Sitemap - 2020 - Letters from Quarantine

Everyone moves out, eventually

Elections, notifications & demonstrations: It's still 2020

Leaks and lockdowns

Is this the real life?

Is anyone still counting the days?

Day 56: The end is only the beginning

Day 53: Good news Thursday

Day 52: Mold, odor, trauma

Day 51: When two become one

Day 50: Descaling, disputing, defrosting

Day 49: There are no beaches in Lombardy

Day 48: Animal sightings in Ticinese

Day 47: Death by small talk

Day 46: Insulation in isolation

Day 45: Social distancing does not start at home

Day 44: Rain and sanatoriums

Day 43: Dating post-mortems and sinking productivity

Day 41 (and 42): Celebrating being alive

Day 40: Italian beach experiences: Past and future

Day 39: Natural dye and natural wine

Day 38: Losing samples, losing minds

Day 37: Magical events and a strong sense of community

Day 36: A new form of groove

Day 35: Rooftops vs churches

Day 34: Sunscreen and Tupperware parties

Day 33: Good Friday

Day 32: On taking risks

Day 31: It could always be worse

Day 30: Hiking through quarantine

Day 29: Be careful what you search for

Day 28: Redefining Stockholm Syndrome

Day 27: The big shop

Day 26: Basic Instincts

Day 25: Finding hoover

Day 24: Zooming into Zoom

Day 23: Tunnel vision

Day 22: Life is one big museum

Day 21: My spiritual awakening

Day 20: I miss real house parties

Day 19: We're all on the Titanic

Day 18: Deadlines, dating apps and sopranos

Day 17: The semi-sparkling water fiasco

Day 16: Why your sunglasses are foggy

Day 15: The obvious is obviously not that obvious

Day 14: A stealthy Sunday

Day 13: I wish it was dinosaurs

Day 12: The world's best open mic night

Day 11: Chemical farts

Day 10: Learning how to be an adult

Day 9: The Wild West: flu shots, sombreros, and facial hair

Day 8: Welcome to Groundhog Day

Day 7: Finger-lickin’ good

Day 6: Herd immunity and the Dothraki

Day 5: Killer stuffed vine leaves

Day 4: Signora Pina is alive

Day 3: A bad time to take taxis

Day 2: So long, and thanks for all the fish

Day 1: Will the real life under lockdown please stand up

A candid daily account of the lockdown in Milan