BLOG 5: RECYCLE

 

I think that talking about recycling is very important at a personal and political level. 

Especially for me it is a topic that can bring me back to my roots and family traditions, 

because from a latinamerican perspective we observe the natural and cyclical process of 

the earth and we are more aware of the ecological point of view that we have in our daily

 life. Being able to learn about orchards and composting is also a way of thinking about 

recycling because it can reduce the impact of mass production, it privileges the local and 

 handmade production as well as democratizing the knowledge about how to work, take

 care and appreciate the natural products that we consume or the places that we live in

 to avoid destroying and contaminating our surroundings.

 

I have had my own orchard and composting system with worms for more than 4 years, 

in this way I have being able to produce my own food, learn about the process of 

different plants and feeling closer to the indigenous perspective that in some way still 

persists in my family. I think this has been replicated in different districts and comunitary 

zones, but nevertheless there is still a lot to improve within education especially in public

 schools.

 

From a political point of view, I think that there has been a lot of propaganda and 

hypocritical appropriation of the concept of recycling by companies and the government. 

There are many brands that seek a more ecological aesthetic but they actually continue 

to have a negative impact on the environment with contaminating practices. For this 

reason, I think that the government must regulate much more the practices of these 

companies and create a better municipal recycling system, that are quite basic and

 effective.

 

BLOG 4: MY FUTURE JOB

 

 It's hard to me to think of a specific future job, because being in the arts area is a great uncertainty, at least here in Chile. However, I can imagine myself specializing in Mediation and Cultural Management and getting involved in education at the same time (in the university), since being able to share with students, projects, initiaitves and organizations, for me is very important for all political and social interaction that its means, further I really enjoy it a lot. One of the first contacts that I've had has being museum volunteer and then have served in their area of education and mediation, I think it was a very nice first approach, although I would also like to try being in more emerging sectors.

For the nature of this area, I imagine myself working outdoors in the case of Management, because there is a lot of interaction with the environment, which I am very grateful for, because the monotony  makes me desperate.I also fell that it is very well compatible with travel because there are always cultural activities in which one can develop or study outside the capital and the country, I think it's a liberation and unique opportunity.

As the financing of the arts in general is complex in Chile, I imagine having to juggle to be able to sustain myself, but I believe that if I have a job that I like and motivates me, I could be fine with it.

I think it's very expensive and not very diverse to study a master's degree in Chile on Cultural management, so I am thinking of being able to win a scholarship to specialize, the mediterrean and Ibero-american countries call my attention, whether Italy, Spain, or Ecuador for example.