Claudio was talking about this semester

Happiness

Flow is really important in our lives. You have a lot of energy and you are really concentrated in what you are doing, whatever it is. The problem is that when you are concentrated doing something you do not want anybody to interrupt you, but some people are so focus in what they are doing that they do not care about others. For example when I am doing a really important homework and my mother asks me something I do not answer her because I try to be really concentrated.

Happiness is really important too, especially nowadays. In our busy lives everybody is walking, speaking and doing things really fast and it is really difficult to see someone happy. Everyone is angry. Transantiago, politician, subway, family problems, etc are the issues that always cause that Chilean people are not happy.

Life satisfaction is connected with flow and happiness. Life satisfaction is when you feel really satisfied because of the things you do. You feel happy and no one can take that happiness away. Some people are not satisfied at all. The best thing they can do to be happy with their lives is that they need to enjoy every single moment of their lives, even when they do not like what they do.

Talking about me, I have a lot of happy moment that I can not choose. Maybe when my nephew was born or when I moved to La Florida. I believe in happiness, because I am always trying to be happy, even when I am not. I have the though that people around me are not guilty if I had a bad day, so I put the effort to do not demonstrate my sadness.

The person who inspires me is my mother. She is always happy, even when she had a busy and stressed day. She taught me about being happy all the time.

Happiness

Flow is really important in our lives. You have a lot of energy and you are really concentrated in what you are doing, whatever it is. The problem is that when you are concentrated doing something you do not want anybody to interrupt you, but some people are so focus in what they are doing that they do not care about others. For example when I am doing a really important homework and my mother asks me something I do not answer her because I try to be really concentrated.

Happiness is really important too, especially nowadays. In our busy lives everybody is walking, speaking and doing things really fast and it is really difficult to see someone happy. Everyone is angry. Transantiago, politician, subway, family problems, etc are the issues that always cause that Chilean people are not happy.

Life satisfaction is connected with flow and happiness. Life satisfaction is when you feel really satisfied because of the things you do. You feel happy and no one can take that happiness away. Some people are not satisfied at all. The best thing they can do to be happy with their lives is that they need to enjoy every single moment of their lives, even when they do not like what they do.

Talking about me, I have a lot of happy moment that I can not choose. Maybe when my nephew was born or when I moved to La Florida. I believe in happiness, because I am always trying to be happy, even when I am not. I have the though that people around me are not guilty if I had a bad day, so I put the effort to do not demonstrate my sadness.

The person who inspires me is my mother. She is always happy, even when she had a busy and stressed day. She taught me about being happy all the time.

I chose to live!

155.936 G216e 2004 c.1

“Elegí vivir: el accidente que marcó mi vida y el camino de mi rehabilitación”

Daniela García Palomer

This book that I read is very interesting and it really touched me. Daniela García was a university student who had a train accident. As a result, her arms and legs were maimed. She suffered a lot, but thanks to her family and friends she could overcome that situation.

First of all, the doctors did not know who she was alive, because the train ran over her, but it did not affect the most important organs in her body. As a consequence, she had to spend months in the hospital, but her family, specially her boyfriend, was always with her giving Daniela support.

Second, the time she had to be in bed after the operations were fantastic for her. Her classmates and friend visited her almost every day, and when they could not go they sent her presents and letters to make her feel accompanied.

On the other hand, she had to follow her treatment in USA, because our country did not have the technology to help her. Even though her parents went there every time they could, she spent most of the time alone, just with the doctors and specialists.

To conclude, Daniela García was a student who suffered a lot the consequences of a terrible accident, but she was always with a good company. Even though she spent almost a year living in USA to follow her treatment, a lot of people were with her and they makes her feel comfortable. Her family and friends were really important. They give her the energy to get over the accident and stay alive.

I chose to live!

155.936 G216e 2004 c.1
“Elegí vivir: el accidente que marcó mi vida y el camino de mi rehabilitación”
Daniela García Palomer

This book that I read is very interesting and it really touched me. Daniela García was a university student who had a train accident. As a result, her arms and legs were maimed. She suffered a lot, but thanks to her family and friends she could overcome that situation.

First of all, the doctors did not know who she was alive, because the train ran over her, but it did not affect the most important organs in her body. As a consequence, she had to spend months in the hospital, but her family, specially her boyfriend, was always with her giving Daniela support.

Second, the time she had to be in bed after the operations were fantastic for her. Her classmates and friend visited her almost every day, and when they could not go they sent her presents and letters to make her feel accompanied.

On the other hand, she had to follow her treatment in USA, because our country did not have the technology to help her. Even though her parents went there every time they could, she spent most of the time alone, just with the doctors and specialists.

To conclude, Daniela García was a student who suffered a lot the consequences of a terrible accident, but she was always with a good company. Even though she spent almost a year living in USA to follow her treatment, a lot of people were with her and they makes her feel comfortable. Her family and friends were really important. They give her the energy to get over the accident and stay alive.

Small groups, big ideas

Planning family in Thailand is maybe one of the most important things that Mechai did for the country. That’s makes me think a lot, because in our country are still poor families that have a lot of children. The problem is that they cannot complain because the public hospitals give free ant conception. So, what is the problem? Maybe the problem is that poor people always receive help from the government, so they do not really care about how many children they have. Education and Health care are always going to be free for them and their children.

About small groups which make big changes I think that that is a little bit complicated. I am not saying that is impossible, but it is very difficult if you do not have support. For example, taking the Mapuche’s cause, they had to do a big effort to be listened. Fortunately, at the end they had a lot of people that supported them.

We as students are more likely to be listened sometimes. Maybe because we are young and we are always worried about what is going on around us. Adults are worried too, but they do not do a big effort. We always hear about demonstration (especially last month) and the majority of people that were in that march were young and students.

♫ It feels like home to me ♫

My favorite song is “Feels like home” by Edwina Hayes. I first heard this song in a movie called “My sister’s keeper” and I fell in love immediately. I love the entire soundtrack of this movie, but this song touched my heart. I did not pay attention on the lyrics because I was watching the movie, but the music makes me feel very sad. Every time I listened to the song I wondered how would be my life if I had said good bye to my father.
I am a little bit masochistic because when I watched the movie I cried all the time, and when I listen to the song I feel very sad too. I feel like we as human being are so frail and no one knows when it is time to die.
The lyrics of the song have nothing to do with how I feel, but it is just because I watched that movie I feel the way I am feeling right now.

Somethin' in your eyes, makes me wanna lose myself
Makes me wanna lose myself, in your arms
There's somethin' in your voice, makes my heart beat fast
Hope this feeling lasts, the rest of my life

If you knew how lonely my life has been
And how long I've been so alone
And if you knew how I wanted someone to come along
And change my life the way you've done

It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I come from
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong

A window breaks, down a long, dark street
And a siren wails in the night
But I'm alright, 'cause I have you here with me
And I can almost see, through the dark there is light

Well, if you knew how much this moment means to me
And how long I've waited for your touch
And if you knew how happy you are making me
I never thought that I'd love anyone so much

It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way the back where I come from
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong