TOGETHER IN OUR DIVERSITY FACING COVID-19

Erasmus+ Project

2019/2021

Monday 06th June 2021

Italy, Latvia, Romania and Spain

COVID-19: Together in our Diversity

How have your lives changed with the Coronavirus?

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IES Padre Feijoo is the coordinator centre of a school partnership with three European schools: Daugavpils (Letvia), Salerno (Italy) and Timisoara (Romania).

The world pandemic has not allowed us the physical meetings we had planned.

However, thanks to technologies, students and teachers will tell us how Covid-19 has changed their lives.

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Together in our diversity

Covid-19 in Timisoara, Romania: Diary entries

Words by Razvan

Together in our diversity

Words by David Selejan

ISOLATION

LACK OF EXERCISE

Together in our diversity

Words by Maria

14th March, 2021

Dear diary,

During this time, last year, the virus had already reached my country, even my home city. The beginning of the pandemic is very hard for me to recall as anything rather than a simple, uncomfortable blur. The intense panic and confusion were a lot to handle, causing me and most people my age to push this specific memory in a secure, hidden place of the mind.
What we used to entitle as a “breaking news” page, quickly became a sad, implemented side of our reality. However, I like to think that we are in a much better place than we were a year ago, as not only my country but the whole Europe has shifted in a much more aware, conscious state regarding the collective health and public well-being. What started as mandatory masks, might now end with an optional vaccine. What started as sheer fear, is now ending with sparkling hope.

"What started as sheer fear, is now ending with sparkling hope."

"What started as mandatory mask, might now end with an optional vaccine."

Together in our diversity

Covid-19 in our lives in Gijón, Spain

Videoclip by Ana Dalton

"Together we can"

Words by Olaya Collar

https://youtu.be/U7FPh3LRzWc

Since Covid-19 hit our country, many things are different. For example, schools, restaurants and other public places had to close. They have to reinvent themselves to survive.
But now we have a new situation, in my case I study some days in my house and others, in the school. Technology has an important role in our academic life. I think that also some teachers have made important decisions, such as in subjects like English, Maths or Chemistry. They are making a good job, and try new ways to teach, like Kahoots, games, video calls…
I think that we need more helps from governments to overcome this unfortunate situation. I hope that this can be over soon.

Together we can, with responsibility and with the help of vaccines!

Together in our diversity

Words by Sofía García

Since the outbreak of covid a year ago, loads of things have changed. At first, it was a joke, no one imagined that the virus could reach Spain, but it did and as soon as it started spreading, we were confined. At the beginning of the lockdown, we thought that we were going to be at home for a fortnight but in the end, it lasted almost two months. Despite this, we had a great summer but with masks and curfew.
Currently, we are able to hang out with friends, play sports or attend high school, but after all that we’ve been through we are more careful, trying not to be in crowded places or opening the windows during the lessons.

"THINGS IN THE SCHOOL HAVE ALSO CHANGED."

Videoclip by Paula and Alejandro

https://youtu.be/ZkBv8wF_kbI

Together in our diversity

Covid-19 in Daugavpils, Latvia

Words by Raivis Špors

How have our lives changed with the coronavirus?
May, 2021

Words by Līga Paule

In Latvia our life has changed since March 2020. There aren’t significant changes but they are noticeable. The Covid-19 pandemic is still continuing in my country. The difference between last year and this year is the fact that there are restrictions. Now we have more of them. In March 2020 I was happy that I didn’t have to go to school because of Covid-19, we didn’t have a lot of school work to do, so I had more time to relax. This year I feel really tired because it’s been a long time studying at home without seeing anyone, visiting different places and events, but I am also really happy that the summer is coming. This year was longer and harder than last year but I hope that the next year will be much better

This school year went pretty smoothly for me! The learning process was not tense and intrusive. The only thing I really didn't like is that this year we spent at home at the computer. But there were also good things! In the ZOOM lessons, we were able to joke with the teachers, we sometimes didn’t talk about lesson things at all, we just communicated about different things. And of course - we didn’t have to get up early in the mornings! Now it can no longer be said that learning from home is bad, it's already a common thing in the whole world.

Together in our diversity

Words by Elizabete Ruža

This year, the school year was unusual. It can be said that we studied at home all year round. For me, it was quite easy and I would say that I prefer to study at home, but I did not still take studies as a serious thing to do. I didn't feel motivated to do all the tasks. But in the end I still did everything. It was hard to meet classmates just via a computer. I saw only my closest friends in life. This year has been difficult and I will not have any good memories of it. But there have been good things too, we realized what it is like to study from home and not to meet with anyone. I really hope this situation will not happen again.

Words by Jānis Meškovskis

So as we all know Covid-19 virus has changed our lives very much. For some people the situation with the pandemic has improved their lives, but unfortunately there is bad influence on most of people. Personally, I can’t say that my life has changed completely, I have learned some new skills due to this quarantine, for example, I learned how to make nice meals. But the biggest minus was the fact that the European borders were closed, we couldn’t travel or even visit our friends or family, because of that many people lost their jobs. And now people aren’t as friendly as they were, because they can’t meet anyone and have forgotten how to communicate and talk to each other.