To be honest,
when I think of free time, I think of those activities or chores that
I have not been able to complete during the week. I realize that my
free time in the last years has been focused on family activities
with my daughter and husband.
In this sense, I am still not able to get the hang of breaking out of
the routine and finding or having time just for myself. I must admit
that I love the time when my family goes to bed and the house is
completely silent and only for me. Many times, I put my headphones on
and start listening to music while I read and / or write. This
activity in my free time is very rewarding.
In general, I think my hobbies are not only solitary
but also therapeutic (I like doing origami, reading, writing,
hiking, making amigurumis, weaving, watching movies in their
original version, among others). For this reason, I guess these
hobbies do not have a great impact on my current social life. Do not
get me wrong, I think I am a sociable person; however, San Martin de
Valdeiglesias is okay but nothing to write home about. I can not find
the cultural activities that I would like to do in my free time. For
instance, when I lived in Alcalá de Henares, I had a group of
friends with whom I would read books which later would serve as a
debate for movies, then it was great to be able to read the book and
then compare it with the movie. Thanks to this group I learned a lot
about cinema and literature. I also had another theatre group, who
were real culture vultures so with these people I went out to see
plays regularly. Without a doubt, the best memory, getting to know
the Teatro Real. These friends are simply fantastic, in fact thanks
to them I had dabbled in the art of acting,
As well as this, I used
to go out to concerts, with another group of musical friends and
thanks to them I first went to the most special place for me:
Clamores Jazz in
Madrid, a place that is as simple as it
is varied. And something that I enjoyed a lot, was going to the Irish
bar (near to the soportales in the main square) once a week, to speak
in English with unknown people, just for the pleasure of practicing
my speaking.
Finally, I would like to take up scuba diving, because among other
things I love the sea (I come from a country that has no access to
the sea), so I would like to feel the sensation of deep diving and,
of course, explore the marine world, but I know this is and
unrealistic dream. I believe that my second option is more real. I
would like to take up transverse flute classes, because I adore its
sound, and the music in my life has always been an unfinished
business.
