Changes of my Study Program

My study programm is called "the new one", that's supposed to be less heavy than before. It lost some subject like anatomy, because it wasn't justified, and some advanced courses moved early because they were more related to the excercise of the career so they can work as introduction.
Talking to former students, the change seems to be good.
I can only talk about the second year of chemistry and pharmacy, that includes basic chemistry, basic biology and some practical courses.
But there are still some changes I would like to see in the career.
So far, there have been some troubles because of the requirements of some courses include others that aren't that necesary. They are very advanced and complicated, but then we don't really use that much of it in the next, and some people who failed those courses can't take the ones even though they are capable enough to do it. For example, electromagnetism was needed for physiology, because understanding energetic fields and ion corrents was key to study the movements of ions in the cells. But we barely saw any of that in electromagnetism, which was focused on the maths of it more than the nature of it.
Sometimes, requirements are only there tu avoid students to have schedule clashes, because we have a lot lately, and their organization is not our responsability. Specially if we pay good money for every year.
The official lenght is five years, and the media per student is 7-8 years, so it would be a great help  for us to finish the career.
Another issue is the lack of diverse and interesting cfg, that is to say, General formation courses.

Every body has one...

The world is changing. Some people would say we are going down. That people usually say this new generations have no respect for values, principles and we have lost sanity and basic decency. They say we don't care about what it is important, that we are trapped in our own reality. We don't respect the elders. We don't follow the rules and that is the reason of all the bad things that happen to us. 

That might be truth in some ways. Maybe some things are getting worst. 

But in my experience, and the experience of the million of people that today are fighting to repair the mistakes our granparents commited or allowed to commit, this generation is gold. I love this century, and the things that I don't love  about it are usually the things of the past century that are still getting in the way fo the new ideas. 

I can say that I have nothing to envy from the past "simple time" because "simple" means indiferent. I I see absolutly no reason to respect someone only because they have lived more than me, because some of them have only lived and experienced their own reality, which sometimes some of them strongly believe it's the only reality. 

The past is misogynist. The past is homophobic, transphobic, xenophobist, racist, classist, violent, abusive, intolerant, indifferent, prejudiced and I could keep going until my nose starts to bleed...

So I think the world is getting better... slowly and hardly... but better. 

Good changes are being made. People is finally understanding. Lives are being saved. 

Please, I beg all of you... don't ever give up... we can do it. 

Whats my opinion about the legalization of abortion in three cases?

To start, I'm against abortion. I believe that it is one of the most cruel things a human can do. But I understand that my view is entirely subjective. It relies in the values I have developped according to my experience, and the way I have interpretated that experience. 

I strongly support the legalization of abortion. And I think that the "three cases" are a contradiction. 

All of that vanishes if we understand that the rights of a woman over her body are not over the right of another human's rights.  And that is the big question. 

Is it human? even if it wasn't, does it have rights? It is a complicated question with a simple anwer. We don't know. And we can never know.

There is absolutely no way to decide, because all the arguments are: 1) based on personal believes, philosophical, spiritual, religious, etc. 2) based of scientific facts that still need subjective interpretations: we know in which stage of development the brain starts its activity(does that make it human?), we know when the heart starts beating (does that make it human?), we also know that even a single cell is autonous, but not independet, but the body doens't recognize it as a parasite and has the exact amount of chromosomes a human should have (does that make it human?). 

At the end, women not only have a right over her body, she has the right to choose what she believes about life itself,  and acting according to it. 

Sexual education to decide. Contraceptives to make a choice. Legal abortion not to die. 

Whats my opinion about having exotic pets at home?

Some people justify the symbiotic relationship between cattle animals and human civilization to survive and developped. 

But out of that, It is animal abuse to get them out of their enviroment and to change their behaviour. Making them dependent to us, is limitating their chances to survive. Limitating their resources is killing them slowly and painfully, phisically and mentally. It also makes a damage to the enviroment they were taken away from. 

Also, I don't see that much different between taking an elephant to my backyard with no space nor water than cutting down their jungles and drying their rivers there in afrika. 

What is my opinion on the legalization of marijuana and other drugs?

