Valentina Hernandez

Well, this time the topic I will talk about the postgraduate studies I want to do. First of all, I’d like to get a Master’s degree in Immunology or or Microbiology something related to that.  Then I’d like to get a PhD also related to that topic. A Master in Biochemistry looks interesting too. I feel very attracted to the area of Clinical Biochemistry. And I’d like to study anywhere but here hahaha I think that Chile does not give science the credits it deserves, unlike other countries that actually pay people to go there to study. My plan is to go to another country to study, like UK or USA or even Australia, I don’t know, I’d like a country that speaks English as main language. The whole area of immunology and clinical biochemistry is very attractive to me, I think is a very good way to actually help people and I’m not saying that other don’t help people but that way you are in constant contact with them in clinical trials or so. And as I said in last blog, my goal is to...

This time I will talk to you about what I hope to be my future. When I was a kid I wanted to be a math teacher, then I switched to biology and chemistry teacher and finally I chose Biochemistry as my major.  I haven´t gave up the idea of teaching tho, it still on my mind when I think about my future, but I felt that there was something missing when I thought about just being a teacher. I love investigating, I mean… the idea of discovering something that could help millions of people is mind blowing. In Chile scientists don’t earn much money and there are just a few jobs, making science in Chile is just for those who have the vocation to, I mean if you are a scientist in Chile you don’t know if you will get a job, or if it will be well paid. One of the main goals I have is to travel around the world. I don’t care how as long as I visit a lot of countries, my desire is to visit Europe and I think I could apply to some fellowships to make it happen. The area of investig...

To start I’m going to say that music is very important for me, it has been with me in my best and worst moments. I like a lot of different genres too, but there are a few songs that have marked me for life. When I was 4 years old my grandfather on my mom’s side died of cancer and in the funeral two songs were played that I remember the most, Mi Viejo by Piero and Con una pala y un sombrero by Gervasio… every time I hear one of these two song I want to cry and I get really nostalgic but they remind me of my grandfather and I can feel him right here by my side. Another song that I really like is The Climb by Miley Cyrus, it has a great lesson, it teaches you not to give up, to always push harder, to always have faith in ourselves and that it doesn´t really matter how much time it takes you to achieve something you can´t ever give up on it. Another song that I like and that I listen to every time is Blank Space by Taylor Swift, I remember my best friend once told me that this song...

I have loved movies my whole life, almost every kind of them, the only kind I don’t like is horror but just because I get scared to easily, but I can be convinced to watch one tho. I have three favorite kinds: action, romance and musicals. Given the fact that I like a lot of movies it is very difficult to me to choose just one, I will talk about a saga… THE Fast & Furious saga, it is mainly an action, crime and suspense saga. There are eight movies at the time, but there are two more confirmed, the 9 th for April 10 th of 2020 and the 10 th and last April 12 th of 2021 for it’s 20 th anniversary. It takes place all around the world, and I really mean all around the world I mean, yeah a lot happens in USA, but F&F: Tokyo Drift for example develops in Tokyo and Fast Five develops in Rio de Janeiro. It is produced by Original Film and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is hard to describe a whole saga but I’ll try hahaha Ok, it is basically a group of ...