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My husband’s brother lived in Melbourne. We had visited them a few times and they kept urging us to leave Hong Kong and move to Melbourne. Without kids I wouldn’t consider coming here. As a couple, Hong Kong would be fine for … Continued
In lockdown we spend quite a lot of quality time at home. The other day I said to my husband: “we have been together over twenty years and this is the first month that we have been together 24/7”. Every … Continued
The biggest impact of lockdown in Dubai for me, was losing my job (of six years). That was a big shock. Six weeks ago I was a teacher employed by a company offering dance classes to International schools ( mainly in ballet). … Continued
I am a primary school teacher working in an International School in the Algarve. When that closed on the 13 March due to coronavirus, I thought: I just want to go home. I got a ticket to fly the next day and … Continued
We own an apartment in Spain, on the Costa del Sol, in a little town on the coast. We are both retired and came over in March and were supposed to head home around the 21st of April. 10 days after we arrived … Continued
Where I live In Switzerland it’s pretty good because we are near to the woods so I can still see people jogging, walking…. cycling. In lockdown you are allowed to leave your house with your family. If you are with others … Continued
Last year I was worried about the situation in Hong Kong and the influence of the Chinese government on local politics. We started thinking about moving somewhere else. In Hong Kong we run a small design studio. I am the … Continued
In Hong Kong at the beginning of Coronavirus it was all about stockpiling and face masks – this was right after Chinese New Year in February. The government offices were closed… the library, the swimming pools … and the kids didn’t … Continued
What happened in the north of Italy was just so dreadful…. When we first heard about the virus in China, like lots of people, we thought it won’t come here. You don’t think it’s going to come to Italy. On … Continued
We always knew the day would come when dad would have to move to nursing care. From the outset his dementia has been a sliding scale of needs and competencies. Like anyone else he had his good days and bad … Continued