Our education

We´re all studying the Univerdad de Chile, and our university isn't a conservative one, as we should know. FECH and many students want changes in the programmes of our careers. The most disturbing thing incoming is the Law of State Universities, it has too many changes that don't help us, it means even more money to pay for us/our parents (we're paying a lot already), so some students are moving against this. We want changes.

I believe the subjects that my career includes are okay, in fact, our mesh of subjects is new from one or two years ago (I refer to Biochemistry, the career i took this year), so we're practically the 'Lab rats' for the new mesh.

I'm not feeling overloaded with a lot of things to do for my career, i believe our subjects are well balanced (at least for the months  I've been studying here).

The use of technology in our faculty is nice too, we have access to computers at 'CIQ', we use video projectors in our classes and we have a lot of different reactants in our Labs. A detail to improve in the laboratories of our faculty show be to get new tables for woking, because the current work tables are made of wood and they're damaged. A drum of distilled water is also not working well...

Some times i have needed more time to complete the tests, that's something we should try to improve. But the teaching methods of the teachers I've been with have worked for me, I've learnt well. Some biochemistry students told me that 'Ms. Naty' is the best teacher of Calculus in our faculty, and some people from other careers told me they didn't like her teaching method... I understand his classes so I agreed with my career mates! Also, some people dislike Mr. Zolezzi's temperament, but I like his classes.

To sum up, the only thing I believe our faculty could improve is the lab work-tables and the size of our entire place. And the thing that every university in Chile should improve is that they should be cheaper, also, many people believe that education is a right, so it shouldn't have price.

'Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion' -Isaac Newton

Holidays incoming

Sup' everyone, today we're telling where would we go (or will go) to on our summer holidays. There are still two months left, so this is just a plan, a plan i hope everyone can perform an enjoy :).

Same as Mr. Telha, I would like to start by relaxing at home, playing playstation and computer games, having fun with my dog and my family and that stuff. I want to be with my girlfriend too, if possible, I'd love to go to the beach with her, just us! This couple holiday will probably be in a place close to Santiago, like Coquimbo region, La Serena, El Tabo, or the Central Coast of Chile. I'm now saving some money so we stay more than three days, a week if we are able!❤

-Jack, the dog, looking fresh after bath.

She also has family in Laja, South of Chile, so if she invites me i'll try to go and stay there with her, his mom, cousins, brother, aunt and uncle. Last summer i went there and we had so much fun! We went to the lagoon and countryside.

Then I want to spend some time in holidays with my family, we try to go to a place where we can take our dog Jack with us, it's so sad to let him alone here while we're enjoying holidays :( Last summer we went to Huentelauquén, to a friend's house, there we could bring Jack with us, that made me us so happy, so it's possible that we go there again. Last time we were there on Winter so i couldn't take a dip at the beach, this time we're going on Summer, it's my chance to enjoy bathing in the beach!

'There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle' -Albert Einstein.
PD: Pancho I changed the quote :)

The silent drug

Hello! Today's theme is Drugs & Addiction.

I want to talk about something different because the most known drugs are Marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, LCD and some others. But there's a drug that stays silent between us and I bet we all consume or have consumed a lot: Sugar.

Would you believe me? Then try to eat as many fried eggs as you can, enjoy! Afterwards, try to eat sweet biscuits, as much as you can. The most likely result is that you ate 2 or 3 eggs and got satisfied. But you were able to eat a lot of biscuits, without feeling satisfied, like if you always want more and more.

How is this possible? Sugar, unlike fats or proteins, distorts our appetite system, so the problem when eating a lot of sugar is that we don´t feel necessarily satisfied, and it tastes damn good! Also, it doesn't have the same notoriety as fats, so we usually don't remember to reduce the biscuits we eat.

In the other side, we still need some sugar for our homeostasis, to keep balanced our glycemia. Don't get out in the morning without having something sweet (or with carbs, e.g. sandwich), or you'll probably feel light-headedness and drowsiness (remember the Endocrine Pancreas?).

Anyway, try not to be a 'sugar-oholic'.

Now let's talk about the other drugs of abuse. Drinkink alcoholic beverages and smoking tobacco (in joints or cigarretes) is something very common nowdays in many countries, in Chile, the average age to start drinking is 13, and i bet it's not far from the other countries' avgs. Drinking a glass of beer or a cup of wine daily is not really damaging, unlike smoking, an activity that highly increases lung cancer risk (9 out of 10 lung cancers are caused by smoking). Just think of this: drink liquids is natural, but inhale smoke, what the hell?

I like beer and wine, i drink a 250ml bottle of beer sometimes with my fellas or my dad (at lunch) :)

I smoke casually, but considering I do sports, it would be a good idea to stop smoking...

Now Weed! The 'bridge drug' to harder and more dangerous drugs. This little green plant has become famous around the world, nowdays it's really easy to get. I tried this drug in some parties, but i didn't get used to be high, the times i did marijuana I felt really stupid later, and stopped doing this. Some friends of mine smoke weed weekly or even daily, but i started to hate this drug, in adittion to its effect (i don't like it), it's overrated! Its price is too much money waste in my opinion.

I understand the use of drugs in patients with terminal diseases, as anesthesics, anxyolitics, etc. But i consider some of my friends addict to weed or smoking and i don't like this reality.

That's todays blog  guys, have a nice week!

'It doesn't matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop' -Confucius

What to do next?

Guten Tag!

Today we're talking about our dreams on doing post graduate studies. In my case, I would like to do a Magister, or (if possible) a PhD, in Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Forensic chemistry or another science matter. I know that this decision is too ambiguous, so i must decide better...

Also, i want to achieve this in another country, maybe in Germany, England or the US. Here in Chile, science is not well valued (I believe), our authorities prefer to invest in Soccer, Politician stuff, etc.

Maybe i'm dreaming too much, before all of this happens, i will have to work, so i get my own money and i'm not dependent of my parents.

In addition, I want to speak fluent English (I think i'm well routed), German and French. Studies say that we learn better when younger, so try to learn languages before you're too old :(

If possible, i want to do an interchange with a German or British student, for some months (probably a semester). My girlfriend becomes sad when i tell her that i want to do this, but i'll take her with me >:(.

Finally, after enjoying all of this things i'm going to learn, working and having fun in my job, catching new bacteriae, understanding enzymes, optimizing what we should eat to live healthy, etc. I want to take my parents for a ride, visit awesome and lovely places such as Paris, Berlin, London, Rome and a lot more! I want to give them an awesome gift because all i've done is only possible because of my mom and dad, i love them.

That's my today's post, hoping you all have a good Thursday and Friday, i say goodbye.

Aufwiedersehen!

Chile must invest more in science, otherwise young students will migrate to countries that do this...

'It doesn't matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop' -Confucius