How language transformed humanity

Hello everyone!

Mark Pagel, in his video called “How language transformed humanity”, says important and interesting things about develop of the language across the History. 

I think that the thought of Mr. Pagel about the language is a piece of social technology for enhancing the benefits of cooperation it’s true, because the language is an important mainstay in the relationship of the humans. I think that the cooperation is essential for all the areas of the life, because it allow new ways of interactions with the environment, and also, allow the development of most advanced societies, with ways of life more complexes.

I think that the future of the language is like Mr. Pagel said: our destiny is to be one world with one language. I think that the idea have good and bad consequences. It’s good, because the existence of an only language allow a most quickly and easy communication with all the people. But I think that with only one language, would be a cultural loss. The language is an important quality of a culture, which with the standardization of the languages, would lose.

It is my opinion about this interesting and relevant topic.

Have a good time! Bye!

Viva Chile!

Hello everyone!

Today I would like to talk about Fiestas patrias. This year, I come back to my home, in Alto del Carmen, to celebrate with my family and also, I could rest.

The mean place to celebrate was my Grandfather’s house, because it is so big, and there are a lot of rooms to receive a lot of people. I shared with my aunts and uncles, my parents, my grandfather and my cousins.  My uncles did the barbeque; my aunts did traditional food, like choripan con pebre, empanadas and mote con huesillo. I remembered my childhood, because I played the Trompo with my cousins, I it was so shameful, because I failed. But I recovered my honor, with the emboque, and I defeated to all my relatives. 

Also, I went with my family to see a folkloric show, and I could to dance cueca with a lot of beautiful “Chinas”. I love to dance cueca, because I think that it is a beautiful dance. Also, we could see the traditional games, and I supported to my cousins, because they participated in them. My cousin Scarleth, won in 3 competitions: Pillar el Chancho, carrera de ensacados and gymkhana. Also, my cousins Nacho and Mauricio, won in Carrera de tres pies. It was so funny, and I enjoyed a lot all the activities. In the night, my grandfather won the mean price in the raffle. He won a Cabeza de Chancho. It is a typical price in raffles of September.

I enjoyed a lot my nationals holidays, and also, I could see to my friends.

It’s all for today!

Have a good time!

Bye J

Hi again!

She is Camila Barrera

She is my best friend. She comes from Vallenar, but today, she lives in La Serena, because she studies here.

She is known for all the people like “Kuky”, but I prefer say her “Barrera”. I met her in 2008, when we enter to San Francisco High school. We have a lot of things in common. We love spend a lot of time laughing and talking of important (and irrelevant) things. We used to make ridiculous things together, but now the distance does not allow this. In classes, we always invent silly songs and we did the work together. I miss her a lot.

Nowadays, I can see to Barrera only when there is a long weekend, because in this time, we are in the same city. I would like see her every day, but we can’t.

She is Maite Rojas. 

She is my best friend too. I like to call her “Maydora”, although she hates it. She lives with Barrera in La Serena, because she studies here too. With Maydora, we do the same activities, many of which we do with Barrera too. Is the same, I met her in the high school, and she became quickly in a good friend. I miss her too.

I love so much to Barrera and Maydora. I hope the summertime to recover all the time that we lose.

                         

I'm back!

Hello everyone

Today, I would like to talk about my first term of 2012. It was my first term in the university. I remember that I was so nervous for my entry to a new stage in my life. I started to study Anthropology in Universidad de Chile. The last year, I endeavored studying for the PSU, and the result is here. I loved my career, I think that the anthropology is for my.

In the University, I met a lot of people, and I did good friends quickly. With them, I did sport activities, like climb San Cristobal Hill very continued. Also, we took to know new places of Santiago.

While I study in Santiago, I live alone in an apartment. The first term was so hurt, because I missed a lot to my family, although my mom visited me in several opportunities. But in July, when the semester almost over, my Grandmother Rita died. Her death was so hurt for me and all my family, because my grandma was a mainstay in my family.

But nevertheless, I finished my first semester with all my subjects approved, and so happy to be here, with new friends and starting one of the most important stages in my life. 

Banana Song

Hello, hello everyone!

