Post 10: Tell Us A Story

Hello everyone!

Amphitheater of "Valle de la Luna" 

Today I'm going to talk about a story that for many years I've heard and would love to see.

Some previous post I told my trip to San Pedro de Atacama, It was an unforgettable experience, and just the story talks about this place. Some years ago, I remember hearing my brother talking to my father about the group We like so much: Pink Floyd. It was exacly at this moment when I begin to listen. My father was telling him that since he was my brother's age there was a rumor that Pink Floyd would give a concert in Chile and it would be in the "Valle de la Luna". The truth is that I couldn't imagine that place at that moment. For me, calling "Valle de la Luna" it meant a place without explanation, and it is true that it is. Well, I started looking for information about the subject and as my dad said the rumor was true, more people knew about this, and It was just moment when I want to be done as a way to close the last concert of the group. Until finally I had the opportunity to make the trip and know the place, I was able to know the place where it is spoken that the group would appear, it is called "amphitheater", I couldn't be in there but I could see its shape. There are recordings of the group playing in very similar spaces, maybe it's good to keep thinking that this rumor should happen.
Hope you like!

Pink Floyd in Pompeya, 1971

Post 9: An interesting animal

Hello my followers!

In this post I'm going to write about the most interesting animal in my opinion, I'm talking about the: Chameleons. Well, the reason for this animal is because of the similarity that was always given to the different styles of the singer David Bowie during his career, and I like him a lot.

The chameleons come from the reptile family and there are about 161 species, most of them in south África. What most characteristics me about these animals is the ability to change color according to the situation, his quick and elongated tongue and his eyes that can be moved independently one from another.
Changing its basic color more often expresses a physiological condition -temperature or time of day- or a psychological condition -caused by the proximity of an eventual adversary.

About his behavior, these animals are diurnal. They aren't active hunters, they prefer sit down and staying relaxed for hours waiting for his food. They live most of their lives alone, and are quite aggressive against other members of their same species, but If you meet one of them and mysteriosly it attacks you, you shouldn't scare too much, because the nibble it isn't terrible, it similar an another simple nibble.

For now I don't have the luck to get to know but one never knows.

Post 8: The Upcoming Summer

Hello classmates!
Today I'm going to talk about the summer break and what I plan and want to do.
First of all, I wanna contextualize a little, Today I am in the middle point of the second semester, I know that time has gone by fast but there is still time, and what I don't really like to much is the "idea" to leave late, although this year the stoppage was necessary, but equal.
This summer, as in most summers, I will try to make a trip. I don't really think where but going out a bit of the routine would do me very well. Usually I go to the beach wiht my family and then with my friends, at the same place: Pichilemu. That place really relaxes me, but in this year's winter holidays, I can say what can I do what I always expect from summer. That exceeded my expectations, so I would take this short summer vacation with ease.
The truth is I don't see it so different from the others, I think I will go to the beach, I hope it is for many days, to take advantage of something time with my family and friends.
But one never knows, maybe in a few weeks I encourage myself and started to organize a good trip, thing to get to the next year with nothing to regret and energized recharged.

Post 7: A Photograph I Like

Hello everyone!
Today I'm going to talk about the photograph that I like the most. I am talking about the picture below. This moment was really special for me, because this trip was about the marriage of my older brother, who lives in Australia. They married in Colombia, because she is Colombian.
This was around two years ago.
In the picture, you can see a cave style full of lava, this place is called "Catedral de Sal" located in Bogotá, Colombia. One of the many places that we got to know.

In that moment I had the camera, so I took the picture. Well the reason for what I took the photography, It was the atmosphere that was produced in the place, the differents materials, the use of several lights, created diferrents scenarios for viewers and for the exact moment in which we entered, a family trip is not something that is done many times, I think.
This place it really impressed me, there were so many spaces and so different from each other, it was hard to believe that you are where you are.

Post 6: A Skill I Admire

Hello my followers!
In this post I'm going to write about the a skill or ability I admire.

The truth is that the answer is not very good but I really like to do and learn about the drawing and everything it brings.

