Good people

     I have to say that I don't have a person who I considered the greatest chilean, maybe because I have never thought it. I don't want to talk about someone famous, I think is more interesting talk about these people that only a few know. I have someone in mind, I don't believe he was the greatest chilean but he was a good man.
     I don't like priets, but, incredibly, I'm thinking in a priest! He's father Demetrio, from my town. His family was very rich, but he was very poor, and that  was because he took poverty vows. Even, he don't have contact with his family, he always said that the only thing that they aprecciated was money, and decided to don't talk with them and never ask them nothing.
     He was the creator of many homes and  dining areas to poor and oldpeople; the only ones in Melipilla. Also you could find him many times in the week at the municipality, figthing for social benefits for workers and help for the construction of more homes and dining areas. For this acts, especially for the first one, municipality hate him.
      All in the town know him, he looks like and a very small and extremely slim oldman, like a weak person; but he was a danger when he take the wheel. He never had respect for traffic rules: he never drave slow, he never respect the traffic ligths, and he always was going against the traffic (once I heard that he don't know the streets!). The police never did anything, because father Demetrio enjoy figth with authority. Anyway, is wasn't necessary, all run away when sometone looked him driving.
          He is recognized like a very good man, beacuse he was the only one that never was tired of figh for the others. He died alone, without family, but every body in the time remembered him almost like a popular figure.
  

I'm a monkey?

    We are starting the year and , like every January, we are checking our horoscope. According to the chinese zodiac, I'm a monkey. A water monkey especifically, because I was born in 1992.
    The chinese zodiac say monkeys are curious, cleverness and masters of joke. I think I'm curious, but only in a few things, but not much really. The first time I read that monkeys like make jokes I thought that wasn't my case but... suddendly I remendered; I made many jokes in my life to my family and my friends; like sent some funny present and  this year, well , last 2011 only I did one to my brother. I think because I stopped to do that kinds of things my first thought was "I'm not a joker". Actually I think that it's a part of me I'm losing.
    The zodiac also say that monkeys prefer urban life than rural life. What that means!! It's definitely not my case, I love the country and I would live there if I could. I don't hate the city, but I don't like it too much.
   Continue with chinese zodiac, a water monkeys is extremely sensitive and can succeed if they can stay focused on their objetive, but they easily distracted. I was very sensitive in the past, when I was about 10 or 12;  but I don't distract easily; in fact, I focused easily.
     I think the descripcion of monkeys in chinese zodiac have somethings  I see myself; but are others aspects like carrer, health and relationship where I don't identify myself.
     I have to admit I like see differents horoscopes of different cultures, almost like a hobby. Sometimes I found myself in the descripcion of the sign, but the most of the times only I see my self in one or two things, and then I forget it. Anyway, I'll continue read any horoscope...I'm curious

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.