Destruction cannot be heard because rushing blood drowns out words. Destruction cannot be spoken because a mouth crowded with gasps smothers thoughts. That is why devastation leaves one at a loss for words. Becoming speechless ends the protective spell that “the worst is not so long as we can say, …
It is Friday morning, before the “lockdown Monday” and I start planning my food shopping list for next week. I am planning to get some fruit, vegetables, chicken and beef. I go to the supermarket in the evening and the shelves where I was supposed to find those items, were empty, completely empty. My first thought was: …
From March this year, the joyful clamour of celebration for mental health awareness and wellbeing should have been ringing out across Edinburgh. PosiFest 2020, a new festival created by a group of University of Edinburgh postgraduates, was set to fill central Edinburgh venues with positivity. Instead, these venues—the Pear …
It is challenging to write about my real experience with the COVID-19 situation because every day is so different. I guess my overall lesson from this experience is to observe my mood and feelings and be compassionate with myself. Some days are more comfortable, and I have enough energy to …
Life has become centred around our flat and we have found a way to make it feel less like “being stuck” and more like a temporary challenge. I am lucky because I live with people I consider close friends. We all enjoy similar things and we have enough space in …
2020 did not start like a normal year. Many things were happening around the world. Me, along with other PhD students, are doing our best to develop our projects, study, and work. We all had plans in the short, medium and long term. Then COVID-19 happened, and, with it, Britain´s …
