You’re my zoom-Friend
At some point during the lockdown, I got tired of taking pictures of the lights on the curtains and the porch of my house.
I felt the burning lack of communication, emotional conversation with people and a view of the world outside the apartment.
So I just started calling friends.
We haven't seen each other in months, and with some - even years.
Turns out, they’ve felt as isolated and lost as I did.
In a way, quarantine gave us the opportunity to get closer and finally find time for each other.
“Quarantine for me is trying to love the sun through the same window every day, walking the same streets, inhaling the smell of flowering trees through a mask, and dreaming of traveling.”
Oksana, Kyiv, Ukraine
“As long as I'm healthy, the quarantine is like a background for me. Bright, red background on which my usual life continues.”
Anton, Lviv, Ukraine
“This quarantine is the rhythm of life that I have dreamed of for the last few years, but I was afraid to admit it because of the dictates of social "norms" and ideas of success.”
Victoria, Munich, Germany
“Despite being a homebody, quarantine has become a test for me due to lack of choice.”
Dasha, Lviv, Ukraine
“Slowing down is the best thing that has happened to me. I no longer bug myself for not having a steady job, a boyfriend or a mystical success. I just exist in this reality with what I have, and I like it.”
Diana, Kyiv, Ukraine
“Time spent in quarantine is like a pause to stop, exhale and finally listen to yourself.”
Aigerim, Astana, Kazakhstan
“My real life does not really differ from quarantine. So I'm okay, but this all is a little crazy.”
Nastya, Ternopil, Ukraine
“Turns out, quarantine is my usual lifestyle.”
Eldana, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
“Quarantine is a period when you try to prove the fact of your existence in society.”
Aidai, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan