Blog 8: Summer Plans

Hi everyone, hope all is well. Today we are going to talk about summer plans!

So far I am going to the USA for 2 and a half weeks in December/January. Then I will come back to Santiago in mid-January. I think I will just hang out, watch series, and read novels that I haven`t had time to read during the semester during that time.

Originally in February I was supposed to go to Bolivia with some friends, but there is no money so I think some of us will go to the south of Chile. The farthest South I have been is Concepcion, which is not that much. And the farthest north I have been to is Quilicura hahahaha.


I would love to go to Bolivia, but I can`t :( For summer 2021 we are thinking of going to Cuba, but who knows what will happen!? Sometimes you plan things and they never work out.

What about you all? What are your plans for this summer?

In your blog talk about:

> Places you are going to / would like to visit
> People you are going to / would like to be with 
> Activities you are thinking of being part of


- Leave a comment on your teacher's post + 3 of classmates posts.

- Word Count: 240 words

Blog 7: Food

Hi everyone, today we decided to talk about our favorite food :)


Well, I have to say that I love chicken and French Fries (sorry vegetarians and vegans :/).  It is my favorite meal and my comfort food (comfort food is the food that makes you happy basically). French Fries have really always been my favorite food since I was a child, but now I don´t eat them as much as before because I know that they are not food for your health. I usually have chicken and French Fries at least once a week.

Two of my favorite places to eat them at are Pollo Chang and Lucky Panda. Pollo Chang is a Taiwanese chain in Santiago and they put spices on their fried chicken, it is delicious. They also have Bubble Tea, which is something I am kind of obsessed with hehe. Lucky Panda is right next to the Casa Central of the University of Chile on Arturo Pratt street. It is a Chinese-Chilean place that sells French Fries with "arrollados" or rolls and "brochetas" or brochettes.

I can cook chicken and French Fries at home, but I prefer to buy them already made because I can´t make them as well. Usually at home I cook rice or quinoa.

Now it´s your turn!

What is your favorite food? Why?

How often do you eat it?

Can you make it yourself or do you buy it already prepared?

Remember to comment 3 classmates` blogs and your teacher`s blog



Wordcount: 230 words

Blog 6: Postgraduate Studies

Hi everyone :)

I hope you are doing well. Today we are going to talk about a postgraduate course that you would consider taking in the future.

Well, in my case, I already have done a postgraduate studies. I studied Latin American Literature and finished in from 2010 to 2014 at Eckerd College in the State of Florida.

In 2015, I took a postgraduate course called CELTA - (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) so I could become an English Teacher. I studied in the British-Chilean Institute of Culture in Santa Lucía. I studied part-time: I worked in the University of Diego Portales during the day and studied at night.

I'm happy that I did the course and I learned a lot in such a short period since the course was an intensive course that lasted from March to June.

Sometimes I consider taking a Master's course, something in Caribbean Literature since I really love that type of literature. I'm sure many of you realized since I use a lot of Caribbean Literature in our classes.

But then I think about it and I don't think is necessary to take the course because I can always study literature in my free time. In any case, I think I learn more in "the practice" when I use literature in my English classes so students learn how to read well in English.

My favorite writers from the Caribbean are Merle Collins, Christian Campbell, Jamaica Kincaid, Junot Díaz and Edwidge Danticat. Díaz and Danticat I particularly like  because I can relate to them since they were both born in Latin American, but lived all their life in the United States just like me. I think that they are good writers and are committed to the people's struggle. I also like that they are both very anti-imperialist.

I hope you enjoyed reading :)

Now it's your turn

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

- Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post.

- Word Count: 220 words