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My last post: my life so far this year

Hi again, everybody. This will be my last post this semester and I will talk about what my year has been so far. The truth is that it has been a difficult year, it is rare because I spent a nice new year on the beach with my family and my boyfriend seeing the stars of that night thinking it would be a good year. But the pandemic truncated all plans for this year. One of the best things that has happened to me this year was a trip I had in February. On that trip I went to Valdivia and Chiloé with my boyfriend, it was a very pleasant trip. From March everything became monotonous and distressing. When the danger of the coronavirus came to light, what most distressed me was the fear that something might happen to my parents, who are the people I love the most in this world, but so far we have all remained healthy. To be honest, the biggest achievement I hope to have this year is that my family and I survive, everything else comes second. Well, with this I say goodbye, I wish everyone can f

The Life of Violeta Parra

Hello again, everyone, in this post he talks about a great Chilean singer-songwriter named Violeta Parra. She is one of the most recognized folklorists in Latin America. She was born on October 4, 1917, she was a singer, radio artist, composer and folk compiler, plastic artist, poet. She left a great legacy of Chilean culture in the rest of the world. She currently has a great artistic legacy with a foundation seeking to «gather, organize and preserve his work; project it in Chile and abroad so that it can be accessed by students, artists and the general public ». There is also a museum dedicated to her in Santiago. A few years ago a biographical film called "Violet and went to heaven" was released, where her personal and artistic life is seen. It has well-known songs in Chile and the world, such as "Gracias a la vida" or "Run run se fue pal norte". One of the most important events in her life was when her little daughter "Rosita"died while she w