I think it's an ability because I like it and that's why I really want to continue learning. For me it is really useful, it allows me to get out of the routine which is very important, in addition to contribute in a certain way in my career. In this semester, I take the subject "Representación arquitectónica mediante técnicas gráficas tradicionales". For several semesters I was looking for a subject that would take me a little out of the everyday and could experiment with different graphic techniques, until now we have occupied: graphite, pencils pastries and charcoal. For what I have been able to know and learn from these types of graphic techniques.
In the first year of the race maybe I had a bit of this, but today I'm really doing it. I am quite happy and excited, I hope to be able to follow classes like these keep appearing.

Post 5: My dream job

Hello classmates!
In this post I am going to talk about the my dream job.
The truth is that lately I have started thinking a lot about this topic. I'm an architecture student and I'm in third year of college and I've begun to ask myself if I could start to spend less time on this and start doing other things that I like more; this, at the same time, makes me doubt a lot about what I am studying, maybe because it requires a lot of my free time and that sometimes bores me a lot. I mean with "other things" as what I did before I went to study, what motivated me to do it and what I could develop within the first year, for example: learn from different forms of representation, use different materials and learn to use them, then make useful models. These are the types of jobs that I imagine doing in the not so distant future. I see it as a grouping of many workshops, completely free and open space. I would like very much to be able to travel with a type of work like that, it would allow me to learn much more, at the same time to work. The truth is that it does not escape much of what I am studying, only that until now I have not been able to develop it as I would like.

Post 4: Friends

Hello everyone!
Today I'm going to talk about friends and the first that I wonder is: What does it mean to have a friend? or When someone happens to be a real friend?
Well When I think of friendship, the first thing I remember are my lifelong friends, people that I can never compare, because they are people who know each detail and experience of my life. It is hard to say that I have only one best friend, so I mean my group of best friends. This term was began in the school when We were small children, they are around 12 years old.
Now, in the univerity, things have been a bit different, I have known different types of people with different styles, behaviors, concerns, interests, even where he lives. With this new kind of reality I have been able to differentiate even more the types of friendships that may exist and what the people that I could call "family" mean, for example now I can differentiate types like: coworker, friend and best friend. Take a friend maybe it is easy, all part with common themes, tastes or similar ties. But when someone becomes a best friend it takes practically a fundamental role in one's life. This person knows everything about you and it is really hard to bother with her, is almost your brother.
I have too many experiences with my friends, now with more age I go out more with them than with my family, We shared: concerts, gone to the beach, laughter, many laughs, fights than last minutes... really nothing would be the same without them.

Post 3: My favorite technology

Hello my followers!
Today I'm going to write about my favorite technology. The truth is that I am not a very fan of technology but I use it all the time so in this case I think is the: cell phones. I got a cell phone since 10 years ago and coincidentally, I has given what it means to have them today, is so normal and being misused because in all the time We are using it, in the table, in all type of conversation, maybe an important moments that may never be repeated.
Despite all this, I use it all the time, and thats why I think it is my favorite technology. Today all works with cell phones, all people communicate through: whatsapp, instagram, facebook, around others. And if you don't have one maybe you miss a lot.
Leaving aside the above, I think the cell phones are amazing and unmatched, like technology. You can have all type of information, take good pictures. listen to music, talk anywhere, contact with people from all over the world. amoung other, anytime. All compact in a pocket device

Post 2: Your Best/ Favorite Holidays

Hello classmates!
In this post I am going to talk about the my favorite holidays.
In these holidays of "national holidays" I traveled to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. I went to my father and brother for a week, and in this days I never imagined that I could make the most of the trip, rest, eat very well and I found an unimaginable desert landscape. While it is very tourist and expensive but I could meet: Valle del Elqui, Laguna Cejar, Pucará de Quitor and Geyser del Tatio, certainly one of the most extreme and incredibles experiences that I have lived, because We had to leave at 4 in the morning, to then get to -13 degrees. Another things that I love and enjoy a lot is that We were able to ride bicycles for many of these tours, giving us a break from the routine and new air to come back.
The truth is that this trip arrived at the exact moment and I am very gretaful to have been able to do it.

Main street "Caracoles"

Salt mountain

Post 1: What country would I like to visit?

Hello everyone!
Today I will return to write the post but now in English 4. In this post I am going to talk about the country that I would love to know. So..
In this vacation I travel to San Pedro de Atacama, the north of Chile and I must admit that everything I could know I didn't expect or imagine. All places were very amazing and beautiful, the people are totally different, both physically and psychologically giving me a new perspective about the places, trips, jobs and money.

