ingles IV

 English at university hasn't been as terrible as I thought, although of course everything is easier behind a screen, I can't imagine writing in a blog without a dictionary next to me and a list of verbs, although having to write two blogs every two weeks has helped me to be able to loosen my hand a bit to write I still have a long way to go to be able to do it fluently without a draft in Spanish first. I have to say that English has always been a stumbling block for me, even though all my elementary and middle school education has had an English course I never managed to learn more than the verb "to be" and numbers. Definitely what I need to improve in my English is speaking, I just can't do it, I can understand 50-60% of what they tell me, I can understand 80% of what I read if I'm concentrated, and writing even if it takes me a while, ¿but speaking it.?.. it's impossible for me, I'll be speechless when it's my turn to speak and my mind will be b...

 I am already in my fourth semester of chemistry and pharmacy, which means that I have been in college for almost two years (I know, I didn't think I would last that long either). In this time I have made friends from other universities (chemistry and pharmacy and other careers) which makes me realize the differences between them, there are times that what I take in three semesters of mathematics they take in only one and others in which they simply do not take it, which makes me curious.   As for the academic load I think it is excessive, in my semester year I had 7 mandatory subjects, and three of reinforcement to be able to adapt, while in other universities the maximum of subjects are 5 and the rest are considered recreational workshops (and I feel envious of that). I don't think there is much difference in the way of teaching, it all depends on the teacher, and the evaluations.... well that's another topic, I barely got a 4 after staying up all night studying while m...