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Blog 6: How Can Your Major/Career Make the World a Better Place

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Hi everybody :) Today we are going to talk about how your major can make the world a better place. I think teachers can make the world a better place by showing things that students normally don't see on TV. But to do that also may mean to teach things that the school authorities wouldn't like us teaching to students like for example, teaching about feminism and how racism works economically. In the case of English teaches, I think we have to remember that nothing is neutral and therefore we have to take positions on many things, especially the role of the United States in the world. In class, I try to use materials that show how the United States has negatively influenced the world (think how Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship was supported by the USA). Also, it's important to show that English isn't just from the USA or England, but also from many Caribbean countries (like we have seen in class) and many African countries, as well. I think that teaching English is go...

Blog 5: A photograph you like

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Hi everyone! I hope you are well Today we're going to talk about a photo that you like. A friend of mine took this picture of me and my cat last year. This is my cat/daughter, Idania <3. I named her Idania for Idania Fernández, a revolutionary from Nicaragua. I was reading and Idania decided to join me and so I told my friend to come  take a picture of us because we look so adorable hahahaha. Idania is my first pet and she is really special to me. She is 2 years old, but she is still a baby, but now she is huge. She weighs 4 kilos! (and I pick her up all the time and I can feel those 4 kilos) She is great company and is a very sweet cat. She sleeps right next to me at night or on top of me. She is like a baby, in fact I only call her Idania when she's bad, usually I call her "guagua" because she cries for me to pick her up in my arms. I talk to her in Spanish and English just like my mom did to me when I was younger. Now it's your turn to share! Write about you...

Blog 4: A Meal or Food You Really Like

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Hi everyone :) I hope you are doing well these days! Today we are going to talk about our favorite food :O So I will talk about my not guilty pleasure: Pollo Chang. It is a fast-food Taiwanese restaurant chain here in Santiago. Their best food is fried chicken and they have a special spicy powder that they put on it. You can get the fried chicken in a form of a chicken breast, fingers, or mini pieces similar to popcorn chicken. It is to live for. It has a unique taste and it is so delicious and makes me happy when I eat it. I go to this place at least once a week near my house (Arturo Prat) and they know me by my name xd. It's great because they give me extra pieces of chicken sometimes <3 They also sell bubble tea which is a cold tea (red or green) with fruit flavor (raspberry, pineapple, lemon, strawberry, passion fruit, and other flavors) and they have these little gummies that are called "bubbles". This food obviously isn't that great for your health, buuuuut i...