Students Experiences during Covid-19 outbreak – Vera Pacoova Dal Maschio
Living through the COVID-19 pandemic, never experienced before or even remotely imagined has affected all of us in some ways or the other. It has had severe health, economic and social consequences. It has made us all question our own paradigms and the lifestyle changes we need to adopt in order to live responsibly.
In order to understand the impact from a personal point of view, we have asked to our students to share their experiences in order to listen and support each other as we all begin life post pandemic.
What were your main activities during lockdown?
Online lessons.
How was your experience during this period of lockdown?
During this pandemic, I have learnt to take care of myself, both physically and mentally. I dedicated myself to hobbies and extracurricular activities that I've always loved to pursue, but have never had time for. And I dedicated myself to my family; I have spent more time with my family than in any other period since I graduated from high school, and they have become part of my daily, university life.
COVID has brought many misfortunes, but I am grateful for the time I have been gifted with and happy with the way I chose to spend it.
Living through the pandemic and having attended lab/courses as part of Virgilio, would you like to share your FUTURE field of interest?
My future field of interest has expanded to include Neurology, Endocrinology and much more. Besides being a physician, I would like to continue to remain connected with the field of research and hopefully become a Professor one day.
What do you feel to suggest to next Virgilio Program's cohort of students?
No one is chasing you, so stop running and make sure you're enjoying what you're doing.
