@nicla__leone

20 years old

Milan, Italy

 

How has your everyday-life changed? What do you do to fulfill your day?

First of all, the rhythm of my daily life has changed: before the sanitary emergency and the quarantine I was always on the move, I used to run from home to the University, to the offices where Iʼm doing internships, to the University again, often setting up other jobs and casting, and then at home, for dinner or even later. I used to walk a lot and move from one side of the city to the other. Now, however, itʼs obviously static; Iʼm stuck at home from morning till night like the rest of the world these days. Another drastic change in my daily life in this period concerns human contact and social relations; having grown up with so many people, whether for work, study or leisure, I had to, like everyone else, convert relationships to online communications. This is probably the most difficult thing for me: not being able to meet friends and colleagues face to face. However, daily activities have not changed: I continue to study, take online classes, work, both for JECatt - Junior Enterprise Cattolica, the Association of which I am a member, and for the startup in which Iʼm doing internships, and not to stop for a moment (metaphorically). Or rather, I even had the time for the workout and for my family, which in recent months I barely see.

 

Your work is built on creativity. While we’re all in quarantine, what is your solution to keep on being creative? Where do you find your inspiration in this moment?

Now more than ever, let curiosity drive you; invest your free time in the discovery of new things or exploring those you already know, but only superficially. I believe it is fundamental to always look for new stimuli and not fall into boredom and discouragement. We are lucky to have internet, to be able to follow interesting online classes; let's do it!

 

What is your biggest fear right now?

Losing the people I love.

 

What will you do once all of this is over?

Absolutely!Everything ends and history teaches us that after a great crisis there is always a rebirth and a new globalization. The post-COVID-19 future will be initially difficult, it will require a great effort to " rise again"; I am thinking of all companies, for example. But slowly we will return to large-scale and "almost normal" activities. And then, we will have the summer sun on our side!