David Martinez Prieto

November 2008 Update

 

Hi, everyone!

 

The last two months have been absolutely hectic. Australia is also about working hard and not only about having fun and party.

I am more than glad to announce that I am done with my exams and final papers. I think I did a good job. I had to hand in some essays about international and Australian Education and I really learnt writing them. I have also constructed a LAMS sequence and I am proud to say that I was congratulated by the person who administers that program internationally -by the way, if interested, you can download it from the LAMS community web page. It appears under the title “Día de muertos”-.

 

Some people from Macquarie are going to my home university in January and I have helped them to make some improvements in the volunteer program they have implemented. In this context, some of my best friends back home and I translated some gigantic documents in just ten days (Belén, Fanny and Yaz, thank you again) using web conferences and wikis. This translation demonstrates that we live in a global society in which there are no distance barriers for team work. In the program preparation, I have also participated in the first pre-departure session with a short speech about some cultural issues that Australians have to be aware of when visiting my city, Puebla.

 

Finally, I have been to the concert of one of the best Australian rock bands: The Vines. It was so much fun and I screamed as much as possible to take the stress away.

 

Keep in touch,

David

 

September 2008 Update

 

Hey, everybody! This month has been great. Not only did I study hard, but I also had heaps of fun. Now, after almost 90 days of being here, I can certainly state that I love this city, despite the fact it’s very expensive.

 

I had to hand in my first assignments, for which I had to study hard. After two weeks of intense work, I think did it well: I hope to get good notes.

 

One of my essays really interested me. I was expected to write and analyze the programs that the World Bank has implemented to improve the level of education worldwide. In this way, I really tried to describe how these policies have affected our actual education system considering the globalized society we live nowadays.

 Up to now, I have had the changed to go and see the gigantic whales, koalas, kangaroos and the Pope in Sidney. Besides, I have also enjoyed Macquarie social life: I go out every Thursdays, usually to a dancing club. Last Friday we celebrated Conception day at Uni and it was absolutely hectic.

 

My birthday took place last September 14th and all my international friends came to my place to have some drinks and hang out. The lovely hot weather made it just memorable.

 

I have just come back from a wonderful trip to the Gold Coast…my life is so good!

 

Keep in touch,

 

David Martínez Prieto
 
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