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    The quarantine stories

    The quarantine stories, part II:
    Finding Joy

    April 1, 2020 / 2 Comments

    You are not quite sure when you have forgotten how joy looks like. You try as hard as possible to remember, but this comes to your mind: exponential-growth curves. Masks. Hands. Soap. Hand sanitizer. Aerosols. Distance. Social distancing. One meter, two meters. Social isolation. Alone. Even when living with someone. Lonely. Where is my joy? – you ask yourself.

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    Communication is the key in a relationship. If your partner cannot understand what you are going through he or she will never be able to give you the empathy or sympathy you need. 

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    Can you create a home far away from home?

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    Since the people back where you come from have started to treat you as a foreigner, and the people in the country where you are currently residing have always been treating you as a foreigner - and most likely will continue to treat you as one - is there a way that you can create for yourself a home far away from home?

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A free spirited runner, dancer, adventurer, environmentalist, and Physicist who tries to understand the Universe. Gets along with people, but not with mornings. I am here because I love and find infinite peace and joy in writing.

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