Seasons

While the time advances, the seasons change. A short time ago people in Chile lived a cold winter, with little rains but gray days. Everyone were full of clothes, as jackets, hats, scarfs, etc.

The spring has passed very faster. But it´s impossible talk about the spring without to mention the National holidays, known in Chile like “18”. Finally finish the ugly and cold winter days, and begin the sunshine, beautiful flowers and fresh breeze. It isn´t only in Chile where it’s celebrated that season. Around the world, especially in long winters countries, spring is considered as happy period because people in winter must stay in their homes for the cruel climate conditions. Also, spring can coincide with harvest times. People work in community to help in the harvest, since the children to old man and animals.

And now, at least in Chile, we are entering in Summer, specific in 21st December, though the hot days already have arrived. It can be a happy season because people go out to take a walk in fresh afternoon or have a dinner in a restaurant. Also, for the general a lot of people have summer´s holidays. For that reason, you can go out with your friends or family, travel and knowing new places or enjoy known cities or towns. In my opinion summer is the best season to me because when there are really hot days I prefer go out to a park with my girlfriend a take a rest below a tree. Also, I meet with my school friends and buy some beers to later play a soccer match, climb a hill and the night drink until the sunrise.

For the last, the fall is a signal that responsibilities are come back. Specially to us, as university students and the other people with their jobs or studies. Too, the weather becomes less nice. Begin the shorter and colder days. But, not all is so bad, because when there are cold time, the better that you can do is stay in home, with a warm coffee, lying in your bed

Different cultures

It’s really interesting to admire the different manifestations of culture that can be. Since the languages until the way in that they move inside their territory, culture is the cleanest expression of the individual, and the community.

Languages can be one of the cultural phenomena most studied in the world. So, English is the language most expanded among the different countries actually, changing and adding a lot of concepts to the other languages. In China and USA, is clearly understandable the concept of “email”. On the other hand, since Tokyo until Temuco, “Sushi” is the word that represents the same idea of a compact meal.

 The previous phenomenon is caused for the Globalization Process. This has introduced a lot of changes in the international relationships and even in the internal structures politics, socials, economics, etc. of the countries. Thus, national cultures too have suffered changes. Paris is known for be a lush city, but didn´t scape to McDonald’s restaurants, the same case to Tokyo and every big city. However, globalization has given great benefits. The culture has become in something more accessible that in the past. Every people can visit the greatest Da Vinci’s pictures in Louvre, or travel on camel toward the Giza’s pyramids.  Globalization has reduced the distances among the countries, being enough 24 hours to be since Santiago to China. Also, the prices are cheaper, so that to a middle class person can travel if he/she propose it.

Christmas, a north European holiday has become in a global event, maybe the biggest happening every year. But, this contrasts with local holidays or events of each nation or country. Globalization also has stressed the differences among countries, regions or people. That causes people want to know other places and persons. Maybe to that is necessary leave the tourism circuits and to admire the places less visited.

To know the glamour of Mediterranean Sea, is better don’t go to Nice, Cannes or Marseille, and to prefer countries like Croatia, Albania or Montenegro.  Their culture is rich because mixed Latin and Slavs influences, giving to their cities an elegant aspect. On the other hand, to admire the most pure Chinese culture, is recommendable go out of the crowded cities and visit less explored zones like the interior riversides, especially on the most important rivers like the Blue and Yellow River.