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In the University I have only tried to learn English for this subject, and maybe I have not made much progress because I give priority to other subjects of the career and I do not practice English, but I am sure that without this course I would understand less than now. Actually it is not that I do not understand anything, but I do not try to know more, and I think it is wrong, since one of my goals is to establish myself in a country where I will be forced to communicate in another language. The use of blogs has helped me a lot, because even if I use cheating and help from a translator, I always try to correct what is not understood. On that side, I have liked to work with blogs, besides that I have met new colleagues and the opinions they have regarding several things we have seen in these blogs. I must improve absolutely in everything, I believe that the best way to learn English is to practice, and for that I must improve my times, and pay more attention when I st...

Actually, I study Chemistry, a career that lasts 11 semesters (at least), the mesh is divided into 3 parts where the first 2 years correspond to the basic cycle, where we study together with all the careers of this faculty the main and basic subjects of chemistry , for example General Chemistry, Analytical, Organic, and we also learn to develop in laboratories individually and as a team. Then, in the fifth semester the undergraduate cycle begins, with more specialized subjects in the career and not so general, we even have electives to choose ourselves. And finally, the professional cycle where the title memory is created, and   the only professional practice of the career. And as I said before, we have important laboratories during almost 6 years of studies, so the faculty must have suitable facilities, and in my opinion, it should be modernized whenever it is required. In fact, after an accident, security measures had to be taken that they did not consider before. I thin...

Well, it's hard to talk about this topic for me since I'm not a fan of the anime and neither of the series or cartoons. For a long time I stopped giving importance to TV giving priority to other activities such as eating out with my friends, dancing, working, among others. Sounds like I grew up fast, but it has not been a problem for me to stop enjoying that stage I experienced when I was younger. For the same reason, it is not a topic of conversation for me and sometimes I would like to share with my friends when they talk about series, etc. However, as I already anticipated, when I child i did see animated series, I liked very much the  the Flintstones , the supersonic, Popeye, Detective Conan and several others. Those who marked me the most were Detective Conan and Popeye, I think they contribute a little in what I have been. I love vegetables-fruits, and my favorite vegetable is spinach :D and on the other hand, I have been developing a bit the instinc...

What is your opinion about buying instead of adopting pets? In the first place, it is necessary to emphasize that the option of adopting or buying a pet, is because of the motivation to have a companion at home, which is very good since interacting with animals helps us to relate to our environment in general, and it teaches us to respect the lives of others. Now, about buying pets I think it's wrong. Unfortunately everything around us starts to be a business and I get to feel sorry that there is a business with animals. They are free beings like us, and considering that there are so many abandoned animals on the streets in precarious conditions, it makes me think negatively about buying pets. What is your opinion about climate change? I hope that climate change is reversible, because the damage we have done to our planet to be in the conditions that it is currently is very serious. On TV we inform ourselves little and nothing about what happens, we are impres...

The truth is that it costs me a lot to think about doing a postgraduate course, since according to my perspective the magister is not valued as it should be valued, now everyone expects a PhD, and personally i think the degree is long enough to be 3 or 4 more years studying and researching something. It calls me much more attention to do a diploma to specialize even more in an area that I like in a short period, and not for wanting something easy and fast, but because chemistry can be expressed in infinite ways and I would love to get to experience all the applications that catch my attention. However, when I will have my degree, there may be a new postgraduate degree other than a diploma, master's or doctorate, one that really catches my attention, and therefore I do not close myself to the possibility of actually studying one in the future. One that can help me to continue perfecting myself as a professional, and above all, that contributes enormously in what I want...

Well, talking about work may not all seem like the best idea. However, I personally love to work. I think we can find the perfect place for each one of us to develop in the best possible way. I've never had problems finding a job, obviously some I like more than others, but I've always been able to adapt well to the latest jobs I've had. I would like to establish myself in a laboratory since it is related to my current studies, I imagine it similar to those of the University, hopefully in better conditions, but so far I do not complain. Being able to create new things, a while ago I refused categorically to dedicate myself to research, I did not like it at all. However, lately I think it has many points in favor that little by little attract me more and more. One of those points is to travel, I think that, if the investigation warrants it, you should know the origins and all the important things of what I am looking for. In addition, chemistry is found in all ...

Science advances day by day in all areas and at all scales, and I think that choosing an application of nanoscience is quite complicated. If I am sincere, I have informed myself a little about it since listening to microparticles makes me immediately think of a more biologist area and those who know me know that my interest in biology is null. Therefore, and considering that my career does not have a biologist approach, before writing this publication I decided to look for some information and I found really wonderful things that have a great significance in one of the areas that Chemistry focuses on. In the energy field, nanoscience can be used in the production of renewable energies. For example, reduce the costs and in order to enhance of obtaining solar energy with photovoltaic cells, it is possible to use nanoparticles absorbing sunlight, or in obtaining hydraulic energy, seawater corrosion can be avoided thanks to the anti-fouling coating of the material. Al...

