I Don’t Want to Go “Back to Normal”
Italy, six weeks after the lockdown started.
After one month living in the lockdown, I discovered a “new me”.
I am no longer striving for going back to my pre-lockdown routine. Now, I am fully enjoying this new life.
Of course, I am worried about the pandemic — how it is developing and its consequences. I know it is not over, and it will not be for a long time. It might take over a year, maybe two, before we have a vaccine and we can say it’s over.
But, until then, I discovered a new life. A new way of living.
Locked-down
In the first days, I hated being locked in my apartment.
I live in a one bedroom, 45 sqm apartment in Tuscany. I usually spend most of my free time in outdoor activities — I love outdoor activities! Trekking, walking, hanging out with friends and just exploring some parts of my town.
While in the first days of March we were still allowed to exercise outdoors, in mid-March we were completely locked-in our houses. With only essential needs as a reason to go out — no more walking, jogging, anything.
At first, I had problems to concentrate on my job. I was wasting my time. I had the feeling…
