WILD ANIMALS AND PETS

 Since I was young, I remember being fond of animals. I had a lot of dogs, unfortunately we couldn’t keep them with us because they grew bigger that we though they will be and my house was very small, so we couldn’t give them a big space where they could play around. That was until one of my dad’s friends offered us a small dog. We named her princesa and she has been with us since that day. Now she is 12 years old.

Also, I have another dog. Her name is Millie and she’s 3 years old. We adopted her last year, she was in a very bad condition but now she’s doing better. She plays with my other dog and despite sometimes fighting for their toys, they keep each other company.

 I like animals very much for that reason I can’t stand the use or abuse of them. I don’t like people using o buying fur coats. The animals have to go through unnecessary pain and suffer for the making of expensive clothes which I think it’s very inhumane. 

From what I remember, I don’t have been bitten by a dog, but my aunt did. She was walking home with her friend when an angry dog approach to them and ended up bitten the both of them. She told me it was nothing serious, but it was definitely something hard to forget.

If I could be an animal, I would choose to be a dog, because they are very lovely and loyal, they entertains themselves with few things and gives a lot of love to everyone without anything in return.  

My childhood

 One of the foods that brings me back childhood memories is “Roscas” it makes me go back in time when I was 7 years old, and I was at my grandfather’s house for the winter holidays. I remember my mom and my aunt cooking while me and my cousins were playing around the house laughing and planning what our new mischief would be.

I have many good memories but the one that I treasure the most is the first time I went camping, I remember only had seen people camping in the tv or movies, so it was a totally new experience for me. I went there with my parents, my aunt, my uncle and my cousins, we did many things there like swimming in the lake near the camping zone, take photos while walking around the place and we also had barbecues till late at night, telling stories or just enjoying each other’s presence.

Another moment of my childhood that I remember is when I used to go to the park near my house after school. I remember spending a lot of time there playing with other kids till it was the time to had dinner and do my homework for school.

My childhood as you can see was nothing out of the ordinary, but looking back at these moments, it makes me want to go back in time when I didn’t have as many responsibilities as I do now.

The best holidays I've had

 I remember heard someone saying, “Your dog will only see what you show them” and it resonated with me a lot because when I adopted my dog, the quarantine was just starting. So, I only could take her to the park or places near my house. For that reason, when my parents suggested to spend our summer holidays in Coelemu (Región del Ñuble) this year, I didn’t even have to think about it, it was a great opportunity to show her something different.

I went with my parents and my two dogs for one week, we traveled by car for 5-6 hours, it was a little exhausting, but it was worth it. We did many things there, we visited some relatives and ate a lot of food that one of my aunts cooked for us, like pastel de choclo and humitas, it was very delicious. Also, we saw one of my relative’s vineyard and took a lot of grapes for us. All of this was great, but I think what made this holiday the best so far was to be able to take my dog to the beach for the first time, seeing her running near the sea, dig in the sand and playing with my other dog, meeting new places and people. It was amazing to see her been free without to be locked in the same place like in Santiago. I hope when the situation gets better, I can take my dog to other places along with my family!!!