Last Term

Posted by nataliesturm , Tuesday 27 April 2010 14:11


The second semester of last year was my last term with carrier subjects. It was pretty intense, because we had a subject called “Internado”, that means twice a week you have to be with the doctors and work with them, trying to find out what is wrong with the patients. The subject is divided in three parts: horses, ruminants and small animals (cats and dogs). In the part of ruminants and horses you have to go wherever the doctor goes, so sometimes we went pretty far away, because these animals often can’t be found in the city. You also have to work in small groups the whole semester and you can’t choose who is going to be in your group. I was lucky and I knew most of the people in my group. Every week you had to prepare a clinical case and investigate about it as a group and present it at the beginning of the following week. That was hard work, because we also had other subject at the same time, so sometimes I was really stressed. It is also very hard to rely on other people, because you can’t do all the work just by yourself and you have to trust the other members of the group. But like I said before, I was lucky and we didn’t have much problems, just some little discussions.
I think you can realise that there wasn’t really a lot of time to practice sports or do some other activities. My life was just focused on university, so I hadn’t really a life, that’s sad, hahaha. The good thing is that it went really well and I managed to pass all my subjects, including “Internado”. And I was really happy at the end; I think there is no better feeling than knowing all the hard study is over and you feel so free after five long years at university.

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Transantiago

Posted by nataliesturm , Wednesday 14 April 2010 20:32

I think that transantiago has improved some things of public transport. However some things haven’t changed or are worst now. One of the things that didn’t change, is the frequency of de buses, you still don’t now at what time they are coming and sometimes you have to wait like half an hour before the bus arrives. Another thing I don’t like about transantiago is that you have to change buses to many times to get to one place. As an example, I don’t live far away from Plaza Ñuñoa, and before transantiago I could take one bus to get there. Now I have to take three buses. The crowded metro is another thing I can’t stand, line one is really collapsed. However, transantiago has improved some things. The BIP card is a big improvement, because you don’t have to manipulate coins. It’s also better for the driver, because he is safer now and he can’t be mugged. Buses are bigger too and drivers now get paid with a regular salary, so they don’t have to compete for transporting more passengers. There are now special parts of the streets for buses, making travelling by bus faster sometimes then by car.
I think transantiago has improved a lot since it started. At the beginning it was all very confusing and not very good organized, but with time it has been better. Still there is much to improve. It would be very nice to know exactly at what time the bus is going to pass, making all our lifes easier.

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Introduction

Posted by nataliesturm 18:12

Hi, i’m Natalie and have finished all the carrier subjects. I took this subject to practice my English. There are not many opportunities to speak English in Santiago, that’s why it’s really important to practice when you have de opportunity. The blog is a chance to write in English and give my opinion about some interesting subjects. It’s also a way to keep in touch with some of my classmates.

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