@robertafedericamartin

23 years old

Moruzzo (Udine), Italy

 

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

My daily life has changed mainly in the scanning of moments and their duration, while the activities have not changed much: I am very busy with my thesis, I continue to practice physical activity and I follow the last lessons that still remain before the exams, even if they are online. I mostly feel the change that concerns the time I can dedicate to all this; I can take a moment longer at the table before starting the lesson, I can train whenever I want and not necessarily in the only free hours that I manage to carve out ... Still, I miss the confrontations with others, from the one in the gym on an exercise to the one in school discussing about an idea, of course, but I try to keep my usual interests steady, both for a personal balance and to get back on track immediately when we return to normal.

 

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?

Mainly to disconnect, to alternate activities. Maybe I draw a couple of hours, then I workout, I prepare lunch, I spend some time outdoors and I also alternate social relationships; I talk a little with my parents, since I'm going through the quarantine at their place, and at other times I lock up myself in some corner of the house alone. All this accompanied by a lot of music but also of silence.

 

What is your biggest fear right now?

Of course the economic crisis; to hear the stories of businesses forced to close or people and families who are starving is really unacceptable. For the rest, I am grateful for being very positive and seeing the glass always half full until the last sip, I want to believe that everything will work out for the best and we will also be able to benefit from certain aspects.

 

What will you do once all of this is over?

Yes, I imagine it with new timing. I wondered if after all this time, people will really be willing to start the frenetic pace again, now that they have tried what it means to respect those needs of the body which in my opinion are the basis for mental balance. In my opinion it will no longer be as before, but I hope that after the initial trauma of starting again to leave the house, we will be able to rethink this moment in a productive way, drawing from what positive it has taught us, especially not to take anything for granted.