My favorite band (?)

I mentioned in another occasion that I don’t have a favorite band (I don´t remember when it was, probably in a past blog), basically because a band don’t have only good songs (always there is a song that, for me, is awful in particular bands or artists in general). In this occasion I will mention a band that I like so much, the most of them songs I like, and probably you do not know them or probably you have, in a moment of your life, listen a song of this band, but you don’t know that they created the song, this band is “Creedence Clearwater Revival”.

Well, this band was dissolved at the beginning of the 70’s and they have a short period of activity during the 60’s. The story of them fame is similar to The Beatles, like guys that suddenly have fame and popularity. But I think that they are underrated (and The Beatles are overrated), basically because them popularity was very short, but they, in my opinion have the same or more influence in the modern music, they revolutionized the rock and roll, mixing it with blues and country music, and they influenced in the creation of the grunge. They in summary have a great legacy with the songs and the influences, but they normally are forgotten.

I know this band thanks to my father and one of my uncles. Both of them had casettes of the band reordered from the radio and I remember, when I was a child, that my father put it in the stereo practically all the mornings of the weekends.

Here a compilation of them songs:

My next summer holidays.

I really don’t know if I will have holidays next summer, basically it depends of the money and the time that could have my parents. However, if there are money and time, without a doubt I will go to Puerto Montt and its near villages like practically all years.

You know thanks to other post how much I like this city; I think that it is a wonderful city and I have the 90% of my family here.

In this opportunity, I would visit principally my grandmothers because this year they have been ill and I have a great care towards them, and I don’t know if this occasion could be the last time that I will see and talk with them…

Probably in this opportunity I will visit all my family (uncles, aunts, cousins, etc.), go across the forests, go to Puerto Varas, Ensenada, Alerce and maybe go to Chamiza. In addition, I have plans for do boating, go all over the “Seno de Reloncaví”, and go to the “Volcan Calbuco” (trying to get close to the peak).

I would like to visit so much places in the beautiful X region, for example, a village called Puelo, which is next to the river with the same name and have a great fame like a natural place with wonderful landscapes. Same for “Contao” where I never have been, but I have family here, and I have listen stories about that this place is the perfect paradise for convert in a hermit.

Finally, I can mention with certainly that I will eat like a monster if I have holidays. I will have a diet based in traditional food of the zone, like different kinds of potatoes, fishes, “milcaos”, “cancatos” vegetables with real natural flavor and traditional desserts based in berries.

How to survive SDLE

The SDLE (Semana de la escuela) is the principal time when the students of dentistry of the Universidad de Chile celebrate in community. During this week there is a generalized blessed madness. This is totally out of the normality. The people change like if they put a mask only for this week. Basically there is live music, dance competitions (in general all type of competitions that you can imagine), and it is a moment when you can share experiences with friends or meet new people, obviously in the party there are alcohol, and it generates disarray. In general in that week all is absolutely crazy.

I really don’t have a manual that explain how survive to the SDLE, basically I have an incidental participation on it in the penultimate or the last day (I don’t remember). Only I can see a fight and people with beers in “Machu Picchu” at the beginning of the activity (if there is a beginning.). There are testimonies related with great alcohol consumption with the respective consequences at the next day. Even, people had talked about the participation of teachers and employees. A good advice is enjoy with responsibility, take care with things with a high value and be every time in group (although in this case probably you drink more alcohol.)

This week is well known in the university. Here come students of the other faculties and grades, is a good opportunity for meet new people. Remember whenever that we celebrate the foundation of our dentistry school and it has merit for be well celebrated.

Postgraduate Studies

For the future I really don´t have plans, I prefer live with short-term plans, for that is hard to choose now, for this post, a post grade course, but if I must choose, probably I would choose 4 routes: The oral surgery, the oral rehabilitation, a public health post grade, or a new grade in business.

I would like study specially subjects that I consider important and useful for my community. There are few people that have the knowledge of these courses basically because are very difficult and expensive and personally I would feel useful and privileged with this knowledge and I like the subjects that I have now in the grade that are related with these post grade programs.

About the grade in business I think that could be a good complement of a dentistry grade. Is useful for my utopic project (watch the last post), have a short duration and can help me in topics related with social communication.

I obviously would like to study abroad, maybe in a country like U.S.A., Australia, Germany or Spain, but the lodging, the tickets and the lifestyle in general is expensive and I don´t have or I will not have money. The study in Chile is more realistic.

If I study in Chile, I probably will not have problems related with the accommodation and study in my home, in my room is easier, also a full-time system of study is possible.