Blog Session 2 Instructions ::: Why I chose my career

Dear Class,


Blog Session 2 is about the decision you made when you entered the university.
Write this post in 130 words minimum and include the following to answer why did you choose this career?


a) Your dream jobs when you were a child.


b) Other career options that you had at the moment of applying to university.


c) What made you decide in the end.


d) Your experience at university until now.


e) The kind of job you would like to have.


Don't forget to make comments on at least three of your classmates' posts not only because it's part of the evaluation but because the interaction between you is important.
Also, remember to make a comment about my post too.


Good luck,


Belén

Blog Session 2 ::: Sample Post

Why did I choose my career

When I was a little girl I wanted to be a vet because I loved animals and when I was little bit older I wanted to be a midwife because I love babies but none of them happened. Then, when I was in High School I really enjoyed English because of music, so I spent a lot of time translating songs.
When I graduated from High School I wasn't sure what to study so I took a year to think, evaluate options and to finally decide.

My first option was something about Literature but in those days, the only option was PUC and I didn't even want to apply to that university. Then I found out something connected with English was Translation and after checking the programme, I decided to become a translator. As I've always enjoyed English I thought becoming a translator was a good option and after the first year I knew the career was for me.

Some years later, I had the chance to study a "special" programme for translators, so I became an English teacher. I started working as a teacher of English since the first year of Translation because I really liked it, maybe because there are many teachers in my family.
I started teaching private lessons to kids, then I taught adults and young adults and now I know this is my vocation because I couldn't live without teaching.

Blog Session 1 ::: Sample Post

About me

My full name is María Belén Farías Gutiérrez but nobody calls me María Belén. I’m Belén, a single Chilean woman, I’m 38 years-old and I live in Santiago. I’m from Chile and I was born in the capital city, on a rainy day, on May 22nd 1979. We’re a five-member family, my parents plus my brother, sister and I; and I'm the youngest because my sister Male and brother Felipe both are older than me. I also have a younger step-brother, Mauricio, a younger half-sister, Mariajosé. 

I studied in the same school for twelve years and I’m still in contact with most of my classmates. After that, when I was 17, I worked sporadically and studied English for a year because I didn’t know what to study as a career but I finally decided I wanted to be a translator. I graduated as a translator in 2001 and then studied Pedagogía en inglés so I became an English teacher in 2005 and also since the same year, I've been teaching Spanish to foreigners. 

Since 2010 I've also been working as a tour guide and with my partner we have now our own tour business called Puelmapu Turismo Sustentable. I live with my partner and our two baby boys Santiago and Facundo.

I really like music, singing and sports. I play capoeira, practice yoga and rock climbing but I can’t go climbing as often as I’d like to. I love dancing too and I try to learn new songs in different languages. 

Blog Session 1 :::: Instructions

Dear Class,

Today, please write about yourselves. Write an autobiography and include the following:

Birth info
Studies (Elementary, Secondary School and University or others)
Family
Hobbies
Others...

Write your autobiography in 120 words minimum, make comments on at least three classmates' posts and also, write a comment about my post.
Remember to keep in mind what I wrote about comments in my previous post: Welcome back to English!

Good luck,

Belén

Welcome back to English!

Dear Class,

This semester we'll write ten posts so I hope you enjoy this new experience. We'll be all reading each other's blogs, so you get to write comments on your classmates' blogs as well.
Before you start writing, please read the sample post I write so you can have an idea on how to express your ideas.
Keep it simple and you'll see all the progress you can make.

Remember to be respectful to make comments and comments of course have to longer than: Wow, that's great! Your comments should consider agreeing on someone's opinion, giving advice, offering suggestions, sharing same or similar experiences, etc.

Try to use all the English you know - IN THE CLASS - and also when you write in your blogs. Trust in all you know so far, instead of using Google translator.
If you need to translate something, please ask me or use: www.linguee.es


Best of luck,

Belén