POST #5: "Loppi... a small, forgotten, magic town"

Once upon a time there was a small and very far away country name Suomi, better known as Finland. In there, they lived about six thousand weird and unique creatures known as "finns". Besides these serious but kind hearted people in Finland lived many other wild creatures as deers, mooses and reindeers.

Northern lights in Lapland, Finland

Squirrel

Reindeer

Finns in their natural habitat

As the population started to grow more and more, Finns started to move to the different regions of the land making settlements nowdays call cities and towns. 

From all these cities there is one in particular that might seem quite obsolete to uncurious eye, but you are a clever enough you will find the magic aura that involves this breathtaking place...Loppi. 

Loppi is not a big city, actually many might not even considered as one but as a town. There are no huge buildings, no mall, no amusement parks, no teathers, no museums, not even a cinema. So why on Earth from all the cities in the world I had choose Loppi? Easy, because is simple, is real, is authentic. 

I am a true believer of beauty and beauty is something you can not meassure with the number of buildings, or streets or atraction that a place can have. The beauty of a place is define by those who live in it. 

And the most wonderful thing about Loppi, is that is my home and where part of my heart will always be...

POST #4: "In the belly of the moon"

Mexico. México. Meksiko. Mexique. Mexiko. Мексика. เม็กซิโก.

The most populated Spanish speaking country in the world. The place where water, fire, earth and air coexist in peace and armony. The place where mariachi music, tequila, tacos and tortillas were born. The unwanted neighbor the USA. The place where everybody use "sombrero" and drinks all day long. These and much more is what the world think Mexico is. If you are one of them, you better pay a lot of attention cause your are about to discover the real essence of the land of the Aztecs. 

Mexico is a huge country to be exact the number 13 in the list of countries in the world. In all its vast territory you can find basically any climate you like. From the desert to the mountains, from beach to the jungle, from the mediteranian to the tundra. Mexico has it all. 

Desert of Sonora

Los Cabos San Lucas, Baja California Sur. 

Cascadas Petrificadas de Hierve el Agua, Oaxaca

Laguna de Bacalar, Quintana Roo

Volcán Popocatepetl, Estado de México

Culture and traditions have been part of Mexico since its begining. The colors and the smells surrounds the air of every street and the music flows in the wind. You might feel overwhelm at the start if you are not use to the chaos but the true is that between the chaos you will find an order and a perfect harmony. 

Danza del venado, Sonora

Folk dance of Mexico

Baja California's museum in Mexicali, Baja California

Mexican handmade toys

Tequila, Jalisco 

Most of the people think Mexico is a warm country and it is, but not because of its weather but because of its habitants. Mexican are warm and kind heart persons that will  do everything in their hands to make you feel welcome. 

Mariachi music

Food. That is one of the most difficult topic to talk about...because there is too much! The flavours and ingredients are most of them local so is impossible to find anything better out of the country. I must advice you that if you are not you use to spice you better be careful about what you eat. And NEVER trust a Mexican when they tell: "mmm no... it's not spicy at all".

Saddly most of the people don't know anything about all these wonderful things I just mention, the only thing it pops into their minds at the sound of Mexico is crime, narcotraffic, murderer, corruption, etc, etc. It's such a shame Mexico's name have been stained in such a horrible. I won't deny at all that all of those thing happend in Mexico, but what I want to emphasize is that it happens everywhere. European countries also have crime, narcotraffic, murderers, corruptions, maybe in a lower scale but they have. 

In conclusion, I encourage you to stop judging a book by it's cover and start finding out by yourself what it's the world like. Finding out how truely Mexico is. 

POST #3: "Should it be banned? Violent in lyrics..."

"Love The Way You Lie"

Eminem feat. Rihanna

[Intro - Rihanna:]

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn

But that's alright because I like the way it hurts

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry

But that's alright because I love the way you lie

I love the way you lie

[Verse - Eminem:]

I can't tell you what it really is

I can only tell you what it feels like

And right now there's a steel knife in my windpipe

I can't breathe but I still fight while I can fight

As long as the wrong feels right it's like I'm in flight

High off her love, drunk from her hate,

It's like I'm huffing paint and I love her the more I suffer, I suffocate

And right before I'm about to drown, she resuscitates me

She fucking hates me and I love it.

"Wait! Where you going?"

"I'm leaving you!"

"No you ain't. Come back."

We're running right back.

