Moving from Traditional to Digital Classrooms
France Grinds to a Halt France’s economy, like those of many countries, almost came to a complete standstill during the Covid-19 lockdown. For France, it was for two months from…
Lockdown
Haircut After Lockdown
My First Haircut After Lockdown Last Tuesday, 15 days after déconfinement, I finally got my first haircut after lockdown. Post haircut. Hair clippings can still be seen on my face.…
Musings of Déconfinement
Today is the first day of déconfinement in France. Why is there no English word for it? Musings on 55 days of lockdown, noisy neighbours, podcasting and a long-overdue haircut.
My Long-Forgotten Training Mate
Eight days into the French lockdown, my rest day comes courtesy of Zwift. How a dusty Tacx bike trainer came up from the basement and became my training mate again.
We Are at WAR
On 12 March 2020 the French President went on television. Two speeches later, France was in lockdown and at war with a virus, and nobody could go further than 1…