Addictions

    A drug of abuse can be something complicated like an Hallucinogen or Cocaine, or it could be something as simple and common as coffee, alcohol or tobacco.

   Everyone who's overage have consumed either coffee or alcohol in their life. But when does it become an addiction? Well it depends on how much and how often you drink them.

   In the case of the alcohol people most often drinks it to celebrate, that is the main reason, I think, that they don't know when it's too much and when they should stop drinking. Drinking too much alcohol ends up in you getting drunk, you feel dizzy, you get blurred vision and slurred speech. Some people get so drunk that they pass out from the abuse of it and when they wake up they don't remember a thing. How does the alcohol addiction affects you also depends on your genetics, if you have a close family member who has problems of alcoholism you have a big chance of develop one too. Most of these effects are caused by the dehydration that the body feels when you don't drink enough water,.

When I was younger and stupid I tried cigarettes, just because a few of my friends smoked them. Since then I never smoke again and hated the smell of cigarettes. In fact my brother's girlfriend who smoked a lot made me hate the smell of it, She smoked every minute of the day!

My uncle used to had problems of alcoholism. He would usually call my dad, drunk and crying looking for his advice. Thankfully he entered rehabilitation for his drinking problem about 6 years ago and stop drinking ever since. He said it was controlling his life and that it was enough!

Post Graduate Studies

   Since I was very young I've had the idea of helping people in a very direct, close and caring way. There was even a time that I considered studying medicine to then become a neurosurgeon doctor. Obviously that idea is scratch out of the possibilities for now.

   As an student of Chemistry and Pharmacy I know that there are a lot of ways to help people when I get a job. The post-graduate study that I like the most thus far is Clinical Pharmacy. You get to work next to doctors, and that interaction generates a better and much more efficient  treatment for patients.

   I've also realised throughout the years how much I enjoy teaching, whether is chemistry or english, I get a feeling of satisfaction that motivates me to continue doing it, so if the first doesn't work out, being a teacher in secondary school is a great possibility as well. teaching chemistry of course.

   I'm just starting to consider what to study, what I have is a close idea, therefor I'm not sure yet where to continue my studies, so far I believe I'll stay at the University of Chile. Although I'd love to study out of the country, to experience a new way of learning, probably with new technologies that are not currently available in Chile, it would also open new doors in the job area.

The Dreamed Job

When I think about my future job I imagine myself working as a pharmaceutical chemist in a hospital. I wouldn't work on a drugstore just cause I don't like the administrative work that is carried out there, is more like being an oficinist than a person that is there to help people in need when it comes to medicines, doses or any questions you may have when using these.
That being said I'd love to specialize in clinical pharmacy, I think the contact with the pacients is much closer than standing behind a desk. Hopefully travel a lot to conventions and conferences in and out of the country.


As long as I'm doing what I like and enjoy I don't really care about how much money I'll be making. I know that despite I say that now, when the time comes I'll be very aware of how much money I earn and how much I can spend.
But the most important thing that I imagine when I think about my future, whether it's on my job or in my life in general is that I have to be happy doing whatever it is that i'll be doing and I have to enjoy it a lot! Because I'll have to do it every day for the rest of my life... or at least for a very long time, after all I could change jobs someday.