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Riding the Wave Train

Here we are on day 33 - the final day of NZ’s Alert Level 4; the strictest lockdown on our everyday freedoms that New Zealand has ever seen. Life, as we knew it, has been flipped upside down. If someone asked us what we thought 2020 had in-store for us, it definitely wouldn’t have been this. On reflection of the past 33 days, I’ve compiled a list of a few of my insights from our time in lockdown - the things I’ve learnt, what I’ve loved, what I’m thankful for, and what I’m excited about in the future.

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On Being in Quarantine (From a Freelancer's Point of View)

Today a timely post popped up on the Old Girl’s Facebook page of my former high school. In 1944, the students were forced into their own Quarantine for 10 days, as one of the house prefects had developed Scarlet Fever. “On Being in Quarantine (From a Day Girl’s Point of View)”, written by D.W, was published in the school magazine, which the Archivist has recently rediscovered - an uncanny find given the timing.

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