
martes, 28 de diciembre de 2010
Adios 2010. ¡Bienvenido 2011! No te voy a defraudar...

martes, 21 de septiembre de 2010
La nota en el refrigerador

lunes, 26 de julio de 2010
Otra vez perdida... espero poder encontrarme!

Pero bueno, luego de reflexionar sobre el asunto llegué a la conclusión que soy yo la persona de afuera y por lo tanto a quien le toca comprender como son las cosas aquí. Claro que yo siempre doy mi opinión "internacional" sobre los temas, pero tengo cuidado de que sean comentarios respetuosos. Creo que la situación ideal sería que al final de mis años de estudios, yo logre comprender algunos aspectos de la cultura apalache y que mis compañeros puedan ver el mundo y la educación desde otra perspectiva.
Este semestre he aprendido sobre la historia de la educación en Estados Unidos así como de las distintas folosofías que han tenido influencia sobre la misma. También aprendí sobre tecnología y de como el mundo se hace cada vez más pequeño a través de la globalización e Internet.
Pero como no todo puede ser trabajo y estudio, me di el tiempo de tomar una clase llamada "Relaciones, Intimidad y Sexualidad". Les cuento que esa clase transformó mi manera de ver el amor y las relaciones. Aprendí mucho sobre mi misma y como la cultura, religión y sociedad han saboteado mi capacidad de ser feliz.
Tantas clases que quiero tomar, tantas cosas que se pueden aprender, necesito diez vidas más!
Por lo pronto, es bueno estar de nuevo en mi blog. Una buena semana para todos!!!
jueves, 20 de mayo de 2010
Regresando por estos lados...
domingo, 14 de febrero de 2010
¿Si pudieras vivir una eternidad y no cambiar nada o existir durante el guiño de un ojo y alterar todo, qué escogerías?
Journal Entry #4
Today in class, we had a guest speaker, Dr. Charleton. He is an African American professor, who has held important positions in the education system and in city government (major). He told us some anecdotes about growing up in the south as a person of color. He was a musician so this made the stories much more exciting. The main part of his conversation was about success and leadership. I will use some of the phrases he said and reflect upon them:
I was born at the right time: The first thing that stroke me was when he said that he was born at the right time because by the time he left high school, the world around him was changing. I related this, to one of my reflections from class, when I wrote that in times of turbulence, leaders emerge because people need someone to guide them through the change process. Of course, like he said, people have to be willing to do something about it, to participate and contribute to that change. And just today, when I am writing this, I read an amazing quote from “The Freedom Writers Diary”. It fits this idea perfectly. “If you could live an eternity and not change a thing or exist for the blink of an eye and alter everything, what would you choose?” (Erin Gruwell)
Once you start seeing people like people, your perspective changes: I tried to be honest with myself and think about how much importance I give to socio-economic status and ethnicity and I know I have not reached excellence on that area. I have never really offended anyone, but I also have not tried to get close to certain groups of people to release myself from prejudice. I believe everyone has the same rights and that in the eyes of God we are all the same, but I know deep down, there are certain people that I don´t feel inclined to get to know or associated with. And like my friend AC told me last week, you never know who you will need some day.
If you can´t trust your people, you can´t lead them: This is a must. If you can´t trust your team, how are you supposed to motivate them and give them the tools to achieve a common goal? We should build an environment of trust.
Always expect big things: Powerful statement. I always tell my students that they should never settle for less than what they deserve as bright people. And in order to deserve great things, they must show great work and accomplishment. It´s all about the hard work. Looking at myself, who would have thought at 33 I would already be going for my PhD. Expect big things!
What does a leader need? Capability, desire and commitment. Without one of these factors we can’t be effective leaders. Thinking about people back home, there are so many that have the necessary skills, the passion but the commitment… not so much. Specially the younger generations. I wonder why.
It was very enlightening to have a leader in real life come and talk to us. I hope we have more guest speakers during the semester. It is one of the best ways to learn what leadership is all about. After all, we can read the book at home by ourselves. Class time should be used to complement and put into practice the concepts. I hope our professor realizes this. I sent him an e-mail mentioning the subject but without being too straightforward because it seems people in Tennessee are as sensitive as people from my culture. So I have to be very careful about the way I say and write things.
sábado, 6 de febrero de 2010
Dorothy va a tener su minuto de fama...
sábado, 30 de enero de 2010
Dorothy en la nieve otra vez... muy feliz por cierto
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domingo, 24 de enero de 2010
Ya todo se va acomodando
jueves, 21 de enero de 2010
¿Tuberculosis?

El próximo Martes un segundo pinchazo como parte del procedimiento y ojalá que eso sea todo... Mientras tanto, sigue rojo mi brazo = (
martes, 19 de enero de 2010
We are not in Kansas anymore...

lunes, 18 de enero de 2010
Primeras impresiones
Pues tengo que contarles como antecedente que esta aventura de ser estudiante en Estados Unidos ya la viví hace 13 años en Florida.
El inicio de la aventura