Here we go again

It's so insane cause when it's going good, it's going great

I'm Superman with the wind at his back, she's Lois Lane

But when it's bad it's awful, I feel so ashamed I snapped

Who's that dude?

"I don't even know his name."

I laid hands on her, I'll never stoop so low again

I guess I don't know my own strength

[Chorus - Rihanna:]

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn

But that's alright because I like the way it hurts

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry

But that's alright because I love the way you lie

I love the way you lie

I love the way you lie

[Verse - Eminem:]

You ever love somebody so much you can barely breathe when you're with 'em

You meet and neither one of you even know what hit 'em

Got that warm fuzzy feeling

Yeah, them chills you used to get 'em

Now you're getting fucking sick of looking at 'em

You swore you'd never hit 'em; never do nothing to hurt 'em

Now you're in each other's face spewing venom in your words when you spit them

You push, pull each other's hair, scratch, claw, bit 'em

Throw 'em down, pin 'em

So lost in the moments when you're in them

It's the rage that took over,

It controls you both

So they say you're best to go your separate ways

Guess that they don't know you 'cause today that was yesterday

Yesterday is over, it's a different day

Sound like broken records playing over but you promised her

Next time you show restraint

You don't get another chance

Life is no Nintendo game

But you lied again

Now you get to watch her leave out the window

Guess that's why they call it window pane

[Chorus - Rihanna:]

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn

But that's alright because I like the way it hurts

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry

But that's alright because I love the way you lie

I love the way you lie

I love the way you lie

[Verse - Eminem:]

Now I know we said things, did things that we didn't mean

And we fall back into the same patterns, same routine

But your temper's just as bad as mine is

You're the same as me

When it comes to love you're just as blinded

Baby, please come back

It wasn't you, baby it was me

Maybe our relationship isn't as crazy as it seems

Maybe that's what happens when a tornado meets a volcano

All I know is I love you too much to walk away though

Come inside, pick up your bags off the sidewalk

Don't you hear sincerity in my voice when I talk

Told you this is my fault

Look me in the eyeball

Next time I'm pissed, I'll aim my fist at the drywall

Next time? There won't be no next time!

I apologize even though I know its lies

I'm tired of the games I just want her back

I know I'm a liar

If she ever tries to fucking leave again

Im'a tie her to the bed and set this house on fire

I'm just gonna

[Outro - Rihanna:]

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn

But that's alright because I like the way it hurts

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry

But that's alright because I love the way you lie

I love the way you lie

I love the way you lie

First of all, I'm TOTALLY against violent, in all it's ways! I think there is no reason for people to be violent with each other or toward other creatures. There are differents types of violent: physical, emotional, psychological, etc. In my opinion, all types of violents are distructive and devastating. 

The most commonly heard about if physical violent because is the one that is easier to notice. You see bruises, marks, scars, etc. I get sick to my stomach every time I heard about family violence or abusive relationships. I don't get how can you let somebody that "claims" to love destroy you in such a horrible way. How can you let somebody touch in such an invidious way and manipulate you to the point you believe you deserve to be punch or punishment.

For that reason is that I choose the song above, "Love the way you lie", because it explain how the jealousy and anger can take control of ourself and make us destroy the person we love the most. Something that really touch me about this song is how she never lose faith in him and saddly that is what happend everyday. Women all over that globe let they partners abuse of her with the excuse of "but he loves me", "he does it for my own right". 

DON'T BE BLIND! Love is about compromise, respect and tolerance. You can't let anyone lay a single finger on you without your concern. Don't be a victim of domestic violence. You're not alone. Ask for help! 

I think that violence lyrics should be banned if they don't have an especific purpose. For example, the song that I choose even tho it talks about violent I think it will help persons who are in the same situation realize what it's happening in their lives and star doing something about it. 

POST #2: "that clauses"

People who watch TV spend more on consumer goods. Experts...

Experts said that people who watch TV spend more on consumer goods.

• The majority of families have TV on during mealtimes. It's disturbing...

It's disturbing that the majority of families have TV on during mealtimes. 

• Most people multitask and do other things while watching TV. What's intersting...

What's intersting is that most people multitask and do other things while watching TV.

• Young people who watch a lot of TV are not very happy with their lives. One recent study...

One recent study shows that young people who watch a lot of TV are not very happy with their lives. 

• It's not good for anyone to have a TV in the bedroom. My feeling...

