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Post 4 - What are some of your favourite hobbies/pastimes?

I have two hobbies: going to the cinema and reading. The first has been my favourite for a very long time, when I was younger in school I didn't come to Santiago that often, but I used to watch movies on my computer or in my friends houses when we did sleepovers (that's something I still do time to time), but once I started studying in Santiago I got used to travel by myself, I have been able to go to the cinema once a week, mostly after class. I must admit that it is my moment to feel deeply relaxed and I really enjoy going by myself, and in very few occasions I go with my family or friends. My second favourite way to spend my time is reading and I do it mostly while I'm traveling in between the university and home (one and a half hour approx), bit I must confess that I read only s few books while I was at school and I was more of a fan of reading the summary before the Tests. My taste for reading started in the university and I hope it never ends. I read a lot and in my

Post 3- What's your favourite piece of technology?

Hello, this post is about my favourite technological device. Personally, I’m not a big fan of technology, I have never had any video games, TV screens or the latest smartphones. But if I had to choose something, it would be the internet, because of the communication and information capacity it has (it gives you access to a lot of media sources). I love the idea of being able to watch movies in the comfort of my home, especially when I don't have any money to go to the cinema.  I love that I can read manga which is very uncommon in Chile. Not many people can have access to those Japanese comics because of the language barrier/constraint, but they can be found online, already translated, for free and in HD. On the other hand, a side from the entertainment part, it is great tool for studyng, where you can find academic papers and useful investigations for my University knowledge.In my history of arts studies I have to work with mostly pictures, for example a painting in a French mus