The loneliness of the streets

20 days ago

Ayer sábado decidimos salir a caminar un rato, despejar un poco la mente porque encerrados viendo las noticias se ha vuelto la rutina diaria y aunque no parezca eso afecta muchísimo… Normalmente los sábados hay bastante personas en la calle sobre todo a la hora que salimos (12PM) pero ayer las calles estaban muy solitarias, muchos negocios cerrados y los pocos que habían abierto estaban muy solos, si, había gente pero no tanta como es costumbre, eso me hacía sentir bastante nostálgica, ver las calles tan vacías me da una sensación bastante triste y es algo que es inevitable pues creo que nadie tiene ganas de salir de casa ni de4 hacer ninguna actividad después de lo que paso.

Yesterday, Saturday, we decided to go for a walk to clear our heads a bit, because being cooped up watching the news has become our daily routine, and even though it might not seem like it, it affects us a lot… Normally, Saturdays are quite busy, especially around the time we usually go out (12 PM), but yesterday the streets were very deserted. Many businesses were closed, and the few that were open were practically empty. Yes, there were people, but not as many as usual. That made me feel quite nostalgic. Seeing the streets so empty gives me a rather sad feeling, and it's something that's inevitable because I think nobody feels like leaving the house or doing anything after what happened.

Nuestro plan inicial seria ir a la heladería y luego al zoológico, llegamos a la heladería y por suerte estaba abierta, hace mucho que no comíamos helados, estaba muy bueno… Mi hijo estaba contento ya que prácticamente esta salida fue una de las pocas salidas que ha tenido desde el terremoto. Ni siquiera ha podido ver a sus amiguitos, debe extrañarlos.

Our initial plan was to go to the ice cream shop and then to the zoo. We arrived at the ice cream shop and luckily it was open. It had been a long time since we'd had ice cream, and it was delicious. My son was happy because this outing was practically one of the few he'd had since the earthquake. He hasn't even been able to see his friends; he must miss them.

Pero al continuar nuestro paseo al zoológico nos dimos cuenta que estaba cerrado, de hecho, acabando de llegar estaban cerrando, eso quiere decir que si estan abriendo pero en un horario muy corto durante la mañana, nos sentamos un rato fuera del zoológico pensando que hacer y vimos a este lindo morrocoy caminando por un pequeño jardín.

But as we continued our walk to the zoo we realized it was closed. In fact, they were just closing when we arrived, which means they are open but only for a very short time in the morning. We sat outside the zoo for a while thinking about what to do and saw this cute tortoise walking through a small garden.

Decidimos caminar hasta llegar al metro y parecía que mientras más caminábamos menos personas había en la calle, es raro ver eso aquí, en esta parroquia las personas son de salir muchísimo, hacer fiestas, reunirse los fines de semana, pasar horas jugando domino, mucha gente trabajadora que incluso los días feriados estan allí, aunque esta semana supongo que la mayoría de personas volverán a la normalidad eventualmente, sin embargo, no hay que olvidar que aun hay personas buscando a sus familias entre los escombros, después de casi 12 días desde la tragedia, aunque debemos seguir con nuestras vidas, es difícil no pensar en ese sufrimiento y huella que nos dejo el terremoto.

We decided to walk to the subway, and it seemed that the more we walked, the fewer people there were on the street. It's strange to see that here; in this parish, people are used to going out a lot, having parties, getting together on weekends, spending hours playing dominoes. There are many hardworking people who are even here on holidays. Although I suppose most people will eventually return to normal this week, we mustn't forget that there are still people searching for their families in the rubble, almost 12 days after the tragedy. Although we must continue with our lives, it's difficult not to think about the suffering and the scar the earthquake left on us.

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