My feeling about TV is that it's not good for anyone to have a TV in the bedroom.

• TV is good thing because there are lots of good educational programs. My opinion...

My opinion about TV is that is a good thing because there are a lot of educational programs. 

• There are too many commercials and not enough good shows. The problem with TV...

The problem with TV is that there are too many commercials and not enough good shows. 

• Children are watching so much TV these days. Teachers are concerned...

Teachers are concerned that children are watching so much TV these days. 

POST #1: "Why physical therapy? Why not medicine?"

As everybody my age, at some point in highschool, I realize that I was about to become an adult and that mean that I had, no I MUST start thinking what did I wanted to do for the rest of my life. No an easy choice for a 16 year old girl, actually I think that is not an easy nor fair decision for any teen. But that's how life works and I coudn't do anything about it. 

So as confused as I was the only thing I was sure at the moment was that I wanted to study something related to Biology and Chemestry. What? Well, I thing only God knew it at that moment. 

In my highschool, CETYS preparatoria, on fourth semester we had to select in which speciality we would like to be during our last year. The options we had were: humanities, economics, mathematic-physician and chemical-biologist. It wasn't a difficult choice at all, I knew exactly what I wanted...only that I wasn't ready to be there...not yet. 

What did I meant with "not yet"? Well, I have always been intersted in other cultures, and meeting people from the whole globe. Since I was really young I wanted to be an exchange student. Only that I wans't really sure how to become one. With the past of the years I discovered there was an international organization name Rotary, that one of it's many programs is Rotary Youth Exchange. 

The best part of all this, it was that here in Mexicali there were 6 Rotary clubs and my grandparents were members of one, Club Rotario Mexicali Industrial. At the moment I felt it was the universe trying to tell it was my moment to go out of my comfort zone and see where life could take me. That is how the best year of my life happend or better said that's how I built a complete new life in only 11 months and change me forever. 

I know that at this point of my story you might be kind of lost, or just wondering why am I telling you all this exchage-student story if I was suppose to write about why did I choose my career. As I said before, my exchage year mark me, and made me see life in a complete different way. Also been so far away from home (9, 025. 03 km by air) and for so long (11 months and 4 days) made me realize that I was completly alone and that in the good or the bad way I had to learn how to survive by my own. Parents aren't going to be cleaning up our mess and solving our life forever, and saddly we don't understand that till they are not here anymore. 

An other important lesson that I learned was that taking significant desicions was an inevitable part of life and I coudn't keep runnig away of it. I had to decide my future. Even if I didn't want to. 

After a long afternoon of thinking I came up to the conclusion that my best choice would be medicine. At the beging of my whole dilema said I wanted to study Marine biology and everything was set and perfect. Problem was I'm allergic to sun, and Marine biology involve a lot of sun exposure so basically I would have been digging my own grave. 

Then I decide to start looking in the Health Sciences area, and thought about becoming a nurse. And my whole family started a revolution. Why nurse and not doctor? You'll will end up being a grumpy nurse in the social welfare! And blah, blah blah...

Not really encouraging words. Even tho I argued that nurse we the ones that actually do the important job not doctors. Nurses are the one that are with the patient 24/7, doctors only go once in a while and check if everything is fine and leave. But is seemed my family couldn't see that. Then another idea popped into my mind, if I didn't like the treat doctors give to their patients it didn't mean that I was going to be that way with mine.

And it was decide, I was going to be a passionate and caring doctor. Everything was perfect, the career suit me perfectly because I had all the requirements that were need: passion, dedication, organize, excellente memory, love for life and huge interest in human's anatomy. The only problem was that I wasn't really sure about all the blood thing and the responsibility of having someone else life in my hands, but I thought I'll figure it out on the way. 

While the time to sign in for university started to be closer and closer my insecurities and doubts about medicine grew more and more. I was so frustrated and desparate to find a solution, because I didn't know what I wanted any more. What I knew was that I wanted a career inside the area of Health Sciences that involved being in contact with people, a lot of study a preparation and memorazing a lot of information. 

And out of the blue, as a heavenly sign I heard for the first time in my life about the career of physical therapy. After listening all about I was totally amaze how everything that I wanted was in it and more. In didn't think it twice, as soon as I could I got in contact in UVM and ask for information to get in. I felt it in the very inside of me that this was my future, what I see myself doing in 5, 10, 50 years from now. I see myself as a physical therapist.