Covid – 19 Our isolation story

Within the space of a week, we had no job and no home. With non-essential workplaces shut down, no health insurance covering the pandemic, and reduced flights back to NZ we began to feel nervous about continuing to live in the States. We were swimming in our apartment pool when we were asked to get out and it was closed indefinitely. The next morning, the NZ government released a statement encouraging all New Zealanders to come back home asap. We booked a flight that day. After 48 hours of packing, we were on a plane, having left the majority of our furniture and belongings in our apartment as well as hundreds of dollars worth of food. I couldn’t have felt more relieved when we touched down in New Zealand. Although we were disappointed about having our Florida trip stop so suddenly, we have perspective. Most people around the world have very little control any over their situation at the moment and we are grateful for where we have landed, literally and figuratively. New Zealand is a good place to be right now.