With the COVID-19 lockdown in place, people sit at home, hard-pressed to use their time constructively while seeking to remain sane at the same time. While some find innovative ways to keep up their spirits, others discover new ways to remain active. Here are some of the ways in which people are coping with their stresses and curtailments.
In Ireland, a man had the idea to project old classic movies for the neighbourhood. People can watch from their own homes – a feeling of togetherness even as people physically distance themselves.
As someone who grew up in Ahmedabad, one of the few cities in India to have a drive-in cinema, I echo this thought.
Now would be a great time to reintroduce silent movies as well – this is the perfect setup.
This guy was really getting bored at home; you can tell. Skiing is a passion and this is one way to indulge it – horizontally if not vertically.
People were happy to see this – it made their day a little brighter and maybe inspired them to engage in some indoor skiing too.
Some communities in the United States are doing this at 8PM – this is their way of showing solidarity.
It’s more like whooping. Howling has connotations of grief, which we would do well not to associate with something positive like this.
These ballet dancers likely have a very rigorous daily training routine. They have to keep it up – like this.
If you can’t dance on a stage, you can do the next best thing: dance for the camera.
Being taken off the ventilator could mean that a person is now well enough to breathe on their own. It also means that the ventilator can now be used to help save the life of someone else who needs it.
So each time a patient is taken off the ventilator these doctors celebrate by dancing. And if, like me you want to hear that maddeningly catchy song in its entirety, look up Tono Rosario's Kulikitaka on YouTube.
Travelling for pleasure is the one thing no one is doing right now. So they are doing the next best thing. People are recreating their own travel pictures – like this. It gives them something to do while in quarantine and transports them into their own happy memories for some time - yet another way to stay sane in the time of COVID-19.
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