Creativity and Education

I didn’t know this comedian, but I really enjoyed his routine. I think that He says a lot of fun things, but is very interesting at the same time.
Today, in our society are are much undervalued the skills related with the creativity of people.
The majority of the people think that is very nice to see someone with such skills to the arts, but not valued the same way that this person takes this as a hobby, or when this person want to study it seriously, and live by this art.
I feeling very close this thought because I think that in the case of Chile, this problem is repeated in all teaching areas that are not very traditional.
For example, our career is not considered very traditional (as could be , for example , laws or medicine), and I think that more than any of us should have questioned for to come into this carrier , this because of the alleged risks of employability , and this is risky.
But all of us here, decided to take the "risk" because we know that is more important the real vocation of each person, before you do mathematical calculations about the money that you will get by working.
In my opinion when you are happy with what you do , and take place in this, the money will come as a reward and in a natural way, like something we rewarded for doing what you really dream of.
but unfortunately, our society is not educated in this type of thinking.
I think it's an important point, and that it isn’t even taking much into account in current debates and protests that there is about the struggle to improve education.
Maybe We have been preoccupied with issues that are important too, such as education funding, but we have left a bit aside the worry that every person can develop each skill and creativity into our education system

My Favorite Singer

The topic for this week is free, and I decided that I will take the opportunity for write about my favorite singer, that I could say, he is my favorite “poet” too, because I think that the lyrics of his songs are wonderful.
He is Enrique Bunbury. He doesn’t very popular in Chile, I don’t know the reason.. Maybe because not play his songs on the radio that most people to listening (the only radio in which I've heard his songs is in the “Radio Futuro”)
His real name is Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izardui, He took the artisitc surname of a story by Oscar Wilde.
He born in Spain in 1967 and He began his career as musician when He became in the Vocalist of the band “Heroes del Silencio” (one of my favorite bands). This band lasted from 1984 to 2007, but they had a break up from 1996 to 2007, and in this time Bunbury made a career as a solo singer.
if I have to compare the style of Heroes del Silencio with a band known to give you an idea of this music, I could say they are a strange mix between The Doors and Led Zeppelin (but in Spanish), and of course, Bunbury in his solo career takes a lot of this style, because he was who composed the lyrics of songs to Heroes. But in my opinion in his later works, his songs sound more like Andrés Calamaro or Gustavo Cerati and not as those psychedelic rock bands of the 80.
He is my favorite singer, because I always find one of his song that applies to some moment in my life, sometimes it is terrible … I think all people have felt the same sometime.

A website

A very relevant problem in the Archaeology is the critique of some people that think that that this science doesn’t care about the problems of modern society, or rather, many people think that archaeologists dont care what happens in today's world, and they only care about bits of stones and everything else is unimportant.
But in my opinion this is a wrong thought , and I found a great website that reflects this.
Archaeology in the Present (http://arqpoli.blogspot.com/ ) is a blog in which different Chilean archeologists published
issues that may be related to social, economic and political process and how these topics are relate to the archeology.
For example, we find analysis of laws that directly affect archeology as the National Monuments Act, topics of discussion as the representative in the Political ideologies or advertising stereotypes .
Although it is of great national importance, the post that most touched me was the post wrote by Professor Luis Cornejo ( professor in our university) about a zombie parade that took place in Santiago (costume of course).
I loved as a “daily situation" can appear in the middle of a serious blog in a way so simple, ironic and analytical in the same time. I was moved thinking how will I see the world in a few years, through to the same archaeological look.
and how the remains of the past be projected in my mind even to this small daily events.
I found this website while building my own website! it was a homework in a course called "a website for my career", and I needed to have links to sites related to my topic. Since that day I visit often, and I read the entries several times and always discover something new in them.

My favorite Film

I don’t be a great cinema lover, but definitely if a think in my favorite movie, I think immediately in Across the Universe. This is a recent musical. It was released in the 2007, and was directed by for Julie Taymor. I found this movie in 2009`s summer.
This is a romantic musical that related the history of “Jude” (Hey Jude) and “Lucy” ( Lucy in the sky with diamonds) which fall in love in the context of the Vietnam War. The history to advance at the United States after Jude travel to USA from Liverpool, to looking for his father.
In USA Jude met to Lucy, who was the sister on his best friend. All they move to New York and rent a room to a Singer called Sadie (inspired in Janis Joplin), who has a great band of music.
When the brother or Lucy receive orders to go how soldier to Vietnam, Lucy to become involved in a dangerous anti-war movement.
All the musical compositions in the film are songs of The Beatles, in total are 34 songs, and each scene is related with the song, but maybe we need think very much the real meaning of them.
My favorite scene is the song that Jude sing for Lucy over an skyscraper (All you need is Love), this scene is a tribute for the last concert to The Beatles: Rooftop Concert (London, 1969).

