Opinion Sur Joven

Buenos Aires. 9:30, Friday morning. Coffee and newspaper; the bed in my room/office undone; the window open and the lights on; Robert Johnson’s Golden Collection sounding out of my speakers. The day’s grey, very grey. The water pours down, as usual. The rain started on Sunday. We’re not used to the clouds covering the skies for six days, at least not in this city.

I once found out that one of the pleasures in life (subjective pleasures, of course) is reading or writing on a rainy day while listening to the blues. The blues are good company for that grey and melancholic mood you are in when the rain makes you stay in. (By the way, in this issue of Opinión Sur Joven Leonardo Núñez writes about art as a means for communicating sensations).

The blues, the rain and literature may be a pleasure... But, just like any other pleasure, it may end up in overdose if used in excess. We’re almost in April –a month to start wearing sweaters and pants- and I’m still wearing T-shirts and my window’s open; I leave the window open and mosquitoes, which used to annoy us only during the summer, take over my place. (You may find an article on this as well)… Six straight days of rain, and they say it ain’t over.

The future is here. Global warming? This is what we’re talking about. About how heat, rain, mosquitoes and the blues will start to gain space in our lives. That is why in this digital magazine –made by young people for young people who are concerned about their future- we’ve decided to deal with these issues. To tell you what they are about, how they begin and how we can try to fight them and prevent them, at least from our space.

… And, of course, with all due respect to Robert Johnson.