Michelle Lim is used to family separations but this year was different. She is one of a generation of young Australians whose lives are being shaped by Covid-19
- Read Michelle’s first Dreams interrupted diary here
- Read how the pandemic-fuelled recession will affect Australia’s young people here
Name: Michelle Lim
Age: 23
This morning I woke to a familiar voice chattering away at home. After 10 months overseas, my dad has just returned from mandatory quarantine in a hotel. As he knocked on my door to say hi, a sense of relief came over me. His face looking back at me was tired, weary. Throughout my life, every six or seven months, I’d see the same face peering at me from behind my door after a long separation. This reunion was different.
Continue reading…Michelle Lim is used to family separations but this year was different. She is one of a generation of young Australians whose lives are being shaped by Covid-19Read Michelle’s first Dreams interrupted diary hereRead how the pandemic-fuelled recession will affect Australia’s young people hereName: Michelle LimAge: 23This morning I woke to a familiar voice chattering away at home. After 10 months overseas, my dad has just returned from mandatory quarantine in a hotel. As he knocked on my door to say hi, a sense of relief came over me. His face looking back at me was tired, weary. Throughout my life, every six or seven months, I’d see the same face peering at me from behind my door after a long separation. This reunion was different. Continue reading…