ENGLISH CHALLENGES

This is a really interesting topic to write about since I always had issues with this language. Im not talking precisely about how has been to me learning it, because that actually has been easy , the thing is when comes the time to speak it... I have a trust struggle in that aspect.

Anyway, here in the university I've been doing well with blogs and stuff like that, I haven't talk much  english in classes but, as I said before, it's hard to me to participate in activities that implies talking in public, mostly about nerves. However, I love making blogs about different topics, there are days that my writing inspiration isn't the best but I always try to do my best.

Besides the talking, I also like to improve in scientific English, it would be really useful to my carrier to understand science therms. This semester in biology class the teachers show us a lot of images about membrane, the cell cycle, ADN, ARN and a lot of other stuff, but the explanation about them were written in english, when I had to study at home I had to search a lot of words on google translator. I've heard that there is a CFG about it, I'd like to take it!

I used English a lot at the begginig of this years, I worked at a cafeteria located in Costanera Center Mall, a lot of tourist go there, so I usually talked at least with one person in english every weekend. After I quit my job, I only interact with the language when I watched a movie or a serie, or maybe when I heard a new song and I start singing it a lot. So, in conclusion, I don't put it on practice a lot...

I hope one day I can declare myself as a bilingual person after all!

CHANGES TO MY STUDY PROGRAMME

Well, before start talking about the changes I would do to the curricular or anything else related to my career, I'll like to highlight something: When I had to decide whether to study here or in the PUC, I considered a lot of things to make my decision, like the location - San Joaquín Campus is 6 minutes away from my home... on foot!- the length, what would affect to my routine and, of course, the curricular. Fortunately I had enough PSU points for both Universities, but this is the thing: It would not matter being close to my home If I was not satisfied with the subjects, after all, I'm studying to become a quality professional, and I believed - I still do- that University of Chile has the most complete curricular for that. So, with that being said, I'll start to judge a little now...

I believe the former curricular is well organized, at least better than the one active two years ago, in that time the workload were disproportional between one semester and another. It also suits really well with the recent science advances and it has a lot of management courses, in that way you develop social conscience among science skills. But there should be more courses that implies practice. I mean, we shouldn't wait so long to treat with the true reality of being a pharmacist. In terms of length I think 5 and half years are fine, but most of the students failed courses and the time becomes longer.

To be honest, the faculty facilities are not what I expected but I’m satisfied with it. Although I wouldn't mind to see more grass along de faculty, better places to study or more thatched spaces to spend time, because when it rain it's really difficult to find a good place to be. But what has to do with technology is more than enough for me, at least for now.

With teachers I had some issues, I don't doubt of the knowledge of any of them, but the teaching ways that a few has are not the best. Maybe this faculty needs younger teachers, with more patience, that can understand better to the new generations.

Despite my criticism, I'm more than happy studying here, I convince myself everyday a little more that I made the right choice.