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Post 5 : Changes to my study program

 Hello everyone, in this post I am going to tell you about my experience studying Archaeology and the modifications I would make to the syllabus. First of all I would like to mention that at the University of Chile, Archaeology corresponds to a mention within the career of Anthropology, for this reason during the first two years I had to take a basic cycle. However, I believe that during these first two years I had the opportunity to learn some knowledge related to the other mentions, which provided me with a broader perspective when it came to understanding social phenomena, as well as statistical analysis tools, among others.  Among the modifications I could make to the curriculum, first I think we should have more practical instances that involve field trips, since these are the instances that bring us closer to the actual execution of our future work. I am aware that due to the current pandemic context, as well as the reduction of resources managed by the faculty, the lack of land

Post 4: 'Time Travel to the past or future'

 Hello everyone, in this post I am going to write about things that I think about the future and some activities that I would like to do. As is known, the problem of climate change is real, and day by day it seems to become more complex as a result of the series of human behaviors that deteriorate the environment. With this panorama in the background, it is difficult to imagine a future scenario where life is not difficult for us, since day after day the emission of polluting gases, the large amount of waste left by industrial activity and human activity, deforestation as well as the high consumption of animal meat -and the amount of food necessary for its breeding- accelerate the process of environmental damage. When I was a child, I imagined the future as a place where life would be easier, where technology would be more environmentally friendly, facilitating communication but not destroying our ecosystem. Although I cannot deny that current technology allows us to transport and comm