I’ve probably been through a month of quarantine in total now, and though I’m about to come out of my mandated period of self-isolation many of you wonderful readers will still have to endure indefinite weeks of social solitude. Because of this, I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve been watching and reading and listening to in the past few weeks to keep myself entertained, along with some of those which are just general favourites. Besides, though I’ll soon be no longer under the yoke of self-isolation, the likelihood is that I’ll still be spending more time than usual indoors, so I’ll probably keep updating this space: I…
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the sound of spring in a silent city – pt. II
Part II – Paju, South Korea The end to my self-isolation here in Korea is within sight. Having arrived nearly two weeks ago, I’m over halfway through the government-mandated period of self-quarantine for arrivals from Europe. For this past week and a half I’ve been living in Paju, a city on the wider outskirts of Seoul, with my grandparents and uncle. The weather here has truly turned beautiful. In front of the complex of apartments in which my grandparents live there is a park, where snowy pockets of cherry blossoms are appearing around the lake and budding colour returns to branches that had been bare and lifeless. The sky is…
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the sound of spring in a silent city – pt. I
Part I – Paris, France I wrote this post just over two weeks ago, while I was still at home in Paris. As by now you may have guessed, there is a delay between my brain and the blog: I am only just publishing this, and it is the first part of my thoughts and experiences regarding life in the time of the virus. The second part will follow shortly and will cover my return to Korea and my experience being taken to a facility to be tested for Covid-19. Tuesday 17th March I had the idea for this post in the shower, while listening to some of my favourite…
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a hiatus
The title refers not only to the considerable space of time between this post and its predecessor, but also to the pause to my time in Korea. Yes, you read that correctly. Despite my intentions not to return to Europe before the end of August, this post is currently being written from home – that is to say, from Paris. In an unforeseen turn of events, I am to be stationed here for a provisional two weeks, due to the escalating coronavirus situation in Korea and the appeals of my mother to return home in the meantime. It goes without saying that I was initially much dismayed at the thought…
