{"id":3768,"date":"2020-05-12T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T08:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/?p=3768"},"modified":"2021-08-10T09:47:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T07:47:39","slug":"greta-trip-covid19-part-2-bachelor-student-raised-in-lithuania-explains-her-trip-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/2020\/05\/12\/greta-trip-covid19-part-2-bachelor-student-raised-in-lithuania-explains-her-trip-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Greta Trip & COVID19 Part II – Bachelor student raised in Lithuania explains her trip experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

PART II<\/p>\n

Well, my first experience with this novel, spooky and vicious virus happened when I was not even in the Netherlands.\u00a0The first part of the story is written on part I here<\/a>. On mid of March I went on my very first solo-trip to Portugal. I was filled with excitement to do such trip. I wanted it to be a life-changing journey.<\/p>\n

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Here in this shop they allow maximum 6 persons to enter only. Also, they ask to keep the distance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After everything happened, I was sadly laughing at myself as I went on self- discovering trip\u2026 I was sitting in front of bay looking in front of river Tagus. Behind me there was the museum that I supposed to visit. I had no idea what should I do.<\/p>\n

The only the thing that I came up with was looking for the information about THE VIRUS. I know, it was ridiculously bad idea as after looking at all the numbers of cases and deaths made me feel gradually worse and worse. I called my family and asked what should I do and so on and on. It was an eerie loop of thoughts.<\/p>\n

I spent 3-4 hours in front of the museum \u201cobserving intensely and carefully the exhibitions\u201d\u2026 During that time I finally concluded that I am the one who can help myself, the one that is responsible for myself and that nobody will come and safe me. So, I got my things together, stood up and moved on to continue the solo trip.<\/p>\n

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When I came back, everyone was keeping the distance in Wageningen Wednesday market.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The last days in Portugal I managed to arrange my flights earlier, find still someone to be with and spend amazing time in Lisbon. Nevertheless, during these days I started thinking that I am simply a mammal who is fighting with other specie called virus. Each time I would say to myself \u201cGreta, it is normal, it is merely a evolution.<\/p>\n

I have a power to adapt to the new situation as any other species and protect myself by taking precautions and if I think that it is the end of the World, it will be the end of the World. I AM RESPOSABLE how I behave, how I feel, how I project the life. It is me only me who can do that!\u201d.<\/p>\n

Since that time any time I would freak out or cry, or feel blue about all of this situation I would remind myself the things that I realized back in Lisbon.<\/p>\n

So here I am living my adjusted life. I am still studying, I am still doing well. Even tough sometimes I go cray cray during the day of being at home.<\/p>\n

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Nevertheless, I am thankful for these days as it made me stop a bit, reflect a bit more, be more at present, be appreciative for any small things.<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Such small things as noticing that my plants in the room are growing or seeing changing details on the same walking route. However, I am not saying that I manage to be so thankful all the time. \u00a0I miss the social life, being in contact with more people. Events and all stuff that I cannot experience at this moment anymore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I do believe that some of you are in the same shoes as I am or not completely. However, the thing that I would like to say to you lovely readers is that if you by any chance join a ride on the roller-coaster, step aside, inhale and exhale and do your stuff on your own pace. Do not forget to take care of yourself in any kind of act.<\/p>\n

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Go to do meditation, do sports, journal, listen to the favourite music, draw, just do whatever that makes you cheer up. It is completely fine to feel, we are simply animals that struggle to adapt.<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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