Damned 2020 is finally coming to an end!!!

 I believe we can all agree 2020 has been a very strange year from its beginning to its ending. It has drastically changed the way we live and our own mindset. We had to learn to limit our contacts as much as possible in order to protect them from the virus. That is a really big effort, but maybe this year has made us realise some other things.

On the one hand, this year has made us appreciate some things we had taken for granted. Now, we know the importance of true friendships, we learnt who is going to be by our side regardless of the situation and to value small details like a hug. We have become closer to our family, and now we have more respect for elderly people and our grandparents, as we have missed them and worried about them constantly. Moreover we must also highlight how positive has been the lockdown to our environment, we have proved that we can really do significant changes by slowing down of lifestyle.

On the other hand, this year started with the wrong foot. First, there was a horrible wildfire in Australia which destroyed a large portion of the "Earth's lung" and many animal lives. Second, there were some important tensions between the two giants, the US and China, which could have led to a third world war, but that thankfully stoped just in time. Third, the death of Kobe Bryant.  And finally, this pandemic we are in, and the lockdown. This has definitely been by far the worst part of the year, many people have died ,the unemployment rate is too high and every single person has had a though time.

To sum up, I will say there is hope. The vaccines will improve the situation and by the end of this new year the pandemic might be over. 2021 seems like is going to be a better year.