Evaluation the blogger experience

Hello everyone, on this occasion I am going to talk about my experience as a blogger.

I think that writing these blogs has helped me enough to improve my English, because I have to use other expressions, different from those normally used in Spanish.

In my opinion the topics of which we have to write, are very entertaining, what motivates me even more to write these blogs and improve my English. Also, many of the topics have made me think and reflect on things that i have never thought of, like "what is my favorite food?" Or "How green I am?", the truth is that particularly in the blog about the food I found it quite difficult to decide which was my favorite. The other blog It made me more aware about caring for the environment.

I believe that it has helped me to write more smoothly, at first it was very difficult, but now find me it a little easier. I also learned to create blogs and how to use the blogger page, sometime might be useful.

if I continue writing blogs, I would like to include other topics, for example "if you could change something in the world, what would?" Or "do you have any Hobby?" I don't know, it could be fun.

My favorite Subject this Semester

Hello to all, this time I'm going to talk about my favorite subject, of this semester, simulations. I really like this course, because it is the closest thing to care for patients we can do during this stage of learning. We have 3 teachers for this subject, Mondays, we're with Valeria Rojas, she is a specialist in biomaterials, Tuesdays are with Claudio Méndez, he is periodontist and removable prosthesis specialist, and Wednesday we are with Josefa Castro, that soon to be specialist in Endodontics. All of these teachers are very friendly, and after a year of working with them, I consider them somehow my friends, even with Mendez already we register ourselves to run the marathon of Santiago.

I have learned many things, in different area of dentistry, like for example shape in teeth and molars, to place a Crown upon them; Provisionals; to make scaling and root cleaning; to make all kinds of cavities and restore different caries lesions. I'm currently finishing Endodontics module, and hope to continue to learn much more.

Next year will begin to care for patients, and I have many expectations about what will be this experience, although I'm a little nervous, I continue to learn more things, to give the best possible care to my patients, such as Pharmacology and surgery. The truth is that I would like make an extraction, I am very eager to begin to care for patients

I had fun in simulations, talking to my peers (friends) of the preclinical board, but I got also stressed me slightly with surprise tests, I can definitely say that simulations is my favorite subject.

How Green Are You?

Hello everybody, this time I'm going to talk about how to take care of the environment, and my contribution to make it happen.

Since I was little, my parents I have taught to take care of the environment, through small actions that can make the difference for example, not littering in the street or natural places, caring for the water and electricity, teaching me to respect nature and recycling.

I have incorporated recycling in my life, but in a different way, instead of separate types of garbage, I try to produce the least amount of garbage as possible, since my house does not pass the truck of recycling, only the truck collecting garbage. As said it earlier, I try to produce the least amount of garbage as possible, I use returnable containers, reused my notebooks, I will buy with cloth bags and make organic fertilizer with shells of fruits and vegetables, for my plants.

I'd like to be able to move my bike, but my house is too far from the University, also gives me fear that I can be run over. I use the subway, the good thing about this is that it is electric and does not pollute. I like running, but I don't do it for move to some place, I do it for fun.

I have never joined any environmental organization, but I agree with everything related to caring for the environment. I have lately taken conscience about my carbon footprint and my family, and we are trying to reduce it to the maximum, avoiding consumerism and preferring local and season fruits and vegetables.

In my opinion, in Santiago and Chile, missing public policies and advertising campaigns that encourage care for the environment, since this is a problem that affects us all, and all are responsible for solving it.

Thanks for reading, anywhere you go, just let your footsteps (no waste).

My Future Job

Hello everyone, in this time I'm going to talk about the profession that will work in the future, I mean to be dentist. It is a work in the area of health, specifically about oral health, the most important of this profession is give back the smile to the people, through restorative treatments, dentures and oral hygiene education. However, for me the most important thing is prevention and the promotion of good oral health habits.

This work is carried out in a sort of office, specifically in a dental box, contrary to what one might think, dentists working in different places, personally I would like to work in a private clinic, in public service and have my own dental practice in Pichilemu (everything at once), thats what I think now, perhaps in a few years more I change my opinion and work in other regions or in another country. Also I thought of joining the armed forces, be an official and working as a dentist, but that is a different story.

At the moment I am studying to become a dentist, in 4 years more I will graduate. In the future I'd like to specialise in orthodontics or implantology, since seem me incredible positive changes that they can have on people, as I said earlier, what I like about this profession is to return the smile to the people.

Practice!

Unit 4. Facing Problems (UNIT 18) ↓

1.-What environmental problems does your country have?

I think that like in Britain, here in Chile waste is a problem that affects us all, and the best solution is recycling.

2.-9/11
3.-61/68

Unit 5. Financial matters (UNIT 19) ↓

1.-Your Results: You Have a Firm Grip on Your Wallet.

