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A Career-Related expert

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  Hello everyone! Today I will talk to you about Teresa Matus, she is a Social Worker.  PhD in Social Work and PhD in Sociology. She teaches the subject "Critical Approaches in Social Work" at the University of Chile. I talk about her because I think she is the most outstanding person I have ever met. The way she talks about Social Work and the different approaches in this discipline makes me full of hope and enthusiasm for the career.  However, her lectures are sometimes very long, without any pause during her monologue, which is quite tiring and frustrating, because I really wish I could pay attention to everything she says, because they are extremely interesting theories:(. She has published some books, such as "Punto de Fuga", as well as participating as a "responsible researcher" in Conicyt projects. I really hope to be as smart as her one day, I really admire her a lot! She is “seca”! Thanks for reading :)

Blog 5- My favourite food

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  Hello everyone. I think my favorite food of all time is french fries. I tell you this because I could eat this food every day forever (but I would like to nutritionally enrich them, so I don't die). I'm sure you all know how fries are made (with oil and salt), but I prefer to make my fries in an air fryer (they must be pre-fried and frozen) so I don't have to worry about checking on the fries every minute. This appliance is very useful and makes meals healthier. I like fries because they are always a good side dish. Plus, it's a simple but tasty meal and is relatively quick to make. Finally, I like fries because they only need ketchup and mayonnaise (for me), unlike other meals that need a lot of condiments and a lot of effort. To finish, I would like to say that French fries remind me of Saturdays at my grandmother's house; we always ate French fries for lunch while watching "SinVergüenza" on Chilevisión on TV. We really liked this show, because of the ...

Blog 4- A photograph's story

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  I took this photo at the MAC museum (the one located in Quinta Normal). I'm in love with this picture, because next to me is my boyfriend, and we were celebrating -I don't remember how many- months of dating (but, in a few months we will be three years together).  In the photo you can see us appreciating an exhibition, we had a projector behind us. There were many paintings, photos, sculptures, and a whole section on the Social Outbreak, which undoubtedly evoked a series of unpleasant feelings. I like this picture because it is a symbol of freedom, love, dreams and happiness, I tell you all this because, during the pandemic, we all lost many of these feelings, so remembering this picture means for me an escape from all the bad things going on, because it was one of the happiest moments of my life. Thanks for reading, best regards!

Blog 3- My Favorite Piece of Technology

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I would say that my favourite piece of technology is my inalambric mouse, i'm already thinking this because it has a hamster design that's super cute. This is how it looks: I bought the mouse a few months ago, I use it every day because it is very comfortable, its keys do not make loud sounds, and I love it because it looks like my hamster Topacio (who I introduced to you before).  I forgot to mention that I hate to see cables on my desk, so I also appreciate that it is wireless. However, it does require batteries to operate, so I should make a point of turning it off every time I stop using it, but I always forget.  My favorite piece of technology used to be my cell phone, but now I think it's a little... scary and addictive. I say this because it's hard to put my eyes away of it, especially in online classes, it's like it's pressuring you so you can't take your eyes off it. Hope you all doing great. Thank you very much for reading!

Blog 2- Why did I choose Social Work?

  Hi everyone! When I was a child, I dreamed of traveling the world, so I only thought about job alternatives that would allow me to do that (like being a stewardess or a singer), but then I realized that my vocation was to strengthen the working classes.  As a humanist, I went through many careers, such as Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, until I learned about Social Work and all the training it proposes; it has philosophy, social history, social psychology, sociological theory, among other subjects which at some point I thought about studying as a career. I decided to study Social Work because it implies knowing the social and intervening in the social body. My experience at the university so far has been both fun and stressful (more stressful than fun), but I hope that sooner rather than later, the big doors of the faculty will open, through which the free student body will pass. Thanks for reading!

Auto biography

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Hi everyone! let me introduce myself to you.  I'm Javiera Quintanilla Grünenwald, I was born on May so my zodiacal sign is Taurus, I was raised in Quinta Normal, Santiago, with my parents, my brother and my grandparents.  I went to Carmen Chacon elementary school also ubicated in Quinta Normal, I still have friends from this period of my life. When I was eleven years old, I moved to Renca, and I received my high school education at the Cumbre de Condores Institute. And I'm currently studying Social Work at the University of Chile. I live with three dogs (named Sacha, Keko y Roberto) and a hamster named Topacio. My hobbies are watching movies and listening to music. My favorite movie is Perfect Blue by Satoshi Kon and my favorite music band is Radiohead. And that's all! Hope you all doing great, let me know your impressions!