Last Weekend

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Today I would like to write about what I did last weekend. Well, last Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, was the cultural festival that celebrates the 25 years of Heritage Day. The truth is that I really wanted to go out and visit  some buildings, since in these days architecture and memory come together. But unfortunately I was very sick, so I stayed home all weekend.

On Saturday I did an assignment for the workshop subject about a place to set up a project with a public program. Then, I was preparing a presentation on the problems of modern architecture with my coworker over a phone call. After finishing the presentation we continued working together on our own tasks. I did not sleep at all. We started the call at 11:00 p.m on Saturday and hung up at 8:00 a.m on Sunday.

On Sunday I dedicated my time to advancing work for the workshop. I felt very sick, so that day I tried to rest. Then I saw a movie called "Medianeras", which is about Mariana and Martín, two neighbours who live opposite each other on the same block, their paths cross daily without knowing about each other, it was fun to watch, I recommend it to you.

Since I´m from the regions I was alone in Santiago all weekend, so I didn't really see anyone, and as I mentioned before, I was very sick so I didn't leave my house. The truth is it was a very boring weekend, but at least I made a lot of progress in my university assignments and I was able to fully recover!

Here I show you a photo of the model I was working on for the workshop (mine is the one in the center)

A Exhibition

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Today I am going to write about an exhibition that I really enjoyed. It was in November of last year, at the Museum of Contemporary Art  which is in the Parque forestal, near our university.

It was fun because I went with some friends from college. We were inspired to do an artist residency project. There were many interesting and very beautiful works.

I think what I enjoyed most about this exhibition was that I got a lot of new ideas for my artist residency project. In addition, we measured the exhibition rooms and that helped me a lot to understand how I should create the spaces for my project.

On the other hand, I really enjoyed discussing ideas with my friends and exploring the place with them. My friend Renata invented a game, which consisted of choosing a room from time to time and classifying the works of art that where there. We also choose our favorites works and talk about it.

Something that highlight in the exhibition was the artistic intervention at the entrance, as the place is very high, the photos that hung were large and impressive.

Another thing that I really liked were some audiovisual works that were in various rooms. These works were projected on a large wall, it was impressive and the videos were very artistic and beautiful.

Here is a photo of the artistic intervention of the entrance

 

Country I would like to visit

 

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Today I am going to write to you about a country that I would like to visit, it is Italy. I had the idea of traveling there for a while because of its fascinating historical, cultural and architectural heritage.

I would choose to travel by plane from Santiago directly to the capital of Italy, Rome, because it is a fast and efficient option. On the other hand, I think I would prefer to go alone since my main interest would be visiting cultural places and iconic architectural buildings, and I would like to follow my own schedule. 

If I were to stay in Rome, there are many things I would like to do, for example it would be great to visit the Colosseum built during the Roman Empire and take a guided tour. I would also like to visit the Sistine Chapel to see the ceiling painted by Michelangelo or go to the Trevi Fountain to toss a coin and make a wish. Also I would definitely like to eat in many restaurants and try many typical foods. 

As there are so many activities and places to discover in Italy, I think I would stay three or four weeks.

However, one reason to consider not going to Rome would be the large number of tourist, especially in high season, this can make visits to tourist site less pleasant due to long lines and crowds.

Here are some photos, on the left is the Roman Colosseum and on the right the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel painted by Michelangelo.

A Beautiful Place in Chile

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Today I am going to talk to you about a beautiful place that I have visited in Chile. The place is called Punta de Parra. It is located approximately one hour from Chillán, to the south, on the coast.

I was there in the summer of 2020 and then I came back in the summer of 2023, I went with my parents and my little brother. The last time I went it was a little cold, the sea breeze was strong, even though it was summer.

There was no cell phone signal in the place, even inside
the cabin it was useless to try to connect to the internet! So i guess it was a break from social media, which is good, even if it wasn't voluntary.

It was a lot of fun, we swam in the cold water on the beach, also in the pool. Some days we walked a lot, we even found a beach hidden between rocks! We also did a lot of trekking in the mountains.

What makes the place most beautiful is the white sand and clear water, and what I like most is that the beach is between mountains, I love that there are many trees around.

These are some photos I took at the place, it's beautiful!

A television programme from my childhood

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Today I would like to talk to you about a television programme that I watched a lot in my childhood. I used to watch many animated series, but the one I remember best is "Avatar the Last Airbender".

In the programme, society is divided into four nations related to the four elements, water, earth, fire and air. In nations there are groups of people who control the elements. 

The avatar, who controls the four elements  and is responsible for maintaining peace in the world, has been missing for 100 years. Everything is chaos, until Aang appears, a 12 year old boy, who is the avatar and the last survivor of the Air Nation.

I used to watch it when I was little, probably around 2006 or 2007, when it was broadcast on the Nickelodeon channel, in the afternoons. Sometimes I watched the programme with my family in my living room.

I like it a lot because the story is very entertaining, the animation looks good too and the characters are very well thought out and developed. I liked the program so much that i watched it again in 2019 , playing it in the background and listening to the dialogue while doing homework.

Here is team avatar, Toph (the girl in green) is very powerful and is the strongest earthbender in the entire nation.

Here are Aang (left) and Zuko (right)

Zuko is so cool!

A piece of Technology

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Today I´m going to write about a piece of technology that I use a lot! Well in general I use a lot of technological things, like my phone, computer, etc. But i want to tell you about my iPad, because it is something that I use practically every day and I find it very useful in my daily life, especially at university.

I bought the iPad Pro 11 (third generation) has 512 GB, it has 512 GB and its color is "space gray". A very good feature is the space available on the iPad, in general I keep a lot of files from the university, also a lot of drawings and photographs. It's great to be able to study and read without having books or notebooks in your hands! It is also very easy to transport.

I think the only negative point about this piece of technology is the size, sometimes I think I should have bought a larger size, the screen is too small to draw comfortably. I use it for drawing and reading, but also usually use it to watch movies and listen to music on spotify. 

I love it because it makes my college life easier and I can take it anywhere.

Here is a drawing of the Palmanova city plan that I made for urban planning class, I did it on my iPad, in the Procreate app.

I don't have any photos of my iPad but I found this on this on the internet, this is what it looks like.

My hobbies

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Today I would like to talk to you about my hobbies! The truth is that I enjoy doing many activities, such as riding a bicycle, swimming, making models, taking photos, among other things, but what I like most is drawing.

I draw almost every day, whenever I have the opportunity I do it, I even draw when I get bored in class. I usually draw alone, but sometimes my little brother, who loves art, draws with me. I also have a friend who I meet sometimes to draw and share my projects.

As for equipment, in general I don´t need much, I almost always use a lead pencil and black ink pencils of different thicknesses, although from time to time I like to use watercolors and acrylics to paint my drawings. When I don´t have a pencil and paper at hand I usually draw digitally, although I prefer to do it the traditional way.

I´ve been drawing all my life, the truth is that I don't remember exactly when I started, but I probably learned to hold a pencil correctly before I learned to speak. I really like my hobby, I enjoy it because I relax when I do it, also because it is a nice way to express oneself in everyday life. 

 Here I pasted some drawings I made when I was 15 years old. They were a project for the school arts class.

The proyect was a fanzine about something we really liked. These drawings are from one of my favorite movies, Akira.

I always associated the film a lot with the color red, so I only used that color.

I really love doing this!