𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝟏: 𝐌𝐘 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐘✨

Hello everyone. Through this post, I'll tell you a few things about me and how has been my journey to get to what I study today.

My name is Giselle Vanessa Tamblay Córdova, my friends call me Gigi or Gise and my whole family calls me Vane (I know, it's weird). I'm 20 years old. I was born on November 30, 2000, in the city of Copiapó. I have 2 siblings, my sister's name is María José and my brother Sebastián (I'm in the middle. Insert the meme of the dog says "Can’t be"). Despite being 3 in total, I never lived with my brother and I lived with my sister only until I was 8 years old. So I was practically raised alone until I was 18.

All my life I have lived in a small town called Toledo, which is about 20 minutes from the city. When I was little I always liked the place, because of the environment, the landscapes, and because we were all friends, but honestly, now that I have grown up and I live alone with my 2 cats and 2 dogs, the only thing I want is to escape from here with them and go live in a beautiful place in the south of Chile or outside the country when I finish my studies.

When I was a child, I attended all my preschool and part of elementary school in a rural school, since the city was very far away and at that time my family and I didn't have a car to move around. For the same reason, I studied at San Pedro School, which provided a bus for all the children from rural areas to study. When I was in 6th grade, I received an invitation to study at the Liceo Mercedes Fritis Mackenney in Copiapó. I accepted and from that moment on I began to study in the city. By that time we already had a car, so it wasn’t a problem.

I graduated from high school in 2018 with honors for being one of the best students of the generation and in 2019 I entered the university for the first time to study Medicine at USACH. I only lasted in the career 1 semester, since for personal reasons I had to leave. There were many problems at that time, especially money, it was too much to pay monthly with the university and rent. That year, when I returned to my city, I immediately started working and preparing again for the PSU. I was very clear that, if it wasn’t a health area, it would be Engineering or Architecture. I've always been very detail oriented, I like to make things, create things, everything that has to do with handicrafts and construction. Also, I was very good at math and science. So I was one of two things. It was time to apply and I got Architecture. I must admit that at the beginning I was very sad and regretful about it, I felt very bad. However, today, in my second year at the Universidad de Chile, I feel very content, satisfied and happy. I’m In love with my career, so studying architecture was the best decision I could have made. Besides, thanks to that, I was able to meet my boyfriend, who is very handsome and a good career partner.

One of my biggest hobbies nowadays is training. Every day I usually work out at home, which keeps me alive and full of energy. Occasionally, in the afternoons I ride my bike around town and when I have extra time, I play Valorant with my friends from other cities.

Before the pandemic, I used to play Volleyball, but that's not the case anymore, health conditions don't allow it. It's my favorite sport, so not playing it has kept me pretty depressed for months. However, I continue to stay in shape so that I can get back to it as soon as I can.

 

Thanks for reading my story. I look forward to reading yours.🥰