Post six

Hey!
It's already our sixth session! now it will be about one of our chosen topics:
The feminist movement.



For many, feminism is only an internet thing in response to the horrible killings that occurred in Chile and Argentina, that lead to the creation of the hashtag #niunamenos. but not for me.
As a man, it's a whole new thing for me to reflect about feminism, but I've been reflecting for about two years I think, and honestly I admire women who have released, or are trying to release themselves from the hierarchy that's been stablished by sexism.

The fact that social roles are determined to only fulfill some actions, is for me an idea that belongs in the past, and maybe not even there. I really think there's a lot to be done in many aspects, specially in education for younger generations.



It's my understanding that this political movement not only looks for recognition of women as equals in all aspects of life, but also the abolition of sexist oppression against women and also men that's applied by social constructs as small as the family, and as big as the state of a country.

To conclude this post, I'll say that it is an obligation for us as men of tomorrow, to recognize our privileges and to fight along with women to end all oppression, not only the sexist one.

Now it's your turn!
Write a 220 word post about feminism. You'll be free to develop your own ideas about it.
But if you need a guide, maybe this can help:

What are your thoughts about feminism?
When did you learn about the movement?
How has feminism affected your view of the world?

I hope you enjoy this post, after all, you chose it.

V.

Post five

Postgraduate studies.

Write about a postgraduate course that you would consider taking in the future.
Include:

- Reasons to do the course
- Subject(s) you would like to study
- Where you would like to study (Chile or abroad)
- How you would like to study (distance learning, blended system, part-time course, etc)
- Any other relevant ideas

Here's my sample post for this topic:

I have to start by saying that for me to study a new career or to deepen my knowledge in English teaching, a lot of changes would have to occur, as I'm not willing to get a ton of debt to specialize again. I studied my career with CAE and I really didn't know what it was when I was 18. So now, ten years later, I'd consider it twice before signing a contract with a bank that will profit from student loans.

Now, if the conditions were right, I'd probably study something related to Linguistics. Linguistics is the science that studies the language, not only knowing how to speak, but also how languages are learnt and how different contexts affect different languages. In other words, it could be said like this:

"Each human language is a complex of knowledge and abilities enabling speakers of the language to communicate with each other, to express ideas, hypotheses, emotions, desires, and all the other things that need expressing. Linguistics is the study of these knowledge systems in all their aspects: how is such a knowledge system structured, how is it acquired, how is it used in the production and comprehension of messages, how does it change over time?"

Understanding these factors can really help a teacher become more able to teach a wide varierty of students and also, in my opinion, knowing about how languages work, can reveal some of the patterns that can be found in human behavior.

The aspects of Linguistics in which I'm more interested in are Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics.

Now it's your turn:

- Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on my post.
- Minimum Word Count: 210 words
- Remember: NO TRANSLATOR! web dictionaries are allowed, and of course you can call me and I'll go to your seat.

Post four

Hello dear!

This is a very special ocasion, I'd never thought I'd write about something like this in a blog, specially a blog in english... but hey! you chose it!
So, here it goes:

P A R A N O R M A L
E X P E R I E N C E S


Did you ever have to walk through a forest to find a friend?
Ever felt strange noises from an empty room?
Did you ever play "charlie charlie"? maybe you made "the joker dance" or you simply played with the ouija?
Did you ever see lights in the sky? or a ship landing with little green martians?



I don't know... But it's your time to tell me about your paranormal experiences, if you don't have any.. I'm sure you'll find what things to write, because wether you believe in these things or not, there are things beyond our understanding.

Here's my sample post:

It was a very strange experience, but not in a negative way, quite the opposite in fact. I was staying at an uncle's house who was on vacation with his family. A group of cousins and friends came to the house that night and we did some sort of guided meditation. I remember the audio of the meditation was in spanish, so I was asked to translate for everyone, and I did.

It was a very exciting experience, during this meditation, we held hands an we could actually feel energy moving from one to the other. But that was not the end. After a couple of minutes, all of us with our eyes closed, we received a visit, it felt as if many people had entered the room (but it was only 6 or 7 of us) The presences we felt were all 'good' and it was almost as if they were preparing the place for what was coming.

The magic happened when we all felt things and started describing them, we all felt the same, a big big presence arrived and made us all feel really good. I don't really know what it was, or if maybe we unconsciously created that for ourselves. But we all felt it. It felt as if "an angel" or "god itself" had came to visit us.

After a while we were astonished by what had happened, and we all felt really well, the kind of feeling that leaves you with a smile drawn on the face.

I honestly can't explain what happened, but it's my story!
Now it's your turn!

- Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on my post.
- Minimum Word Count: 220 words
- Remember: NO TRANSLATOR! web dictionaries are allowed, and of course you can call me and I'll go to your seat.

Post three

Hello everyone!

The theme of today's post is: My future job.

As a 28 year old teacher, working at the university of Chile, it would be easy for me to say that I am working in my ideal job. But I don't want to be an employee all my life, so i'll be really honest with you guys, I'll tell you all about my dream future job.

Grower

I'll start my own company, actually my own nursery for cactus, and I'll auction some of them to earn money. My idea is to retire from being a teacher when I'm more or less 30. That means I have only 2 years to move forward with my plans.
I've been working for this project for a long time now, I actually started it withut knowing it. First at a very small scale, I still lived with my parents and I was already studying to be an english teacher, that's when I first got interested in cacti, and there I started growing them from seeds and learning different cultivation techniques.

Nowadays I'm at a stage of the project in which I need to get a big greenhouse to start growing plants for the future, so I really need a place of my own. That's why I'm hoping to buy the place where I currently live, because that would make things go faster as I could start growing more and better plants, at a larger scale, and not worrying about where I'll go if my landlord asks me to leave his property. 

This season of spring - summer is when most of the cactus I grow start flowering, that opens officially the 'bee work season' for me. That's right! that's the time when I cross pollinate my plants to obtain hybrid seeds for propagation.

 

I feel happy thinking that I could live with a sense of independance by working with my own hands, and in a line of work that I love, so it feels like a passtime activity So I encourage you to follow whatever you feel your dreams are :).

That's me!

Now it's your turn!

These questions could help you develop your writing: 

- What kind of job would you like to have? How do you imagine it?

- Outdoors /indoors?

- Would you like to travel a lot in your job?

- What about the salary?

- Add any other related ideas.

- Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on my post.
- Minimum Word Count: 210 words
- Remember: NO TRANSLATOR! web dictionaries are allowed, and of course you can call me and I'll go to your seat.