“A couple of my pals have been laid off by the companies they work at, in a bid to cut on the costs. Their family needs being constant, they are having a hell of a time trying to fend for the same. This has led to increased depression…”
“Without knowing whether i will be able to fly to the States this fall, i am afraid that i may end up missing out on the college experience that i desired and aimed for when applying. Opportunities such as diversity, internships, and the spirit of exploration may all be diminished. And the financial burden that may come with it is simply unimaginable.”
“I’m a 3 year old Labrador living with a retired bossie (LtCol in the Dutch Army) and a full time working female bossie. For my bossie and me hardly anything changed. We only have a partial lockdown in The Netherlands, so we can still do our daily walkies in the park…”
“… With these questions I came across, I came through an experiment. An experiment where I would post pieces of advice in a relationship forum. It was fun at first, knowing what’s happening to other people around the world. But as I thought about it more, it’s seeing the people’s inner worlds of secrets where they can’t tell other people…”
“This study trip got canceled, and the evolution of the events brought the entire class to an existential conundrum: how to design for a place that you have never visited? And how to brainstorm design ideas on tracing papers and models where you can’t share architecture studio spaces anymore?”
“…it is mandatory to wear gloves, everybody is scared and looking at you with skeptic eyes whether you might have “it” ( the virus) or not […] It was not fun at all. […] However, the entire situation taught me many positive things. It taught me to be super creative (during birthday celebrations, during moment of complete boredom and on deciding what to eat)…”
“…A minha viagem ao Brasil para ver meus amigos está em suspenso. Aliás, nossa vida está em suspenso. E tudo por causa de algo tão pequeno que só é observado através de microscópio.”
“Although my parents live in China, I don’t have Chinese citizenship and therefore am currently prohibited from returning home for the summer […] I am getting more pessimistic every day about returning to our normal lives…”
“…trabalho diretamente com animais e também como produtora cultural […] Ambas áreas afetaram meu dia-a-dia de trabalho e no momento estou sem nenhum trabalho…”
“感恩疫情期间没有失业，还能继续养活自己，自己和家人朋友都平安。 [..] 对生活还是充满期望，会继续好好的努力生活。”
Life in Quarantine: Witnessing Global Pandemic is an initiative sponsored by the Poetic Media Lab and the Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis at Stanford University.
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