Since I was little I had a special fondness for the puppies I saw on the streets, where my friends, family, etc. At that time I lived in a small apartment where I could not have pets, so, I just moved to a bigger house in 2005 my parents wanted to give me a surprise and they gave me a beautiful puppy with black fur that I called Pillín. The reason for his name was because he was very playful and always hid to play to find it. Unfortunately Pillín was only a week with us, since one day we went out to play at the park with him and a truck ran him over. I was very sorry because the pet that I wanted so badly was dead, and although that void was not going to be easy, my parents decided to take another pet with us. This time it was a female, also a puppy, but she came with a trauma. They abandoned her in a rainy winter, and for every rain that fell she was very frightened. Her name was Mona, I put her that way because she found the name “Princesa” very common and for me she was un...

Well, maybe they have not been the best holidays, but I'll talk about them because very important events happened to me. It was recently, for the national holidays, when we decided to leave the whole family together, my brother, my parents and me. Due to space issues we could not take our pets😢, but they stayed taking care of the house😄. We could only leave 5 days, since my family has to go back to the daily routine and work. However, they were 5 days well enjoyed. We started our trip being Chillá n our first stop, there we went to visit my grandmother and uncle Lulu to the cemetery, then we had lunch at the Chillán market and went to my uncle Lalo's house. After our first night there, we woke up early to continue our way to Los Angeles. We went to meet a cousin of my mom who had not seen since she was 10 years old, it was a nice reunion. In addition, in the south the people are more affectionate, and we spent a beautiful day with them, we had a very t...

I have always been interested in knowing other cultures, other countries and for different reasons I have motivated myself in certain places to such a point as to live in them. For example Norway or Denmark, are usually in the ranking of the happiest countries in the world, and not only that, they are among the 5 best places in recent years. Even this 2018 Norway was chosen as the happiest country in the world, taking into account criteria such as freedom, welfare, health and generosity. Criteria that for me are quite important in everyday life. In addition, they have a fairly significant development in recycling, sustainability, and have a fairly clear approach to reducing pollution by plastics, etc. I also really like the language they have, it's not as common as English, it's not my native language like Spanish, and all that makes me want to learn it. I would like to settle and develop myself as a person and as a worker in this wonderful country. On the...

Dear Blogger Having shared with you through a platform seems great to me. It is magnificent what technological advances can bring us to benefit our daily lives. My experience writing blogs has been interesting, I have learned to know a little more about each one, their tastes and preferences, I even share with some of you certain affinities, and that is one of the best things I can rescue from this activity. At the beginning it was not easy at all, I tried to do everything very structured and finally I did not express what I really wanted to convey, many times I was not sure of my words, but over time I can notice that the best thing is to let the ideas flow. I have learned to make everything more fun, leaving fear and shame aside, because writing in a language that is not completely mastered is not easy, but I appreciate having tried it by this means, I learned new words, I met my colleagues, I managed to get I benefit from this tool and I hope that the progress I ma...

Hello dear readers, Have you started thinking about how important hearing is? I think taking time to reflect on how useful it’s to have our senses alert is necessary for our day to day. I find it incredible to be able to listen to music on long trips, to be able to enjoy the sound of the rain on a winter day, to be able to communicate with our surroundings, etc... Hearing plays an important role that benefits us in every way, we can be alert of what goes on around us and have been able to avoid accidents. We listen to cars when they approach, and help us for many important things. That is why it’s necessary to take care of who provides this sense, the ears. The most frequent disease is otitis. It’s the infection of the external auditory canal that connects the inner ear with the pinna of the ear that is the outer part of the ear that is on the side of the head.  Also other common symptoms are vertigo, nausea and buzzing, caused by Meniere's disease. We are so ...

Dear readers, today I will talk about my favorite subject of the current semester at the University. Actually, I could not choose just one because I really love all the chemistry. However, I will talk about two topics mainly. The first one is Analytical Chemistry, I really like this subject because we study Complex Volumetry, Chemical Equilibrium and analytical studies in general. It is a very interesting theoretical topic, because it brings me closer to the world of work for which I am training as a professional. The other subject that I really love is Inorganic Chemistry, I have the privilege of taking this subject since only the students of Chemistry are required to do it. It consists in the study of each element of the periodic table and we can learn interesting things like the unstable and explosive that perchlorates can be, among other useful information that will help us inform our society. It is a theoretical class, however, later in the course of the race we will hav...