Today, I would like to talk about a stupid video. It is the video “Banana Song (I’m a banana)”. In this video, you can see a scene in a kitchen, when a man says to a woman: I’m a banana! Then, the man appears with a banana costume, and starts to dance a funny choreography, while he sings a funny song who says: I’m a banana, I’m a banana, I’m a banana, LOOK AT ME MOVE! and a lot of others incoherences.

I like this video, because I think that is very simple and stupid. Also, I like the steps that the man uses to dance.

Also, this video remembers me my last English Summer camp, on 2011. In this Camp, I met a lot of people, and I could make new friends.  I remember that we crated choreographies with this song and we danced all together like a crazy bananas. The people who showed me this video was Caleb Shoop, an American volunteer who was my monitor in the English summer camp. He danced of a very funny way, and he created a lot of new steps every day.

When the English camp finished, we organize a “talent show”, when the people could sing, dance or show any talent. I danced with Caleb and all my friends the Banana Song, without scary or embarrassment.

I remember with a lot of nostalgia the English Camp.

This is my story, I know that the video is really stupid, but I like it! Also, it is one of the main reasons because I like it!

It’s all for today!

Good Bye! 

Rayen's Correction

Original

Hi classmates! Today I’m gonna talk to you about my little brother… Ok, he is not my little brother, he’s my pet. Some people understand that a pet is not a pet, but is another member of the family.

My little brother is a cat called Gino Paolo. He is a beautiful cat. His pur is so soft and has black spots in his back, in his tail and in his head. These last ones are separated with a white line, so cute.

My cat has six years old, I don’t know the equivalence to the human age, but his behavior is like an old cat: he rest all day long (and all night long)… He is a lazy cat and a fat cat, I don’t know why. I really think that he has stomach disorder or something; it’s not normal that a cat eat three times at day and continues to put on 1 kilo everyday, hahahaha. I’m sure that he had manic depression… sometimes he loves you, and sometimes hates you and hit you… or maybe his disorder is caused for the excess of fat in his little body !

I think that Gino is very important to me, because he arrived to my home in a year of changes in my family. He was my company last year, when I had to study for the PSU… he always was there when I needed. He is a very good brother.

At next, a picture of my Gino. He is so adorable.

Correction

Hi classmates! Today I’m gonna talk to you about my little brother… Ok, he is not my little brother, he’s my pet. Some people understand that a pet is not a pet, but λ [he] is another member of the family.

My little brother is a cat called Gino Paolo. He is a beautiful cat. His pur S [fur] is so soft and has black spots in his back, in his tail and in his head. These last ones are separated with a white line, so cute.

My cat has WW [is] six years old, I don’t know the equivalence to the human age, but his behavior is like an old cat: he rest all day long (and all night long)… He is a lazy cat and a fat cat, I don’t know why. I really think that he has stomach disorder or something; it’s not normal that a cat eat C [eats] three times at day and continues to put on 1 kilo everyday, hahahaha. I’m sure that he had manic depression… sometimes he loves you, and sometimes λ [he] hates you and hit C [hits] you… or maybe his disorder is caused for the excess of fat in his little body !

I think that Gino is very important to me, because he arrived to my home in a year of changes in my family. He was my company last year, when I had to study for the PSU… he always was W.O [was always] there when I needed λ [him]. He is a very good brother.

At next, a picture of my Gino. He is so adorable.

The things that I want to learn

Hello everyone!

In my short life, I wanted to learn a lot of things. But there is one that I would like to learn to do very well. It is the work of a craftsman jeweller.

I would like to learn all the techniques that the craftsman jeweller use to doing beautiful pieces of jewelery like earrings, rings, bracelets or pendants. Also, I like the life of the craftsman, because they are artist that have a quiet life, without preoccupations.  I would like to learn to work with a lot of materials, like metals (gold, silver, copper), precious stones (diamonds, ruby, etc), and vegetable materials (seeds, fibres, etc). Another thing that I would like to learn is the smithy. I would like to learn this work, because it is disappearing, and nowadays there are a little of people that are working in it.

There is an activity that I started to learn but I stopped. It is to milk cows. In the summer, I said to my grandfather that I would like to learn to milk cows, and he said me that he could teach me. One day, we went to a farm of grandfather’s fiend, and he taught me how to do it. But I can´t does it. Then, when I wanted to practice again, my grandfather said me that the cow was in another place far from there. And my dream was ruined. This is my sad story. But I swear that one day I will become in the best farmer of the world.

Is all for today!

Bye