Post 3: Mental health problems related to a lockdown

 I think a general problem we have all faced in the pandemic is that we have felt deprived of the freedom we were used to. Personally, I have felt very stressed and have evidenced how the traits of my anxiety have become more present. Being locked up has taken away a lot of the things I used to do, like going to the stadium to watch "la U", playing soccer with my friends, or going quietly to my girlfriend's house.

In addition, studying in this context has become overwhelming. In the second half of 2020, I was diagnosed with depression and, although I got better at one point, I am currently feeling just as bad. Because of all this, I believe that the pandemic has come to teach us that there are a lot of issues that are assumed to be common when in truth they can be seen as a privilege.  At the moment, to cope better with the pandemic, I distract myself by playing video games and seeing my girlfriend when it is possible. 

Finally, my plan for when this is all over is to do a lot of things I enjoy, and one of the first will be going to the cinema. 

Los de Abajo in 2019, when it was possible to go to the stadium

Post 2: The best holidays ever

 I honestly have more than one vacation as a favorite, but I'll use one from about 2012 when I was 12 years old. My memory is very fuzzy, but I know we went down south. I don't remember where exactly. Along with my mother, father, and sister, we stayed at a sort of resort for a week. The place had its own business, small green spaces, swimming pool, and about five cabins, but only we were renting at the time so we were alone. Since there were no other people, it was just us in the pool, which was great because we could take advantage of it. That week more people only arrived when we were 1 or 2 days away from leaving. Another activity I did was to go fishing with my father to places near our cabin that made us have a characteristic memory of that vacation because, looking for where to fish, we came to an area of very high vegetation that didn't allow us to see much and we were about to fall down a ravine of several meters because we didn't know the area. All this that I have told makes those vacations one of my favorites.

example of the ravine we almost fell down

Post 1: A country you would like to visit

I like would to travel to Canada because it's the closest place to Chile where I can see northern lights. The other options are more distant destinations. About Canada, I have heard that the standard of living is very good, especially for issues such as excellent education of the population, a high level of security, or great access to quality health. Likewise, I know that it's one of the coldest countries in the world (even more so in places where it's possible to see northern lights), but that isn't a problem for me. If I travel to Canada, apart from seeing northern lights, I would like to go sledding, snowmobiling, or hiking in its snowy forests. On the other hand, my trip would be only for tourism purposes, neither to study nor to work there and I would prefer to stay in Chile to live because I wouldn't like to move away from everything I love, such as my friends, my family or not following my soccer team.