Coronavirus Day 35: I Don’t Want To Go Back To Normal

Image of Madrid’s sky after 30 days locked down.

Everyday I hear and read people asking when their lives will go “back to normal”. It gives me something to reflect on: what is considered “normal” in these days? And, do I really want that?

Let me go through it. Is it normal not to be able to go outside due to the heavy pollution making the air unbreathable?. Activities that make the air so polluted have stopped now for…