Monthly Archives: April 2020

I see the oil price dropped below zero in the US for the first time ever. This is definitely unprecedented times! For the first time in history people google graphs related to healthcare systems and the death rate of countries. The world has changed in a few short months and now we are in unchartedContinue reading “Life in the time of corona – Captain’s log: Day 36”

Today was amazing! I started out with a bit of yoga and was delighted to find that one particular movement that I struggle with is getting a bit easier. Then I went for a forest walk with some friends, followed by a BBQ or braai as we call it in South Africa. All this timeContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 35”

I had some plans to go for an afternoon walk in the forest, but alas! It started to rain, so plans changed to watching an old favorite movie and cooking up a delicious curry. I have also found that it’s really fun to play Scrabble online with friends,let me know if you want to join!Continue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 34”

Today was my birthday and it was really special. I had made up my mind not to be sad about the missed opportunities and rather celebrated that which I am thankful for. Every year my favourite part of my birthday is hearing from everyone, and this year was no different. I woke up to messagesContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 33”

It’s more days today than there are days in a month. I can’t say I look forward to life returning to normal,because I no longer know what normal means. There are parts of this new life that I love; people reach out more. I hear from friends who are normally so caught up in theContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 32”

I think I may have mentioned that I really enjoy my apartment here in Amsterdam. Now that I spend the whole day here I really get the opportunity to see it in different kinds of light, see how the sun stream in and where are the cosy spots to drink my coffee or have myContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 31”

I miss my family, and the country I call home. In another life in another time I would have been in South Africa at the moment on my first vacation since moving to the Netherlands. I would have spent time with family and made silly jokes and eaten more meat than in the last sixContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 30”

When this all started I thought the lack of live sports on TV combined with people sitting at home will have some interesting side effects. I had a flight of fancy: What if they started showing all the Rugby World Cup matches of 2019, in the order of appearance, but to a wider audience? FootballContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captains log: Day 29”

4 weeks in and I’m kind of getting used to this new way of living. I spend my time mostly indoors and when I go to the shops I take a shopping cart, keep a wide space between myself and others and try to touch as little as possible. Friends and family continue to callContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 28”

In the afternoon I took my pink bike out for a ride to the Amsterdamse Bos to see if the cherry blossoms are in bloom. I think I was a bit late, there were some blossoms but I think a week ago it must have been incredible. Even so, it was a pleasure to hetContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 27”