Lessons in isolation: From the centre of the Pacific to the world’s loneliest town
Simon Parker on the takeaways of living in some of the most remote corners of the globe
A third of the world’s human population has been thrust into lockdown. From Madrid to Mumbai, Copenhagen to Cape Town, our once free-moving, gregarious modern lives have retreated behind closed doors in response to a sinister, invisible killer.
We can no longer amble into town for a lazy coffee, or lose a few hours at the park. And while our NHS front line combats coronavirus head-on, we must also play our own vital role: by either staying apart entirely, or by banding together in tightly knit social units.
For most of us, this has proven to be a jarring experience – at the antithesis of what we see as socially “normal.”
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