Post 1: A country I would like to visit

A country I would like to visit is Brazil, the biggest country in South America.

This country is known, among other things, for the carnival in Rio de Janeiro, which is held in late February or early March, with sensational parades, music, dancers, impressive costumes and parties everywhere. 

You can also navigate the Amazon River, which is the longest and most abundant in the world, although you must be careful not to dive into it unless you want to have an encounter with piranhas, caimans and anacondas. 

In this country you can go from beach to beach, as it has an impressive and very long coastline, and unlike Chile the water of these beaches is not cold, it is quite warm (varies between 20° and 30° Celsius). 

In Brazil you can enjoy an excellent view in Rio de Janeiro, which is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, the best point to observe it is from the viewpoint in the Tijuca National Park, where you can contemplate this wonderful city. 

Post 8: A subject I´ve enjoyed studying this semester

The course I liked the most this semester is "Desarrollo de destrezas y autocuidado para el ejercicio profesional II" which is a continuation of a course from last semester. I consider that this one has been much more fun and more attractive than the other subjects because here we do practical activities where we can put into practice the theoretical material and develop our skills, such as learning to use the micromotor.

The classes were almost all asynchronous and once a week we had to connect to do the practical activity. Here we had to read a guide and we had to connect in small groups of 6-7 people in zoom plus a teacher and an assistant who guided us in the development of the activities.

The week before last my group had the first face-to-face activity and I consider that it was much better than the online ones, it was more entertaining, dynamic and faster.

I like this course because it gives us the theoretical and practical knowledge that we will use in the future when we work in the future, and with this we know what we will face when we work as dentists.

 

Post 7: An expert on my field

Lucy Beaman Hobbs, the world´s first female odontology graduate. 

She graduating as a teacher at the age of 16, she practiced for ten years as a school teacher. She applied for admission as a medical student. However, her enrollment was denied because she was a woman. The dean of the institution that she was applying to, seeing her passion she showed for medicine, advised her to train in the field of dentistry. 

In those days. before entering a school, applcants has to find a professional to initiate them as assistants, and after an arduous search, Dr. Samuel Wardle initiated her into the practice of dentristry. 

Even without her proffesional degree, she set up her first practice in 1862. It brought her fame and certain reputation for the treatment and service that she provied. 

In 1865, the Dental Society amended its blylaws to admit women. Lucy was admited to a college and began her training. Excelling in all disciplines and areas of dentistry, she earned the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery on February 21, 1866, becoming the firts woman dentist to be licensed. 

I admire her because she was a woman who did not give up and fought to get what she wanted, even when society at the time was not in her favor.

She was able to revolutionize her era, and even todey, the American Association of Women Dentistry annually awards the "Lucy Hobbs Taylor Award" to the woman who has made the greatest contribution to the advancement, improvement and enrichment of dentistry and in the civic, cultural and humanitarian fields. Recognizing that she has made a grat difference in society. 

Post 6: How can my mayor make the word a better place

I study Odontology, and I believe that it is a career that can generate a high impact on people and, consequently, on the word. 

I consider that dentristy affects the worls in a positive way, because it helps people not only to be healthy but also to perform activities such as eating, talking an laughing in a more comfortable way. and even generating that their self-steem increases and they can develop in a more comfortable way when they are interancting with others. 

I see myself giving my best from now on, studying to have a good bases and, in the future, attending with respect and consideration to my patients. 

My carrer, as I mentioned, affects the word because it affects the people who live in it. But in addition to improving the lives of people individually, it can also do so collectively, researching and creating new trataments that can be available to more people and not only to those with high purchasing power. 

 

Post 5: A photograph and its story

In this photograph are my sister and our dog Isolda. I took it shortly after we moved into a new house, we had taken Isolda to the groomer that day. 

I think Isolda is very cute and cuddly, although we all think that about our pets 😂. But there is something special about her, when you arrive at the house she always welcomes you happily, in the mornings she goes to see us in our bedrooms and, although she is already old, she still has a young spirit. She has been with me most of my life and I would be very sad not to spend my days with her and her joy.

My sister is always there when you need her, she is very cheerful and funny, you will never get bored if you are with her because she always tells funny stories or jokes about anything.

That's why this photograph means a lot to me, because it was spontaneous and they are both very natural and happy.

Post 4: A meal or food I really like

A food that I like a lot is "porotos con mazamorra", this meal consists of beans and ground corn. To prepare it you have to cook the beans and pumpking in a pot with water, while that is cooking (about 40 minutes) grind the corn and add it to the beans and cook for a few more minutes (you can add the seasonings you prefer) and the dish is ready. This meal can be accompanied by a tomato salad or "ensalada a la chilena" witch consist of tomato with onion.

Besides that the fact that I love the taste, I like this food because it is a family dish, it reminds me of my grandmother and vacations (since it is eaten in summer).

This meal does not affect my heath in negative way, in fact quite the opposite because it is recommenden to eat legumes 2-3 times a week. 

Post 3: My favourite piece of technology

My favorite piece of technology is my iPad, I've had it since this semestrer started and it has radically improved the way I study, I use it every day to take notes for classes, do homework, when I don't want to use the computer and even to watch series on Netflix or videos on Youtube. I like it because it is light and I can carry it easily, also because in a sense it helps enviroment since I don't use paper, I don't print and  don't use notebooks. My life wouldn't be bad without it but it would be harder for studies.

Personally I would recommend its use for educational and/or personal purposes, it is very useful. However, it cannot replace a computer 100% and if I had to choose between the computer and the iPad, it would definitely be the computer, since they are very similar in price.