Roman bath in London

    Searching the guardian.co.uk, I found this news: "Roman baths discovered under Thameslink site in Southwark". I was looking for a news thta talk about archaeology, because thath is the carrer I want to follow. I choose this one because I have always been interesting in archaeology's discovered on the city.

Here is the link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/sep/16/roman-baths-thameslink-site-southwark

   The news is about the discovered of a Roman bath house near the Thames in Southwark, London. This discovered was done, like many in archaeology, when was working a urban project; in this case was the Network Rail for the Thameslink project. 
   The city of Londinium is walled, and the Southwark is a marshy area with small islands separated by creeks. The bath house is a complex that include a cold plunge bath and rooms with a Roman system of heating: underfloor hypocauts.
   This is a very important discovered, because is changing, in addition with others discoveries, the perception of archaeologist of the area. An archeologist of Nertwork Rail who was working in the ruins, Chris Place said that "in romans time the main settlement was on the north of Thames, and was connected to the settlement of Southwark"; so, this ruins are a suprise because archaeologist wasn't expected structures of "this nature and size in the area".
    This kind of discoveries make rethink the local history; in this case archaeologist have to rethink the relation between the settlemens of the north bank of the Thames and Southwark.
 

                         
 

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.

The world is hearing!!!!!!

     Chile is shouting and the world is hearing. The voice of students (that is my voice too) is every time more high.
     Education is universal topic, and a universal problem. And the most of the time, students don't fight for them really, they fight for the next generations and for their future.
     Nowadays, thousands of chileans students are fighting for the education of the country. But the really struggle is for all of the children than in the future will be students. If we don't have quality in education, at least that the next have their right.
     I hope that the world understand that. But I read with shame that someone comments the article ( that Cristián Cabalin wrote) with distrust because is a chilean who writes. Well, they don't live here, they don't studied here, and their children won't study here. But, I read with happiness that many people understand the voice of thousand of people, and share our feeling.
    Better that the world share the feeling of the students, is that our compatriots are sharing it. Teacher, father and grandfathers are walking in the Alameda for a better education; for an education like a right, not a product.
    Why we still have the education that the dictatorship started? This country have a neoliberal politics, but the education is a right
    Can we introduce a right in the neoliberal system? The minister of education, Joaquín Lavín, get money with a University (Univerdidad del Desarrollo) What confidence we can have in the government, if the minister think that the profit in education is legitimate?
    We want a real education, but I think that will be very difficult get it with a government full of businessman. Difficult, but not impossible.
    "The struggle will be long and difficult, but we will keep it!"
  

a voice for real education

 I have to do a confession. I have never though about we are educated only our head until I heard Sir Ken Robinson.  It's true. Almost people follow an intellectual career, in fact, only I know one person in my school that decided to follow an artistic career: dance.
   How many people who want to be an artist or a dancer, followed a intellectual career, only because our society tell us that the future and the success is in our head. "You MUST to follow a GOOD career, you have to be a doctor, a lawyer or an engineer... why?
   I have to make a question to my classmates.... what said your family when you said that you want to study anthropology?? Personally, my family don't said anything, even they are happy now for me; but all my friend tell me: Why? You will be in the street next! You don't get money with that!!
  Money? That means that the purpose of education it's get money? I don't think so... Well, the sad true is many people don't follow the career that they want, they follow the career that they pocket want. The problem is, that the career that privileged the head are the careers that most money give.
   I think that many career that privileged the body, (not the head) like dance, are very difficult, you have to be a high control of your body; a control that most of us don't have!
  The problem of education is a problem of society, a problem of the though of the society, even a problem of our culture!
   Why culture? Because other society with other cultures, like oriental culture; have other though about the education of their children. They have martial arts, that forced to the person to have a strong control not only in the body, in the head too. Thats society have an education that combined the head and the body. Mental and physical control.
   That is really education! Body and head. But we have a really long way to get that