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Theme: The Experience of all of us during the lock-down 2020.

Class: BSc Hons Journalism (Digital Media)

Module: New Forms of Media (Submitted for Mrs. G. Narrainen)

"Hanshika Heeramun"

The lock-down, while in the first week, was terrifying. Yet, soon after, human instincts kick in.

It soon became the experience of a lifetime.

To live in period of uncertainties can push you to reflect what really matters; from the purpose of grades and even classes.

I can resume my confinement in ONE way.

→https://hanshika1441.wixsite.com/alwu/post/on-a-run ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— https://www.facebook.com/shikha.doobaree Yeshikha Doobaree

For me, the lockdown was a good experience. It was spending time with the family and knowing each other even better.

I did a lot of cooking during that period. New recipes were discovered.

Wearing pyjama all day was amazing. All i did was wake up, do uni works, cook, bath, back in pyjama and sleep.

It was amazing but hopefully we don't need to through it again because not meeting your friends and family is so heartbreaking. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aashee Bacchoo

The first week of the lockdown was very scary and we were living in uncertain conditions.

Work from home and online classes were the new normal and it turned out to be very helpful.

Personally, I got to spend more time with my family and I will always cherish those moments.

From cooking together, to watching movie every night, to gardening... The lockdown was scary but yet fun with family.

The lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic taught me to be grateful to be alive and to be grateful for whatever I have.

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To be honest, I did not realize the seriousness of the situation at first. Although I was seeing on a daily basis how the Covid-19 pandemic was affecting the whole world, I welcomed the news of the lockdown as a holiday. I said to myself that I would be able to rest a little more and surprisingly the first one or two weeks indeed helped me to catch up with sleep and rest as well. However as the days passed by, I realized that this was not a holiday. As I had more time to inform myself through news and social media, I started to notice that the situation was getting worse and worse worldwide, the amount of new contaminated people everyday was rising very rapidly and I understood gradually that this was an unprecedented challenge that the human race was dealing with.

However my own personal experience of the lockdown was mitigated. There were both positive and negative aspects. As I mentioned earlier, I was able to catch up with sleep, I was able to spend more time with my family at home which is something that I think is very important. Moreover,I got the opportunity to do things I was not used to such as cooking and I surprising discovered that I was not that bad. Another thing I really enjoyed during the lockdown is that every day I was able to watch movies, tv shows, animes and entertain myself more often.

On the other hand, I also find it difficult at times. Not being able to go outside for anything came up as being something more difficult than initially thought. I love doing sports, mainly football and my sport routine was severely affected. Home supplies and food was things that were consumed quickly with everyone being at home 24/7 and we had to turn ourselves to online buying and home delivery and unfortunately I realized that some people were using this situation to make more money as the cost of a lot of essential products became ridiculous, but this is my personal opinion and I also understand that retailers had to face shortages and increasing demands.

Nevertheless, I think that the lockdown was needed to sort things out, according to me it played a vital role in stopping the spreading of the virus and although if the Mauritian economy suffered a lot, the health of the population must always be the priority.

The pandemic and lockdown showed to all of us that we should not take usual things for granted, that we had to stay careful but also that there is also positive in the bad and that there is always a solution.

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Owen Lim Chin Fa

"https://www.facebook.com/owen.wayne.319/"

The first week of lockdown I was very bored. I did not like the situation. But gradually, with time, I found the lockdown to be a good way to do things I did not have the time to do. I started watching new Tv shows, I finished them, watched other Tv shows, and finished them too. I started making music on a software. I did this with a friend. I created the start of the music, and then send him via email, he then completed the music and send the final music via email.

I took the opportunity to start making cakes and desserts. Almost every day I was cooking something. In the morning I would make pancakes, and in the afternoon I would make some kind of grilled chicken or beef.

After three weeks of lockdown, my routine was set. To be honest, I really liked the lockdown, even though it caused a lot of negative impacts on our society.

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N.Gounjaria

The lockdown has been mentally challenging for me. It has changed my daily routine in many ways. I've never felt more stuck in my life.

However, the arrival of covid 19 provided me with the opportunity to stay with my family.

I binge watched t.v shows late at night, and it messed up my sleeping schedule badly. Waking up everyday to to the increasing number of covid 19 cases has been tough. It has left many of us disturbed and anxious. Hoping that the world would go back to normal. <3

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Tasnim Domun I had a very good time during the lock-down. This is because every member of the family was at home and we spent more quality time together. I was also able to do stuffs I like, that is my hobbies. In other words, I had a lot of time to spend on myself, and I enjoyed that a lot. Moreover, having online classes, working and submitting assignments was a new experience. It was sad to see the increasing number of covid cases. Being grateful is very important.

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 Spéville Hortense Emilie

'Complete Lockdown' a real experience! I don't know how to describe it since there were positive and negative points. Staying H24 with your family is a real pleasure until the moment when it becomes infinite and at this moment all you want is to be alone. The lockdown had not changed my daily routine as much as I was studying online and I was working from home but it bring a real change in me as it help me realized a lot of things mentally and that was the real plus for me during this lockdown. Us people, complain everyday in order to have some time to rest so as not to go to work or school and during the lockdown we complain about not being able to get out. Although we're never satisfied of what we have.

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Michaëlla Ber

The LOCKDOWN… well it was chaotic but also positive. It was positive because first of all, we were in winter, so staying at home was GREAT. On a serious note, I think that many of us had the time to re-discover ourselves. It was also a way for me to relax, it encourages me to read more, to learn how to cook some dishes and to work out. During this lockdown self-love and self-care was really important for me because it helped to escape the ‘depressive mode’. The chaotic part was the pandemic of course, but also the fact that we were imprisoned in our house. At the beginning, it was easy for me but then with time, it became hard. Even though I tried my best to think positively it was not enough. I was missing that freedom. Even breathing air outside was precious. On a concluding note, the bond that was created during the lockdown was beautiful. Re-discovering the people that I already have in my life was again an amazing experience and on the other side, some have been ejected. 😊 Michaëlla <3

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Avinash Dhondoo ( https://www.facebook.com/avinash.dhondoo/ )

For me, the lockdown was an opportunity to think about certain things in life; How life is unpredictable, the real importance of saving food, having the basic necessities instead of lots of money might be enough to survive. Also, it was for the 1st time that we shifted to online classes since I joined UOM as well as "working from home" and I had to adapt to keep on the work going.

At the end it was en enriching experience.

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Florian Philippe

Being locked at home and unable to go see other people can be very boring and very difficult for many... But, not for me. I already enjoyed being alone with my thoughts and the lockdown just gave me more time to do it. However, even if I like being alone, staying home with the family was also very enjoyable. We learned new dishes and made cooking an entertainment everyday. Even, adapting to the new normal - i.e. wearing the mask and gloves when it was our turn to go the supermarkets - was quite an adventure on its own.

However, I cannot dismiss the stress of the financial strain the lockdown put on each member of my family, including myself. We tried the best we could to support each other and tried to enjoy the time we had together, while hoping that the situation would improve.

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