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My Querencia

A querencia is when you are doing something or are somewhere where you feel safe and powerful and most like yourself. I think that my querencia would be music. I really love music and I just don’t think I would be the same without it. Music is my life and I think that I feel most like myself and I feel most safe when I am listening to it. I like to have music playing when I do my homework because it motivates me and puts me in a good mood. In a way it helps me focus on my homework and makes me more comfortable where I am and with what I am doing. When I’m listening to music it really inspires me and it helps me think more creatively. It puts me in a powerful state of mind and makes me feel at ease.


I really don’t have one type of music I like. I like a lot of different genres and none of the music I listen to sound the same. I listen to rock, heavy metal, folk, indie, alternative, classic rock, electronic/techno, a little hip hop, and more. As you can see I really like to listen to a wide variety of music. A lot of songs help me express my emotions and how I am feeling. This makes me feel powerful and at ease because if I need to let something out certain songs can help me let out how I feel. For example, if I’m angry I would listen to something like “Sugar” by System of a Down or if I’m sad or depressed I’ll listen to slower depressing songs like “I Will Follow You Into The Dark” by Death Cab For Cutie or “I Won’t Ever Be Happy Again” by Bright Eyes.


Music isn’t just something that you listen to…it can be much more than that. It can help you complete certain tasks, it can give you advice, or teach y our lessons, it can be a hobby, or it can just be something you really love. For me it’s a combination of all these things. Not only do I really love music but it’s also my querencia.