Stories

"I haven't hugged my parents since March, and I really miss it!"

"My event-company, which I have had for almost 15 years, is on the verge of collapse."

"My thoughts and feelings about Covid changed rapidly... to this day the confusion remains about the many different opinions and information."

"The fact that the world has changed forever, is however nothing negative. As always people develop through crises."

"Unfortunately many people on the street did not obey social distancing rules."

"I am going through a controversial stage, where I am keen on social time and lack motivation of doing so at the same time."

"I had already experienced the whole thing in China in January, so I was less surprised or shocked."

"There are a lot of hateful people who feel emboldened due to the current administration. I hope this changes soon."

"It was our heart & soul we had poured into that project and we had hoped to be able to show it to the world in a big bang."

"Just like when you watch documentaries of plane crashes and don't actually think that it could happen to you."

"It won't be that bad, a flu at most, we thought."

"The uncertainty about what will happen after the summer holidays and in what way I will be able to start working again is depressing.

"In the US, it's looking like mass unemployment will become the new norm which is scary."

"Since Australia is a popular destination for Chinese people, it soon became clear that there would be a problem around here too."

"I simply believe that good education can change the world"

"Suddenly I realized that I had become so used to being at home that I didn't feel like going out anymore."

"When people are scared, governments can do whatever they want in the name of security."

"It was really difficult living in 60 square meters with two kids."

"Perhaps realizing the strength of our resilience is one of the best remnants of this 'crisis'."

"I would have allowed family visits in retirement homes - the elderly were really distressed and certainly suffered psychological consequences."

"We are still capable of all that. Listening, being selflessly there for one another, something that we usually don't take the time to anymore."

"I am scared to see how many people in Spain are suffering from the crisis - unable to pay their rent or having no food."

"Loneliness was my greatest challenge during that time."

"I was surprised by the scale of the measures taken by our government."

"The lockdown has ruined many livelihoods, especially in the catering and hotel industry."

"What I will never forget is the birth of my first child in mid-April, in the middle of the quarantine!"

"We live in a world of change, and that change can come from unexpected directions."

"Our (very spoiled) generation has simply never known any such restrictions."

"If one of the family members falls sick, accessing treatment will be so difficult."

"I think something has changed forever."