My First Experience in a Student Demonstration

Student demonstration in San Marcos

One of my most significant memories is my first experience in a Demonstration when I was 18 years old. It was in 2008 when I was doing my first year on the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. That year there were such big problems with the local government of Lima that novice students like me (usually called cachimbos) who participated enthusiastically in marches as a demonstration against the Municipality and the Police. Furthermore, we liked to learn the university life, social changes, and politics, topics usually related to university demonstrations and protests of San Marcos. (más…)

Are Electronic Sports Real Sports?

Esports

Currently, one of the most controversial topics about entertaining activities are electronic sports (called eSports). Because video games and eSports can attract so much attraction of people, eSports were considered clearly as an addiction, a generator of problems in children and teenagers, or something that people who have failed would to waste their time. For these reasons, many adults do not consider eSports as sports and triy to prohibit or restrict these activities. However, I think not only are these eSports real sports, also they must be permitted by parents and local authorities. (más…)

My group of friends from the I.C.P.N.A.

My friends

From left to right: Estefanía, me, Vianca, Gaby, and Renan.

I was reading in my English book an interesting article about several types of friendship. For me, one of the most interesting types was the special-interest friends because they had allowed me to improve my skills and make more enjoyable my courses and challenges. (más…)