The next big Challenge
This year has been particularly crucial for many reasons. As I discussed previously, these changes have also affected my personal life. During the last months, something very tough loomed. This year has reached record temperatures in different parts of the country. Severe droughts and intense heatwaves have caused this country to experience an energy crisis. Our power system relies on hydroelectric generation, so if the dry season continues, there will not be a solution. The government has announced power outages that lasted 14 hours. You're reading right. There have been 14 hours without electricity. As a result, many small businesses have reduced their production, and many employees now fear lay-offs and workload reduction. This is similar to the COVID-19 crisis, where many jobs vanished and people had to adapt their lives to a new lifestyle. Each week, new power cut schedules are announced, depending on your luck, it can last 4 or 5 hours in a row, it can be scheduled on midnigh...