My Lockdown Experience

So, who would have thought it, the whole world would be in a lockdown due to a global pandemic and what better place to be ‘stuck’ than on this magical island?  

For those that do not know, I originally had a flight booked back to London on the 25^th March but due to COVID-19 it was cancelled. After a lot of anxiety about whether to book another flight back, I decided to leave it in the hands of the universe. All I can say is thank you to the universe (again) for protecting me and keeping me in the safest place I can be. 

Of course at the time, I was worried about my family and felt like I should be there for them. But when reflecting on it, the only reason I would be going back was to be with them and I wouldn’t even be able to see them anyway! I must do what is right for me. 

As most of my backpacker friends in Florianopolis and in South America were booking flights back home I started to think that maybe I should do the same. But again, I thought that I must do what is right for me and be confident that I was making the right decision to stay.  

My family’s main concern was that I was in Brazil (a third world country to them and faraway unknown place) and that I would be putting myself at risk. ‘What if hell breaks loose and there are riots?, ‘what if you catch the virus and the health care system is terrible there’. But these things can happen anywhere?

Since being in Florianopolis I have experienced no hostility, all the supermarkets are fully stocked and there is a real sense of community in fighting this virus ‘together’. 

I am now currently in an air bnb, my days are filled with finishing my blog, teaching online, running, meditation, practicing yoga and spinning poi! I have never felt so happy and healthy. Again, I am so grateful to the universe for plonking me right where I needed to be and for teaching me to be more confident in my decisions. 

Now that the ‘travelling’ part of my trip is over, everyday I think about the places I have been to and more importantly the people I have met. Sometimes, I cannot believe what I have experienced in the last 10 months, how happy I have been and how lucky I am. 

This blog is just a fraction of what I have witnessed in the past 10 months, but it is for you to have and hopefully be inspired by. For all those people that made my journey what it is thank you and I love you.