El Último Don

Hello!

This is one of my favorites books and it's written by Mario Puzo! This book is a gift from an uncle, I said him that I like very much the "gangsters" (Mario Puzo wrote "El Padrino" too). The title narrate numerous histories around a family, but this family is particular. The family Clericuzio is a gangster family, and they manage many "deals" and social networks (for example with film industry, drug trafficking ring and casinos). 

This is a gangster novel and it's very famous in U.S.A because it's inspired in real histories of mafia facts and, for this, it's a realistic novel. Also, there're many characters and social interactions that make this novel popular and interesting (it's amazing considering the 718 pages).

I like this novel for two reasons: because it's a gift and because it catches me (isn't easy). Now, I'm very satisfied with this book! because it's elements allow to increase our senses about the gangsters and mafias, but in my role as sociologist I could appreciate many things so interesting for my discipline (for example the codes, the antagonism and rivalry, the concepts of love and family, the criminal actions, among other things).

Finally, this novel relates about the plans that Don Clericuzio thinks, with the objective of leave the criminal ambit. In this direction, the family it's divided between "legals deals" and "illegal deals". It's funny because the end of all the illegal deals happens with the annihilation of the rival family, the Santadio. The novel, besides the blood and dead, have histories of love and enjoyment that produces fun as same time that suspense and drama. 

Which's your favorite book?

A Place in Santiago

Hello!

I don't have a favourite place in Santiago, because the place is special if the people who's with me is special too. But, if I must mention one, I'll says: Parque Bustamante. This park is placed in Providencia, near to Plaza Italia, Worker's Hospital and "Vicuña Mackenna" Museum. In this park, we can find children's games, a skatepark, statues and monuments, a scenary and a Literary Coffee.

I like very much this park because it has nice places to be. I specially like the Skatepark, the Playground and the Literary Coffee store. I think that this places are wonderful to be with someone, to talk, to rest, to get inspiration, etc. Also, I was there with my "bikers" friends to have fun, everyday! But now, I don't have my bike, so I don't go more there :(.

In my "biker" days, I used to go everyday for practice BMX!, but now I just go there sometimes. Today, I only go there for take the Metro, and I always remember my past as a biker.

Finally, I need to mention that the people who I have met at the park have marked my life, and I love them so much! So that park is really special, because the things that I did and the people that I have met brings me nice and cute memories :3.

It's all for this week! thanks.

Things that make me happy.

Hi!

Today, this topic's great for remember some cute things :)

Firstly, I need to mention that there're a lot of things that makes me happy, but today I'll tell you about 3 central concepts: Friends/Family/Pets, Hobbies and Passions. 

Well, about the first idea, for me the friends are fundamental for the happiness. Doesn't matter the number of friends, matter if you love them, because the feeling of "love someone" (this apply to family, boyfriend/girlfriend, pets) is great! All the people "love the love", for this, the friends/family/pets in this moment is the thing that makes me happiest!

In second place, some hobbies always makes me happy like draw, train, play music, etc. My first great hobbie was play videogames, but then I discovered the sports (tenis, bmx and soccer!) and these sports was great for my maturity. But today, I'm spending my free time drawing and I like very much it! All the draws are special because all the animals that I draw means special things.

Finally, the passions are little feelings that make us happy. For example, support a football team (this is the more classic passions haha), but also we could be passionate for art, movies, music, etc. Do things related with our passions always makes us happy. In my life, i'm fanatic for Olympia (a football team of Paraguay) and my cousins also! Shouting is a good action for release stress, I think.

In general, all these things I discovered when I was a little boy, so in my life I only flourished them. I think that happiness doesn't depends of material things. On the contrary, the actions and social relations are the best things for be happy.

PET test

In the reading test (in my opinion) I have a good performance, in general I had few wrong answers (between 1-4), I think that's nice.

In listening test I could see my weakness, specifically the long audios... But, as a kind of self-criticism, I can understand the ideas of the sentences, but I can't understand the complete sentence, for this I had many errors (around 5).
Finally, I think that the vocabulary test was the more easy (for me), I had good performance and few errors).