How are you feeling this week? Which of these iconic Chilean wildlife personalities best describe your quarantine coping strategy?
Pengüino Humbold (Humbolt Penguin): Cuddly. All cozy with your loved ones in your burrow. Occasional forays for fish.
Condor: Distant. Flying above the fray, diving in hourly for the latest worldwide stats.
Monito del Monte (Colocolo Opossum): Torpor. Napping motionless by day, the Colocolo opossum emerges only at night when there is enough food.
Picaflor (Hummingbird): Busy. Your wings never stop fluttering; nesting, harvesting nectar, brooding the chicks.
Chungungo (Otter): Playful. Games, physical activity, and the joy of good company.
Guanaco (wild llama cousin): Jumpy. Leaping over fences in a single bound to avoid contact.
Puma: Snarly. Stay two meters away or I will bite. Growl.
Yesterday I alternated between Puma and Monito del Monte. Today I’m feeling more Otterish.
Which animal do you identify with, of these seven? Does your outlook change with the day?
Gracias for reading Fake Flamenco! ¡Olé! –Rebecca
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Perhaps not South American, but I’m more like a sloth this week, slow moving and quiet, observant.
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You’re in luck, sloths are in Ecuador and Brazil. Sometimes we need time to observe, process, and meditate. xo
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When the hunger kicks in Puma all the way! But overall like a Humminbird, keeping myself busy and my mind active since there’s nothing but time right now. This whole experience is nothing short of surreal.
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Good call on the Puma. 🙂 I tend to be a busy bird myself. Getting a lot of reading and reviews finished?
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Lately, I am a cross between a condor and a picaflor. Does that mean I am flighty? 🙂
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Ha, good pun. Or, far sighted and a hard worker.
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Definitely a guanaco. 🙂
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Nice. We all do what keeps us safe and sane. Have you seen a guanaco levitate over a 6 foot fence in your travels?
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I love all the animals! I’m going with otter… they have a lot of fun 😊
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Thanks for your comment. They’re a playful bunch. : )
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Great post Rebecca! Love it! I will say the otter as we do a lot of physical activity even doing 3 k runs in the flat daily! Gotta keep fit during quarantine…
Take good care, stay safe and all the best!
Francisco
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Wow, Mr. and Mrs. Otter, 3 K runs! Sounds like you have a nice amount of space, your flat is very organized or you practice running hurdles by leaping over furniture. 😉
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Hehe…it works out because it’s a rather large flat, long and extended and all on one level so going around and around you get to the 3k in about 35 mins…it breaks up the afternoon and leads us towards wine time at 7p in the afternoon…gotta keep busy during these days…take good care Rebecca and stay safe. All the best from Spain
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Physical activity does help keep up our spirits. Sounds like good exercise leading to good relaxation afterwards! Greetings from Wisconsin, R
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All the best Rebecca and greetings from Spain
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I love this. The Hummingbird is my spirit animal but I can sometimes be a Humbolt Penguin too.
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Thank you, Darlene. Great spirit animal. You’ve been so busy writing the Amanda book series, it must be nice to relax with family too.
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I am the south American puma! 😀
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Wow, I learned something new. Thanks, Carol Anne.
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