SUMMER HOLIDAYS

At this time of the year, everybody feels really tired, that´s why I would say we start thinking about what we are gonna do in summer holidays.

Lately years, I have had the possibility of travel around different locations in Chile, but in general, I have been traveling around Valparaiso, Viña del mar, San Antonio, Rocas de Santo Domingo, Quinteros and Pichilemu. From all of them, if I have to make a choice, for this summer holidays, I certainly would choose Pichilemu.

Pichilemu, is a town of Chile, that is known as the "Surf Capital", becouse of its good beaches to surf. Also, it is a really good place to have a rest, because of the great silence you may find there. 

There is a place I love, it is called "Punta de Lobos", it is a kind of cliff, were you can see all the ocean around you, and of course, as it name tells, its the sea lions home, so if you are lucky, you will probably see one of them, 

Another place I would like to go is La Serena, because I have never been there, so I think it would be a very nice experience to know new locations, and open my world by doing that.

"Punta de Lobos"

If you ask me, I think that during the year everyone is bussy, even your own family, and in mi opinion that sucks, so according to me I would like to go with my family, because those moments with them are uniqual, and we have to worry about that.     

ADDICTIONS

Most of the people has had curiosity, at least once in life, and of course, the only way to fill that curiosity is by investigating and, in general, is by trying those things that make us feel that feeling.

In my case I consider I have no addictions, because I have no obsessions with anything. However when I hung out with my friends, sometimes we drink some alcoholic drinks, but I would say that doing that just for that occasion,should not be an addiction. 

Talking about abuse drugs, I just have one experience with marihuana with some friends, where I had the chance to try it, but as I thought,it was irrelevant to me, because it did not make any effect on me, so at the end, it was the only time I have had any experience with abuse drugs.

Now, in my opinion abuse drugs should be used just for medicinal treatments, because in a correct dose, it may have good results for patients. In the case of people who uses it just "for fun", I would say that they are taking their life and putting it in the rubbish bin, because if we see advantages vs disadvantages,we will see that at the end you are just making your body a bad played, because maybe the effects will be seen in some years more.

When I was at school I had a friend that before trying drugs, was a really good student, hardworking, good athlete, but when he got to the road of drugs, everything on him changed, he began to have a bad attitude into teachers, his parents, got bad grades at school, and worst than that, He lost his own skill to say No to drugs; and as I lately heard, he still in the same condition. 

 Among legal drugs, I do not like the cigarette, because at home, my dad is a cigarette  smoker, so I hate the smell of cigarette. About alcohol, I like it, but just for an special occasion as new year´s, national holidays, or just when with some friends we get together, so in summary, I can handle the consumption of these legal drugs. 

As a conclusion, I think that anything used without a correct dose, may cause eventually death, not being important if it is legal or illegal; and there is the challenge:how we,as future professionals related to this area, may have the possibility to make conscious on people´s minds, and avoid situations that nowadays are happening, as we are writing this blog.

POST GRADUATE STUDIES

I consider that the best graduate school program to me (once I got the degree of biochemistry), would be the "master's degree", because it allows me to improve everything I learned about my current career.

Inside this program, at University of Chile, there are many interesting subjets. From all of them I would be interested in environmental biochemistry and clinical biochemistry, because in the firstone I will be able to aply everything I know about chemistry into the world and better how to improve it for all the people, to get a better world. And in the second one, it seems interesting to me, working near the people in a hospital, but not having a whole contact with patients, so at the end I will finnish having a complete experience of the career from the laboratory to the world.

Another important thing is that I would like to take this "master degree" at Universidad de Chile or Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Why not abroad? Because I could not be far of my family, my friends, it would be very difficult for me.

Finally, I would like to take this program as a part time course, so I may be able to keep normal life, and do not stress myself by doing this. I don't like a distance-learning program, because I think you are not able to learn in a complete way, because for example, you can not make questions, and that little points make distance-learning a bad option, at least to me.

MY FUTURE JOB

Well, as many of us, I would like to have a job, where I may be able to improve habilities, techniques, and of course get proffessional experience related with the career of Bioquemistry. My dream would be to work for some years on investigation about anything, maybe related with solutions for some illness the cancer. However, after some years working on that, I would like to work teaching more than investigating.

