Post 9:Year 2014!

Hey Bloggers! It is time to do a recap of the year. If it not enough, I will analyse good and bad things. I will try to remember all of it. So, let us go! I will arrange my year chronologically.

First, I did my professional-practice at FAO in the summer, until February. That was great, because I get what I wanted. I had direct contact with small farmers, and their problems. Also, I met a looot of foreign people. A bad thing was that I had to do some boring tasks relate to politics: a lot of paperwork and hours sitting in front of a computer.

My boyfriend breaked-up with me at the end of February, but I have to say that I have made the most of my new status. Indeed, I have had a good year in this item!

March was great, because was my 25^th birthday. I organised a camping with my best friends for a weekend. That is an achievement!

My year haven´t has really good in the University. I have not finished my thesis yet! But I over all the curses, at least. My last finish line is October 20^th.

Recently, I travelled to Iquique with my friends. That is an achievement too, because we did many activities, including paragliding. I hate stairs, and I was afraid of it. I am proud of myself, because I flied! This gave me mental energy to succeed in this last part of the year. I promise to finish my thesis, that is all what I want!

Post 8: Facebook

Sometimes, Facebook seems to be a demon. A huge strength which stops my life, getting me off from my duties, and even I forget my favourites activities.

So, why I cannot stop this? Let us find a reason, or many reasons. I only logging in Facebook on my laptop, not in my phone. I usually turn on my laptop to achieve some duty, related to University. Although I like my activities, it demands all my attention and it is exhausting. Then, I need a break. The easier form to distract me is Facebook. It contains all kind of information: friend’s agenda, beautiful pictures, jokes, breaking news, gossips, good songs, videos, etc. All comes from my friends, so it interesting to me! If I do not know about these things, my friends will talk in Chinese to me.

From last week, I started to log less in Facebook. I took mini-vacations, so I spend my time in more interesting things. It appear to be a good decision, because I do not miss anything sooo important. There is WhatsApp to maintain communication with my friends, and I can spend my break-time looking for other interesting information, like how to take better pictures with my camera.

I have to confess that I wanted to share some stuff, like my emotions about the trip, or today, when I found in Instagram a photo showing “Elevators are 5.800% safer than stairs”. It would be funny for my friends, because it justify my phobia to stairs. Then, I thought who cares about it? It will be funnier if I tell this fact, one by one, face to face. In addition, I will laugh with them. That is why I have friends, or not?

Post 7 : How green are you?

Hi bloggers!

Nowadays, a greener life is inevitable. Little by little, the media have created social awareness about caring our world, because of Global Warming. News, novels, events and new products, send a message about recycling or minimizing the human impact on Earth.

I must to assume that I do not recycle, but I have incorporated other practices. I try to reduce the use of plastic bags in market, which minimize my total garbage. I separate cans and glasses, because trash-collectors will rescue and recycle it. I know, I do not do much, but I swear to do my best in the future.

In my defense, I have to say that, besides my garbage, I do not contaminate so much: I do not drive a car unless I have to, e.g. when I have to transport a heavy thing, or when my grandpa want to take a ride. I prefer to walk or use public transport. I am afraid of ride a bike in Santiago, so I use it only for sport.

I think we have to start a greener life changing details. For this, local organizations are essential. Town council or residents' association could provide support tools and recycle channels. An associative work will improve our self-management, and our behaviour can keep clean of apathy. If my neighbour sees me recycling, he will are convince that recycling is possible.

Post 6: Trash management

Hi my dear bloggers! Today I’m going to write about trash. All of us generate a lot of waste every day, and we are irresponsable about it. In fact, most of people take a bag and put it in the street, and they has confidence on the trash-truck. Recently, when a service-trash’s strike occur in certain places of Santiago and Valparaíso, these cities collapsed.

Picture 1. Trash-strike in front of La Moneda. 

Photo by Rodrigo Bravo https://flic.kr/p/4yaUWy

The basic management of trash is separating, into metal, plastic, glass and organic. In this form, each material can decompose quickly, especially organic matter. Another management is re-use and create new stuff from recycled paper, metal and glass.

I always value trash-collectors, who select garbage like cardboard, cans of soda, and glass. Usually, this people are homeless or extremely poor and society sneer at them, because they do not have a formal job.

Picture 2. A trash-collector.

