and administration, quality indicator, in social science, in poststructuralist intervention and investigation... anyway, I would like specialize in many things. I`m not sure yet, but I`ve hope, and I wait, can do at least two of the specialization what I told. I think that is important because I think that is a way to be a competent professional

Post 4: Someone I would like to meet

One of the people that I would have liked to meet is Michel Foucault. I mean, not truly meet him, but attend to his class.

Michel Foucault was a French philosopher, and "historian of idea", among other things.
I don`t know much about his personality, but I think he was a social person because -as he was a teacher too- in his class he complained about his own class because nobody went to talk to him or discuss at the end of the class.

One of the thing what admire of Michel Foucault is his book: Watch and punish. I think I like it because this study shows an historical process the separation among the good people (who opress) and bad people (who are opressed). In particular, this book shows the change between the open punishment and the private confinement (in jail, where nobody sees).

One of the most importan contributions was (and is, at present) his critical study about different institution, like the mental hospital, the prison, the human science, the sexuality, etc. In this study he explains how these institution exercise control over the people, who are subjects because they are "restrain" by a power. In summary, he questioned the traditional ideas of the reason.

Post 3: My favourite movie

I don`t know why, but I like the XVIII century so much. I suppose what I like is because it is an interesting century, in social, technological and philosophical way. So, in this way, I always remember a movie called "The perfume" (the book).

I like this movie because its set, precisely, occured in XVIII century, in France. The main character is Ben Whishaw, playing as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. Grenouille is an orphaned boy. He was born in a fish -stinking- market, where he was abandoned by his mother (she thought he was born dead, like her other born-dead children).
The movie is about the smell; Grenouille, the main character, he has a gift, he could feel all the smell. He doesn`t disntinguish between good or bad smell, he just wanted to know new scents, and being a perfumer to create a scent like no other one.
I like the scene when he is creating his first perfume and show it to Giuseppe Baldini, because he come back to his native land, 
As well as the set in XVIII century, I like this movie because its soundtrack, it is amazing. It can generate a bond between the represented idea of the aroma and the real feeling (the feeling that you feel).
However, I would change some things, like the Grenouille`s looks. In the book, Grenouille looks uglier, wiht scars and malformation. That could be the  more realistic movie.

Post 2: The Best concert ever

The best concert for me was a concert -it was a tour, in fact- by the band "La Ley". Our trip began in Talca... I don`t remember the date, I think it was in 2015 or 2016. The weather was very hot, I was waiting with my godfather. The concert began at night, when it started we were in front of the stage, so we could see the concert from less than 2 meters. The sound was amazing, the performance, marvelous. I`ve never seen La Ley`s concert before, until that moment.

I remember we had a sign -I don`t remember what it said- but Beto Cuevas, the band`s vocalist, saw it and greeted us. It was very cool. The concert finished after 01.00 am, we were really tired so we went to the car to rest a little.

In the next morning we went to the next place, Buin, in particular, to "the Buinense week". There would be the last concert. I went with my friends. We sang all the songs and we danced.

Post 1: A country I would like to visit: Japan

I would like to visit Japan. Why? because it has very exquisite and wonderful landscaping. The population is very interesting, they have a way to be and have relationship with others. They are very empathic -you can see that in the order and cleanliness of the city-.

Something that I like so much is their conection, and respect, for their ancestor and endemic ceremony. In Chile is very difficult to see this fact.

In there I would like to do three simple things: the first, I would like to go to rural area. I like the landscaping`s field of Japan  so much. In second place, I would like to visit the city and see all these people and diferent signs; I don`t know why, but it`s too interesting to me the aesthetic of Japan -because it`s too diferent in comparison with the west culture. Finally, I would like to visit the Ghibli Museum. I love this studio.

I would like to study, live and work in that place but, unfortunately, I don`t know the language: it`s too difficult for me.

Welcome

Hello everyone, my name is Juan. I`m a third year Social Work student in FACSO. I`m very happy about my career because through the year I learn very much.

About my weakness, I say I have troubles with the listening exercises. It`s very hard for me to distinguish the different sounds, specially in records.

On the other hand, it`s not difficult for me to have a conversation with other people -but not a too deep conversation.

From this class I hope to learn to listen well, improve in my pronunciation and read very well.

SEMESTER 2 - 2018 LEVEL 4

JSTOR, a bibliographic tool

Hello everybody, I`m going to talk about the website JSTOR.

