Post 7

How green are you?

When I think about the question, my answer is not what I expected. The truth is I’m not a totally green person.

I don’t have many environmentally practices, just don’t throw trash the ground and try put my trash in specialized dumpsters like glass, batteries, electronic waste and plastic, but sometimes not exist this kind of dumpsters and I put everything in single garbage bag. I really try maintaining clean my place and city. Sometimes I use bike but only as sport, normally I prefer use the public transport, but usually is not the best idea when I need to arrive early.

May be I’m not a terrible person, but is important to ask yourself that question and reflect on our actions, because we need to do more for the environment.

I know recycling is very important in this moment, because the pollution affects us all. For the same reason is essential to know: what is recycling and how we can help, especially in Santiago that has very high levels of air pollution. It is contradictory to know that Chile has a large area for different types of clean energy, but this is not done, such as solar energy. We could minimize own Carbon footprint if only we were to use cleaner energy and we adopt a culture of recycling. We need change our education and transform to a green education to the future and implement public policies that help the environment.

Post 6

My experience in the field

I remember when I was in third year of Anthropology; we go to Los Vilos (fourth region) to excavate a specific research area, near to the beach. To reach the study area, we had to walk a long stretch, like 30 minutes, totally relied on natural light to work in the research area.

In the field was two kind of work, the first one consisted in excavate soil layers of 15 centimeters with a tool: spatula, and clean with a brush. The Second works consisted in strain the soil of the first work and then analyzes the residues of the soil and classify them according to research.

My favorite work was excavate, because I feel like an archaeologist, but the problem with this is the work position. That work is very hard, and suffers back pain.

The relationship with my classmates was very good, everyone try to help each other to clean the area and analyze the different sizes of bones (some of them were animals) and other was like a small shell (similar to those of sea snails).

The experience of work in the field, was essential to understand some of the study area across the time (many centuries), and generate motivation in career, assess the archaeological sites, and create awareness in society, generate respect for ancient civilizations to understand the past, present and future of the development of human civilization.

My Future job

I'm study Physical Anthropology and this subject is very sensitive to me, because Im really lost right now about it. I'm in Fourth year and I dont know what is the career field in my major. The problem is, however hard I ask, nobody knows the answer. So, just can imagine what kind of job I would have.

And in this case my dream job is outdoor or in last chance in a laboratory. I would want earn a salary enough to travel and pay for the basics needs. A good job must have a good working environment, because the work not doesn't becomes humdrum. A job in which I have free time and can do other things like read, do some sport, visit to my family, go to theater, to a bar with my friends or learn a lot of things. I think a job without leisure time, not worth it.

But the truth is, I feel disappointed, because for me the Physical Anthropology not have real a social vision, is just memory, technic and not worries about current social issues.

I dont know how look my future, but all is possible, maybe I would  study a postgraduate in other country to specialize in something relation to the physic anthropology, or in other field of study, maybe I would work in office or not, but the important think is that my dream job would make me happy.