jueves, 26 de mayo de 2011

My guilty pleasure

I love coffee.  I think that is a drink very necessary in my day to day. Before I was fanatic of tea but when   I started University all changed.
I researched about coffee and your kinds. Exist two kinds of bean, well two bean more famous: Robusta and Arabic. Robusta is a bean more strong, with more body and with more caffeine. Arabic bean is more soft, more aromatic and contain less caffeine. Caffeine is important because contain a component that have stimulating effect on human.
I prefer Arabic bean because is more relax. My body not suffer caffeine´s  effect.
Exist many forms of prepare the coffee. I like the coffee of the machine. In especially when the bean was milled in the act.
Preparations of coffee exist many, but to me I like the classic preparation like “espresso”, “macciatto” and “cappuccino”. Those were your names in italian.
The preparation that more like me is cappuccino. Capuccino is a coffee with milk but also with foamed milk. Cup are three equal parts. A measure of milk, other mesaure of foamed milk and one of coffee.  Also is good with cocoa. It have a taste more sweet.
The espresso is only coffee. Is like a shot. In particular, I don’t like too much because is very strong and very bitter. The macciatto it the same to espresso, but with a little of foamed.
In a moment of my life I work in a coffee and I learned all about coffee.
Bye Bye. See you

miércoles, 11 de mayo de 2011

Although Santiago is not the city or place more attractive of country has something that makes it special. I like a lot more in winter. When the mountain is snow, especially after it rains. Santiago many things I like. In particular it is a city of low buildings, walkable at its core. Not very big and not so small. I especially like the old Santiago. That which is near Central Station or "Persa Bio Bio". I like the neighborhoods where you can buy things at low cost, like Patronato or Meiggs. I believe that Santiago is interesting to know the center: square, museums, Santa Lucía hill, San Cristóbal hill, Bellavista neighborhood, Italia neighborhood or Brasil neighborhood, especially its nightlife. But what I like most is that this closet the beach and mountains. The weekend is the perfect moment to scape to those place.
I think that is the most attractive of all, also for the tourist.

My future

I think that in ten years, I hope to work on what I studied. I would like to work in the restoration department of a museum or an institution. Obviously before, I studied in another country. But, I hope to be living in Chile. The truth does not matter. I could be anywhere. Besides, I like to be near my family. So I guess living in Chile. Also, I would like to have a partner. I don´t know if the idea would be to have children. I am not sure if I want to be mother. I don´t know. It is not clear yet.
I would like to have a place to live. Realize the dream of home ownership. An apartment or house. I don´t care. I think I prefer an apartment. Simple architecture, hopefully a little old. In a quiet neighborhood with lots of green areas, good restaurants, designer shops, a library or museum. I´d like to live in Santiago, but I´d like to have a house on the beach or in the field. Have the opportunity to go all the weekends.
I hope that not exist many changes. I hope changes in health area, biology area, physics area.  In all areas that benefit humanity.

jueves, 5 de mayo de 2011

Guernica

One of the paintings that I like es the Guernica by Pablo Picasso.
I studied art history, and always was a reference. In particular, always caught my attention because of its historical and political content.
When I was in Spain, I had the chance to see it live and direct, in the Reina Sofia Museum.
Guernica is a painting in response to the bombing of Guernica, Basque Country, by German and Italian warplanes at the behest of the Spanish Nationalist forces, on 26 April 1937, during the Spanish Civil War.

The Spanish Republican government commissioned Pablo Picasso to create a large mural for the Paris International Exposition in 1937. Guernica shows the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particulary innocent civilians.
This work has gained a monumental status, becoming a perpetual reminder of the tragedies of war, an anti war symbol, and an embodiment of peace.
On completion Guernica was displayed around the world in a brief tour, becoming famous and widely acclaimed. This tour helped bring the Spanish Civil War to the world`s attention.

Guernica es grey, black and white, 3,5 metres tall and 7,8 metres wide, a mural size canvas painted in oil.

Finally, it is a painting that I really like their format, their colors and especially by its content.