Conversation in Isolation - Meet the Team
Editor: Seraphina Choong
While recent turn in events has tightened restrictions in Victoria, the team members in Conversation in Isolation have been working tirelessly behind-the-scenes. Works have been underway to recruit more volunteers (especially if you speak another language other than English), so feel free to check out our Facebook page for more info!
- “Hi, what is your name and what year level are you in?”
Hi, my name is Bowen and I am currently in 4th
year.
- “How would you describe yourself in 3 words?”
This is quite a difficult
question. Maybe curious, ambitious and fun-loving.
- “Awesome! Can you tell us why you have chosen to sign up and help out with ‘Conversation in Isolation’?”
I have chosen to sign up and
help out with ‘Conversation In Isolation’ as I wanted to help with the COVID-19
pandemic. Many medical students were pulled from placements and we had plenty
of time on our hands .There were no ways to help the situation medically so we
partnered up together to make a phone call service that can assist vulnerable
community members in a non-medical way.
- “That is very inspiring indeed. What is some advice you would like to give to aspiring volunteers who would like to help in this project?”
- “Speaking of isolation, are there any tips you would like to offer for tackling it?”
Well, I do have some! Here's some of my tips:
·
Daily
exercise preferably in the morning
·
Morning
meditation
·
Keeping in
touch with friends regularly over messages or when safe to do so in-person.
·
Limiting the
amount of time I spend on the news as it can negatively affect mood.
·
Establishing
routine to wake up before 9am and sleep before 12am.
·
Making a plan
for each day and setting goals
- “These are all very good tips, thanks for sharing! Maybe one last fun/quick question before we end off: If you could only eat one single dish for the rest of your life, what would it be?”