Country I would like to visit...CHINA!

I've always liked Asian countries, so it's very difficult for me to choose only one. Today I will choose China. I love everything about China so I would be very happy if I can travel there sometime. First of all, I love the culture ( their old culture of course), because they have a beautiful history, many great legends that talk about honor, love and bravery. Every battle not only means violence, they fight for a reason..a life goal. I love the chinese temples, the structure of them, the mountains and even the ordinary streets. What I like the most about China it's chinese philosophy. China It's an old country full of knowledge so I would say that they know more than everybody how to heal human body. Many of my beliefs are from China. I like very much what they say about energy, and how a correct movement of energy in the body can heal or improve life. That energy can be moved by many ways, like Tai Chi or even meditation ( an aspect that also share people from India). That kind of things for me are really important and I try to follow some of their advices to improve my life too. Chinese people are wise, they know about everything and I believe everything they say. I also like chinese martial arts, like Kung Fu, Win Chun, etc. Many people would say that martial arts are only violence, but they don't know that it's a way to develop body, mind and spirit. Every movement can be applied to life, every punch or kick it's like a problem ir our life, and just as in martial arts, you have to find out the best way to avoid them or fight back. Excercise like that moves energy too, and that's very important because chinese people say that deseases are only detained energy. I also love that old people are respected, because they represent knowledge. Here in Chile we can't see that, there is no respect for old people. The music is something I really enjoy! But not commercial music..I like meditation music, with chinese chants and beautiful instruments. I also enjoy chinese films, martial arts films of course! because most of the time are about famous legends, (which are beautiful) and sometimes are about famous people (like the founder of some martial arts school with a difficult life, many great fights and a very honorable death). The last thing I could say is that I love chinese people, I can't help staring at a chinese person when I walk on the street xD...like a psycho :).
I would definitely go to the temples, practice martial arts with an old master with white hair in the himalaya and eat a lot!!

In conclusion, I love everything about China!!! It's my favourite country by far! So I really hope to go there sometime!   

Transantiago!!

When I think about transantiago I can only think about bad things..but it isn't so bad after all, it has some good aspects too. First of all, they're bigger, so they have more space for people, everything inside is wider ( but it could be negative too..). Buses also have space for disable people, and allows them to get on the bus in an easier way. Everything is more organized. Bus drivers don't have to be worried about the payment anymore, and those anoying tickets are gone!..now everything is digital and faster. Buses also looks better. There are also established bus stops and that reduce a little the accidents. Now lets talk about the negative side...Maybe they are too big for Santiago, or too "long"..sometimes the "tail" of the buses cannot be controlled and causes a lot of accidents ( I've heard about many)..and serious accidents..but drivers don't care at all! ( that has always been like that..), the arrival time of the buses is not well controlled...sometimes are too many buses of one determined number and no other...and people starts to fill all the bus stop, it's a mess! One of the things I don't like about established bus stops is that if I want to take the bus between two bus stops, the bus doesn't stop and I have to run ¬¬ . I have to mention that some of the buses have a little stair in the middle to get to an "upper floor" full of sits..I think that's kind of dangerous for people who REALLY needs to sit ( And is not about being lazy..it's about safety!) Last thing I don't like about the new system are the routes. I hate taking so many buses to get somewhere..And that's exactly what I would change...Maybe longer travels , longer routes...I think taking three buses is too much! even though you pay less. That's what I like about the old system. I have to say that it has improved a lot since transantiago started. There was a huge problem with routes, a lot of buses were needed in many places, and now it seems that all that places are covered and there are more buses working. People was not happy at the beggining but now I think they're getting used to this. And just like people , I think I also need to get used to a system that even if it is a bad european copy, is now part of our "bad copies collection" and of course, our chilean culture!.

First semester 2010

Last semester was one of the most important moments in my life. So many things happened, starting on holidays. I started to be more independent ( I had to learn), I became closer to my family and friends and suddenly it was like I was in a different world, everything was new to me, but it has been very useful for my personal development and I started my first semester of university full of energy to face new challenges. It really wasn't so hard. I had time for studying and doing things I enjoy, like drawing or playing guitar.  I had problems with some of the subjects, I had to suspend the second semester of histology to take maths. Now that I think about it, it wasn't necesary to suspend....and this situation has been really problematic.
I was also really interested in sports, specially martial arts. Since last year I was practicing "Tae kwon do", a korean martial art, as a sports elective. I really like martial arts, I've been practicing for two years a little bit of everything, but at the end I wasn't practicing because I needed to focus on exams. Honestly "tae kwon do" wasn't for me and I really need to feel good in things like that. One of the things I like the most are my friends here. We are eight girls and we are all different from each other, but very close. Also I've met a lot of new people this year. I haven't met with my school friends too much this years, but we're planning something for september holidays. My family is ok, even though there have been many deaths this year. My dad is working a lot ( too much) almost all week, and my mom is searching for a better job, so we're "surviving". One of the great things about this semester is my new pet( I don't like to call him "pet"). I picked him from the street in january. He is a dog and his name is "Kuro", that means "black" in japanese... he's six months old and he's like a cocker, but mixed cocker, so he's hyperactive..we've tried to teach him to obey, but it's impossible, so we aborted the mission. I think it's been a very good semester, full of new things, full of challenges..but good after all. I've learned a lot, and I've decided that somehow I have to make some changes in my life..