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Get us out of COVID, amén

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I would like to travel to last Tuesday. That day I was doing my many daily tasks as usual: going to university, looking for something to solve the economics, taking care of the garden, and going out with a friend for a drink, a coffee or a beer. But when I got home, I didn't know what was waiting for me, it must have been at the time I knocked on the doorknob of apartment 1404. My roommate had already arrived, the kittens were meowing while I tried to put the key in the lock. When I turned the handle, I was already doomed, I got covid at that time. On Thursday the scenario was hopeless, my roomie had confirmed covid, I had some symptoms, but it could be that I was premenstrual, allergy or the dreaded covid. I took a test early Friday, it came out negative, even undefeated to the virus I resumed my schedule. But on Sunday, after a night out, I woke up with a big hangover that didn't go away. I had things to do in the afternoon and I thought, will it be a hangover or will it be c...

Work and salary

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 The job of my dreams would be to be able to do the things I do and receive sufficient financial compensation to live well. I like to work, but I think the problem is in salaried work. In order to fulfill the objective of writing this blog, I would say that the job of my dreams is to play in a consolidated band or theater company, which gives me time to continue working socially, to do classes and travel. I am not looking for a salary that makes me rich, but one that allows me to live calmly, and I believe that this goes hand in hand with the social rights that we have guaranteed. For the life of a person who is dedicated to music and does not have a permanent job, it is difficult to get an idea of a monthly salary. I have worked on different things outside the musical, supermarkets, subway, call center, the countryside, fast food, shops, etc. And I don't like working on those things, I just want to dedicate some music, either as an interpreter or as a teacher, but that allows me t...

Holidays to learn

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  I don't know if it was really a vacation, but in February 2020 I had the opportunity to travel with a group of comrades and friends to Argentina in what could be described as an exchange. I belong to a social organization in Chile that has close ties with an Argentine social organization, and in that summer we were traveling all month knowing the experience of our Argentine comrades. There are many memories, there were many learnings, and a lot of responsibility, but I want to highlight an activity in which I felt the greatest weight of the responsibility I was carrying. I had to talk at the end of a march in front of a number of people that I could not describe at that time, there were thousands of people waiting for a word from a young Chilean woman who came from a country where the people had been in a social revolt. Finally, what I can say is that I received a lot more than I could deliver.

Globetrotter (?)

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Since I became aware of the world I have wanted to travel. So far I have traveled in some countries in Latin America, but every time I think about traveling to my head, perhaps the easiest one comes, Argentina. My favorite place in this country has been changing in time, it is currently in the northwest, in San Miguel de Tucuman, Los Valles Calchaquíes, I would visit them again and many times, like Salta, where I have passed, but I have never managed to tour that city with so much history around a music that suits me a lot, the Argentine zamba. My main objective is to travel, meet people, experiences and if it were possible to go live, at some point in my life, I would study guitar.

Yo-yo Ma is my shepherd

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  Yo-yo Ma is the first famous cellist I met, I listened to his version of Bach's Cello Suite ad nauseam.  Over time I got to know his work, a versatile and multifaceted musician.  He has a discography that goes from the ancient music of the learned canon to pop songs, he has delved into Latin American music, he has turned to his Asian roots, he also formed a country music group and has made collaborations with popular musicians, he has appeared on television, in children's programs, and he has done architectural and urban projects inspired by Bach's cello suite. In his tours he always has moments of closeness with the public, and in his social networks he is close to them. I think his musical and human work is very admirable.  Franco American, of Chinese parents. Multi-instrumentalist  At the age of 4 he studied violin, viola and then cello and piano. Excelling in music from an early age, throughout his career he has won several awards and distinctions, and has...

Music is a good place

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  When we meet someone, one of the quetions that is the usually asked to start a conversation is: what music do you listen to?. We assume that every one enjoys listening to music. The truth is that music is very present in our live. It is part of our collective identity as well as our personal identity. My university career is one that contributes to a very small part of everything that music meant, but it also depends on the will and the life project that one has in relation with the profession. In my case, I work in music with the aim of being able to make a living from it, but at the same time being able to reach the people around me, from the working class neighbourhoods. I don't like my musical work being locked up in theaters. I think that my university career is far removed from the national reality. But in any case, it can contribute, with better dissemination work, to broaden the variety of cultural expressions in the territories. That can change the lives of many people, ...

Dragon teeth

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  It is very difficult to talk about a favorite meal, I really enjoy eating, so I have lot favorite foods. For this occasion I am going to choose an ingredient that I occupy a lot for my meals lately and I  tell you how I occupy it. I really enjoy the Chinese food, it was there that I met the soybean sprout, know in Chile as dragon teeth. I could say that Chinese food in my favorite, but I is vegetarian, and the Chinese food is not vegetarian, but it can be modified and that is I do.  I cook de vegetables with a little oil in a frying where I include many soybean sprouts, being the main protein of the dish. I will accompany it with any carbohydrate. The soybean sprouts have a great protein intake. This is very importan for my health. I get protein from vegetables and soy is a great food and versatile