Quickly, very quickly!!!

     Definitely, this Christmas was unique. In the first place was in the weekeend! Christmas was on the Saturday, 24th and on  Sunday the 25th! And obviously, on monday we cameback to class....but anyway I had a really good time.
      In my family the party is double, because my dad have his birthday on December, 24th. So, the formula is the same every year: on december, 24th we had a barbecue with all my brothers, sisters and my nephew and my niece. We spent together all the day, because my brothers and sister arrived very early in the morning. The barbecue was prepared by  the own celebrated one, and one of my uncles made and sent the cake. At the night, all my brothers and sisters cameback to their homes and (for the first time in many years) my parents and me spent Christmas eve alone. We had a very simple dinner: the leftovers of the barbecue; but before, we went out by car to see all the city with its lights. It's something that we do every year, like a tradition; I really love that drive, is relaxing and remember me my childhood, when Christmas was the same that magic.
      When we arrived to home, we had our express dinner and then we opened our gifts (many gifts!). The next day, we went to my gradma's house (like every year) and spent the day with all my uncles, aunts and cousins (they are like thirty). We had other barbecue and opened more gifts.
      I really enjoyed Christmas, is the time when my family is all together all the day. My family have many meeting at the year, but this one is diferent, because is the only one that no-one abscence. The only problem was, that it's over too fast.

The way is language

    I have heard that language was the thing that make the difference between humans and animals other time; but I have never thought about language like Mark Pagel. He shows language like a magnific and greatest tool for human cooperation; and dangerous tool at the same time! He said that with language you can control other people, and even steal the ideas of other people, and that was the reason because is a powerful and dangerous tool; in the other hand, language is the answer to resolve people needs througt cooperation. Well, as he said, language can join us , but at the same time divide us, because humanity talk thousand of differents languages!
   Pagel thinks the only specie in the world that have social learning (learn the things that other do) and is the key of the "successfull" of our specie; an do the relation with language; saying that this two elements are the reason because human is where is.
    I don't think thath human is the successfull specie, I think is a strange creature that couldn't be happy in his nature state; so, invented some forms to be "better", and make life "easier", but the only thing that get is make unnecesary problems.
    I think that this thougths are thing that have to be considered at the hour to say what are us like specie.

A funny way to learn English!

      I had never hear about the BBC have a web site to learn and practice English. Today I surfed that web and I had a good time. The web have many news that you can read and listen at the same time! Also, you have many videos (of news) you can watch; but the things that I really enjoy were the puzzles and the quizes.
     Actually, I like puzzles and quizes in spanish; so, Why not some in english? I did two quizes and two puzzles, I have a good time and I learnt a few new words!... with a little bit of help from the same web site, that was news and blogs about the topic of the puzzle.
      I liked the news and videos of the website too, they are very insteresting, because they talk about sports, science, and currently. You can read about a topic you like, learn more about it and learn english at the same time..and complete the puzzles. I think it's a good way to have more knowledge. I read one about a peruvian mummy, and other about that sciencist discovered new species and I liked both.
      Definitely, my favourites are the puzzles and the quizes; I think more fun ways to learn english attrack more the attention of people, at least attrack mine...

I'm in class...in January!?

     
    The last time I wrote in this blog was about six months ago. Now, we have already started the second semester, and it’s crazy. In the first place, we don't have a holiday between Christmas and  New Year, even, inmediately after these parties finish we have to comeback to class. And then we will stay all January in class.
      But, we had six months without class. And the reason of that it's a big deal; students  decided to start the struggle for good and free education. We did know that this would be the price we have to pay; we were conscious that we would be in class for the summer at the moment we voted strike.
      Personally, I think is very sad have classes in summer, especially for people who don't come from Santiago. I really want to spend December and January with my family and friends in my town, but I know the reason for that won't happen.
      I think the really sad thing, is  I don't feel that all the months in strike make the politicians do they work and start to implement free and quality education. I find some consolation in the thought that I like the subjects, the classes, and, of course, my carrer.