An Image

This picture couldn`t be very original. Everybody has seen the moon in many opportunities in our lives. But this picture is special for me because I remember many beautiful moments with it. I took this photo in April 2008, when I was 16 years old. I went to The Elqui Valley with my classmates for two week. We visited many different places how the Ovalle Museum, The Gabriela Mistral `house, her Tomb, The Charm Valley ( an archaeological site) and many typical places of the Area of Coquimbo and La Serena. This travel was very beautiful and relaxing, and it was a gift to the school for my Class.
This particular photo was taken in a visit to the Mamalluca Observatory. This place is approximately one hour to Elqui Valley, and is really a beautiful and special experience when you can see the sky in this area. The visit consist in a presentation where an astronomist explain you the methods that they use in this observatory and the investigations that here realize for studies the stars, planets and galaxy. Then, he`ll show you any important stars, planets and other particularities in the sky (I saw the constellation of my zodiac sign!).
The photo was taken for me with an enormous telescope of the observatory; this telescope can be utilized for the visitors with the supervision and help to the guide.

Education Issues

The Education is a human rigth, but in our contry, it isn’t guaranteed by the Constitution. Therefore is increasing the privatization in the Education, and the families need to borrow to pay the education for their . This is a big problem, and and requires time to resolve it.
But in the but in the specific case of the strike and the demonstration of this week, the demands are urgent and for specific things.
This are Specific demands in relation to scholarships.
First, is very important that the grants are given to people who really need it, It is, for socio-economic criteria, and non-academic.
Second, that the criteria for measuring socioeconomic conditions is better structured.
And finally, that more people can be benefited with more and better scholarships.
In the other hand , the demands on long-term are basically that the education is recognized as a right therefore : Education, Free State. And in the private education, the state to intervene and control the profit. And the private universities must take responsibility for funding students who require benefits.
I think it is very important to know about all these problems and work out solutions for them.
but I think it would be good to integrate the rest of the community to discuss theseissues, because education is something that affects us all as a society

Planning a Travel

When We’ll travel, is very important planning many things. For example, where we´ll lodge, the places that we want to visit, and certainly the money that we´ll need.
For it, is very important to consult the web site to the places that we think to visit. In the web site, we can find the prices, admission and opening times, indications for getting there.
I did a Itinerary for a travel to London, and the places that I would like to visit in one week.
Some Places that I chose were London Eye, The British Museum , Natural History Museum, Kew Gardens , Camden Market , Madame Tussauds, and Tower of London.
The total cost only for the tickets in this places is £93.58 ( but some of them are free).
Also, we must looking for the better way for getting there. In my case, I searched the tube Stations nearest to the places and the Travel zone for each.

November Rain

I have many songs that I love.. Is really difficult for me chose a only one. But in this case, I think that a song very special for me is November Rain. I heard this song for the first time when I was thirteen years old. I was of holydays in Valparaiso in the house of my cousins, and I put to check the CD´s in the house. From this day I´m a fan to Guns n Roses.
The type of music of this band is officially hard Rock, but some people say that Guns n Roses is a type of Glam rock. My favorite disc of the band is “Use your Illusion I” (1991) and in my opinion the most beautiful song in this CD is November rain.
I hear this song ever it rains in this month in the year (and every year it happens).
The history of this song is inspired in a book called “The Language of Fear” (Del James), and the history treats about the loneliness after to lose a love. The writer worked these ideas also with the renaissance or reincarnation, for this, some people doesn’t understand the idea in the video of the song.

This is the link for the Video ( I dont put up this because It is very heavy) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE

About me and My career

When I was in my last year at the school, I was a little confused because I didn’t know what career choose. My favorite subject was History, but I didn’t enjoy the rest of the Humanistic area (the philosophy for example).
In the other hand, since I was a child I dreamed with be a archaeologist (maybe in this time I didn’t know the name of this work). I thought in learn about the ancient cultures and also I think in the many every places for know if I study this.
But for me, this was a fantasy thing, I didn’t think in study archaeology how a real option.
My opinion change when I have 17 year. Near of my school be the Museum of the National History , when I was in my last year in my school I decide go to the Museum and talk with the teacher of the Educative Department. She told me that she needed help with the tours for the childs. I accept this responsibility and worked how volunteer all the year. In this year, I saw many collections in the museum, and this help me for decided to study archaeology, and look the career how a real option.
Actually I study anthropology, and the next year I choose my mention in archaeology.
I really think that It is a appreciably career because It permit know the past of the humanity and the ancient cultures .

A Place

I remember a nice place that I visited two years ago.
This place was Foz of Iguazu, is very popular for the Falls, but is also a wonderful Natural reservation.
Foz is a nice city in the south of Brazil, this city is limited for the Parana River. This river is a natural frontier to Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
In the center of the town We can find the Macuco Park, it is a park in the half of a rainforest, and into the Park we can make a Safari, visit the bird reservation, or travel in a boat under the Waterfalls of Iguazu.
I went to this place with all my friends because my class decides go to Brazil for our travel of study.
We went to Foz because is a beautiful place, and also the city permit visit other two countries easily.
I really enjoyed this experience. My favorite part of the travel into the Park was the safari tour; I saw a beautiful variety to animals and birds, and also the natural reserve permit see many different threes and floral forms. Also, I met people that many different places and talk with them about the different experiences in this beautiful city.
I really think that I will go to back here soon.

About me..

Hellow

My name is Carolina Godoy Aguirre, and I have 19 years old.
I`m in my Second year of Antropology at the University of Chile. But the mencion that I`ll choose is Archaeology (the next year).
This is my second blog, and It was create especially for my english class at the University.
About me, I can tell you that I`m a quite person. I like the clasic rock music and the Surrealistic Literature (my favorite writer is Julio Cortázar).