BLOG 3: MY FAVORITE SOCCER TEAM.

Hi everyone! Today i'm going to talk about my favorite soccer team: "Colo Colo".

Since i was a child, i have always loved soccer. My family, as long as i can remember, motivated me to play and watch soccer. My father is a fan of the "Unión Española" and wanted me to be one. However, in 2005-2006, my uncles on my mother's side introduced me to the biggest team in Chile: "Colo Colo".

They showed me matches, told me about the history of the club, gave me T-shirts and team flags, and promoted me to play soccer with the "Albo" on my chest. And finally, i became a fan of the "Colo Colo".

From 2006 until now, i have had many experiences with "Colo Colo". I was in a soccer school for many years, playing various matches against other schools and other teams. At one point, i was even recommended to apply for the official youth team. However, in that time i stopped playing soccer and opted for other interests.

Later, i formed friendships with fans of "Colo Colo", i frequented the stadium with friends and family, and i studied the relationship of the club with politics. On the one hand, the team's historical relationship with the left and popular movements in Chile, especially anti-fascism, and, on the other hand, the interference of the bussiness community and fascism in the club, especially since the dictatorship and the establishment of the "Blanco & Negro" corporation.

In recent years, "Colo Colo" has given me multiple joys. I have celebrated several championships and lived them to the fullest. However, at present, due to the bad management of "B&N", the team is in the last place of the championship.

As a fan, difficult times of resistance are coming, but i know they will be overcome. 

That was all, thanks for reading me!

BLOG 2: THE BEST CONCERT I HAVE HAD

Hi everyone! Today i'm going to talk about the best concert i've ever been to: the last show of "Asamblea Internacional del Fuego".

This concert was on September 14, 2019, in the aula magna of the University of Santiago. 

"Asamblea Internacional del Fuego" is a band that was born in 2001 and has been classified under the labels of hardcore, post hardcore and emo. However, the singer himself has rejected those denominations and has pointed out that the band really is a "combat rock" band, alluding to the political lyrics.

On the other hand, the band has released four albums, have toured different latitudes of the planet and have declared themselves as a left-wing group.

This show was a farewell concert. This is why the atmosphere on that day was very special. It is not very common for an underground band to fill a space of a thousand people, nor to make an extensive presentation, with guests and even with an audiovisual exhibition of people who could not attend. 

This, added to the relevance that this band has had in my life, both in my musical training and in my political training, made a simple concert a true assembly of emotions: on the one hand, the happiness of seeing my favorite band and, on the other, the sadness that it was their last show.

In spite of that last song, with the lights on and the spectators on the stage, a product of the popular revolt in October, the band would again perform in two instances of solidarity and support for the political prisioners and victims of state repression. Consequently, it is possible that the band will remain active, given the national political context. 

That was all, thanks for reading me!