Changes to My Study Programme

Hello everyone!

I think until now I have never though about my study programme (all of it) because this is my first year at university. over this year I realized that my study programme is very old! Because of that the psychology study programme is in an curricular innovation process and the opinion of all students is being taken into account. 

That situation makes me think about my current subjects: Social History of Chile, Philosophy, Psychology, Anthropology, Social Research Methodology and Psychobiology. I think that the 6 of it are necessary to have an integral formation as a psychologist but maybe Social History I would reduce it to a unit inside other subject because I think that the essence of psychology is lost in one semester of Social History because only in the past class of this subject I understood why are we studying that.

About the next subjects I will not talk because I don't know really well if they are good or necessary. But I will refer to things that I think the career needs and that would be instances to develop our emotional intelligences during all the career, not only in the final practice, because if we have the opportunity to develop that maybe the career would become easier in some aspects and really meaningful.

In respect of workload this semester I don't think that it were too much, but I see my friends of second and third year really tired so I think the workload must be reduced. About lenght of studies they are okey, the hours a week are enough and the 5 years of career are perfect.

The faculty gives all the facilities with computers, books and Wi-Fi to do the work and study. And other thing that I love it's the technology in the classrooms with microphones and projectors. I don't have a class that needs a lot of technology (like labs or something like that) yet.

About the teaching methods all my professors are really good but some of them don't use microphone so it's really hard to listen well in a classroom with 120 students or they talk too fast and I lose the track of the class. But despite of that things I'm happy with my professors and the way they do their classes.

So I think that it's very clear that despite a few things I'm really happy with my career (and study programme haha). I love psychology! 

Winter Holidays

Hello everyone!

Today I'm very excited because my favorite season winter is near and with it comes the winter holidays. I spend every holiday in Temuco city, I always go around one week in winter and a month in summer, and why is that? Because my father lives there (well all my family is from Temuco, even I was born there but for a few things I ended up living in Santiago with my mother).

Probably these holidays when I travel to Temuco I'll only stay in the apartment with my grandparents because my dad is working and he is saving his holidays for summer season. So among the activities that we can do with my dad (because we are very united) are going to the cinema because both are crazy about movies, and also enjoy a barbecue with our friends. Also I'm going to visit my grandmother on my mom side, and maybe I will spend a few days in her apartment. Many times I ended very tired because in Temuco I always have something to do, someone to visit (especially family) and I don't have enough time for everything, so my holidays are full of promises about visiting them the next time.

I'm not planning to work or study in winter because I really need time for myself, I need time to read my favorite books, to watch a lot of series, to sleep all day if I want. Maybe if it was strictly necessary work or study I will do it without problems.

I really love the atmosphere that winter generates, specially to read a good book and drink a cup of tea.

My Favorite TV Show

If we talk about my favorite T.V show it would be the south korean TV drama "I hear your voice". I watched this drama a few years ago and was one of my first korean dramas, and I loved it. This show is about the kind Park Soo Ha (played by Lee Jong Suk! My favorite actor that I mentioned in a previous post) a highschool student that after an accident where he saw his father die, acquired the capacity of read minds. Soo Ha is in the search of the woman that he promised protect when he was a child.

This woman is the bitter Jang Hye Sung (played by the actress Lee Bo Young) a defense attorney that when she meets with Soo Ha and he help her with the court cases, her life will change, and a beautiful love story will born.

I know that the drama sounds very simple but isn't, each episode is full of adrenaline because the murderer of Soo Ha's father was released from prison, and is looking for revenge...

Almost each episode was about a different court case, and in the beginning Hye Sung was a very bad lawyer so I think that my favorite episode is when Hye Sung starts loving her job, and do the best strategies with Soo Ha to win the cases, I was amazed with the legal system, maybe because of that I'm very interested in the legal psychology.

I watched the 24 episodes in three days! I really enjoyed the drama because of the story, it was very original, and the characters were amazing. This drama has a bit of everything: love, mistery, action, sadness (I can't deny that I cried with a few episodes) and more. I hope you can watch it some day.

