Gabriel's Almanac

 Howdy, howdy ! How are you? Woah, can you believe it? This is the eighth and final blog of this whole activity. Maybe this sounds like a cliché, but it’s amazing how fast time passed. Related to this final blog, I will talk about my current challenges in using the English language. First, I have to say that it was kind of strange to be again in an English class. In the beginning, I felt it was like being in the school again, but with the passing of the classes, this sensation vanished. Also, I really liked the creation of these weekly Blogs. It was a funny and creative way to practice writing every week. On the other hand, I know that I must practice more my speaking skills, but not like speaking with a script. I mean speak freely and improvise, but this kind of exercise could be very stressful when you’re doing it for the first time, and you must do it in front of other people. I mean, in my case I’m insecure about my abilities to maintain a conversation, and doing it in fr...

Hi there! Well, on this occasion I will talk about some changes that I would like to do to my study program. (Program that in this case is the career of Architecture) For this I will organize my ideas into 2 main points: - The curriculum:  Exists an idea that is shared for teachers and students inside the career. Which is the major doesn’t have a common idea or philosophy about architecture studies. The only thing that connects the classes is the academic program designed for the faculty, but in the same class, you could have an extremely different perspective of the subject.  For example, exist a class that is called “Latin-American’s Architecture Critics” where you study and analyze the history of Latin America Architecture, but depending on which teachers you would have that you could learn more about “Prehispanic Architecture” or “Colonial Architecture”, but ¡is not only that! Also, you could have a teacher that says that the arrival of the Spanish Empire to America was th...