Workshop And Stress

This is my first year at FAU, and as a new university student I had to manage stress and new activities that I have never done before. At the beginning, I must admit that it was really challenging learn something that I haven’t done before. I remember that in my first class I was very optimistic because I knew that I had to discover new abilities that I have never used before, and at the begging maybe I would be the worse student at my class, but at that time, that was OK.

But stress just appear when I realised that I got abilities and that I was a good student in my class. That’s when I start pushing myself to get good grades, so I got stress and frustrated when things didn’t go like I want it.

At the beginning, I didn’t know how to face it, but then a friend told me that there was breathing exercises that could help me to calm down, and it worked. Doing a sport helped me too, and made me thing in other stuff not related with workshop. Finally, friends were very important to go through first year, because they advised me and made me feel like I wasn’t alone.

For new students, just don’t push yourself too hard because this is new for all of us, and maybe you will feel like you don’t have abilities the first two months, but you must hold on a little bit more because you are going to be great too. And remember that you are in FAU for a reason, and that is because you are a good student and you are capable of doing all you want.

Best Holiday EVER

The summer of 2016 I went to Spain, exactly Barcelona and Madrid and it was one of the best experience of my life, those places are amazing, the architecture, people and the way they live. I were there for two weeks and I was with my mom, dad, brother and with some dad’s friends that invited us to their home in Barcelona.

I visited every place in Barcelona, I wanted to see everything. I went to paseo de Gracia, to see Gaudi’s architecture like Sagrada Familia, his house and Park Güell. Then, we went to Madrid where chocolate and churros are eaten like breathing air, I visited Puerta del sol where I learnt about old Barcelona, its history, the meaning of that place, and how fantastic the city is.  I will always remember Spain, how safe I felt over there  and that I just want to go back as soon as possible.

Visiting Spain has been the most amazing experience that I have ever had in my life because it made me decide about to study architecture. It made me fall in love with old buildings and the culture of that place. That why  I really want to go back again, and that all my classmates have the opportunity to travel over there too.

Where Would you go?

This year I Have been thinking about going to Japan. I know that there is a lot of people that would say, why? but I got my reasons. Like 2 months ago I found on YouTube a married couple that make videos in japan and I found very interesting the way they try to make us understand Japanese’s culture and the way they live over there.

They explain different topics every week, for example why Japanese don’t kiss or the reason why they don’t talk loudly on public. At the begging, I thought that they were crazy, but then I realize that they live and understand life differently, and for me would be difficult accept that kind of behaviors. 

Maybe I would like to live there for a couple of months, just to feel like I am a Japanese and to experiment a culture shock. I know that it is a little bit crazy, but I just want to be there and feel like a stranger, and obviously learn more about them.

My Favourite music when i was a child

I don't remember very well what I listened when I was a child, but I think that maybe pop music was my style, for example I used to listen and sing Kudai, High School Musical ‘songs or stuff like that. My interest has changed a Little bit since then, now I like indie pop music and Chilean artist, for instance Ana Tijoux, Gepe, Glass animals, Frankie Cosmos, Camila Moreno, Ases Falsos and other groups that I can´t remember right now.

I believe that when you are young, you just want to listen the music style that all your friends like, and you don’t care if you like what you are earing. Then when you grow up you realize that music must identify you, it will represent your personality or what you are thinking.

 I don´t know why but the instruments, lyrics and sounds are very important to me right now, maybe I became awear of the things that singers or groups wanted to say with their lyrics and I didn’t like what they were trying to express, maybe they are just saying silly things.