Bolivia

Bolivia is the country I would like to visit. In fact my boyfriend and I are making plans to go there somewhere in the future. What I think is amazing about Bolivia, and what makes it my first choice, is that I want to see firsthand what it is happening in Bolivia, I want to see how works a native government, I want to compare it with our “republican regime” and I want to know how the common people feels about their president and his government.

I know from friends that have gone there that it is a beautiful country, that it has a lot of contrast, for example 80 percent of the population is native and Evo Morales is the first native president that this country has. Another important fact that interests me is that you don’t need to have a lot of money to have a great time in Bolivia, comparing it with the value of thing here in Chile, Bolivia is definitely cheaper than Chile.

But what interest me the most is that although we are neighboring countries, we are so much different, our cultures are very dissimilar and we have conflicts regarding the geographic delimitations. That makes it a place where I want to be.

All work and no play makes Javi a dull girl

Last term was very difficult for me, because of two reasons:

The first reason is that I had to take a lot of classes because last year I didn’t approve all the courses I took (mostly because I did a lot of activities that were “extra-curricular”, like be part of social organizations from the University, so the time I dedicated to study my “curricular” classes decreased) but last term I approved all the courses I took so that was very comforting (that’s an upside, but only in the end of the term, because during the term I was like a zombie).

The second reason it has to do with my family and one thing you should know about me: I’m from Curico, a city located on the north of Maule’s region, so that means that I have to travel on the weekends if I want to see my family. Last term was hard because my mom got pretty sick and because of my extra classes I couldn’t travel as much as I wanted to take care of her. Now she’s better and I see her frequently, but it was really sad at that time.

When I look back and think about last term I’m pretty glad it’s over. I learned a lot but I’m really glad it’s over.