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Young people: how has your life changed under the coronavirus lockdown? Today the British newspaper the Guardian post a question about the changes in life in young people after the coronavirus lockdown. I decided to write something about my experience as a 21 years old girl who has been in her house for almost three weeks. I want to talk about three things that have changed in my life: time, physical health, and social life. When the president of Colombia announced the quarantine on March 25th, we, as skeptical citizens, didn´t think the measures were to be severe. That was the reason why my father and I went for a walk on a mountain near my house and enjoyed the fresh air without protection. I thought I was in vacation time, and I wanted to take advantage of that. Then, when we walked down the mountain, two policemen and a member of the major’s office arrived. They were angry with us because we were the only ones there. Immediately, I feared the fine they could have given us, but the didn´t do that. They only gave us one warning. Since that event, I haven´t left my house, and sometimes, when I see through the window I feel sad because I miss doing exercise on the mountain and have people around me. Another thing that has changed during quarantine, it is how I use my time. Days are going faster than ever, and I can´t finish my tasks properly, which makes me feel unproductive. That situation weakens my emotional health, which is not good when you can´t leave the house. It is important to deal with that using calendars. Finally, the third thing that has changed is my social life. I am not someone who can easily make an online friendship, and as a college student, my whole social life was inside the university buildings. Even the issues I used to talk about with my partners came from experiences in the classroom; so, I have talked little to my college classmates.

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Young people: how has your life changed under the because of coronavirus lockdown?

Today the British newspaper the Guardian posted a question about the changes in life in young people young people's life after the coronavirus lockdown. I decided to write something about my experience as a 21 years old girl who has been in her house for almost three weeks. I want to talk about three things that have changed in my life: time, physical health, and social life.

When the president of Colombia announced the quarantine on March 25th, we, as skeptical citizens, didn´t think the measures were to would be severe. That was the reason why my father and I went for a walk on a mountain near my house and enjoyed the fresh air without protection. I thought I was in vacation time, and I wanted to take advantage of that. Then, when we walked down the mountain, two policemen and a member of the major’s office arrived. They were angry with us because we were the only ones there. Immediately, I feared the fine they could have given us, but they didn´t do that. They only gave us one warning. Since that event, I haven´t left my house, and sometimes, when I see through the window I feel sad because I miss doing exercise on the mountain and have people around me.

Another thing that has changed during quarantine, it is how I use my time. Days are going faster than ever, and I can´t finish my tasks properly, which makes me feel unproductive. That situation weakens my emotional health, which is not good when you can´t leave the house. It is important to deal with that using calendars.

Finally, the third thing that has changed is my social life. I am not someone who can easily make an online friendship, and as a college student, my whole social life was inside the university buildings. Even the issues I used to talk about with my partners came from experiences in the classroom; so, I have talked little to my college classmates.

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