So, Birdo, it is now 2022 and I thought we would do a review of 2021, what do you say, Birdo?

Let's do it. This is the Psychology and Shadow Podcast. I'm a host, Dr. Kirk Honda. I'm a

therapist and a professor. Who are you, Birdo? My name is Umberto Casinha and I repair broken Styrofoam.

So, let's do a full review of 2021. Let's talk about the news. Let's talk about our personal life.

Let's talk about maybe some movies and TV shows that we've watched this year and also I want to

end with a in-memorium of people who have died in 2021. But let's start with, of course, the most

important story of 2021. Everyone understands the most important story. It is murder hornets. Let's

just get into it. Just kidding. COVID-19, what can we say about 2021 and COVID-19? That is perhaps

unique to 2021 as opposed to 2020. Well, that, I mean, that's part of it is that to me, the two years

blended together. So, when we think of like 2021, COVID, I'm still thinking, yeah, COVID started

and it was terrible. But that was a whole separate year. This year, it was a mix of emotions,

right? Because wasn't this the year where you and I were reunited? Yeah. In person, you know,

that's right. So, to me, you know, in 10 years, I hope what I remember about 2021 primarily is

that I was finally able to see in person a lot of people who I had not been able to see for a year.

That I would see all the time. And I know that we could have met up at a park or something.

But I don't know. It just didn't feel the same, wearing masks. And it was just so great to be fully

vaccinated and to meet in person, come to my house, I go to your house, you know, go out, get a bite

to eat or something. I mean, it was a lot to deal with while I was going on, like to make additional

plans. It was difficult. It was mentally challenging. Yeah. What are you doing? Yeah.

So, like, you know, in theory, a lot of things would have been possible. Like, oh, let's get a lot

of us together. Let's go to such and such park. We'll stand at a distance. But that is mentally

taxing and you're already dealing with so many things related to the pandemic and trying to get

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