Postgraduate Studies

I think that postgraduate studies are really important because of prestige, I think I have more opportunities of getting a good job if I have more qualifications, so if I have the posibility (and money) to take a postgraduate course, I would do it without problems. Besides probably my line of interest is not taught in my career or University, so definitely the postgraduate are in my plans.

The subjects that I would like to study are related to legal psychology, I'm in love with that area because it is a challenge dealing with dangerous people, you really need to be brave. Also I think that legal psychology is not very known yet, so maybe it is an opportunity to open their field.

I think my first option is to study in Chile, that is to look for good courses of legal psychology in the different universities because for me it is more possible to study in my own country, but if I had the possibility to travel to Unites States or England it would be magic because they are the center of legal psychology but at this moment it is really a dream because I have to finish my career first, work a few years to save money and just in that moment I will think about affording a postgraduate because obviously I will pay for it.

For me the best type of classes are the classic in a classroom with a teacher so my inclination is for part-time courses, they give more fantastic experiences like meeting new people.

The new experiences are always welcome!

My Future Job

At this moment I think that my future job will be definitely a psychologist because I love work with people especially if I can help them (and obviously that is what I'm studying hahah!). I imagine the psychologist job very lonely because despite of you have to attend a patient, you have to do all the thing by your own, so for that side is a sad job but for other it is very enriching due to you can know a lot of different experiences from people really diverse. I think I will be more comfortable working indoor but if I have the opportunity to travel to many places and work outdoor I will do it very happy! But I've always thinking to have my own office with my essence.

I'm just starting my career so I didn't think about a major yet, but my inclination it is between clinical psychology and criminal psychology. The first because I love listen to others and give them advice and the second because I think it is a challenge find out why a person can commit a crime and conclude if that person is crazy or is a really bad person :c

These days I've been wondering if psychology is the career/job of my dreams, if I could support the pressure of University, and I think that I am capable of everything, with love and perseverance all it is possible.

I love the psychology!

Election Day

I really don't like politics but I think that it is very important to vote because it is the only way to generate changes in our society. This 2017 is a election's year and I am 18 years old so I'm ready to exercise my right for the first time, and probably I will go to vote because I need to know how the experience is.

In my opinion the electoral campaings are extremely exhausting because the candidates are day and night working for their popularity. Besides it is really expensive to afford a campaign like these.

A person who wants to run for a public position needs a lot of good qualities, for example; honesty, intelligence, humility, empathy, and confidence in him/herself of course.

I don't really consider to get involved in politics due to my personality (I'm not a competitive person), and I think that it is a very tiring work but in my university it is hard to keep the distance so I've participated in a few political activities to learn about politics because I don't know much about it.

The politics, and electoral campaings are in a credibility crisis, the people don't trust in the politicians anymore, and the campaings are really fake. So I make a call to everyone because it is our work to change the politics through our vote and protests without violence, obviously!

Someone I'd like to meet

When I think about a person that I would really like to meet, a lot of people come into my mind but only one takes my breath away and it is one of my favorite actors, his name is Lee Jong Suk , he is a South Korean model, and actor. Because of what I have seen on videos and T.V programs, he is a really funny, and kind person, many of his colleagues have a good word for him.

I admire Lee Jong Suk because he is always trying to get better, for that he analyzes his acting, and often says that he has to improve. Besides I realized that in 2013 he used his voice for the "Good Library Project" to help blind people, also he volunteered for the "Standard Chartered Bank" project to record books so blind people can enjoy them too.

He is very popular in South Korea, and because of that his T.V dramas are always a success, and since 2012 he has received around twenty awards from his acting, among them we found awards for Excellence, Best Couple, and Best Actor.

I'm a big fan of Lee Jong Suk, I've seen all his T.V dramas so meeting him would be an unforgettable, and precious experience because I could know more from him, and his wonderful culture.