team 3

TEAM 3

A JOURNEY TO THE FUTURE...
FROM 2020 TO 2050

WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN...

PROLOGUE:
This is the story of 4 friends from all around the world: Marco, from Italy, Grace, from France, David from Czech Republic and Lila, from Tahiti.
They knew each other thanks to social networks: in fact, they've all partecipate to an online game which connected all 4.
From that moment, they have never lost their contacts: they wait for the perfect time to have a videocall together, they always tell each other their feeling and hobbies...
So this story's based on their adventures during quarantine and what happened once it was over, despite lots of years.

CHAPTER 1

One day, Lila visited her friend David, who is from Czech Republic. David promised Lila that he would have shown her all the beauties of Czech Republic.

In 2020, Czech Republic was infected with coronavirus. At the same time, it was the first year of a long quarantine: people could not leave their houses! They could only go shopping for food and medical supplies. They had to wear a face mask. It started with the fact that in 2020, 9,500 people were infected in Czech Republic and the number of patients increased every year.

Now, in 2050, the consequences of the epidemic are still visible: you won't meet a person who doesn't wear a mask. People don't stay outside, but they prefer staying home. People are careful about everything they do. They take vitamins in order to have a stronger immunity system.

Children already go to school, but must observe strict hygienic conditions: there are disinfectants in the classrooms, pupils are spaced apart and the contact between them is minimal.

Lila asked, "And what do you do during the holidays, when it's nice to go outside? Do you still stay home?". "We go out into nature and on trips with family and friends, but it's not that often." said David.

Today's biggest hobby is video games, played by old and young people. Companies like Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are making lots of money on this hobby. The big advantage is that people at least spend time together, have fun and not get bored.

People no longer travel as before: because of the measures imposed, they only go on vacations in their surroundings. Only people that work abroad travel regularly. However, people are still looking for work and unemployment is rising every year.

At the airports, wearing masks is still a must because that place is every day crowded by many people that are from other countries. In year 2020 people couldn't fly to the other countries: it was forbidden for everyone.

Year 2020 was so bad and stressful about travelling because borders were closed for common people, only abroad workers could cross the borders. This was so bad for people, that were accustomed to travel every year.

"Despite everything, now I am happy that we can a little move to other countries, because I love travelling" said David.

After that, he had an idea and asked to Lila: " What do you think about a trip to France?". They agreed about the journey. On the 5th of June 2050 they are standing at the airport and they are ready for the trip.

CHAPTER 2

Once David and Lila arrived in France, at the airport there was Grace waiting for them. Unfortunetely they couldn't hug themselves because of the social distancing measures that were still valid.

Grace took David and Lila to a bar where thay could sit and have a chat to relax. "How are you doing guys?" said Grace.
"Well, in Czech Republic it's fine, people are starting to get their lives back after the virus. You know, even tho it was 30 years ago, people haven't learned anything about that and kept doing the same mistakes"