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Blog Post 6: English Language Challenges

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I have divided opinions about my experience learning English at the university. The previous year I was very frustrated with the course because I didn't enjoy learning online and I didn't like the teacher's dynamics. I also felt that I did not learn much new content. On the contrary, this year I have enjoyed the experience of learning English much more because having face-to-face classes is more entertaining and the professor this semester has also made the experience more entertaining and enjoyable. I feel that this semester I have learned many new things in a fun way. The blogs are interesting and have helped me a lot to improve my English writing, it is fun to know what my classmates have to say about certain topics, although I would really like to have those conversation spaces in class where we can talk about what we say in the blogs, so I can get to know my classmates better. I also would have liked to receive feedback and annotations on the blogs, as I often had doub

Blog Post 5: Changes to my study program

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I am currently in my second year of Anthropology at the Universidad de Chile, and to be honest I have generally liked the program of studies very much, except for some details. Throughout the first two years of the mandatory curriculum there are subjects in archaeology, physical and social anthropology. Many people already know which course to take from the beginning, and others do not, so the compulsory study of all 3 branches can have both pros and cons. For example, there was a subject called "Taller II: Materialidad y Bioantropología" in which I was taught archaeology and bioanthropology. The truth is that the archaeological field of this subject was quite boring for me, since I was not interested in the archaeological details taught, the teacher was good, but still I could not find a real interest in the archaeology taught in that subject. Also, the assistants in the subject were not very nice. I wish that taking certain subjects had been optional, it would have saved me

Blog Post 4: Time travel to the past or future

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Time travel sounds like fun. If I could do it, I would definitely travel back in time, because I have always been intrigued to know who my ancestors were. Knowing what would happen in the future would give me more security or allow me to know future generations, but I find that it would also be very boring to know what will happen, I prefer to live the excitement of the moment with the uncertainty that the future provokes. I would travel back in time to learn about my family history, as there are many holes in my family history and since I was a little girl I have always had doubts about it. I would like to know the kind of life those people had, the things they did, the scenarios they had to go through, everything about them. I think knowing who they were and the things they lived would give me clarity in my life, and also a deep understanding of my roots. That could also give me an understanding about family patterns. I would like to be able to travel as far back in time as possible.

Blog Post 3: My Dream Job

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The kind of job I would like to have in the future is that of a teacher. I imagine it as a constant interaction with people (specifically students) where I can teach them the knowledge I have acquired in my studies. Right now I am studying anthropology, and in the future I would like to follow the path of medical anthropology or maybe something that involves children, because I think it is very important to pay attention to a problematic that maybe is not mentioned so much in this adult-centered world. So I would like to work teaching at universities or colleges about children's anthropology or about medicine in anthropology, and if I could do both that would be amazing. I think I'll probably have to go on to further education and get an advanced degree, like a master's and a doctorate to have that kind of job. Fortunately, working as a professor at a university pays well.   Also, I would like this job to allow me to travel to learn about other environments so that I can co

Post 2: The best concert ever

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I've been to three concerts in my life; I've seen One Direction, Harry Styles and Residente. I liked them all very much, and it's especially difficult to choose between Harry's concert and Residente's concert. But today I'm going to talk about the Harry Styles concert. Harry Styles is a singer, songwriter and actor. He became famous for being part of One Direction. He is 28 years old and is from Holmes Chapel, England. He has won multiple awards, including a Grammy. The concert was at the Movistar Arena on May 25, 2018, one day before my birthday. The ticket for the concert was an amazing birthday present from my brother. I was really looking forward to seeing Harry because I had seen him before in 2014 at a One Direction concert, but I saw him too far away, so it wasn't as exciting that time. The day of the concert was really weird at first because I went alone, so I only talked to other girls around. When the concert started I didn't cry (surprisingly)

Blog 1: A country you would like to visit.

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The country I would like to visit is Italy, because I like the history behind that country and I have always loved Venice, since I was a little girl I have wanted to travel there. I love the combination of canals and ancient architecture, I have always dreamed of taking a boat ride in that city.  Italy has beautiful landscapes and a romantic atmosphere that attracts my attention. I would like to go there in summer (my favorite season) to enjoy the beaches, resorts and the surrounding nature. Unfortunately, I don't speak italian, so I would like to go when I have learned a bit so I can have a better experience. When I finish my first degree maybe I would like to study or work in Italy if I had the chance, but honestly I don't see myself living the rest of my life there because I would like to be able to have the experience of living in other countries as well.

Post 8: A subject you enjoy studying

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The subject I really love to study is human evolution. In university I had a course on that, and it was amazing. This subject is about how monkeys evolve to humans and how homo sapiens came to America at some point. In it I studied how monkeys living in Africa many years ago underwent ecosystem changes, and how that influenced the way they walked. This ended up triggering an evolution that spanned many years, and that also made it possible to be the humans we are today. I also learned that humans living in Asia came to America, which explains the genetics of indigenous peoples.  Before doing this course, I was very confused about human evolution, there is a lot of misinformation about it, especially when people talk about aliens, so this course was very enlightening.  I really enjoyed this course because I was so intrigued about the origins of humans, especially indigenous people, and this course made me understand the morphological characteristics of people living in America, includin