MY FAVOURITE SUBJECT THIS SEMESTER

To get started I only have 3 subjects this semester so the decision will be easy. 

My favourite subject is called "Memory and political violence" with the professor Isabel Piper, she is a social psychology. In general, the classes are not very didactics but there are many instances to discuss and reflect, sometimes we see videos and we analyze interesting texts.

With respect to the contents of this subject, these are from the area of social psychology and they teach us about memory and political violence from the perspective of critical social psychology. In this subject my group and me we are working in a project related with gender violence in the military dictatorship of 1973, specifically with the stories and memories of tortured women´s of that time.

I like this subject because the area of social psychology interest me so much and even more if it is related with politic and history. On the other hand, I really like to learn about in how the psychology can contribute in this historical processes.

A person or expert in your field that I admire

I would like to talk about Martín Baró, he was born in November 7 of 1942 in Valladolid, Spain and he died in November 16th of 1989 in San Salvador, where he was murdered by the Salvadoran army. He was a scholar, social psychologist, philosopher and Jesuit priest.
He said that psychology should be developed to address the historical context, the social conditions and aspirations of the people. For Martín Baró, the solution to the mental health problems in societies characterized by oppression, is the transformation of society to transcend the historical reality of oppression. Psychologists cannot ignore the influence that difficult contexts have on the mental health. If they do, then they become in accomplices to the social injustices that may have caused these mental health problems. His work inspired the development of liberation psychology in Latin America and community psychology throughout the world
I like Martín Baró because he did a big contribution to social psychology by understanding the subject in his historical context.

My favourite picture

Shimi, the charming dog

Well, this is a picture of my dog called Sofia, but in my house we tell "Shimi". She is a "salchicha" dog, but the real name of his race is dachshund. She is 9 years old and she is very happy and playful but she is angry with people she does not know, especially with children :(

This photo is very funny and I really like. I took this picture one morning 3 years ago (time goes fast) in my mom´s room and my mother is behind Shimi. She was putting on makeup to go to work. 

I like this photo because is a lucky shot, it seems like my dog is flirting with me and I find it very funny, she stands on two legs... looks like a human hahah!, but a human with big ears and very hairy. In conclusion, in this picture Shimi is fabulous and sexy.

My future job

Well, this topic is difficult to me because I do not very well what do I want for my life in the future. I do not know if I want to be a psychologist but I feel that the University give me tools for my day to day, so that´s why I´m still studying. 

My future or ideal job for me, must be one that have a flexible schedule, to have a lot free time for me and my hobbies, also  I would desire travel a lot in my job because I get bored fast and I do not like the monotony. I would like to work in another country (specifically in Latin America) or at least out of Santiago, the north of Chile I really like so much. I believe that I would like to have a Hostel in a nice place with a lot of nature, a paradise beach would be the ideal hahaha. I would like to receive people from all over the world and share experiences and culture with them. About the salary, is not important to me, I´m content with little and I would not want to have children so my salary is only for me and probably for my future dogs and animals from my Hostel.

Well, this is my future or ideal job.

Bye!

Why did you choose Psychology

Me doing my "comedy routine"

When I was a little girl, all my classmates they wanted to be a veterinarys, actors, firefighters, etc. But not me, I wanted to be a  TV comedian like a Renata Bravo and I practiced my jokes rutin with my parents everyday. They had a lot of patience with me...

Well, when I grew up I didn´t know what I wanted to study so I decided study Bachillerato in the University of Chile where I was two years and during that time I was very confused with respect who career choose, I wanted to study Anthropology, Art History and theater, but finally I chose Psychology.

My experience in the University has been very good, in the first years I go to many parties and made many good friends in Bachillerato and Psychology.

By last, I would not like to work as a Psychologist, I have others plans with my life, like  a travel or a least escape from Santiago.

About Me

Me and my friend in Candarave, Perú.

Hi, my name is Maria Esperanza Garay Sims or Mary Hope in English. I was born in Santiago, Chile and I am 23 years old, my birthday is on the 25th of November. I studied at Colegio Hispano Americano in Santiago Centro, it is a catholic school, but I am not. Actually I am studying Psychology in the University of Chile and this is my fourth year. I live with my mom and my dog, also I have one sister but she dont live with us because she is a professional lawyer and live alone.

With respect to my hobbies, I love play soccer every weekend and train Monday and Wednesdey for the Team of Soccer in this campus where I play as a goalkeeper, I also like going out with my friends, playing "pichangas", watching football games and going out dancing on the weekends. Finally, I like to travel and know the different places in Chile and South America, Last year I traveled 8 months in Chile, Perú, Ecuador and Colombia!. It was a spectacular trip!


Well, this is me.