The truth is that I would like to know many places, maybe many of them are far away so I will concentrate on a continent that I would enjoy too much. I would like to visit Europe, exactly Portugal and Spain, in fact I was thinking seriously about going to exchange next year of univerity.
In my list, Portugal ranks first, first of all portuguese language is the main language that I would like to be able to learn. Its history, places, architecure and its culture in particular interests me quiet. One of this places is Lisboa, its capital.


Imagine being able to be in a place with so
many events and be able to photograph them.
Obtain every record of the day, find the least possible places for me, would be the dream of my life.
I'd also like to see emblematic medieval towers, beaches, museums, everything related to art and life.

I guess I would see like any tourist passionate about a new place, but I think it's the only way to take advantage of a place so different from mine, I suppose.

Post 10: Some Reflections...

Hello everyone!
Today will be the last post of English 3 and will be about the reflections I have had during this last time. And the first question is if I had a good year, until now. The truth is to talk about this issue at this precise moment is very crazy, because lately I have questioned a lot that has been a very strange time where I have begun to think about many things, such as the amount of time I spend to things, how can I achieve a good organization to be able to balance the things I owe and really want to do. Although I quite like the race I feel there are things that I like much more and that's not why I'm going to stop doing them because the branches take a lot of time and this is a gigantic achievement for me, I believe that I can improve in time the how I am taking "my life", as if to feel calm and happy.
Most of the time I see myself in the university and all that this entails and many times they have not worked very well either for jobs, tests, work groups, etc. Coincidentally I have met people who are going through this same "process" and ask me: how are you taking your time?

Post 9: Free Themed Topic

Hello my followers!

Today I'm going to write about my favorite kind of music.The truth is that every time I talk about a topic of this type I completely forget what I like very much but now that I have time, I can do it! I was around thirteen years old when I started listening to the music that I listen to today; This style of music is called alternative rock and indie rock, this music is characterized by rock, pop, psychedelic styles, which generates a great passion for music and musical groups, the truth is that I am listening to them all day long. Some of my favorite groups of this kind of music are Incubus, Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala, Mac Demarco, among others. The truth is that while I like many styles of music, this has been the one that has never tired of listening. For the same reason, I really enjoy being able to listen to these groups live, such as going to the typical music festival that takes place every year: Lollapalooza.

I share these musical tastes with my family and friends, so through them I am informing and getting to know new music groups.

And what type of music do you like?

Post 8: A Subject you've enjoyed studying this semester

Hello everyone!!

In this post I am going to talk about a subject that I have enjoyed studying during this semester, this is:  "Critica de la arquitectura; la realidad chilena y latinoamericana", well the class basically consists in a having opinion in front of the different topics that are explained to us, whether they are from the architectural history of Chile and Santiago and Mesoamerica. The development of the classes is the reason for my taste towards the classes, since the teacher is clear and constant in her methodology. The classes are twice a week (Monday and Wednesday), four blocks each. The first block the teacher presents the topic to be studied and in the next block, after the break, in groups we must develop a practical work that normally they are based on readings where we have to write an essay showing our opinion on the subject. During the race I have had five lines of stories and never before I felt encouraged to get to classes, this is mainly due to the form and concern of the teacher, she studied the same and knows how much we must perform inside and outside of classes , so their practical work helps a lot to understand and apply the subject matter within their class schedules.

Post 7: Career-Related Website

Hello classmates!

Today, in this post I will talk about the career related website that I enjoy visiting.

Since I entered the career little by little I have been internalizing about the pages that relate to different topics about architecture, and the page that I can find more information is: Pinterest. 

The reason why I like this page so much is because I like to learn through graphic expressions as well as being a place to share photos, infographics, videos and everything you find on the Internet. Many people use it as a catalog of ideas because of its so characteristic format that it helps to organize, file and share your pins grouping them by themes, interests, hobbies, etc.

