Catalina blog

 Blog 5: How can your major make the world a better place? Forest engineering is super important in Chile and the world, since it contributes to the country's economy and the conservation of native species, in addition to studying ecosystems around the world. In this way, it helps globally to protect nature, especially in these times where climate change and the loss of biodiversity is of great importance. What I like most about my profession is the union of the socioeconomic with nature, and in that I want to contribute and help, I see myself in the future being a contribution in that sector. In Chile, the work of the forest engineer has been stigmatized in a bad way, but society must understand that the work of the forester is much more than "cutting trees", for that reason, The world needs to know that foresters can be a fundamental support in the new economic, social and natural processes of the future and for the conservation of the Chilean and world flora.

 Blog 2: Why did I choose my major? My dream job as a child was to be a teacher, I always liked being surrounded by books, pencils, and blackboards, I liked to pretend I was a teacher and that the stuffed animals were my students. Then, I started to grow up and I started to love botany and I knew at that moment that I didn't want to do anything else. I went out to look for plants with my grandmother, to water or plant in the garden, little by little the love for plants grew and that is why I wanted to study forestry engineering at the University of Chile. The experience at the university has been very good this year, but the years of the pandemic were very difficult, it was difficult to concentrate or study well. But now it all makes sense and I love it.

 Blog 1: Who am I? Hi, I'm Catalina Barrera Rojas, I'm 21 years old, I'm the oldest sister of three brothers, and I live with my mother Ingrid and my younger brother Pedro, my dad lives with my middle brother Benjamin. I'm from Pudahuel, Santiago of Chile, all my life I've lived in the same place and I like it a lot. My parents separated about 4 years ago, but I like it that way lol, it makes everything feel much calmer and happier. I love cats, that's why I have three: Mika, Piña and Cherimoya. I have friends at the university who make me very happy and I love the career I am studying. I am excited to graduate and finally work in what I have always dreamed of!!