Kris Caldentey's Blog

I study anthropology at the University of Chile in the Faculty of Social Sciences, before that I studied Psychology for a few years and I quit because I had a very deep vocational crisis some time ago. After a sabbatical year I decided to enter Anthropology because I have always been interested in how the human being develops in his context of life in society and in terms of culture. Due to the pandemic, the classes during this time have been totally online, which although it has been able to supplement the learning process a bit for me, it has not been enough, since spending long hours in front of the computer every day has ended up exceed in some moments. My concentration tends to be lower and lower and I can't help but compare the processes with my old career, since I feel that presence is a very important factor that affects learning itself and other things such as relationships with my classmates. I hope that the pandemic will end soon so that I can meet my classmates that

The covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a series of problems such as the loss of many jobs and adaptation to circumstances in order to survive. This situation is complex because the restriction of freedoms such as going outside is an important factor to prevent the spread of the virus, but there are people who have to be forced to go out to survive. Another problem that can be seen is the increase in the crisis in mental health, since if before there were figures that indicated that in our population there was a very high rate of depression, due to the pandemic these have increased, added to the fear generated towards the contagion. As I continue immersed in this situation, it’s difficult for me to think about what it will be like afterwards, since I see everything with a lot of uncertainty. However, I believe that some things that have been integrated into our daily lives will remain, such as the constant use of masks when we go out to the street and working by remote connection, si