Hello friends!
Due to this horrible situation caused by COVID-19 that is affecting in many parts of the world, we have had to remain locked up in our houses protecting our families and others. I live in Santiago, Dominican Republic and I have been quarantined since March 17. Personally I really miss being able to go outside, I really miss the beaches, the fresh air of a park or just being able to share with my friends. I imagine that my local guide friends also miss being able to go out and for example, give a good review of a new restaurant. For this reason, I have decided that we share in this post the things that we have done in this time.
To start I will list mine and I await your comments!
1. Virtual classes
The university where I study (PUCMM, STI, RD) has been teaching online classes, so I keep myself busy studying and learning things for myself. This has been a difficult step to get used to since of the 24 hours of the day I spent maybe 10 hours at the university hahah. I study Telematics Engineering and the class to which I have dedicated the most time is called Telematic Networks I.
I also finished a project with 2 colleagues about the spectral Analasis of an audio signal using the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) simulated in MatLab, here is a video that I uploaded to Youtube (it is in SPANISH).
2. I have done a lot of exercise
I love exercises, I practice volleyball and since currently you cannot go out, I take advantage of the free time that I did not have before at the university to do trainings that can be found on YouTube.
3. I started to regain my reading habit
Since I now have a lot more free time in the hours when I am not studying or doing any of the activities I mentioned above, I am reading books, one of which I finished recently (about 2 days ago ) is called VOX written by Christina Dalcher, I recommend it. I am currently reading the Portrait of Dorian Gray, written by Oscar Wilde. I will need another post to talk about books but I will be doing it to recommend some good ones.
5. I can play video games
My favorite game is League of Legends and currently I share time playing with my friends and talking to them since we can’t see each other.
I also play a lot a game on the cell phone called Parchisi STAR with my friends, it is very fun to play while making a call using another platform.
6. Contribute to Google
Following the advice of @CaroGuiniazu in her post Being a Local Guide in times of crisis, I discovered another way to contribute to google through Google Crowdsource, I found it very entertaining and another way to help in a great way.
I hope you are very well and that you take care of yourself in this situation. Share your experiences and we will get to know each other a little more.