It has been two weeks since college closed and it is therefore not revelatory to admit that I miss the way things were. I miss my friends and the plans we had made for the months of March and April. I miss my part-time job and the co-worker I spent every Friday furtively chatting with....
These are challenging times when we all need to pull together while staying apart. It is not normal to be physically separated from family, friends and work colleagues for several weeks but we must focus on the greater good.
I moved to the big city lights of Melbourne, Australia, from Cork City in 2018. It has been an exciting time. Over the past two years, I have taken full advantage of all that the city has to offer. However, that has all ended abruptly due to coronavirus.
So, I'm in Australia for the last 6 months enjoying the roaming life of a backpacker when a couple of weeks ago my family start to encourage me to come home.
The country's largest group water scheme has been under a 'do not drink' alert for six weeks, forcing residents to abandon isolation attempts to buy bottled water and fill containers from tankers.
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