Fiestas Patrias

Hello classmates and teacher!
Today I going to talk about my last patriotic celebration.

I think that Chileans wait this date all the year, because they can drink and eat without blame and it's a fantastic date for take a break of the daily rutine.
In general, I celebrate with my family and my friends. Sometimes I can go out Santiago, but this year I was here, in Parque O'Higgins, in the boyfriend's home and in my home.
I must be honest, I ate a lot, my diet went to hell... Maybe I drunk a little in the first day of celebration, ok... I drunk a lot too. But I was with my parents, and that's important, because the last year my dad wasn't with us. This year was the first time in the Gonzalo's home, he's my new boyfriend and good friend, and his home's very similar to my home, all people in there are lovely persons and I'm very happy to be with him in this important dates.    
If you ask me about the best Fiestas Patrias, I should say "Fonda de la Alcachofa". When I was a child, I invented this name for the Fiestas Patrias in my house, I even painted a poster... It was funny, because the artichoke in the paper was very ugly, but my family was happy with my splendid art work.
I like the traditional games, I don't practice them but I would like to learn. In the other hand, I think that rodeo is a unnecessary sport, because it only brings animal stress and suffering.  
Well... Like many people, I miss Fiestas Patrias, but my birthday is coming in October and that's more party for me :D

September 11th

The september 11th is an important date for the country and my family, I feel displeasure in this day, because it recalls violence and abuse. My pather was priosioner in the beginning of dictatorship, and my mom live this period of time when she was student. For these reasons it's a dilicate topic in home. 
About violation of human rights, I think that the people have all the arguments for complain about them,  the law and the civil society should punish responsiblis, but, in my opinion, the political separatism shouldn't separate the persons in daily life, especially in the present, because the healing is impossible without community. 
I think that state of Chile's solutions are insufficient, because there are a lot of families without answers or compensation still. Also, the are many offenders without a just punish. 
About hoodeds or lawbreacker people who be violent to police foces or destroy public property, I think that that kind of character was more sense in dictatorship time; today they generate caos and everybody forget the real meaning of this day: the end of democracy. 
This date isn't outdated, because dictatorship's recent in the history. Also, there are wounds that nobody can cure. 
September 11th affect the life of young people because isn't a normal day. Sometimes, activities are interrupted or is very dangerous walk in the street. 

Places!

I have traveled only a little in my life and all these travels have been into the country. Chile's a beautiful place to know, I have thought we should know our country before other sides. But now I have a lot of wishes to go Buenos Aires. The best part is the proximity, I mean: Chile and Argentina are neighbor countries! This travel appears easier than other options. Well, you know... Buenos Aires is "the city of fury", all things about it are painted with bohemian colors and interesting stories; I imagine its streets very similar to Santiago's streets, the same king of foul air, the same charming in the architecture, the same inspiration for writers, painters, musicians and photographers. I've clarity about this mysticism, but that's exactly the best part. If Buenos Aires isn't the city of my smoker dreams I don't care, but the sensation in my stomach, when I will cross the Andes Mountains, will be enought (Ok, that sounds sickly sweet. Maybe the food, clothes, CDs and books are motivation too).

I like my country and my city very much. I don't want live in any other place, but one season being tourist never hurt anyone 1313