Dreaming about my ideal job

It's always a bit difficult for me to write about future, because I live under the concept of "Carpe Diem". However, I know that always reach the point of think about it. So, with a Vanilla Capuccino coffee in hand and after a couple (or maybe more) of laps about a uncertain future in my head, I start to write.

Dreaming and imagining that I can choose and do whatever I want, my ideal job would be in a wild animals reserve, ideally with felines or wolves, in the breeding area. Most of this animales are endangered and I love them, I really don't want that they become extinct.
For this job I must travel to other country and I like this idea too. I don't care who I'll work with, because I know that I'll work with people that have the same purpose than me and that is fundamental. I prefer, also work without a boss, I don't like that someone else say me what should I do, I prefer the workgroups, where everyone has a task to achieve the same aim. In this kind of jobs, I think that the working hours are a bit more flexible and if not, I wish I have the weekend free.

This job would make me happy, because that I think that work with little tigers, lions, wolves and others is really wonderful, and much more if I'm making something to contribute in eradicate the endangered of this species.

I hope I found this job!!! Dreaming  is (still) free.

First year, first subjects, first experiences...

New monday, new post on my blog. I'm in the library in the only computer that is free, with the heating over me, it's very hot here and my ideas start to melt and fall on the keyboard.

Preinter3fall2011, session 4: Write about your favorite subject. I start to think and list in my head all the subjects we have. First year, first semester, all subjects are so general and boring: chemistry definitely no, I hate it!, math uhmm yes I like it, but I think it have no much relation with the career. A pair more subjects that I don't remember the names and Zoology. Zoology... I like it! In this subject we see all animals, from the most little and unknown parasite to the mammals. It external and internal morphology, characteristics, importance and implications in life. We always have the classes with differents teachers, everyone in his speciality and every friday we have laboratory.

I really like it, because in moment is the closer subject with the career and, the most important for me, I like to go to the laboratory, because I always think that in the practice is where we more learn, when you can really see, touch, feel and experimentalise. It doesn't serves to know all the theory if you don't know how to apply it.

I really want that this semester is fast over, to start with the practice with animals. A little more action, more terrain and less classroom. The best is coming soon.


P.S.: The heating's still on, I need fresh air.

 Me working on the lab.

Loxosceles laeta (corner spider) under the microscope.

She isn't a scientific, a doctor or a vet, but I admire her.

When I read what should we do on seasson 3 "Write about a person in your field you admire" I thought immediately "Che Guevara", but I have always this problem: I read too fast and I haven't read this time "IN YOUR FIELD". So, I started to think, and think, and think about who can I wirte.

Today I'm gonna tell you about a friend who is studying veterinary too. Why a friend and not a "very important person in the world of medice"? Well, I know this person since I was 6 years and she is a very good friend of mine and in some aspects I admire her. And we always admire someone who is far away of us, that we didn't know, and maybe the most important and admirably people are on our side.

She is Constanza Andrade Fluxá, Konny for her friends, and she is 21 years old. We study toghether at German School in La Serena, the 12 years. Now she is studying veterinary, here in Santiago, in the Mayor University, she is doing the 4th year.

In my life she is a very important person, I can say she is one of this persons that have a "good and noble heart". She was and is always when I have a problem or simply when we only want to have a good time. And, the most important thing for this topic: I haven't see ever in the world someone who loves more animals than she!!! Every kind of animals, big, smalls, beautiful, strange, wild, all of them!!! I admire her capacity of giving love, of care the animals, as they're persons. She could have a lot of things to study and to do, but she always take a long time to play and be with her pets, everyday. She has an incredible connection with animals. Sometimes I think she's like Eliza Thornberry and she can speak with animals and we don't know jajajaja.

Well, in 1 or 2 years Konny will be a Vet and I'm sure that I will continue admiring her and that I can learn many things about the career with her, because she is very intellingent too. And maybe one of the reasons, because I'm studying Vet is a present that Konny gives me in my last birthday...

                                                                  Konny and Aragorn

                                                                Konny washing Sirius

Why Veterinary?

"What do you want to study?" "What is your vocation?" "You have to decide what to do with your future." "A career is for all life, think about". Money, family, vocation, happiness... Who said that decide what to study was easy?

For me it wasn't easy to take this decision. I like a lot of diferent things and I'm always very intense in all that I like. That's why I like 4 or 5 careers. Why did I decide finally to become a Vet? My love for animals. Since I was a child that I have a very good relationship with animals, like a special conection. Thatswhy I take the choose to be a Vet. I always think that animals, in special pets or captive animales, depend on our care. And I think that in this career I can conect other things that I like, for example psychology and psychiatry. How? In work with animals and children or people with diferent problems in Zootherapy. Or in research of neurological problems.

Now that I'm in, I think that Veterinary is a beautiful, but hard career. One of the reasons is maybe that we study a lot of different animals and organisms. And be in one of the best universities of Chile, The University of Chile, is an extra exigency too. Until now, in my opinion, the university is very good, but not only beacuse of the good level of the career, also here the students have "voice & vote" and that is very important to me.

I hope that day by day I love more my career. In moment I try to learn and participate in all what I can in fact to be a better professional and a better person too.

About myself...

I'm Consuelo Parga and I'm 21 years old. I'm from Santiago, Chile. I study Veterinary at the University of Chile, because I love animals and I want to work for their health. I like exotic animals, I want to work in a Zoo and in Zootherapy with children and people who has communication and health problems.

What can I said about me... I love travel, know many people, many places, many cultures. I'm a little crazy, a dreamer, bohemian, I love photography, I'm always with my camera, we are just one. I think I can't rule the world, but I can rule and change my world. I'm not very good at describing myself, so if you want to know something about me, better know me.

I create this blog for my english class and I hope that with this blog I can improve my English and show you a little part of me and my way of thinking and seeing the world.