Interview available in http://www.tropezon.cl/2011/09/25/%E2%80%9Cno-ensuciamos-pudahuel-con-basura-domiciliaria-si-no-que-limpiamos-la-comuna%E2%80%9D/

In Chile, some people use to separate trash, but they complain about the few trash bin available to maintain this divide. Always is easier wait for the trash-truck, and all the garbage will mix.

I think that the better way to improve our trash management is spare no effort to produce less waste every day. For example, rejecting plastic bags in the market, or buying less packed products. If society give up a portion of commodity instead of living unconsciously, then we will have a healthier planet. 

Post 5: My future job

Hello, blogers!

Today, I am going to write about future. Because I have to, not because I want to! Well, I don’t think too much about my future. I’ve decided through my life that the best choice is “carpe diem”. So, I prefer to enjoy the present. If I do my best in everything, then I’ll have many options to choose and to build my life. Thus far, this method has worked.

As I said: this entry is a task. So, I will make up a story! No, I am joking. I remember when I decided to study Agronomy. I based my decision, thinking in my future (but not a specific future, I mean: not my specialization). I thought: if I live until I am 60 years old, I want to be an old woman who knows nature, plants names, birds, etc. Therefore, if I want to be that kind of woman at 60 years old, why not the rest of my life, since now? Thus, I studied Agronomy.

When I was at 4^th grade in Agronomy, I decided to study Master in Crop Production. I didn’t have many reasons. I was influenced by friends and teachers opinions. Master implied to study one year more, so I took it. Indeed, Master has given me a lot of opportunities. The knowledge that I have, I would have it in undergraduate, taking postgraduate courses by free.

I don’t know anything about future. The most certain possibility is become a researcher, because my knowledge is related to. In fact, I want to finish my postgraduate work and probably, I'll work with some teacher. Ask me in December, not now please!

 

Post 4: GMO

Hi everybody! Today’s topic is transgenics, or GMO (Genetic Modified Organism). In a few words, transgenics are any organism, like bacteria, fungus or plant, whom have an intervened genome by biotechnology. A classic example: new tomato variety is resistant to all known diseases, but it has a fish gene.

I’ve heard an argument pro-transgenics: we are getting ahead the evolution! But, where are the limits? Will a fish gene naturally incorporate to a tomato? I don’t think so. There are examples less dramatic: crops with higher yields, plants resistance to biotic and abiotic stress. In these cases, biotechnologists used to work within the same family, or specie, to change genome.

Inside the agriculture, transgenic appear like a hunger solution. This idea will be truth, if the world hunger are caused by low yields. In fact, humanity are rising yields with agronomic management, from ancient times. The world hunger will disappear with political and social changes, not genetics. The current food that we are producing, is enough to feeding the whole humanity. Although, in USA the edibles are wasting. In the meantime, child are suffering hunger pangs in Africa.

I’m against trangenics, if you are still doubt. I have another reason: we are giving our genetic heritage to a few enterprises. Imagine our future: people will have to pay royalty by seeds and plants, and these companies will manage what food will produce, where and when will sow. We are creating another mafia. 

Post 3: The best concert ever

Hi, my dear bloggers. Today, I’ll write about the best concert I’ve ever attended. The decision was very difficult to me. Even, I’m still thinking about it, while I writing this.

I had to call one of my BFF, who have been my concert-partner at many events, and she gave me some advices. The criteria includes staging, emotion (once we cried!), known songs, kind people around us and the distance to the artist.

The winner is Babasónicos at Caupolicán Theatre, in december 2011. Caupolicán is two blocks from my house, so was easy to get early.  My friend and I bought field tickets; therefore, we stand close to the stage. First, Javiera Mena and Gepe played, as the supporting artists. We analysed her custom; it was really awful (see Picture 1).

 Picture 1. Javiera Mena and Gepe

Babasónicos is an argentine band compose by five musicians. Adrián Dárgelos is the singer (see Picture 2), and they play progressive rock. Once at the stage, they performed their last album at 2011: “A Propósito”, mixed with their most popular songs, like “Putita”, “Irresponsables”, “Carimático” and many others.

Picture 2. Adrián Dárgelos at concert (Caupolicán Theatre, december 2011)

It was a great experience; even we appeared in a photograph at Terra.cl (see Picture 3, the shirt of my friend is blue striped). The next Saturday, we’ll attend our second Babasónico’s concert. They’ll present their newest album “Romantisísmico”. Now, we recognize ourselves as fans, and we have waited by almost three years! 

Picture 3. My best friend and I, near the stage.