Summer Holidays

Most of my paternal family likes southern Chile more than the North, perhaps because they were raised in that part of the country. Although they were born in Santiago, they lived a humble life, similar to the one of field. In the summers they went by train to Los Angeles, where my great-grandfather lived. And back they brought fruits, vegetables and other things from there.

I guess that's why every time I'm asked where I'm going for the summer vacation, my answer is the South.

If I have to choose between traveling and staying at home, I prefer the second option. But it depends on many things, if someone can take care of my cats, where are we going to stay, who is going to go, if the university lets us have vacations or the semester lasts forever…  

But generally if it is to the south of Chile I accept immediately and I worry for the other things later.

This summer I would like to go Chiloé again, I love the rain, the calm, the people, the food… So I’m trying to convince my parents to go there.  Visit the places that we couldn’t see, go further than Chonchi.

But if I stay all the summer at home… Read the books I have kept waiting, finally watch that tv series, play videogames all day all night, sleep, go the museum, the theater or the cinema with my friends… Yeah, that’s good summer.

“Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges. So relax.” Bryant McGill