Born in Copenhagen After taking his doctorate at the University of Copenhagen in 1911, and trying to expand his studies at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge with the chemist Joseph John Thomson, discoverer of the electron (the theme of Bohr's doctoral thesis) and winner of the Nobel Prize in 1906, who did not show great interest in the young Bohr, completed his studies in Manchester, having as a teacher Ernest Rutherford, with whom he established a lasting scientific and friendly relationship. Based on the theories of Ernest Rutherford (atom of Rutherford) he published his own atomic model (Bohr's atomic model) in 1913, introducing the theory of quantized orbits, which in quantum mechanical theory consists of the characteristics that, around the nucleus Atomic, the number of electrons in each orbit increases from the inside to the outside. In their model, in addition, the electrons could fall (to go from one orbit to another) from an outer orbital to an inner one, emitting ...

For me music is one of the most important things for my day to day. We can find it anywhere, even indirectly, in commercials, even. I can find in music a way of expressing feelings. I like different styles of music, however, strongly predominates the love for the urban. A large part of my playlist on the computer, cell phone, etc., corresponds to Rap. My favorite artist is Eminem and I can die in peace since the year 2016 he attended Lollapalooza Chile, where I could be in the front row to sing his hits. There is no style of music that I have heard in my childhood and that I do not like now, but I really have never liked romantic music in life, they clearly do not go with me. Not everything in my life is Rap, as I said before, there is a varied gallery on my cell phone and therefore I also like the songs that appear in films like Madagascar, and other more classic like Titanic.

I admire those who have the gift of capturing a great moment. I dedicate myself to taking pictures of my pets. I have got photos that I treasure with a lot of love, one of them is the one I show in this post. I took the picture in January 2015, it was the last summer I was with my dear Mona, soon she died, but I managed to capture this beautiful moment with the mischievous Terry. This special photo makes me remember how wonderful those last days were, where I observed the experience of the old Monita and all the energy of the Terry. In addition, one of the reasons why I value and I really like this image is that it is the only memory I have of my deceased pet. This was a determining factor for me and thanks to that I started taking many pictures of my pets of today, Terry and Copo, to always have a happy memory of them when they are no longer physically.

Well, I really don’t like read books. In my school life I always tried to watch the film instead of reading the corresponding book for the exam. And although I prefer to watch movies I don’t give myself the time to do it, I do not know many movies or series since I prefer to spend my free time in other activities, I prefer to go out with friends or rest some time at home. However, when I was a child I used to watch movies on VHS, I remember going to “Blockbuster” to rent movies to watch later in the afternoon. The first movie I watch was from The Lord of the Rings, I realized that I love fiction movies, I enter the world in which the film takes place and I forget a little of the reality in which we live. That's why I also like the Harry Potter saga a lot, I think it's my favorite saga and I couldn’t choose one of the many movies that it has. It is perfect to see alone, with friends, with the family, etc. I totally recommend it, I think that all those who have see...

My favourite piece of technology is the computer, the first one of my own i took it in 2006, this computer gave me five years of technology. I used it to surf in the net, to play “Spider solitario”, “3D Pinball”, “Buscaminas”, etc… I also studied with Encarta, I downloaded music in Ares (and I filled the computer with viruses), I talked to Friends by “Messenger”, etc. It was really the most important technological piece for me that appeared in those years. That's why I have a great love for computers and actually, I still use it to study, to watch movies and to spend my free time (which I do not have). If computers ceased to exist, my way of investigating would be more difficult, because I should resort to sources of information such as books and unfortunately I do not have the habit of reading them. I hope it does not happen soon.

Well, I from the first year of high school I wanted to study a career related of Chemistry. In the third year I decided to study Pharmacy, because I don’t have the patience to be a Chemistry teacher. So, I postulated to Pharmacy. But I couldn’t get into to career, and nowadays I think that it was the better thing that could have happened to me. Finally, I entered to Chemistry and I feel happy to study a career that I really love. My dreams is to work in a Chemical Laboratory, and every time there is less time to get it. Actually, I am in the second year of Chemistry. I have suffered, but I have also laughed with my friends. I still have years to live in the University and I hope not to die trying.

Hi, my name is Fabiola Mondaca and today I will tell you a bit about me. I was born a sunny December day 19 years ago. I have a brother called Rodrigo, my mother is Carmen and my dad is Hugo. I have two beautiful dogs, Terry and Copito, with whom I spend my free time since four years ago. I consider myself a cheerful and funny girl and I like hang out with my friends, I like dance, I like the Yoga, I like healthy foods, I like the zodiac (I’m Sagittarius), I like a Chemistry, even actually I’m a Chemistry student in the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Universidad de Chile). And finally, my goal is to approve the subject without falling down in depression. Good bye guys!