Marijuana is not addictive, and makes no harm by itself. If a kid smokes it, or if an adult smokes it all day, of course it will have side effects. Same thing happen with anything. I'm not saying drugs are like sugar, because they are not. But it is all about a good, informed and critical use. It should be under strong control, just like guns and vehicules about the amount cultivated, and where and how is selled.

What is your opinion on recycling?

It has been said and proved by all the scientific community that the way we produce is just not viable. Our life style is murdering us. All the discussions about equality and rights is useless if we go back to the jungle like animals. Recycling is necesary, and also easy and totally doable. It doens't requiare much effort.  Once the population is educated on the topic, how to do it correclty and efficiently, it could become part of the daily rutine, like brushing your teeth and doing the laundry. 

But the population is not enough. Reycling and other ecological methods are also easy with the proper machinery in our over industrialized system. 

It is not enough to encourage recycling to the industry and school. It must be a standardized and regulated obligation to industry and shown as a civil duty to the masses that directly benefits them.  

From cartoons, animes to TV series

Since I have memory, I spend the weekends in my grandfather's house. He let me do whatever I wanted during those two days, and I mostly spent them with my eyes stuck in the tv. I didn't have cable on  my house, so I took advantage from those hours as much as I could. I didn't know How I did it, but I think I managed to follow every show of that time.

Thanks to this, I grew up with a big love for fantasy and story telling. Later in life I moved my attention to books more than shows, but I still keep an eye everything that goes to air. 

I must say that we live in a great era for animated shows. There are great artist out there, creating original and entertaining shows full of contents as well, enjoyable for kids and adults. 

The only difference is that, today, I watch the episodes online, as soon as they come out, and after I watch it, I  go straight to the online fanbases to enjoy the discussions, analysis, memes, fanarts and theories. 

I love my generation. 

There are two shows that really mean a lot to me, one from my childhood and another from nowadays. 

The first one is Avatar: The Last Airbender, or The Legend of Aang. I have no words to explain how much this means to me. This show literally grew up with me. It started as a simple show I watched sporadically, but I became so obsessed with the story and specially, the characters that the first thing I did when we hired internet so long ago, was to watch it from the beginning. Only there I realized how much I had missed! a lot made sense then... I still watch it, now and then.

"Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked"

The other one is Steven Universe. I can't believe how actual this show is.  It has hit me hard and low sometimes, sometimes nearly makes me cry, which is kind of the purpose of the show. It talks about very modern themes in a very creative, respectful, sensitive and powerful way. Anyone could believe it is not a children show, but it is. It is for XXI  century children. Besides, the artwork is amazing.

When it comes to oriental animation, I'm not a big fan precisely, but I deeply respect it. If I watch an anime, it is mostly because someone else recommended it to me. I have liked most of them, but I was raised by Uncle Sam, and I can't change that, which is hard because almost all my friends are low key otakus (don't deny it), and sometimes I feel a little left out. 

 About mangas and comic books, I'm a total ignorant. Although I enjoy listening to other people about them, when I try them myself I never finish one.

Cartoons mean an escape from life, but also a space where I can reflect on life. They give me something to think about when I don't really want to think. They have given me a community to participate on, when outside life fail me. Talking about our favorite cartoons is a really good way to start conversations with new people, and even my friends when they get bored of me... 

"One of my favorite scenes in Steven Universe"

Post Graduate Studies

If there's something I don't like talking about is the future.
After I get my degree on Chemisttry and Pharmaceutical, my first step is to get a job and get a house, so if possible, I'd like to keep studying in a part time way.
Employability in my career is good now, but I don't about tomorrow. Competition is going to be harder every time a new generation go out to the field, and I can't stay behind, nor allowing my knowledge to become outdated, so further studies are in my list, but not in the near future.
As I wrote in the last post, the specialities I'd like to study are Veterinarian Pharmaceutical, since I really wanted that to be my career. Some people have suggested me to get a Doctor's Degree and dedicate my life to investigation in the veterinarian area, to discover, developped or improve  better animal medicines. I feel very attracted to that idea. If I could make it happen, I'd be able to make a real difference for animals from my career.
Another option would be to take off to another country, using my studies as an excuse. I've heard that studying outside is an experience that open your mind in strong ways, just because of coexisting with people with other cultures, not only the culture of the country you are in.
I have family in Canada, although I've never meet any of them, but It's better than nothing.