Transatiago

The Transatiago system started in 2007 and it was design to be one of the greatest projects of the "Concertacion's" governments. However, it didn't work well maybe because it was designed and implemented too fast because of political reasons.

Before the implementation of this public transport system i didn't travel too much by bus, because i lived near my school, so i don't think that i have a lot of "micro amarilla" culture. Anyway, if I compare the new and the older system, I see some positive things; the older system polluted more than the new one, and nowadays there aren't robberys against the drivers, because the new system doesnt use cash to pay. In other hand when Transantiago began, the people (me included) used to wait (and wasted) a lot of time a the bus stop, and the routes were terrible designed (I really think that the people that created the system have never been on a bus!!). I said that because the transantiago system eliminated some routes that used to have many buses because they go to popular places , and created new ones that went to no man's land.

In my opinion the main thing that should be change in the transatiago system is the time between buses of the same route. For example, sometimes the buses pass all together and the people have to wait (and waste!!!) a lot of time to take the next bus. So it's really necessary to have a "schedule" for the buses in each bus stop. Although, I'm a pessimist person and i don't believe that the things would be better, though it could.....maybe if we buy some japanese robots-bus drivers that are nice, quite, fast, etc ...haha i'm getting mad....

A COUNTRY I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT

I would like to visit many places in the world, however if I have to chose one I think I would like to visit Egypt. I would like to go there because this country has an amazing culture and history that begins nearly the 10th millennium BC. This long history is reflect on the millions of archaeological remains that are spread in the whole country. Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Today Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa and the Middle East, although the great majority of the population live near the Nile river (the truly heart of this nation), the only place where you can find agricultural land. About half of Egypt's residents live in urban areas, with most of them spread across the cities of Cairo and Alexandria

As I said, the Nile Valley was home of one of the oldest countries of the world. So Egypt is widely known and famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world's most famous monuments, including the Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza. Other famous places are the city of Luxor (that contains numerous ancient artifacts), the Valley of the Kings and the Karnak temple. Other things that are famous in this country are the wall paintings done in the service of the Pharaoçhs (for example Tutankhamen or Ramses II) and their monumental tombs. Egypt is widely regarded as an important nation of Northern Africa and the Middle East.

I would like to do many things in Egypt, but the principal one would be logically visiting all the museums that contain the ancient remains of this country. In the same way, I’d like to visit the great ancient architecture that was developed thousands of years in the past. I also would like to try the Egyptian food that has also a history that goes thousand of years back into the past. Some archaeological excavations have found that the workers that made the pyramid used to eat bread, beer and onions. Nowadays, Egyptian cuisine has as its mainly ingredients legumes and vegetables that came from the crops of the Nile valley (though the cities that are near the coast cook their dishes with fishes and sea food).

I would like to go to Egypt just to know more about the incredible culture and ancient remains that are there, and because I truly think that this country influenced in several ways the western culture. Although, if somebody invites me to work in Egypt in something related to physical Anthropology, it would be a dream became true.

My First Term

On the whole I think that the last term was a pretty good one. I said this because in general the classes were interesting, I learned a lot of new knowledges and subjects, and I also had some time to hang out with friends and to spend time on my own. At the beggining it was a little bit difficult to start the term, but once I got into the swing of things it wasn't too hard.

The last term I learned a lot of interesting new subjects because it was the first term of the specialization in Physical Anthropology. Anyway, if I have to choose, there's one subject that I prefered more than the others: Physical Anthropology I. This subject was taught by Rodrigo Retamal who is a Physical Anthropologist with a master degree in Biostatistics. I liked that subject because it was interesting and fun, and because I felt I learn a lot about the basis of osteology and the basic of skeletal identification. Although I don't wanna be a forensic anthropologist or a osteologist, I really liked this subject because it's one of the fundamentals knowledges that every physical anthropologist should know (I learned how to estimate sex, age, stature, etc. through the skeletal examination.

The last term I didn't have many free time, but when I had some of it I enjoy it much as I can. As I said before, I had fun with friends going to bars, parties, pubs, etc. and I also spent some time on my own reading books, sleeping or just resting. In other hand, I had to face some challenges the last term, most of them related with the finals exams of my career. However, at the end everything was fine and I succeeded in my exams.

Well that's all; the last term was fun and interesting and I really hope to continue learning interesting subjects the next term of my career.