JSTOR is an interesting website, you can find it at https://www.jstor.org/ or http://www.uchile.cl/bibliotecas, click on ~JSTOR~. This platform requires opening an account and, like any student of UChile, I have a kind of "free access", -like all the students of the institution, by the way. In my case, I usually use this way -otherwise, I couldn`t use this platform. I think I use this platform like three or five times a week, and not just for carrer stuff, also for other things.

This website is very useful. In it we can find articles, research and texts in many topics, such as sociology, economy, philosophy, even social work and art. The site want to "help to explore a wide range of scholarly content trough a powerful research and teaching platform". Their main page has a search option where you can find a lot of information sources.

I knew about this site because my girlfriend talk to me about it when I was working in a article in my first or second year of carrer.

A Photograph you like

The people in this pic are two freinds, they names are Alan and Uri (Brandon), from left to right. We are to close, and we know each other many years ago, since high school. On the pic are a cup, it is there just because yes... I really don`t rebember whay is there, actually.

Uri was use giant Mexican hat, and that is very funny. I appear whit black glasses, but it was the one o`clock am. I remember that the weather was very cold, even rained. I don`t remember who taked the pic, but I remember who was there: Javi, Pocoyo, Kako, apart me.

The pic was taken four years ago, in Buin, in the friend`s house, in a party. Buin it's where I was born. Occasionally, I go to visit Buin and see friends, even we meet in Santiago, we visit some bars and public parks. But, at the present I don`t have many time to visits.

A contemporary approach

The Situational Approach is an interesting topic in Social work. It means a way to think about the social relation between the comunity and the State. This means that you make a conversation -not a contract; otherwise, you would go back to use the traditional logics of the area. This dialogue tries to show the issues, complaint, "the society`s legitimate struggle", of a particular community.

We can use differents techniques, like a Biographical Story. This perspective look for a story to tell. This story comes from a person, who has something to tell. This way, the idea is to generate a bond with which you make decisions to solve problems inside the community.

This approach have an ethics implication. The decision making is not "one-sided" -not just from the State-, it is a chance to put together the community`s decision and the state's aid*. In conclusion, the situational Approach is a way to generate a dialogue between the State and the community to make decisions and encourage social relations inside the society. 

My favourite piece of technology

One of my favourite piece of technology is my humidifier. I bought it in Aliexpres the last year and I waited like three weeks until I received it. The humidifier converts the water in vapor, so you can use it whit different essential oils, and purified water. As an example, I use it whit eucalyptus-lemon, and lemon lime.Those essential oils help me to decongest my nostrils (hen I fell sick), and to sleep better.

I don´t always use it, only in some occasions. I like to use it when I study at night and when I feel sick or when I´m cold.

I like it because the one  I have has lights incorporated and when I turn it on generates a quiet atmosphere, and that make me feel good.

Even though I like it my life wouldn´t change so much whitout it, but I still recommend it.

About my career choice

Since I was a child, I enjoyed whit many thing. I never thought in career. At first I wanted to join in de army, but then I leave that options. After that, when I grew up, I liked teaching and architecture, and I thought about tha for a long time. After the graduate from  high school, I applied to architecture and I was a admitted. I was not sure about that, therefore I took a year for think about what carrer choose. After tha I apploed for public administration at the USACH, where I was acccepted. I was there 1 year, I don´t really liked it. In 2016 applied to social work at UCHILE. At presently I´m a social work student, and is my third year.

I chose social work because I believe in the power of the social movements and its impacto on politic.

In a future I would like work in differents areas of social investigation, because I think is necessary collect and build data to have good arguments. Also I would like teach social work, like a teacher.

About me

Hi everyone! I'm going to talk a little about me.

I was born in 1995, in Buin, a little town at the south of Santiago. I'm the third of three brothers. My mother is from Rancagua and my dad from Santiago.

I'm a third year Social Work student at Universidad de Chile, but before that, I was a Public Adminstration student at Universidad de Santiago. On high school I loved music, drawing and spending time whit friends. Then, in elementary school, I liked going out for a walk.

I like to listening to music, reading about philosophy, social history, watching animated short films, 90's tv series and anime. I also like going to museums, parks and eating outside.

So, this is a little about me... Ah! The blog's name is from a game that appears in an anime, that is quite good, I recommend it to you, the name is Hunter x. 

xoxo