Let's change the journalism program

 I've always thought that journalism students need to have more practical classes, more focus on what we're going to be working on later. Whether it's writing, radio, television or administrative, I feel we lack more focus on that and less on the (boring) theories.

So if I could change something about the journalism program, I would eliminate most of the basic training classes, because they tend to repeat theories and texts, I would see them only in one year (I could not say in which one) and then I would put more practical classes that could cover all the different areas where there is a job offer for journalists.

Along the lines of the last sentence, I would add more journalism electives, currently they only cover the basics, but I think more areas should be given the opportunity.

On the structural aspect, I have always said I would change the chairs haha, they are very uncomfortable. Of the room itself, I would add more natural light, they are very cold.

Also, I would facilitate the loan of equipment such as cameras and audio things, I know it is more complicated because of the number of students, but in that case I would ask for more flexibility from the teachers.

Talking about the professors, I would change many teaching methods, some are very lecture-like (even for practical classes), they do not attract attention and have very long classes for very dense topics, I think we have to look for new teaching methods.

Well, to finish, to say that maybe I speak very personal because I don't like the theory and I don't like to study it, in fact I almost never read the texts haha, they are very boring and they don't call my attention (the grammar is very good), I don't like the theory and I don't like to study it, in fact I almost never read the texts. 

Time Machine

I would definitely never travel to the future, I try to keep my anxiety under control, so whenever someone asks me that question I always answer: to the past.

However, I only consider the past as a global thing, I have never thought about a specific event I want to visit. So, thinking hard, I came up with two possible times where I would like to be able to go: Versailles in the 17th century and Japan between 1985 and 1991.

I would travel to Versailles because in that century, Louis XIV (the Sun King) made the palace of Versailles his royal residence. A palace characterised by leisure and politics and which I would love to visit (in the present too) at that time to be able to attend a ball given by the king, wear a period dress, see the hall of mirrors and walk through the gardens with ladies at my side telling me the gossip of the nobility.

The other place I would like to travel to is Japan between 1985 and 1991, because in those years the Asian country lived through an economic bubble that had it as a possible candidate to become a world power (until the bubble burst...). It had an economic growth that involved areas such as technology and real estate, as well as the boom years of city pop and the beginnings of anime (as we know it today). I can definitely see myself walking the streets listening to 'stay with me'. 

And I wouldn't stay in either place. The 17th century was bad even for noblewomen, there's no reason for me to stay, I have no rights and I like them a lot haha. On the other hand, the Japanese bubble burst and they went through a hard economic crisis (not to mention the yakuzas), although if they offered me to live in a loop during those years... I would seriously think about it. Ok, seriously speaking, I like the country very much and I want to visit it for at least a whole month (in the present) if God gives me the chance.

Who says that i want to work?

It's a joke haha (or not), but since it's inevitable to work for a living, my dream job is one where I can travel a lot. 

Since I'm studying journalism, my ideal job would be sports or entertainment journalism in television. Bernabeu Stadium or Oscars Red Carpet, here I come. For any of this jobs i will need a good handle of English, a lot of charisma and opportunities.

Both branches of journalism give a wide range of opportunities to travel, but even in Chile, both branches give me the chance to be close to things I love like art and sport.

Talking about numbers now seems strange to me, but I would like my salary to be enough to live on, give me some treats and not have to worry about expenses.

If I hadn't studied journalism my ideal job would have been to be an actress, a dancer or a doctor. Studying journalism was something I didn't think about very well, but here we are.

Daddy yankee concert is better than being in college

I've been to four concerts so far and all of them were amazing, but if I had to choose one of them to call "my favourite", I'm going to choose Daddy Yankee's concert.

I went to the first date of Daddy Yankee's concerts in Chile in September 2022, this was my first concert. I remember I was at university, in a class, and I received a call or text (I don't remember well) from my best friend's sister, she invited me to the concert and I just said yes, was Daddy Yankee's farewell tour. He had already come to Chile once for the Viña del Mar festival, but I was too young to attend that concert, I didn't want to miss this last opportunity. At that moment I got out of class and went running to the mall next door, I had to buy a portable battery and batteries because I was with 2% of battery haha, after that flash purchase I took the bus to Estadio Nacional (this is almost next to the university so I arrived very fast).

Getting into the stadium was a big journey, a lot of things happened in a short time, but we were able to get in when Polima (the opening act) was singing, so we didn't miss anything. The concert was amazing, we sang, danced and screamed every song, Daddy Yankee is the 'Big Boss' and he shows why.

Getting out of the place was much harder than getting in. It was the first concert so there was a lot of disorganisation and on the way out it was muddy with cars, people, no signal, etc. We got on a bus that was going as close as possible to where we live, some other people got on with us, and from the bus we called our mums, they went to pick us up at the bus stop where the bus would drop us off (as always, mums to the rescue). 

It was an excellent afternoon, we had a great time and we had many nice and funny memories.

enjoy this hymn

A country to visit and be happy

Palacio Real de Madrid

There are many countries I would like to travel to, like Japan, South Korea or Thailand; but planning my first trip (because I have never left Chile) I have chosen Spain as my favorite, because it is a country from where I can go to other countries by train, so I would plan a tour of some cities in Spain and then, I would travel to France, Italy and England crossing the countries by train.

What I know about the country is what they teach in history, the colonizing process and stuff like that haha. But I follow some Spanish influencers and I've talked to some people who live there, they all share about beautiful places I'd like to go to. I also know about their soccer, 'La Liga' is the soccer tournament I pay attention to the most (besides Chile), on the other hand, Spain has a plus: they speak Spanish in most of the country, so communication is assured.

In Spain I would go to visit as many monuments as possible, the beautiful buildings and places full of nature. I would also make sure I could go to see a Real Madrid match at the Bernabeu Stadium, I hope Luka Modrić is still playing by then, he is my favorite player. Then I would do what I mentioned in the first paragraph, I would travel by plane through other countries in Europe, visiting the places that catch my attention the most (some of them I have already thought about for years).

I would like to go to Spain to study, probably a postgraduate degree (because of how little time I have left to finish my degree), but mainly I would go on a trip, although I am not closed to anything haha.