Maribel Gangas

  I would like to travel back in time, especially to the 19th century or the Victorian age in England, I would like to be part of the aristocracy for a few days, as I like to read a lot about it. I find it interesting even though it was a difficult life especially for women. I would like to be able to travel by carriage or on horseback, wear the dresses they used in those days, receive the handwritten invitations to attend a ball, obviously I would like to learn to dance and know how the dances were for presentation in society. Since there wasn't much technology in those days, there was plenty of time to spend on other things, I would spend hours reading, go for long walks, have a garden to maintain, invite friends over for tea and attend a Victorian picnic. I know it seems boring, but I would like to live it for a few days, the small details are the ones I like, to be able to buy a dress, or have it made to my size, to be able to share more time with people, is something that ...

  I am studying forestry engineering and I would like to work at Conaf, whose main function is to manage the forestry policy of Chile. I would like to work in a reserve or national park in order to conserve and restore native forests. I would be far from my home since it is a very remote place, it is in Alto Bio Bio, it is in the mountain range, I would have to go in a 4x4 car since the road is complicated and in winter it is worse because of the snow and rain.  I imagine it as a quiet job, since it's miles away from civilizations, just me and nature, plus a couple of co-workers. To work in a reserve or park, you would have to know how to plan, program, direct, manage and administer, and you would also have to know about ecology and environmental impact and forest protection. I would like to earn enough to live well and to be able to travel, the advantages are that I like what I am studying, everything related to conservation and restoration and the disadvantage is that the co...

One day on the 30th of May we were relaxing at home with my boyfriend and we had the idea of travelling to the Laguna del barco in the neighbouring commune of Alto Bio Bio.  The next day we ordered what we would take and started the trip, on the way we bought snacks for the road and continued our journey. We made our way around the Bio Bio River until we reached our destination.  When we arrived, we had lunch and admired the lake. Despite my desire to swim, the cold stopped me when we got there. Even so, we took a walk around the lake finding cows and different species of trees and we took many photos to leave memories. After a few hours and seeing that we were running out of sunlight we decided to go back, on the way home we came across a rock slide, which made it difficult to pass, my boyfriend with the help of a man, who was going in the same direction as us, moved a rock and so we were able to resume our journey back home. It was a very nice and tiring trip as it was the f...

 I would like to visit Brazil, especially with a friend. Some time ago we are planning a trip to Brazil, since we want to go to the Caribbean and it seems to us that it is the most convenient country, but it is complicated because we do not have time for the university. This country is in South America, it’s known for it’s carnivals, the statue of “Cristo Redentor” in the city of Rio de Janeiro, beaches like Copacabana and the incredible architecture of Sao Paulo. What I would like the most is to visit the various beaches that Brazil has since I love the sea. I would also like to know part of the Amazon, the trees and animals that live there, this is a little more complicated and dangerous, but I hope I can do it. Roundtrip tickets are around $170,000 (Chilean pesos) in low season, the problem is that we never have free time in low season to make the trip. I hope it will be soon, I really want to travel to Brazil. 

 A website that I really like is "Catalogue of the vascular plants of Chile" http://catalogoplantas.udec.cl/  is a website that was shown to me when I was researching a genus of plants. This web site constitutes taxonomic and geographic information of the flora of the country, it is to know which species grow in a certain territory of the country. At the beginning of the website, you can enter the common or scientific name of a plant and it provides data such as family, synonyms, habitat, distribution, as well as images of the species and a map with their distribution. I like the website because it shows me the distribution of the species I am interested in and that is important because I can know in which part of the country, I can find the species. I visit this website very often because I like to know where I can find different plant species and I would also like to find new species and contribute information to this catalog. I would recommend this website to all thos...

  My favorite food is baby ribs with fries, is a dish that I discovered about two years ago and I love it, I have always liked roast beef, but I used to eat it alone with sewed potatoes. The special thing about this dish for me is that the meat has barbecue, it is a sauce that I had not tried before, especially because it is sweet and I don't usually mix salty food with sweet food, but I loved the ribs with barbecue, I don't know how to prepare ribs even though it is a dish that seems simple, it requires hours of cooking, so when I want to eat ribs I go to the mamut restaurant. it can affect my health because it is junk food, even though meat has protein, in excess it is bad for me, that is why I eat it once or twice a month. I prefer sweet foods, I am always changing my favorite food, what I like now are the waffles, especially the "strawberry fields", it is delicious because it has Nutella, but it is harmful to health because it has a lot of sugar.