Start small, grow slow
Diary of a digital nomad trapped by the coronavirus pandemic, 30th of March. It’s been some days since I posted. On Friday I had a weird panic attack. I try not to read news about the coronavirus. Especially from Spain. You don’t have to stay on top of everything, after all, and the situation there has gone crazy. But I did that evening. And the…
Diary of a digital nomad trapped by the coronavirus pandemic in Sofia, Bulgaria. 24th of March. For decades, we thought we were invincible. We got used to the fast pace of the digital age. Instagram, traffic jams, Netflix, food delivery apps. We got used to the fact that we imposed our rules on the world around us. This coronavirus pandemic has shown us that this…
Diary of a digital nomad trapped by the coronavirus pandemic in Sofia, Bulgaria. 23rd of March. Monday. The day started with a beautiful, amazing surprise. It was snowing! And snowing a lot. I had almost resigned myself to not see any snow this year, but here it was! Funny how just two days ago we were in t-shirts with almost 20 ºC. Can the reduction…
Diary of a digital nomad trapped by the coronavirus pandemic in Sofia, Bulgaria. 22nd of March. Sunday. The day started with a gray layer of clouds covering the sky and ended up raining in Sofia. It’s been another dull day. I miss going out. I had some talks with my friends. One of them is trapped in Bangkok, alone. He is sure the number of…
Diary of a digital nomad trapped by the coronavirus pandemic in Sofia, Bulgaria. 21st of March. Saturday night. 21st of March. 36 new cases makes this the worst day since the state of emergency was declared. Today, the government of Bulgaria approved another series of measures, including the prohibition to stay in parks or overly crowded places, and also a time frame (8:30-10:30) reserved for…