My experience using blog

Hi! this year in the English class we start to use blogs as activities. I think that the experience was good but also a little stressful because we had to write about different things and sometimes I ran out of subjects. But in general it was a great experience, especially when I had to write about things that I love like my pets or my favourite artist, it was very funny.

Also I think that my writing skills are so much better! now when I have to write or talk something it feels natural, maybe I have some troubles with some words but it´s not that bad. Writing frequently has helped me with my skills.

I think that in the future I would like to include more interactive things like videos explaining some subject or music in the blog. It would be funny and the blog would be more personal and full of personality.

Finally I would like to tell that writing about a movie or some serie is something that I would love. Or maybe some song. I really like that kind of artistic expression because sometimes what we see through the screen in a movie feels so real and the actors can interpret a character so well that we can even feel empathy with him.

My carbon footprint

Part 1- Calculate your carbon footprint!

http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

· Don’t forget to select English before starting the activity.

Questions:

Ø What’s your carbon footprint?

Ø What’s the average carbon footprint of a person?

Part 2 – “Going Green” Quiz

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/green-lifestyle-quiz/

Answer the quiz. Mention the 2 most interesting findings that you learnt by responding to this quiz.

1. One of the most interesting things that I have learned in the quiz is that the panda excrement could be used as material for paper.

2. Other interesting thing is that we can use less water by using the dishwasher than washing the dishes by hand.

Part 3- Video. Top ten tips for recycling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjbSEIOUp4w

Watch the video and choose the best 3 tips in your opinion.

1. First, is try to keep the bin out of direct sunlight because it can get too warm and that is very important to keep the thin lid closed.

2. Another it’s use a double bag and tie any food because if we not it can get very smelly in the bin.

3. The last one is that we can’t forget or miss the collection. Also is so important to always have the bin and recycling at the correct time.

My strangest repeated dream

Usually, I don't remember all of my dreams, but I do remember parts of them like the people that are in, the place where I have been and the things that I do, but no the reason of any of them.

Sometimes I have very strange dreams and that are the ones who I remember the most, because when I wake up I have this rare feeling in me, like it was very real and not a dream.

My strangest repeated dream is one that sometimes takes place in my city, anywhere of it, and sometimes in a forest that I have never seen before. But is always the same situation.

It starts with me doing anything normal like being in college or my house with friends when suddenly sound an alarm and for some reason we have to run and hide. It is very scary and stressful because I don't know from what I’m running, but if I don't “that thing” could catch me. It is like a scary movie and sound a little crazy but in that moment it feels so real. And generally it ends with me completely lost, without my friends but with other people that I met in the trajectory haha.

My favourite subject

In this occasion I’m going to talk about one of the subjects that I liked the most in this semester. The name of it is Social History of Chile and now I would like to tell a little about it.

This subject is about the social history of Chile and until now we have seen it with a perspective from the “popular”. The class is like any other, we all got together in a classroom and have discussions sometimes about the differents things that the teacher exposes.  

In the last content of the class, we have been reading and talking about the chilean identity and lately about the beginning of the social movements all along the country with the perspective of the “popular” population in all this process.

I like this subject because I think that is very important to know about our past to face the future and is very interesting to know more about our origins. Also I like it for the bibliography because all along the semester we have been reading papers and books that are full knowledge and are very entertaining as well.

An expert in my field, Social Work

Today I’m going to talk about a person that is an expert and a pioneer of Social Work, her name is Jane Addams. She was born in the United States in 1860 and died in 1935 at the age of 75. All his life was dedicated to the social labor. She fight for the rights of immigrants, women and poor even when everything was against her for being young and a woman.  

The most iconic of his work was the “Hull House”, a house settlement that in the beginning was for European immigrants but with the time it becomes a house with social, educational and artistic programs for everyone. This was recognized all over the world and today it becomes a museum and was declared National Historic Monument of the United States.

To finish I would like to tell that I like her because she fight for what she believes and for the ones who were being vulnerated, even being a young woman, a lesbian, a feminist  and an activist in a time that was extremely sexist against women.

My favourite artist is...

First, I would like to tell that my favourite artist is the vocalist of the band Arctic Monkeys and his name is Alex Turner. He is from Sheffield, England and actually he is 32 years old. For many years he has been part of the band but also he has done music as a solo artist or with other musicians.  

Alex art area, like I said before, is the music and his style is mostly indie rock. He is a musician, singer, composer and also plays a lot of instruments like the guitar and the piano.

I know Alex since I was fourteen years old because in that time i met my best friend and we start to discover and share music together. I share my love for him and the band with many friends.

