"Soccer with Ski Mask"

On this occasion I'm going to talk of my favourite photograph. I like the pictures representing an important historic moment and this photograph represents a great part of indigenous Zapatista movement. This movement begin in Mexico with the rise of the Zapatista Army for National Liberation on January 1, 1994, and the rebels protested the marginalization and the social exclusion of indigenous and the poor people. 

This picture was taken about 1999, as the Zapatistas were preparing a soccer match against ex professional soccer players in Chiapas. In this photograph you can see the players with Zapatista team shirts and sky mask waiting the match. The Zapatistas movement propose to change the meaning of soccer and reclaim,with this action, the right to dignity and liberty of the indigenous community. In this soccer match the competition was replaced for the solidarity and the most important thing is the participation as much for men as for women for the transformation of the society. 

Definitely, I like this photo because represent the best of the Zapatista movement: Happiness and Liberty.

"Popular Education: Subvert the Common Sense"

The popular education is a way of independent learning, opposite to formal system education. This alternative consist in try to change the common sense of certain communities through the process of community work. This process needs to count with a massive participation, because the interactions among the subjects produce the real process of learning, that is, a solid and significant learning. The possibility of share our experience, allows us share all of knowledge acquired over time.   

In contrast to the formal system education, the subjects are understood collectively, and not as separate persons. The activities are realized by joint works and every persons is important to the process. The ability to learn collectively supposes the participation of the community in the creation of cultural values and new forms to relate with others.  That is to say, the popular education it is proposed transform the basis of the society and provide solutions to resolve conflicts of your own life communally.

Today in Chile, there are numerous groups dedicated to this labour, and I expect are obtain good results, because is very important stimulate the fight of the people for your rights.

"Nobody liberates anybody, no one is liberated only. The men are released in communion "

Paulo Freire

"My favourite piece of technology"

My favorite technology article is my computer. Because inside of it I can save my pictures, my academic works and a lot more information. Besides, as everybody knows, I can surf the Internet, and the best thing of all is gain access to many information and many kinds of activities.I have had my computer for a very long time and it has been very useful for me and my family. I use my computer every day, principally for do my homework, study and talk to my friends on facebook. 

Sincerely, I'm not a big fan of technology. I prefer to share more time with my family and friends. I believe I don't depend on technology, but I can't deny the relevance of it in my life. I mean, the computer in esential in my routine. But I also bealive that I could go just fine with out it.

"My expectations for this new semester"

My principal expectations for this semester are basically pass all of the subjects and try to learn more english. Actually, i have five subjects which are Economy, Social History of Chile, Statistics II, Quantitative Techniques and my favorite subject Sociology Theory and besides sign up in this subject of english level three. I'm not taking any extracurricular subject. Outside of the university I participate in a project for a popular education accompanied by other students and friends for this university. This project consist in try to organize certain communities, for confront their own problems through the education process. In general, I expect get good results in all of  my projects and gain experience because of the importance of each project and my own satisfaction.