The world under thread of the Corona virus is like my own version of utopia. I know it’s unreal and won’t last but it had brought so many good things.
When the virus really hit whole of Europe and people started to take it seriously and begin to self isolate, I was over the moon. I loved the empty streets and shops, and not having to find excuses of why I can’t hang with someone, when I just don’t feel like it. For those few weeks when the weather was shit and everyone stayed home, I was right at peace with it all.
I’m a countryside girl, an introvert and need space around me, but have chosen to live in the city because it does have it advantages like shops being close. I do enjoy my little ivory tower, but when I descent from it, there is normally too many people around for my liking.
I do not enjoy social places where you are cramped inside walls or rounded by a fence, it feels like pigs going to slaughter. I would happily sit in a terrace, having a drink and enjoying the sun, if the place wasn’t so growded with other people. The summer has really made people mostly forget about Covid19 and it’s almost business as usual. I already started to miss the social isolation times. There are still some restrictions with bars and restaurants I think, and movie theaters are opening up in a couple days, but it doesn’t show much in daily life.
There are some rainy days coming so I’m feeling going to the movies, and to my absolute delight, I noticed they have some restrictions that will be put on place after they open. They’ll only sell a fraction of the tickets compared to how many seats there are, and place everyone at a distance from each other. That is as close to the dream of having a movie theater all to myself I can get! Perfect!
I’m overjoyed. Please never let this practice go away and can we have the same for every public place. I’m living in my dream world.