And the reason why I choose him is because of his lyrics and interpretation alive, in the concerts. I feel like he can transmit all the feelings of his songs in a short but intense time. I think that in the moment of the interpretation there are a connection between him and the audency.

A week in London

Day		Place		Entrance Fee	Tube Station	Travel Zone
Monday	AM	London Eye		38.00	Waterloo	1
	PM
Tuesday	AM	Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum		27.00	Baker Street	1
	PM	The British Museum		Free	Tottenham Court Road	1
Wednesday	AM	Camden Market		Free	Camden Town	2
	PM
Thursday	AM	The Tate Modern Art Gallery		Free	Pimlico	1
	PM
Friday	AM	The Natural History Museum		Free	South Kensington	1
	PM
Saturday	AM	Kew Gardens		12.50	Kew Gardens	4
	PM
Sunday	AM	The Tower of London		17.70	Aldgate	1
	PM
			Total Costs	95.20

For each location say:

What day you will visit,

How much you will have to pay to get in,

Which Tube station you will travel to (nearest to location), and the zone it is in.

What will you do on the other days? (2 full days or 4 half days or 1 full day 2 half days)

v  The most of the days is half free so in that time I would like to rest or walk around the street of the city, also I would like to go somewhere to drink coffee.

What is the total cost?

v  The total cost is 95.20. I think that it would worth it because of all that beautiful places.

About this photograph...

First, it was very difficult to choose a photograph that I like because I have too many that brings me beautiful memories. But I decided to choose this one of me in Puerto Montt in 2016.

December, 2016.

This picture was taken by my best friend while we were walking by the coast. It was a rainy but wonderful day because I was surrounded by my group of friends. We have so much fun that week in the south in Puerto Montt, but, also in Valdivia, Chiloe and Puerto Varas.  

I remember that it was our last year in school so we decided to makes some memories together.

Well but about the picture, It shows how big and wonderful is the ocean with the sky and how little I am in the middle of them.

Sometimes the ocean brings me shaking chills but in this photograph brings me peace, I think that is for that reason that I like it and choose it.

Shrek forever after

Today I'll tell you about my pet and all the beautiful things that brings to my life every day. His name is Shrek, like the green ogre, and is a little kitten of four months.

He is the son of my cat Mia, that also lives in the house. He was the

only one who stayed with us because his brothers were adopted by others families.

She is the mom, Mia. 

One of his main and most fun characteristics is that he can sleep anywhere and in many ways. Sometimes in the table, in the source of the fruits, even once I found him sleeping in the bathroom. Nothing bothers him at the time of taking a nap.

Here he is in the table.

He is so important because it brings happiness and love to my life when I need it the most.

Well, today I talked about my little Shrek but I also have two more cats and a lovely dog called Loki (he is so crazy but I love him anyway).

Here he is slepping very deeply. 

My favourite piece of technology is...

After a looong time thinking about it I came to the conclusion that my favourite piece of technology is my actual smartphone.

I got it the last year, in 2017, because my old cell phone died. It fell into the water and stopped working. After that I spend about a month without using a phone to communicate and do college stuff.

To be honest I use it a lot and for everything. But above all I use it to take pictures of my cats and upload them on instagram. They are famous now.

And I like it because it works for everything, but mostly, because I can be in contact with friends who live far away. Also I can watch movies and listen to music in it. It is almost like a computer!

My life without this piece of technology probably would be very boring but sometimes I think that I need a time away from my smartphone because it takes a lot of my free time. 🐱

Why did I choose this study programme?

When I was a child I wanted to be a teacher or a doctor but I was not sure because I liked both.

And at the moment of applying to university I chose none of them; first I enter to Journalism but I don't liked it so I changed that study programme for Social Work.

I decided to go for that study programme because I discovered my vocation and I liked Social Work much more than the previous one.

Until now I had have a nice and lovely experience because I have met beautiful people and friends, but it has been difficult as well.

To finish I would like to tell that my perfect work would be one in which I feel that I contribute my bit 🤞🐱‍🐉

Autobiography

Hello welcome to my blog!

My name is Ivette Iturrieta Diaz and I'm from Chile. I was born on october 5, 1998 in Santiago so I came to the world in spring.

I live with my two parents and my brother, he is fourteen years old and like videogames. Another members of my family are my three cats (Michu, Mia and Cuchuflí)and my dog Loki. I love them so much!

Before enter to the university I went to too many schools in the same city. It was complicated but I liked that experience because I made beautiful friends.

Now that I'm 20 years old I´m at the university studying Social Work but before this career I enter to journalism in the same university and I don´t liked it so now I´m here.

To finish i would like to present some of my hobbies wich are sleep and eat a lot of completos. Would you like to tell me yours?