I am with those that always lose ... with those that build the country

The night before the earthquake, I was in my girlfriend house watching, as many people, the Arjona´s presentation in the “Festival de Viña del Mar”. I don´t like the romantic music, also Arjona, whom I detest. Their songs were all alike, are slow and dull. It is a contradiction that women are the fans, when he beats his wife at home (yes, I’m a gossip boy jajaja), but as the saying goes: “in taste there is nothing written”.

For some strange reason, I do not recall at this moment, I decided to go home, at about 2 am by bus and not on my bike, as always (situation that caused me problems after). I arrived home at about 3am and I was hooked to the internet. I didn’t want to sleep, yet, in that hot summer night. I remember I started to download a movie: "500 days of summer" when he began to tremble. Then came the power outage and we all remember what came next.

The first thing I did was be with my parents. Secondly, I call my little brother that was at a party. Then I tried to do the same with my girlfriend but communications were already cut: (.Just at 7 am I could communicate with her.

The next day everything on television was earthquake. I wanted to go home to my girlfriend, and having no bike, I had to walk. After an hour and a half walking Santiago, I arrived and they (my girlfriend family) were all sitting and watching what the media called "looting and theft". Too bad.

Luckily with the passage of days, stopped lying and started to show the truth: A town stomped and beaten, which rises as ever, despite the difficulty of fate

Improving my English blog after blog

It is a reality. I'm improving my English.

I started using a lot the google translator and now i'm thinking in English, even going so far as to have dreamed in English (jaja, that's not true but it's a white lie to get a smile to the teacher).

The blogging experience it has helped me a lot. Both in writing and in listening. In fact, I had the experience of being with two Americans, two weeks ago, and surprisingly I had ondly a few communication problems...even they congratulated me for my English. Well, the truth is that we only talk about football and basketball, but also I could hold a conversation with them, so I was very proud. So happy I was, that I told, as a child runs to his father to tell him that he did well in school, to my grandmother what happened to me, because she always scolds me for my bad English.

Specifically speaking of blogging, before this class, I wasn't very familiarity with the blogs. I just used to read some friend's blogs or to post news or information in my political group blog. The reason is that I don't like to be "airing" my thoughts or ideas...believe it or not, I am a fairly quiet person, who is uncomfortable with the trend of telling private things on internet. It seems to be a contradiction, since I have facebook and twitter (and I'm addicted to those two), but I never post very deep feelings.

The main advantage of the blog, even more important than post a blog, is that I have the opportunity to comment in my friend's blogs. This allows not only promote the improvement of English, but also of friendship. (Awwww, I'm getting so cheesy over the years).

For example (with Sebastian) commented on how fun it is to talk or tell stories in English. It is difficult at first to communicate, but when you get practice, it becomes easier and more productive.

Well, I'm, not sure to continue updating the blog after the English class, but what I'm sure, is that I'm improving my English blog after blog.

Take Care.

See ya!

University Teaching

The university where I believe is directly related to the "social world". Its classes and its research are targeted towards the needs and demands "of the great majority" (yeah I know, it's a clichè, but for me is a target).

Currently, the university points to the opposite pole. For example, in the Economics Faculty there is the "Andronico's Luksic Library" or the "PriceWaterhouse Cooper Audience". The university is more interested in receive the best PSU scores, make a link with big business to have more funding, than build university and educate professionals for Chile. The current authorities (and those that went well) have forgotten the meaning of the university...is not a business, is a service for the country

And I think in order to change this reality that the University teaching is central (that's the biggest reason why I also participate in a politic group). If I can change a subject that has no impact beyond the four walls of the room, for other that is coming from social demands and have national relevance, is an important switch in the way that we build University.

That's my main motivation. From inside, from the classroom, lead a revolution (yes, you're reading well, a revolution) in the University and being a professor gives you sufficient tools (or weapons) to do it. In your classes you can develop some interesting topics, both in your researchs or publications. And obviously have an impact on the discipline.

A sociologist committed to the social world is be an investigator who does not split theory and practice. The knowledge produced in the university is a public property, is for all, because use ideas and projects from the society and the state. Move towards a new university, adapted to the twenty-first century is the target in my "becoming-a-sociologist" process and in my professional future.

A passion since childhood

Catolica for my is life. I know, is very cheesy but that's actually..

I remember when I was a kid going to the stadium, not to watch the game but to play my own game. I went to the stadium dressed in the colors of my favorite team and with my best friend, the football ball. Alone, below, next to the grid, I ran from one side to the other avoiding papers. My brother, not too fanatic, went to play with his toy cars jaja.

The person who instilled in me this passion is my father. My mom did not accompany him since their marriage, so he had to wait a few years to find companion. And is a promise, my son will be my partner of wins and desertions, of championship and relegation. Because football is more than eleven players running behind a ball, is a passion since childhood.