Cultural Shock

Since an anthropologist point of view, a cultural shock could be a person who leaves his or her reality and normal life to get into other one. Or people who meet other different people; this would be a shock for both groups and could finish in other cultural group different from the previous.

I could say that I suffered a kind of cultural shock because I was born in Talca, then I lived in Antofagasta and Rancagua. Now I am living in Santiago. In every city I have seen different persons.
 It is true that in every places are people of all kind, but it is also true than there is a seal of culture on each city.

It is hard to suffer a cultural shock because you are not pretty sure of how you are supposed to act in a specific situation.

For example, the transport is different in every place. In Talca I can take busses until 10 o’clock, after that you must take a different kind of transportation (a more expensive one), in Rancagua any one is very expensive and there are few busses. In Santiago, there are busses at any hour.

You could think, then, Santiago is better, ¡but it has strange circuits! I’m trying to get used into their rounds, but it is very hard. Maybe it is because Santiago is so much bigger than Talca or Rancagua. 

Anyway, I am pretty sure I will leave this place to suffer another cultural shock again.

My favourite school subject

Best Holiday Ever

I remember my favourite holiday as it was  yesterday. I was 12 (on 2006) and I lived in Antofagasta, I wanted to see my grandmother because she lived in Talca (very very far).  The problem was, I was the only who wanted to travel, my mother hates travelling, my sister prefer the computer, my brother was a baby and my dad had to work. I insist repetitively but I didn't have any hope, until one day my mother said we were travelling to Talca in a week. I almost cried.

We were all on my grandmother's house during a couple months. She was fantastic and cocked really delicious. That summer I learned about her more than any other summer. I was with her the whole day, every day.

With the family we were to different places around Talca ( Curanipe, Curepto, Licantén, Copihue and so on) to visit other families who lived there.

It was a magical summer and I wish I could repeat it.

By the way, if you don't know the places I talked about, you should search them, and maybe visit them, they are amazing.