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rough memories for some, but a good q to share for posterity

rough memories for some, but a good q to share for posterity
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In honour of tonight's episode of /okbanger (cc: @christin @cameron) I'm writing:

When I was in Nepal and COVID-19 paused the entire world; I was without a working mobile phone, hiking in the Himalayas, without a guide, and found out about the situation only when reaching a government checkpoint where they were letting nobody pass by. 

The friends I had met within the 10 days prior immediately split into three different groups according to level of panic. 

It was at a time in my life where I was meditating for an hour a day. I suspect that it was what allowed me to bring some equanimity and presence to the situations of the next days. 

I decided not to rush to source a jeep back to Kathmandu, but also not to freeze and stay put. The smaller group of friends I became a part of decided we would go to another nearby village in a different direction. A few magical days (pictured) were spent where things remained untouched by the chaos that would ensue, until police took our names and said leave for Kathmandu.

inspired by https://warpcast.com/know/0xe4802f0b

i was living in fort greene brooklyn then, near the park. i had a chinese friend who knew people back in china that told her covid was serious. so i knew to prepare before any announcement or panic. i immediately bought a new couch, a good projector, and a rowing machine. when the market crashed, i also eagerly bought the dip lol

when lockdown was announced, i honestly reveled in how quiet the city became. i started exercising more outdoors and indoors. and i loved supporting my local restaurants, a lot of which became mini markets for their cuisines and products. yes, i did the banging pots thing. i wasnt too worried about catching it as long as i socially distanced.

one time running around the park, i was pretty shook by the site of bodies literally falling out of trucks in front of the hospital. started to take things more seriously then. think that period def led me to become more introverted, and i havent totally recovered tbz

haha yeah wasnt thinking about the nuke but that was def a part of it for me. would be down to hear your experience