Unbelievable for each of us was staying at home isolated for almost three full months. Away from the daily routine, ordinary friends and frequent meetings.

For each of us the beginning was difficult, because we were not prepared for what would happen to us and what we are facing in reality. It was something completely unknown and unexpected. Fear and panic gripped us all because we had no knowledge of what the virus could cause and how fatal it was. I can freely say that most of the day was spent being informed by the media about the latest events taking place in the country, the region and the world. But this abundant information added even more panic to us. The panic is greatly helped by the political situation in the country, which negatively affects us even more. Personal hygiene care increased greatly and we gradually began to adapt to the routine that had already become part of ours. This isolation had many positive aspects in terms of the aspect towards itself. I for myself began to make an order for physical and mental care. The new routine with waking up early in the morning, with the completion of the necessary tasks for the university became a daily template. After completing the tasks I also enjoyed various physical activities which helped me a lot in the physical activation of my body. We already had time to spend beautiful moments with family members, which we did not have time to do before. Also, during this period I developed even more my cooking skills by preparing new things from the most diverse. I spent my free time watching a movie or participating in online meetings organized by the organization in which I volunteer. So I tried with many activities to lose focus from the panic brought by the virus and to focus on myself. I also think that this quarantine made us realize how important our health is and how we should be thankful for it. It is true that during this time there was a lack of physical encounters with society as now every meeting was turned into a virtual meeting, I lacked hugs with people and return to normal, but still this routine begins to become our daily routine. Today, out of isolation but with almost the same routine, I am going through the days. As meetings with people have become more distant and rarer.

So, in my opinion, each of us should have taken the positive sides of isolation and focused on himself and personal hygiene in order to cope as easily as possible with this change that is happening in everyone's life.

Dionis Kollçaku, 
Local Democracy Agency of Kosovo