Post 1: Who Am I? (Deadline Monday 10th April, 12:00 hrs)
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I was born far south, well, not so far, just 510 km south from the capital.
My home city used to be Concepción, where in 1985 I was born; but when I was 5 years old, my Father got a job in another city so we had to move to Los Angeles.
Los Ángeles is a small city, at about 180 km from Concepción, it's a service and pulp-industry town, and it is also the capital city of the Bio-Bio Province.
The city is surrounded by very green landscapes and because of the pulp industry, the surroundings nowadays, are covered with pine trees and eucalyptus, which are used for the production of the raw material used to make paper.
My father, who is an engineer, and my mother, who is a housewife, took us all with them and I ended up being raised in this town. I also went to school there. I spent all my life, from 1st primary to 4th high school in catholic institutions.
My hobbies were not many, I used to play volleyball, I took guitar lessons, but finally, I think the most enjoyable hobby was to learn new languages, and because there were not many options, I studied English.
After high school I went to college and after graduating, I was granted with a scholarship by the British Council to go and study in the UK, so I went to live for one year in the cold north of England.
There I lived in a city called Sheffield, I worked as a language teacher for Rotherham City Council (another nearby county) and I was studying my courses in Manchester University. It was a bit exhausting for all the travelling but I was young and happy for the opportunity.
After finishing my scholarship I flew to France and spent several months in Paris where I could learn French and get to travel around Europe. Finally, I moved back to Chile, directly to my hometown and after the 2010 Super Earthquake, life brought me to Santiago where I have been living for the past decade.
I had always wanted to come back, and after all the situations triggered by the Social Outbreak and the Covid-19 Pandemic I decided to come back home in the south but this time I took the decision of coming to live in the country side in the search of a more natural life. In Santiago I have always lived in a SUPER urban area, so the change at first was harsh at first but soon I started enjoying nature. Now after the long Covid Crises, I am back in the city, and here we are, enjoying of a new year here at Uni.
After finishing my scholarship I flew to France and spent several months in Paris where I could learn French and get to travel around Europe. Finally, I moved back to Chile, directly to my hometown and after the 2010 Super Earthquake, life brought me to Santiago where I have been living for the past decade.
I had always wanted to come back, and after all the situations triggered by the Social Outbreak and the Covid-19 Pandemic I decided to come back home in the south but this time I took the decision of coming to live in the country side in the search of a more natural life. In Santiago I have always lived in a SUPER urban area, so the change at first was harsh at first but soon I started enjoying nature. Now after the long Covid Crises, I am back in the city, and here we are, enjoying of a new year here at Uni.
Lastly, one anecdote:
Here's the link, in case you want to see more of the real English streets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEukS2YN9B8
I never been to Concepción, but it songs like a beautiful place. You traveled to many places, I'm evious fot that, plus the story f Artic Monkeys is amazing, i love it.
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EliminarIt's so awesome that you were in UK, it's a unique opportunity. I would love to live it in the future because I want to learn more English. You should share more experiences of your travels.
ResponderEliminarWow :O, I would love to study in UK! I imagine it's a magical experience. I really like that you played volleyball because I like it too. I hope that we get to play someday!
ResponderEliminarI think you have a very interesting life. I would love to study in the UK, but I would be nervious for the lenguage.
ResponderEliminarIt's interesting to know how much you traveled. You were in the UK and the language skills were perfect for you.
ResponderEliminarAmazing how you lived in the same street where that video was recorded! AM is also one of my favorite bands by the way.
ResponderEliminarWhen I was a kid I often went to Concepción to visit my aunt. Currently, a few of my friends study there, so I continue to frequent the city. It's great that you studied in the UK, sometimes it shows in your accent.
ResponderEliminarThat´s impressive, i would like to go England too, their culture is so interesting for me. I dont know hoy is Concepcion and L.A neither. Maybe u can tell us about the accents of the british people, personaly im obsessed with the accent.
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EliminarYour experience in the UK is impressive. In my future, i would like travel UK or any country of Europe to know stadium football's like: Anfield Road of Liverpool or Signal Iduna Park of BVB.
ResponderEliminarLearn the languages surround by all of the cultures of that country sounds so amazing. In the future, i hope can do a similar travel
ResponderEliminarCool I would really like learn english in UK someday. Must be a fun experience I guess. Artic Monkeys are a good band, I don´t listen to them much, but the songs I have heard I have liked a lot, "Why you only call me when you´re high?" It is my favorite song of the band.
ResponderEliminarI am from a place near Los Angeles, and yes, it is full of pine trees.
ResponderEliminarWow! it must be a nice experience to have made those trips, and I think it's great that you are from the south of Chile, my family is too and every year I go there for a visit.
ResponderEliminarIt´s cool to see how learning languague give you a big chances to know so many cultures!
ResponderEliminarWow I can't imagine how amazing it was to spend so much time in England and France! I hope to be able to do it someday. I wish I had the english accent hahaha
ResponderEliminarI want to see pictures of your travels!
