In the last couple of weeks, between the four walls of my room and a few areas of the house I live in, there is not much change of scenery. I guess it’s for my own good, like they have advised. We should all stay at home and maintain social distance in order to avoid further spread of the virus. We should self-isolate and keep to ourselves, they say. As a scientist, I do not dispute these measures. However, with all that is going on I also think people need some sort of outlet to avoid getting depressed and anxious while in isolation.

The world is screaming so loud from all directions and I believe taking sometime to yourself to just block some of this energy out, helps. So, aside from working on my assignments, I take off time to reconnect with my family and friends and talk about anything else but the pandemic. I am rediscovering my love for dance by taking up classes once a week at my house (baring in mind all cautionary measures), I am listening to good music all the time and exercising -in my room mostly. It is very refreshing and since then I have stopped worrying much. Communications from the university are really reassuring and encouraging

However, it’s a bummer that I won’t get to tour London as had I initially planned. I still hold on to my year’s to do list and hope I get to write it off before my time’s up and I have to return home.