It is for this reason that I don't only see things about architecture and it encourages me  many times to see it every day.
Until now, I have 12 boards of different types of information, although I am not so orderly I like to keep gathering all these types of images.

https://www.pinterest.cl/

Post 6: "Video Games/ Board Games"

Hello my followers!
Today I am goig to talk about my favorite Video Game, wich is: Hocus  
I have never been very good for virtual games or something about technology but lately, I have started to download on my cell phone different types of video games, and one of them is the "Hocus". Hocus consistent of a puzzle in which you must find the right path for a red cube, when it reaches its destination, it is possible to pass the level. The difficulty lies in the perspective, and how to go through each side of a figure to get to the right path, and this is the main reason for why I like the game.
I started playing during strike so I had a lot of time to complete and play it.
I usually play with my brother because he showed me the game so We constantly compete.
I don't really good for the board game but usually I play with my family to Carioca, this game makes us laugh a lot.

Post 5: A Photograph you like

Hello everyone!!
In this post I am going to talk about one of the most beautiful moment that I have captured. The photograph was taken exactly one year ago when I was about to turn 21 years old. Maybe it's coincidence but it made me remember a very nice memory.
I didn't try to make a big effort to get it but I always liked it a lot. 
I remember we went up to Coya as a family to go and see the city while it was dusk, so as you went down the hill I observed among flowers and branches an isolated greenhouse with strong lights. That's the reason of the photo, accompanied by a nice moment.

Every once in a while we decided to go back to this route, maybe it is a very good idea to find this same place and photograph "again this moment".
I hope you like, bye!!

Post 4: Tv shows and Series

Hello classmates!

Today I will talk about my favorite series. 

First of all, talk about this topic makes me feel very excited because I like to comment and learn the different types of series that exist today. 

I remember coming back from school and having lunch I started watching my episode of the day and currently of my favorite series: Friends. Many times I have seen what it produce for me to see this series and  is related to the moment I sit down to see and really enjoy it, which generates a moment of rest and relaxation. 

About the types of stories I enjoy I would not know how to choose only one, it depends a lot if it encourages me at first sight or if I worry about asking how it is.

There are many series that I would like to sit and watch all day, but the all things I have to do during the day I can not see them as I want, so I prefer at another time, one of them is Breaking Bad.

Since the shutdowns have started I have been able to enjoy the new series "La casa de papel" which has had me quite entertained and alert in each episode.

Post 3: My favorite piece of Technology

Hello my followers!
Today I am goig to talk about my favorite piece of Technology, wich are: the cameras.
I got a camera since three years ago and everything was for cause my brother and his career. He has a topic in his university of photography so that It was necessary to buy.
When I got a camera I feel like I can record all around me and the common situations that occur daily. Consequently I use it constantly and all my family too. For example we use it in each roast, celebration and family meal, being more and more part of us.
This feeling was born mainly for my parents, all my childhood was watching old photos of family and relatives, creating the taste to continue leaving traces of us.
Well,  aswering the question of What life be like without it? I can say that It is not so much time that I have it but I will miss it so much and I will try to get it again.

Post 2: Why did you choose this career/study programme?

Hello readers!
Well in this post I am going to explain you the reasons why i chosed to study Arquitecture.
Everything started when the taste of drawing began and everything that could be captured in it. The biggest influence I recieved happened when  my father started to explain everything to me throuht drawing things with the intention of make me feel the taste he had for Architecture. Since I was a little girl I had the idea to study this career but it was not until during the last school year when doubts began to be asked about what I really wanted to be.

Now when I remember all those moments I think I made the right chose, I love my career and everything that leads to respond to the necessities of people. I want to know how to respond correctly to any project and be able to involve all kinds of people who will benefit from my work

Post 1: My auto Biography

Well, hello! My name is Maite Liberona Maldonado, I am 21 years old and now I am studying architecture in the University of Chile. Despite this, My 'other life' or world it develops in my real city where I born and live all my life, this city it's located one hour from Santiago, the name is Rancagua. All my family is from Rancagua, a small city situated in the sixth region. It's for that reason that we went out here, because the life is very safe and quiet, despite my dad has always worked in Santiago.
All my childhood and adolescence I passed here.
I studied 14 years there and in the same school then I grew up with my best friends so they know all my changes and decision during that period of time, wich has been the most pretty time of my life.
When I left school I decided to study architecture because I like too much observe and draw the things that happen around me but the only problem it was I didn't know where or what university, so in the first year I choosed University of Santiago (Usach) but I didn't like everything so returned to see universities and I decided the University of Chile, wich until now I liked a lot.