Pandemic Space

[forestofglory]

I started writing twice monthly posts about natural and built environments in the spring of 2020. I always enjoy the opportunity to think about these topics, and it's a project I’m glad I took on.

However since our first pandemic lock down in March 2020, the way I’ve interacted with the world around me has shifted dramatically. So these blog posts all reflect that altered relationship. While things have opened up a bit since then I still spend most of my time at home, or very close by. I go for walks everyday, sometimes we take the kid to parks, or the swimming pool. I have been in three houses other than my own in that time. Eating out has become much more complicated than it was, with having to check what's open, what has outdoor seating ect. For a long time we didn’t eat out at all, though we did get take out.

It can be difficult to write about the world around me when the world feels so small and limited. I miss traveling. I have many far away friends who I would like to visit. Yet I’ve stayed so close to home for the last almost two years. I’ve been feeling lonely and stuck.

I don’t think my relationship with space will ever be the same again. Even if things get better and I feel safe doing most of the things I miss, I will still feel wary. The pandemic has changed how we experience space and place.

Comments

[clevermanka]

The pandemic has changed how we experience space and place.
I would add people to that as well.

[forestofglory]

Yeah, an like how I use space with other people. Keeping my distance has become very normal.

[lea_hazel]

I can feel the persistent change, too. Even if covid were completely eradicated, I don't think I could go back, but I can't quite put my finger on what's changed.

[merit]

I was talking about travel last night - I don't think I could travel internationally next year. Nationally, yes.

[lunabee34]

*hugs*

[forestofglory]

*hugs back*

[oracne]

So much this.