@sghef

Gestione di contenuti digitali per i media, le imprese e i patrimoni culturali (GeCo), Master's Degree, Year I

23 years old

Villasanta (Monza Brianza), Italy

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

After almost 2 months of lockdown, I feel like I've always lived like this. My daily routine has been turned upside down, as it happened to the most of people. Luckily, by the end of February, when I finished my exams, I came home to visit my parents, so I just stayed here. As an off-site student I was renting a room in Brescia, but now it's empty. In this particular moment, we are in a very difficult position: for me, the most difficult part is not being able to go out and see my friends as I did before.

My day is always full of activities, though. My school is giving us very much material to work on and there are plenty of things to do between lessons, study and other projects... Let's say that it never gets boring! I also try my best to relax, by reading, watching series and movies, with workouts and spending time with my family.

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?

In this time it is quite difficult to find inspiration, I feel like I'm oppressed by this situation and by the few clues surrounding me. The best way to increase this creativity flow is to explore ourselves and relax.  Even my school deadlines, even if a little oppressing, help me concentrate and force me to wake up my sleeping creativity. As usual, my inspiration come from movies and books. I also create different mood boards with pictures that fit my interests.

What is your biggest fear right now?

I have two fears. The biggest one is certainly to not be anymore able to hug people I love. Beside that, I'm worried about the economics, and the Italian and International situation in general... I hope that this experience could help us understand that what we thought was normal, was indeed the problem. We need a change from the inside, we need all people and the way they work to change..

What will you do once all of this is over?

I try to think about my future everyday, especially now with the starting of Phase 2. To be honest, sometimes my mind plays tricks on me and doesn't allow me to wonder of a positive situation, but then I think that we are actually re-starting, cautiously. Also, the news from the health centers give us hope. So I hope in a post-Coronavirus future that would be positive and even better, despite the fear of going out. I trust us.