My favourite piece of technology

I am more afraid by technology than hooked on it. However, I have to admit there is a piece of technology I could not live without: My laptop.
My parents offered it to me three years ago, when I had to move to Paris to study. In my school, it is nearly impossible to survive without a computer, since we have to do research on the internet and type essays most of the time. Actually, the majority of the students even bring their laptop to university. This notebook pc turns into one of the most important items of my life, and even more since I have been living in Chile. In this computer are all my documents: The records of my three years of university, my CV, all the pictures I have taken during my trip around South America, my music…I use it to phone my family and friends, to send e-mails, to upload pictures, to study or to work for my internship, to watch movies and series, to listen to music and to the French radio, to chat, to Google …I have the feeling that this laptop contains my whole life!
However, I am unfortunately preparing myself to kiss it goodbye. Indeed, three years old is a lot for a laptop, and it is getting slower and slower. Two weeks ago, I could not start it, so I started to panic. I finally realized it was only the battery charger that was not working anymore. However, I decided to buy an external hard disk to save my files, my music and my pictures in it. I guess I will have to buy a new laptop when I go back to France.

The films of y life

When I was still leaving in Nantes, I was going to the cinema once a week. However, I had to restrain myself when I moved to Paris, where a cinema ticket is really expensive! I am quite disappointed by Santiago’s cinemas. Indeed, most of them only show American blockbusters I dislike. I really appreciate the cinema “El biografo but it shows most exclusively pretty good French movies I have already seen! That explains why I have abandoned a little the cinema since I arrived in Chile, and why I watch much more films at home.
I’m keen on art house especially. It is always a little risky to go to see a Art House movie, since it is probable that it is going to be an unintelligible underground film, but it can also be a source of good surprises…I also enjoy classic actions movies, like Indiana Jones’s or even super heroes movies. I also like some science-fiction movie like Star Wars or the 5th element. However, I generally prefer when the story happens in a more real world. That is why I am crazy about films by Sofia Coppola and romantic comedies like “Four weddings and a funeral”. I fancy historical movies, from dramas taking place a long time ago such as “Gone with the wind” to movies taking place during WWII.

I have been all the year long to watch as many Chilean movies I could, like “La Nana”, “Te creis la mas Linda”, “Isla 10”, or unknown and weird Chilean art house, but I was a disappointed each time. To put it in a nutshell, I really do not mind about the special effect and if there is a lot of action or not, what matters to me is the script, the way it is acted and the message behind.