Welcome to Anna’s Diary

Writing is a great hobby of mine, and my goal is to inspire other fellow beings to learn and develop. Life becomes more interesting with knowledge. It can touch upon languages, biology, religion, culture, foreign relations etc etc. My main interest is biology, but the last decade I have returned to languages. When I went to school it was very strict with everything concerning grammar, words and synonyms. I am happy when I read news (Swedish, English, French and Norwegian) since they care about written language.

My challenge this year is to find a smooth way of writing good English and Swedish. I hope you will find it inspiring! Next time I will write, I will touch upon mutations. The Corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) has changed and that has been discovered in several countries in the world, including South Africa 🇿🇦. There are so many questions. What is a mutation? Why are there mutations? How does it affect humanity?

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When I don’t have much time, I do some mini blogging on Instagram. Like yesterday, when I asked for at recipe for making English fruit cake. I did not have fruitcake this Christmas even though it is a kind of tradition. But life is not what it used to be. Usually I am a bit lazy since I buy this fruit cake. but now I need nice thing to do at home during Corona restrictions. A friend shared a recipe, and now I will make the fruit cake this weekend. There were too many suggestions, and so different, when I browsed the internet.

I promised that I have a gift for you, dear reader. Translation to Swedish. I am getting good IT support, and I am learning. Computers are not my cup of tea, but when I get good help. I learn and I will apply this new way of writing. Surprisingly, I am so used to write in English, so I continue to write in English and then translate to Swedish. I really hope you appreciate this.

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In these pandemic times I follow the news to stay updated with the vaccine programs, the development of COVID-19 and so on. When possible, I listen to the news on the radio to get the most neutral news. Then I can make up my own opinion and make my own analyses. For example, I heard that some mechanisms involved in the immune system are being studied. Understanding the underlying mechanisms of COVID-19 make it possible for pharmacological treatments. The disease can be targeted. Still far away, but a step closer.

This is a political virus. It certainly has affected democracy. For example, Joe Biden was recently elected as the President of the United States. A retired Chinese American was interviewed and he was happy about the result. It was rather fun, I think, because he liked Joe Biden and wanted to listen to Bon Jovi to celebrate. I smiled. Every smile in this pandemic is worth a lot. So, I share “Keep the faith” –  an appropriate song in these Corona virus times with Bon Jovi.

Stay safe 🐾