2.-Read this text giving you 10 tips to save money. What’s your opinion about them? Rank them from 1 to 10 in terms of its effectiveness.

10. Learn to Do It Yourself.
9.Reduce electric expenses.
5.Plan a weekly menu and stick to it.
1.Cook all food from scratch.
4.Shop for sale items at the grocery store.
2.Shop clearance sales.
8.Plan ahead for seasonal gift giving.
6.Bringing a calculator along helps me curb expenses.
3.Double check those medical bills.
7.Borrow instead of buy.

I think doing things myself , for ejemlo paint my house or cooking, saves me a lot of money , like taking care of electricity.
Order books also provided an excellent way to save money, but personally I prefer to buy my favorite books and keep them for my collection

3.-23/30

4.-4/6

Compulsive spenders are people who buy many things, which even do not need. We believe that this can be problem for his family's budget, if it is that these people do not have enough money to keep these expenses. These unnecessary purchases are due mostly to the abundant publicity and lack of self-control of this persons.

The most common problems who the dentist have in their career are the high prices of the the high prices in the treatments to our patients and the materials we have to buy, problems about the ergonomy, because back injuries are very common, other problems have relationships with the patients, for example, angry patients in the consult probably cause uncomfortable situations or others, don't adhere to the treatments.

Summer plans :)

Hello to all, this time I'm going to tell you about what I will do this summer. Like every year, I will go to Pichilemu with my family, I will be with my parents, grandparents, cousins and uncles, all have House there and live close by, so I always see them and go out together. In addition I will invite my friends from childhood to my house in Pichilemu, for a week.

This summer, I mainly dedicate to sports, I will practice surf and I will train for the marathon of Santiago. I really enjoy physical activity, but in the year I have many difficulties for this, since I have little spare time due to the University. I also plan to go fishing and camping, every year going to fish, but I've never camped out, this summer I plan to do so, go to a Lake near Pichilemu, camping for a couple of days and fishing, cooking the fish and make roast, this lake is not a tourist site or established campsite, so that the experience and contact with nature will be true.

During the summer, I plan not to work or study, I have saved some money during the year, so I don't need to work, also have studied all year, so the summer would be the time to relax and stop studying for a time, maybe I take a course of driving and get license, but currently is not a priority for me.

What are your plans for the summer?

PET (Preliminary English Test) Practice

The most difficult skill for me is the listennig.

The task proved more difficult to achieve for me, was the listenning, because is most difficult understand oral sentences in english that written sentences, I think that with more practice could improve a little this skill.

Activity which I find easier was the Reading, because I already handling certain english vocabulary and sentences written, I understand a little better, because I have more time to think and respond, that in the listenning activity.

My Favorite Food

Hello to all, today I'm going to talk about my favorite food, "Porotos granados". I like a lot because they have a good taste thanks to the corn which has been harvested in the season, I like the mix of flavor between the beans and corn, in addition to the other ingredients, like squash, onion and basil leaves.

I eat this meal in the summer, usually in the house of my grandparents, my grandmother can cook this dish very well, and is just in the summer when it starts the harvest of corn, fundamental ingredient for this preparation. My mom and my aunt also can cook this dish. Unfortunately I do not know to cook this food, or any other.

In addition to this dish of season (the rest of the year there are only frozen corn), there are other foods that I like very much, how “completos” (very similar to hot dogs, but with more ingredients), “churrascos” and “chorrillanas”, in all its varieties (Italian, farmer, Luco, poor, dynamic, Spanish, etc). They are ideal to share with my family and friends, I meet at least once a month with my friends to share a “chorrillana” or a pair of "Completos", sometimes met at my house and we roast, another of my favorite foods, it's great.

Thanks for reading this, I invite you to eat a couple of "completos" or better yet, a plate of "Porotos granados" You decide. What about you, what is your favorite food?

 

 

PET Practice

1. Reflect about your reading comprehension in PET activities 1 and 2:

I got good results in both PETs, my score in "Signs" was (7/7) and in "Matching" (4/5), I am very happy for this, only I'm wrong on a question of "Matching", in that some answers were very similar, that is difficult for me, and I'll read more carefully next time

2. Top 10 place to visit:

Places that I'd like to visit are Machu Picchu and Pyramids of Giza, to know the structures made for thousands of years by other human beings. I also chose Galapagos Islands by the opposite, it is a place that has been kept away from the hand of the man and nature is preserved intact.

3. Reflect on how useful can be learning English:

It is very important to know English, since it is currently a language used all over the world. In the future I can be used to attend patients from other countries, to travel the world and to chat with foreign tourists here in Chile. I'd like to learn science and health-related topics, this would provide me access to the latest scientific information and to relate to foreign patients.

