Chiloé

I remember being there a couple times when I was a kid and that's a problem. I was a kid, I don't remember anything about that place. I think Chiloé is a beautiful place and I would like a lot to have at least a few days to walk around and know it better than just the stilt-houses or some churches.



In the last months I've been particulary interested in one place called "Muelle de las almas". It is a work made in 2005 by the Chilean artist "Chumono". Not just about the wooden structure but the whole landscape is something that calls my attention. I think it would be nice to be there and even nicer to be with that someone special, looking at the sea as if it was the end of the world and nothing could be more important than just the experience of being there.

About activities I would like to do being in Chiloé, I think I'd like to eat typical food, maybe "curanto". But something that I would really like a lot is to visit some parks, I think I need to lose myself in a forest.

Finally, not everything is beautiful, I haven't made a budget but I'm sure this plan isn't going to be cheap and because of that I've been thinking on working during January and, if I have the money enough, going to Chiloé in February. Well, I hope I'm doing this as soon as possible.

Tool

Teacher told me I could write about whatever I wanted so...

It is impossible to talk about progressive metal without mentioning them. Evolving from "alternative rock" in their earlier material to a solid progressive metal sound in their two last albums, Tool had become one of the bands that define the genre. They are not just about writing long and mesmerizing songs, they also introduce mathematical formulas to compose the rythm of their songs, Fibonacci sequence in the album Lateralus is a good example.



Their last album "10,000 days" is full of lyrics refering to a "be part of everything" feeling. Since the first song "Vicarious" which talks about living life through others to "Right in two", which talks about a a violent schism (another Tool song, from Lateralus) in human race, the band is introducing that idea of an absolute being that humanity would be. Somehow they try to communicate the idea that we are just the expression of a bigger concept, something that embrace all which exists and also nothing itself.



My favorite Tool song is "10,000 days" from the namesake album. This song is dedicated to Judith Marie, Maynard James Keenan's (vocalist) mom and her long suffering before dying because of a disability. I remember listening to this when I was high... I think I had listen the song a hundred times before that time, but I never discovered so many sounds on it. It was hypnotizing.

Future studies

Philosophy is something I’ve ever liked a lot (sometimes I think even more than Psychology). After I finish my carrer I’d like to keep studying something related to Philosophy, Psychoanalysis or Epistemology. Honestly I don’t think I would have the energy enough to study four or five years more and obtain a PhD, but certainly, a Master is an option for me.

I like the idea of studying subjects related to Politics, Ethics or Metaphysics and I’m sure it would be useful for my professional development.

About the place where I would like to study, I think I would prefer doing it in Chile, because I will be experiencing some of the problems I will be facing tomorrow as a professional.

Although I know I could choose distance learning or blended system, I think the best option for me is to find the time to atend to a full time program, may be in the afternoons, maybe the weekend, I don’t know, but I’m sure that’s the best way for me to learn (and to approve all the subjects).

Finally, I know that studying in Chile is a hard thing, and it is even harder if you don’t have the time of the money enough to do it. I don’t really think scholarship is an option for me, so if I really want that Master, I know there’s a lot of hard work for me to do.

My future as a psychologist

This time I have to talk about my future job.
It is not so comfortable for me to talk about my career and my future as a professional, honestly I think I took the wrong decision. I entered Psychology thinking I could help people relieving their suffering and now, on my third year at University I figure out reality is not so similar to that romantic idea.

Even though I think I'm having a vocational crisis I just can't forget about a possible professional development if I finish my career. I think one of the few areas I like in Psychology is the clinical job. It keeps drawing my attention the possibility to help people overcome their pains, fears, obssesions, etc.

I like the idea of turning myself into that figure people ever want to tell a bunch of things but never dared to. To be the one who's going to receive all they never expected to give and to help them surpass their obstacles. I think sometimes we just need a third hand to help us push harder through life.

I know clinical job is rooted to a box, to work locked between four walls but it is not a problem to me. I think the journey through the depths of mid is more exciting for me.

About traveling, I really don't know. I think it would be interesting to go and experience the clinical job in a Latin American country but I guess I will evaluate that possibility on the road.

About the salary I don't really expect much, I just hope that would be enough to live.

Finally, about major studies, I haven't think about that yet but if I had to choose something now I think it would be a master in psychoanalysis and if I could, I would take it abroad.