My quarantine

The world was taken by surprise by the pandemic, one day we were well and free and the other day locked up in our homes with no prospect of freedom. What was previously normal ceased to be and we suffered to adapt to the new routine.

If I’m going to think about it, my routine hasn’t changed very much. I kept working from Monday to Friday, with reduced hours, while the rest was home office. My day boiled down to breakfast, work, getting home, bathing and only then resting or having contact with my family members. Any false step could be fatal for someone, so all care was taken. It was so much gel alcohol and soap that it would be difficult to count.

I’ve always found it cool for Asians to wear masks and I never thought I could wear them, because here, besides not being customary, we also suffer from the heat because it’s the disease that arrived and we had to wear the masks, I no longer found it cool. The masks choke, pin, blur the glasses, bother the ear, nothing cool but necessary and then I decided to collect from various models and colors.

Life began to be summarized in care, the fear of being contaminated and passing on was big, so every care always. I started washing my hands much more, worrying about where I would touch, how to greet other people or not. The supermarket and pharmacy became the only places we could go, it wasn’t fun or fast. During the quarantine I saw many movies and tv series, I put some things in order and could see everything slowed down and with other eyes. The care has remained and I believe that we have learned a lot from this period, let’s go through this disease and be more aware of our future.

My name is Giselle Barreto, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.