 

My pet :)

Hello to all, this time I'm going to talk about my pet. I have a dog, his name is Polo, as the perfume "Ralph Lauren, Polo blue". I have my dog for almost 2 years, I have it since he was born in the summer of 2013, in Pichilemu. Currently I go to running with my dog all the weekend, I play with it and amuse myself much, it is a great pet.

I have not thought about another pet, because my dog is still pretty young, but If  I have another pet would be a dog, it is likely to adopt a homeless dog.

In general  I like animals very much, but I prefer dogs rather than cats, dogs are much more playful than  cats, also cats always leave all full of hair, and that displeases me.

There are other types of pets, a little more exotic like snakes, iguanas, alligators and some types of fish. I believe that have a exotic pets is a great responsibility, because if they escape and reproduce could endanger our ecosystem. On this type of pet, personally I'd have an iguana and breed it as if it were a dog.

And you... you have a pet? What is his name? Would you like to have an exotic pet? Thanks for reading, see you next week

My favorite Sport

Hello to all, this time I'm going to tell you about one of my favorite sports, Running. I like Running, because I compete against myself, trying to overcome me whenever I run, as well as improving my fitness and strength, allows me to prepare myself for a sport that I practice in the future, Surf.

I started running last year, when I was preparing for the run of the faculty of dentistry on October 25, after that I went to 3 more runs before the end of the year. I had thought continue to train during the summer, but was not so, since then I've not trained, the last time I ran was 7 K in Duoc UC San Joaquin run, and finished very tired. This Monday I signed up to run 8 K in Duoc UC Puente Alto run, from October 18, and already started to train, yesterday ran 7 K without problems, so I'm very happy.

I'd like to practice surfing, because I love the sea and because every year I go to Pichilemu, the world capital of surfing, and I feel that I'm missing a great opportunity to practice this sport, therefore, I will start practicing this summer.

 

The best holidays ever

Hello everyone, on this occasion I'm going to tell you about the best vacation I've had, it was in the summer of 2009, in Pichilemu. Every year I will spend at least 1 month of the summer in this place, since I have a House there, also my grandparents live in this town, and my cousins are also vacationing here. What special about the summer of 2009, is that it was the first time I went fishing with my father and my grandfather, fishing is one of my favorite pastimes, because it's relaxing and exciting at the same time, let me explain, I relax enough while I hope the fish bite the bait, when it does it is where begins the exciting, fishing rod gives a flip and the fish tries to escape, finally when you get the fish to the surface, reduces anxiety and relax again, but full of joy because you catch a fish, especially if it is large or catch 2 at the same time, and in that year I catch many fish with my family, we were going to fishing all the weekends and  the fish was very abundant, currently almost no fish due to over-exploitation of this resource by big fishing companies, is why it is worth mentioning those times, when fishing was plentiful We even catching 2 fish at the same time, I have travelled to many other places, but I really appreciate the simple things, share with my family and be in contact with nature has no comparison.

Getting Around

Act. 01. PET practice: My score was 3/7, the most difficult of these test for me is that all options are named, and that confuses me a bit.

 Act. 02. Listening Practice: My score was 80%, this activity was a little easier than the last, but the last questions confused me, because  they had many indications.

Act. 03. Web Quest: Look for this information

- Requirements to hire a bike in London.

To hire a bike in London, you need a bank card (Santander) and go to any docking station. In the station you can hire a bike for  this prices:
-30 minutes are free
-£2 24 hours
-£90 yearly (only available to registered members)

- What's Oyster?

Is a travel smartcard, and one of the cheapest ways to pay for single journeys on bus, Tube, DLR, tram, London Overground and most National Rail services in London.

- Is there a train system?
Yes, Local trains in London. Use London's Overground train network to travel across the city and beyond the Tube.

  

 

A country I'd like to visit

Hello everyone, this time I'm going to tell you about a place that I'd like to visit, I am referring to France, mainly to visit the Tower Eiffel.
I know that it is a place with beautiful architecture and a good gastronomy, also is one of the oldest countries in Europe, founded the year 843. The movement of Impressionist art was born in France,with some painters such as Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet and Degas. Currently in this country where it is realized the biggest cycling race in the world, I am referring to "Le Tour de France".
I'd be a couple of weeks in France, to know place, visiting the most popular tourist places and the French countryside, taste their wines, and compare them with Chilean wines.
I would only go for a couple of weeks, I have no intentions of studying, working or living in France. First I will finish to study dentistry here in Chile, and after graduate will decide if I stay in Santiago, a region or maybe I emigrate to another country, it is too early to know.
Thanks for reading my blog, what do you think about France? which country you would visit?