Incredible, that have travel much for some place. I would like visit UK and France some as you, for his culture, food, landscape, but first have to learn english
ResponderEliminarIt must be great to be able to study abroad and know other countries!
ResponderEliminarOne of my dream is travel Europe. Your life is interesting :), to me also i like Artic Monkeys
ResponderEliminaromg that great to have had the opportunity to go study in another country!!! I would love to be able to do it, especially in the UK and also one of my goals is to be able to travel to Europe, I feel that it is a very pleasant continent to visit.
ResponderEliminarI am very glad you had the opportunity to study in the UK.
ResponderEliminarBy the way, I love the artic monkeys ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ
woow its so cool met places in Europe, and its more having lived there! one of my dream its met U.K., well Europe in general. (im from Concepcion too!)
ResponderEliminarI really like Arctic Monkeys too. Actually I saw Arctic Monkeys show the last year, it's amazing.
ResponderEliminarI would like to know europe and the art there . I like huachipato lml
ResponderEliminarI love the Arctic Monkeys! Saw them at Primavera Sound?
ResponderEliminarI consider that it's weird but very good to be able to work on a hobby that you really enjoy.
ResponderEliminari would like to know UK and visit europe
ResponderEliminarOmgg what are the chances that you lived on the same street at the video, its so cool!!!
ResponderEliminari would like to live in England i hope one day to fulfil my dream
His hobby of learning English became his job is amazing, and traveling to England is a great experience
ResponderEliminarOmg, Arctic Monkeys is also my favorite band, last year I went to their concert and it was great.
ResponderEliminarIT JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT, I also play volleyball and I love it, what position do you usually play? In my case I play Middle-blocker in the selection of dentistry at the university
ResponderEliminarI love Concepción. My mother was born in Talcaguano, near Concepción, her whole family is from there. When I was a child we always traveled to visit my mom's aunts, I enjoyed all those trips very much.
ResponderEliminarI really liked the anecdote, it must be very entertaining to remember a bar that you shared with friends.
I think it's great that you won a scholarship in the north of england, inspiring story, thanks for sharing!
ResponderEliminarWhat a fantastic scholarship they gave him. Living abroad has very interesting things, it´s very fun
ResponderEliminarIts very interesting and cool that there could travel and i'am gland you had the chance to have those experiences.
ResponderEliminaryou've been in a lot of places and i would to visit the uk one day
ResponderEliminarIt´s very interesting, I stil like Artic Monkeys, but I´ve never had the opportunity to see them live, I hope to do so
ResponderEliminarThis life is very incredible. I hope one day to have something similar.
ResponderEliminarYour life is very incredible and interesting. My dream is to travel to Fance, but first i want to know the Latam American countries, especially Uruguay. Do you know any?
ResponderEliminarI hope your move from the quiet south to Santiago has not been too painful :cc
ResponderEliminarI would´t have imagined that he knows French :O
ResponderEliminarThe start from your life is just like my life borning in Concepción. I hope could traveling so much just like you. :)
ResponderEliminarI love the Arctic Monkeys, is one of my favorite bands, and i think it's very cool that you lived in England, it must have been amazing
ResponderEliminarI would love to travel to the UK, however i got one question, the beer is better here or in the UK?
ResponderEliminarMy dream is to go to Europe, the fact that you have gone serves as an example of life. I admire your life and what I study.
ResponderEliminarI would like to study in the UK, it sounds very interesting.
ResponderEliminarI was last year in Los Angeles- it's a big area of shops
ResponderEliminaryour story is great! I would like the opportunity to study abroad and travel around Europe like you.
ResponderEliminarI now is late, but before I don't find your blog, and It's funny becouse, my family life is litlle similiar, my dad is allso a engineer, and my mother, work that a housewife and We born in Talcahuano but but when I was 5 years old, my Father got a job in another city so we had to move to Hualañe and before to Curico for He work in pulp industry and I spent all my life, from 1st primary to 4th high school in this last city, not in Catholic schools but yes in a conservative town. I think that as you tell it, I only need the trip to Europe
ResponderEliminargreat history, i would like to study in UK, especially in England, is like a dream
ResponderEliminarI know it's too late now, but unfortunately, I forgot to express how great the text seems to me and how inspiring it is to be able to travel so much and see the world.
ResponderEliminar- ¡¡¡¡Hi teacher!!!! Your story is very fascinating, I would love to travel to London someday, I have had the pleasure of traveling to the United States last year, to a place with many Latin people, -I dont know if are there many latín people in London too?- I have never been to Concepción, but I hope to visit this place someday. It is evident your preparation with the English language, you speak it fabulously, you look like a movie star jajjaa
ResponderEliminarRemembering your time in the pub, I tell you that I was in a pub in Los Angeles, California with the drummer of Pat Benatar's band and sound engineer of the band Duran Duran, it was very entertaining!
Must be a big deal to travel from one place to another. It's such a cool thing to study in different countries.
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ResponderEliminarWe have similar hobbies
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