This is Maxi Pfeifer’s ten-day quarantine diary. She took it one episode at a time. Could you do any better?
Day 0: My rescheduled flight from Germany took off on Monday at 5a.m. and I landed in London, 6a.m. GMT. After customs and a two-hour drive, I finally arrived at my student accommodation, all 11 square metres of it, at 9.30am. Here I will stay for the next 10 days.
My friend brought me some groceries to the door. For the rest of day, I watched Netflix. I went to bed early.
Day 1: I woke up motivated. I was happy to finally be on my own after spending the last three months with my family. I wanted to keep a routine during quarantine. I woke up at 7am. After breakfast I started reading a book, but I quickly realised that I don’t like the main characters. Fifty pages later I stopped reading and tried watching the first season of Grey’s Anatomy.
Day 2: On day two I had to do my first PCR test. So I did that right after breakfast and left my room to bring my test to the post-box. It was nice to breathe fresh air. Five minutes later I was back in my room. I started reading my book again, but I still didn’t enjoy it. The rest of my day consisted of Grey’s Anatomy season 2 and food.
Day 3: To feel a bit better I exercised. It was hard because there was not enough space in my room. The rest of the day I watched Grey’s Anatomy and watched the people outside my window enjoying the sunny weather.
Day 4: Eat, watch Grey’s Anatomy, eat, watch Grey’s Anatomy, eat, sleep. That is my daily quarantine routine. The most exciting parts of my day is food. I was happy when it was time to go to bed.
Day 5: On day five was Easter. So I called my parents who had a lovely brunch with my sister. I was jealous. For the rest of the day I was watching Grey’s Anatomy and eating. To spice it up I cleaned my little prison cell.
Day 6: I got cabin fever. I crave going for a walk.
My highlight of today was the policeman who told off three teenagers in front of my window. I was jealous of the jogger outside. For the rest of the day I tried reading my book, because I started hating Grey’s Anatomy too.
Day 7: It is hard to stay motivated. But I have finished my horrible book. I don’t enjoy anything and I just stare out of my window.
My highlight was my food, as usual. By the end of my quarantine I will be as round as a ball.
Day 8: Can I forget how to interact with human beings? After not seeing anyone for so long I feel like I could.
My friend brought me some groceries again. I don’t even need that much food, as I’m barely moving. I watched the new Netflix movie Run and played Animal Crossing.
Day 9: It was a sunny day again. I should have done my second test yesterday, but because of Easter they had delays. I was freaking out a bit. I listened to the new Lana Del Rey album for the eighth time.
Day 10: My last day of quarantine. It feels weird to know that I’ll be able to talk to people again. And to leave my room. On my last day I did what I have done the past 9 days. I watched Netflix and ate. But there was a light at the end of the tunnel.
