And this was definitely the longest - and the worst one ever yet. Never in my day did I think I would be going on a university excursion to a zoo, then come back home to rest - only to wake up to news about a single community Delta case after earlier checking that there were no community cases initially. As a result of this, all of New Zealand initially went into lockdown, with Auckland then remaining at the highest level for another few weeks before going down to level 3. As a result of this, events postponed and cancelled, and we have had to delay our second trip to Queenstown - which is coming up in December now. Plans that I had with friends had came to a grinding halt. My planned birthday with friends - and a supposed bungy jump to the theme of Cruella for Halloween did not go ahead. An expensive fashion event that I was supposed to attend has now been moved to next year - as is New Zealand fashion week. Also, I was not able to see family for a while. Worst of all, this lockdown not only brought back memories of my father's death, but it also affected my friendships on social media. This outbreak - and lockdown - had caused an argument between me and a friend over the PM and being angry about being stuck in Auckland while my friend was able to travel anywhere under Alert Level 2 conditions (which led to a few friends unfriending me on Facebook). Both of which took a serious toll on my mental health - and had plunged me into isolation. The only thing that kept me happy was designer shopping online (and in retail stores offline in Alert level 3 Step 2), and under Alert Level 3, I was able to order takeaway restaurant food. I was keeping myself busy with editing old photos, cooking my favorite dishes and going for walks. OI was watching YouTube videos and spending time on social media. I also spent time gaming as well during the lockdown period. As we are moving into the traffic light system, the lockdown is about to finally end. I am now looking forward to going out with friends and family again, and dining out, and going away on holidays and adventures (I will blog about my trips once I have completed them) and going to events. I also look forward to going back to places like the cinema, the farmers market, the gym and other places such as arcades etc. Additionally, I will look forward to going on road trips, and going birdwatching in Miranda and other parts of New Zealand. Moreover, this lockdown has come to an end just in time for Christmas, with the Auckland border opening mid December. And that's when I look forward to going to Queenstown for a well deserved adventure holiday. I will be drinking champagne to finally celebrate the end of this long lockdown and I will be hoping that another lockdown will not happen again - for this long, at least. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
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AuthorI am Natalie Dunn. I am a feminist who believes in gender equality and rights for everyone. I have many passions in life such as fashion, beauty, adventures and travelling. Archives
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