September 18

This is the Independence Day celbration in Chile. Usually, it isn't celebrated only September 18, the 19 (Army Glories day) too. It's a crazy day, when the chilean dance "cueca" (the typical folklore, and the official dance of Chile), "cumbia", and more recently reggaeton.

But, there is a mistake whem some people say that September 18 is the chilean Independence Day. That day, in 1810, in Santiago, the noble people of this city created the National Governing Board because in Spain (motherland of Chile), king Fernando the Seventh was sent to jail when Napoleon Bonaparte invades the Iberic Peninsula. So, the Board was creates as a temporary government in our country. But in fact, the Board never proclaim the independence of Chile. However, this was the first push to the proccess of emancipation in Chile, that concludes in February 12 of 1818, when Chile was declarated an autonomous nation.

Another contradiction is: Why the people dance reggaeton in CHILEAN independence day? Why we, the chilean, forget our typical dance ("cueca") and we dance (we it's not the correct word, I NEVER DANCE haha) foreign music? Chile is a culture sponge, a country that always forgets its origins, and we say "We are the Jaguars of Sothamerica" or "The Englishman of Sotuhamerica", but we are so far of this. It's better that we remember our indigenous people, also our "Huaso" a notorious personage of our country (and the base of its economy too), or vakorate our music, so unestimated in comparation of pop, reggaeton, metal, rock and another kinds of music. There are beautiful songs in the chilean folklore. For example "Arriba en la Cordillera" by Patricio Manns, "Mira Niñita" by Los Jaivas, and many others that demostrate that our music is many times better than the foreign rythms.

So, i think that Chile must study their History as well as we accept foreign customs, and valorate all the hidden treasures that our beautiful country keep safe on its narrow and large territory, to celebrate a better Independence Day 

27F Earthquake

I think that i have bad luck in that day, because i was in holidays, in La Serena (the earthquake was 5 Richter degrees there) from February 16th to 25th, and i arrived Santiago 26th, One Day before the Earthquake!!!!!. So all in my house was messy. Suddenly, in the dawn of 27F, at 3:30 i woke up, i don't remember why. When the earthquake began at 3:34 am, i think that it was a normal movement, because it starts slow, as a typical earthquake in Snatiago. But i was wrong, and my parents call me to run with them to stay togheter. My house, althought it's made of wood, moves from one side to another. I must recognize that i was frightened, taking in account that it was my first esarthquake. Those three minutes was so long, that i forgot everything, except my family. Then, we cross the street, and we went to my grandmother's house. She was with two of my cousins, and she fell down in the earthquake, so my older cousin (he has 17 years old) must take her and my little cousin (he has only 11 years old). Luckily, the two houses didn't be destroyed by the earthquake, only little things like crocery were very damaged. Then, all of us stayed in my grandmother's house (sorry, i have forgotten my granfather, he was there with us too), and we had to wait that water service and electric service comeback 2 days after earthquake. This experience marked my life and everyone of my generation, i really don't wanna live it again, because it's stressful, and causes many pain, specially to the people of 6th, 7th and 8th region of Chile, the most affected by this 8.8 Richter degree.