In summary, I would like laboratory work (indoors), althoug I would like to spend some time working outside.Another important aspect, would be the salary, I imagine myself working because I like what I am doing, not just because of the money. Money is important, but it does not give you the happiness, the only way to be happy, is by doing stuff you like and want to do.Something I would like to do is to have the possibility to work in team, what is really difficult nowadays, but it allows you to improve your skills, and also most of times makes the work funnier and easier.At the moment I am very happy and calm about what I am studying (major in Bioquemistry), and in some years probably I will be taken a master´s degree, related to the development of solutions to some disease.

Old and New Hobbies

Life is really difficult, most of us have a daily routine, where we have to get up early, go to university/work/school, and of course, you have to do lots of things during a whole day, during a whole week, during a whole year, during a whole life, so maybe, we should do something different to keep our mind healthy: that is have a hobbie.

In my case, I would say that I am a full time hobbie-man, because since I was a child I have been someone who gets bored easily, so I had to look for many things to do during my childhood. For example, my first Hobbie was related with art, I used to paint  little rocks with shape of bugs and when they were ready, I put them on my garden, so it looked really cool. Another hobbie I had, was related with magazines, I used to buy the ICARITO magazine every weekend, and of course, I read it almost everyday, even today I keep some of them, to save those moments of my childhood.  

Currently, I collect souvenirs from Chile and other countries, I do it because I love history, so I think that as more little pieces from the world you  learn, more wise you are, and souvenirs make you remember those places you visited some time in the past, and of course do not forget what you have learned from those places.

I am really good getting hobbies, but if you ask me, I would never have a hobbie related with bugs, or any other weird animal, because I hate those tiny things moving around there.

Probably in the future, I will collect something as a hobbie, probably related with bottles, because of the shapes they have, the colors, the materials; anyway it seems to be something interesting and unique  to collect.      

Our Amazing Human Body: Our Heart

Everyday, we have to live an awesome life, full of emotions and experiences, that together makes our own life history. Most of those feelings came directly from our dear brain. However, since old times, people has thought that all the feelings came, and are saved inside our heart, and from that viewpoint, the heart is a very interesting organ.

The Heart

If we talk in serious words, the heart fulfils much more functions than be a little box where all a our feelings are saved and secured.First of all, as many people know, the heart is a little muscular organ, that is located behind the chest, with no more than 300 grams of weight and 12 centimetres in length. 

The main function of our heart is keep our blood circulating around our body, so in general, it works as a little engine. Inside blood, there are many different cells, that make our body be a "normal body", for example, red blood cells transport the oxygen every cell needs to fulfil its own function; white blood cells, protect our body from bad cells that could eventually take us to death. So as you can see, as a summary, our heart is like the central engine that make this giant company called Human Body, work with all its systems in a organised way.

Another important function, has a direct relation with the maintenance of the blood by transporting it right to the kidneys, where all the blood flow is cleaned.

This marvellous organ, may be affected by the malfunction of other areas from the body, for example, when people do not eat healthy food, the blood vessels are not able to transport blood with a normal flow, so that heart have to work harder to complete its whole function. 

What can you do to avoid problems with your heart? well, first of all you have to eat healthy food, and of course change bad habits at the time you are eating, for example avoid watching TV, because you do not realise how much food are you eating. Moreover, you may include some sport  around your own life, for example going to work on foot, or riding a bike.

So, to take care of your Heart, you just have to change bad habits and be proactive. On that way, you will be a healthier person, and will have a really good quality of life. 

My last Holiday

Last February, I decided to go on holiday with five friends to "Pucón", a town located in the "Región de la Araucanía". We decided to stay there for a week, with the main objective to have a good rest before getting back to University. Well, once we got there, the first thing we did, was make a schedule, so that we were able to enjoy every moment during each day we stayed there. 

Pucón, Chile

The first activity we did, was something really important for us: have some food. So we went to a restaurant, where each of us had a big piece of pizza. There, there was also a "mini-golf", where we were able to have a really good time, and of course have a lot of fun.

Another day we decided to go to "Lake Caburga", where we could swim all afternoon, until we were so tired that, we just had time to sleep.

During most of days we went to the beach at Pucón, where we swam and sunbathe, so as you would think, we came back really dark-skinned to Santiago.

When the last day came, we decided to do something to remember that day for a long time, so we went to "Termas Trankura", where we were able to enjoy the warm water from the nature, and of course prepare ourselves to the long trip we were going to have to Santiago by bus.

Finally we went to an elegant Restaurant, to close the best holiday trip ever.     

Why I consider it was the best holiday?, Well,besides all the interesting activities we did during those days, I would say because I had a really good time with all my friends, and I think that is the most important thing.