Cecilia Pizarro

The island of Chiloé is very well known for its colorful historical churches. They were named World Heritage Site in 2000 by the UNESCO. Most of them were built around 18 th and 19 th century, when Chiloé Archipelago was still under the  Spanish Crown possesion, so they came out as a result of a mix of cultures. And they were mainly made out of native timber and wood shingles. Sixteen of them are the most representative and they all have some details in common: they are located near the shore, they are surrounded by mountains on the north and the porticos are facing the south. As for the shape, they are all similar in size and decorations, they are all very simetrical and, what I like most about them, they are so colorful, which I think makes them look cheerful and full of life, even though they are more than 100 years old. Nowadays, they are very known around the world, and they are a popular tourist destination which makes Chile to have another beautiful landmark. I’ve

Something I’ve been really feeling passionate about lately is movies. I’ve always liked movies, but it wasn’t until I watched The Revenant by Alejandro González Iñárritu (who also directed Birdman , another amazing movie) in 2015 for the premiere, that I fell in love with movies. This one is basically a semi-biography of Hugh Glass in around 1800, and it tells part of his story. In its cast has Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy, both such talented actors. If you don’t know which movie I’m talking of, you might recall it for the famous scene of the grizzly bear attack that Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) suffers. I really recommend it if you haven’t watched it, although it’s not for everyone, so watch it under your own risk haha. I must say, it’s not the greatest movie ever made, but it made me realize that movies are so much more than just some people acting. There’s the photography, the soundtrack, the color scheme, the subtle hints that many times are the key to fully understand a movie.

The best holiday I’ve ever had so far, was in February this year. It was a trip my family and I had been planning a few months before. We wanted to go in a motor home to the south of Chile, that way we could visit a lot of places and it was a whole new way of traveling for us. I actually don’t remember very well exactly where we went each day, I remember of course all the places that we visited, but not in order. And I know it hasn’t been that long since we went, but my memory is reeeaally bad L . Back to the trip, we did go.  We invited our cousin too, so there was six of us. The whole time I was so excited for the trip, since I never went there before. Our main goal was to get to Chiloé, we obviously didn’t make it the first night, so we slept in a gas station in Los Angeles, which at first was a weird thing to do, but also fun! The next morning, we continued our way to Puerto Montt, and then to Chiloé. The best part was to travel in the ferry, it was so cold outside, it eve