POST 3: From a "transantiaguina"

Transantiago was one of the most important themes in the start of government of Bachellet. This didn’t have her idea, but start its operation with her order.
In the beginning, the change of public transport was very difficult and uncomfortable for the most santiaguinos, principally because the new bus are slowest than the old bus. So, the transport needed more time and planning, not only for the slowness f movement of the bus, but too because now was needed load the card with wish to pay the ticket or pass, the BIP card.
At first moment, the public doesn’t knew how use the new system, in addition because the new bus has new tours too, and more short. This caused many rows, larges waits, places where there were no tours, and problem with the bus stops. This situation caused very disagreement in the public opinion in general.
For me, the new system didn’t affect my transport towards the places most frequently visited. But, I think that load the card is very overwhelming, because I often don’t remember which money I have, I need more time, and no always is there a center of load near of the house, university, job, or friend’s house.
Now, Transantiago has been improved in tours, control of pays, use of card BIP, and bus stops. I think that this system is better than the old, but, sometimes I miss the particular bus with lights of colours, funny music and many stickers in the windows…

POST 2. A COUNTRY I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT

I study archaeology, and I know a lot about the past of Peru, and I think that it is very interesting. In addition, Peru is very famous for its food, and its popular celebrations. If I went to Peru, I would go on an archaeological tour, to visit many important places relations to the past of America. These places are, for example, Caral, Chavin, Ica Valley, Macchu Picchu, the coast in general, Moquegua, and others. I would like to visit the museums too, and if I could go to the Ecuadorian coast, and the Bolivian jungle. It is very hard for me to speak other languages, and in Peru I can speak Spanish and don’t have any problem.

I hope to meet many people too, especially native groups, who can tell me about their past, and their own vision about the archaeological work.

I would like to go with friends of the university, because they have interests in common with me, and they could understand my motivations and don’t get bored with these activities.

I also hope to meet the popular customs, their dances, their food, their natives languages, their tastes, their celebrations and rituals, and many other things, because I love the present Andean world so much, and their past too.

FIRST TERM: GOOD AND BAD POINTS

In general, my first term of 2009 was very calm, but I was down with swine flu. This is not so terrible, but I was in my bed during one week. In this time I sleep a lot, read many books and I was well cared for my family. I retarded my end term, but I approved my 9 class.
The more interesting class for me was Andean American Prehistory, because the teacher is very good too. Although I had many class, I could learn very interesting things about Andean prehistory, theory, and lithics artifact specially.
The saddest thing was that one of my dogs died, but now my other two dogs are more peaceful, and I have more time for us.
The last semester was the one that I don’t work. This was a very important decision, because is complex for me study without work, but with need of my dad, was more easy and happy for me and my studies, in addition I could see more to my friends and my boyfriend, although he is working now.
I celebrated my birthday and I did a party in my house. They where many friends and it was very fun.

The other blog

I want to recommend a blog about archaeological theory, wich it was done for me and my friends...


http://elorigeneslameta.blogspot.com

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Assignement 5

One of the problems on the archaeology that is very interested for me, its about settlement of America.

The main question in this are: When did humans colonize the Americas? From where did they come and what routes did they take? These questions have gripped scientists for decades, but until recently answers have proven difficult to find.

This trouble is too based on genetic studies, record archaeologic, and linguistic studies, but the data that this studies give are discordant.

The traditional vision indicate that a migration from Beringia to the Americas happened circa 12.000 years ago, but sseveral sites, main in South America, are more early that this data.

The problem isn't solved, and for that reason it is a challenge for the new archaeologists.

The links are about two sites that are more early of 12.000 years ago, both of South America

http://www.nuestro.cl/notas/rescate/monte_verde5.htm
http://www.coroweb.com/arqueologia.htm

Other website explains the paradigm Clovis First, that represent the traditional vision, wich now is doubful.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_culture

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Assignment 4

Hiiiiiiiiii!!!
Now, i will comment three web site about Archaeology:

http://www.museoprecolombino.cl/
this web site is about de Museo de Arte Precolombino, wich have arts pieces of precolombine cultures. Therefore in this site there is much bibliografic information, besides wallpapers and photographies of American archaeological material. exists a space where a catalogue of the library appears, which often allows to find useful texts us for the university courses. To the being a page for publish generally and not specialized, gives a clear and simple vision of more complex subjects, so that it serves much like introductory to certain American archaeological subjects.

http://www.naya.org.ar/
This web site is the "virtual city of Anthropology and Archaeology", a news portal, where they communicate about events congresses and meetings of the archaeological and anthropological environment. In addition, there are pretty photos of material culture of human groups of the past and very interesting papers.

http://www.arqueologia.cl/
this web page was created by the professor of the anthropology department, Luis Cornejo. In it, the professor to make very useful bibliographical material available electronic for the works, and also a entertained blog, in wich there are photos of our professors in work of field. I hope to be there in the future!

Assignment 3

Hi!!
In this opportunitiy i wont to tell them about my weekends. The true of my last weekends is that they have been mainly of studies, then boring.
So, I am going to tell them about other weekend.
two weeks ago I went to the house of my favorite premium. She she had been mother 3 days ago. Then, I went to meet new small cousin. She is beautiful and is called Antonia, a very beautiful name, in fact, I always thought that I would have children, I call him with this name. But, now, I think that nis name is repeated, in the same family.
My cousin was very happy, with her daughter and because I went to see her. I was very happy too.