COVID Thoughts 2020

During this time, it can feel a bit apocalyptic to be socially distancing with all restaurants shut down, work remotely, and have a raging pandemic worldwide. Here are some things I’ve been doing to stay sane and connected with my goals:

• Beginner Chicken Keeping and Quail Raising: I highly recommend taking these virtual classes from Alchemist Farms, led by Franchesca Duval. Aside from being lovely pets, raising poultry is another way to connect with our environment and take a step towards food security and sustainability. The topics cover everything you need to know: brooding, incubation, feed, setting up a chicken coop, chicken breeds, and maximizing the happiness of your flock.

• Cooking: In addition to supporting local restaurants who are doing delivery, I’ve been taking this opportunity to make that “soup that takes 3 hours” or learn a new recipe.

• Virtual Workouts: My favorites are Barry’s (Instagram Live), Workouts by Katya, and traditional biking.

• Zoom Catch-ups with friends

• Learning more Chinese characters

• Netflix: I tend to avoid binging on shows, but there’s nothing I enjoy more than a captivating plot with stellar character development:

  • Money Heist (La Casa de Papel): On its 4th season, this Spanish drama follows the lives of 8 criminals led by a mastermind to rob the Royal Mint of Spain

  • Crash Landing On You: Korean drama set in a North Korean village

  • Shoplifters - Japanese drama centered on a non-biological family mired in poverty, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

  • Pandemic: non-fiction, chilling series on pandemics filmed in 2019.

• Reading

  • Radical Candor - Kim Scott

  • Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng

• Planning

  • Trips

  • Professional Goals

  • Writing Projects