#HohenheimVsCorona: Alumni-Berichte
Ehemalige Hohenheimerinnen und Hohenheimer berichten von ihren Erfahrungen in der Corona-Zeit [18.06.20]
Die Corona-Krise und ihre Auswirkungen lassen sich in allen Lebenslagen spüren: Die Universität Hohenheim hat ihren Präsenzbetrieb geschlossen, die Lehre im Sommersemester 2020 findet hauptsächlich online statt, die Beschäftigen der Universität arbeiten weiterhin im Home-Office. Auch unsere Alumnae und Alumni haben mit den Folgen zu kämpfen und berichten aus ihrem Alltag.
Dieses Mal: Franz Kohls aus Ecuador
"After finishing my graduate studies at Hohenheim, I moved back to Ecuador, which is, maybe, one of the countries that suffered the most from the COVID-19 crisis. The death toll (6,2 deaths per 100.000 inhabitants) is the highest in the Latin American region, and it is still on the top 15 among the whole world.
Because of the way the disease hit the country, and due to the relatively weak health system here, measurements were a little more strict than in most countries; the lockdown was severe and took two and a half months, massive events are still forbidden and in most cities public transportation is still not working.
In my personal experience, the lockdown "forced" me to work from home, and affected severely the finances of my business. However, the thing I remark the most about this crisis, is how it made me think about how we performed as a society.
The crisis changed everyone's life in the world. Among many other things, our daily dynamic and the way we interact with each other changed, and this makes imperative to rethink the way we are going to live. It makes us think, as well, if we were acting in a sustainable way towards the economy and the environment. It makes us wonder if we are living a balanced life, if we are sharing with each others, and devoting time to the things we love. If this crisis taught us something, is that nothing is for granted.
Luckily, the most difficult days for most of us are over, and things are going back to normal (as far as it is allowed). I try to be optimistic, and think that we will have vaccines and appropriated medical treatments soon, so we will be allowed to do things normally again. However, a new normality is unavoidable; not because of boundaries in the long run, but because of the way we changed after this experience. After all the things we lived, the least thing we can do is to be more empathic to ourselves and our environments.
I really hope this would be the new normality; not a situation where we have boundaries, but the raise of a society that builds a better world."
