Wednesday, January 29, 2014

First week in Chicago ELI Workshop Winter 2014

Well, i had a week in Chicago.

The thursday the group went to Harold Washinton Library, that is very big, the most interesting to me, was a room with "3D printer", beacause different people could do reality your invent. This machine is very popular in my country in the last year.

Continuing, the last floo in the Library es very beatifull and friendly, for your ceiling and colors, all green, is was relaxing.

Well, this two place are interesting to me, because if i am in the Library, i would like read a book, but is not possible. So, what we can do? going to shopping .....pppffff.

For my the Chicago/America lifestyle, is somethink like the Santiago/Chile lifestyle, because the people is enclosed in your own words, the only person than speck and see a the other peoples is we, and the vagabond. Well, i can not see and speck with original american, because in the store or other place serve Mexican and other Latinos.

Food: About the food, i can opine only the Kendall food, because in the weekend eat Macdonals, Subway, Pizza, and other frozen food of supermarket. The Kendall food, is very good !!, but sometimes need more flavor, with sal or condiments. The breakfast is gread !! with egg, bacon and potatos , is very good, thanks Kendall ! In lunch the fish is not good, I prefert Salmon with butter, this fish is tasty!.

In Chicago the weather in this tempory is very cold, i get sick, but now i am better. I like the snow, is nice, also i say it does not snow in my city. I think, for this reason i like, is somethig i dont see often.

About my firts week in Chicago, i think: i will be wasting my time and my money? Because, i was benefited with medium scholarship, for learn English, that is to say, i spend my money, my vacation, my businnes for come here. And i feel that learnig nothing. Where is the classes??? Where is the material for classes?? Only turist, for here by there. The experience is AMAZING !, but i dont come here of vacation. I come here for learn English. I am feel disappointed, is not that i expected. Why would we gave a review of measurement?

Well, i hope this situation will change, beacause i need learn English, speck and write.  



Wednesday, January 15, 2014

First Day in Chicago - January 13, 2014

Good day everybody !!

I am Jonathan Calabrano, I born and raised in Santiago, the capital of Chile.

I live specific in  municipality of Maipu in Santiago.

I study all night of the week in Professional Institute AIEP, because i am studying in Night School.

My career is Business Administration, and my major is Finances.

Well, I live with my girlfriend in our house. Her name is Trinidad and we both study the same career.We have a dog, her name is Perla.

About my parents, they live in Maipu with my little brother his name is Francisco, my father is Joel, his accountant,  and my mather is Maria.

My hobbies are cross country in bike, and go to the cinema with my girlfriend. I prefer action movies and she romantic movies.

I came to Chicago, because I was favored with a scholarship that AIEP give me for my good grades.

I want to know and tour the city, your museums, parks, stadiums, stores, etc. And learn English to speak better.

 I want specifically in these four weeks is to learn English, to speak and understand better this language.

About the Picasso sculpture, at firts I think is "this sculpture seem the face of monkey", I remember the monkey of the movies "The Lyon King" , if I am not mistaking it is name is Rafiky and this is mandril.










Cultural Center:
This place is very beautiful, for it's roof and stairs, because this have marble and stones very nice.
Really this place it is not very interesting for me, but is a good place for know.






Art Institute:

This place is very beautiful, because I like the miniatures of different parts of the words, and the design in other periods. The techniques are wonderful and i can see dedication in this work.

My favorite piece of art is the Vincent Van Gogh, "Self Portrait of van Gogh". This picture is very famous in the world  and I feel excited when I saw in front of me. I don't know much of Art, but I had read about this artist at school.

The other thing I liked in Art Institute are the arms and armor, because I dismembered the movies about the  medieval time. In this floor say this armor is not only for fighting, in other situation the people wear for important celebrations. Also it is worn for sporting events.

I like very much the clothes of original Missouri Tribe, with feathers of different colors. This is great !.

Sincerely, this place I don't like very much, because I feel this art pieces are not original,  if not copies or similar piece.