Enora Borgnon is a journalism student from the University of Brest in France, currently working as an intern with the Bega District News.
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She has been reaching out to friends and fellow students who are also interning in various locations around the world, and all caught up in the COVID-19 pandemic. This is one of their stories.
In France, the COVID-19 lockdown has been into place for more than a month, but should ease around May 11 depending on where people are living in the country.
Some families are glad that school might start again in two or three weeks.
Families had to adjust to this new life, working from home while helping kids with school work.
This is the case for the Ditchi family
When her husband is working, Céline Ditchi stays with her kids every day, Evan, 10 years old, Yanaël, 8, and step-daughter Emma, 18.
Céline gets her own essential work done while they are sleeping in the early morning and at night.
They are trying to exercise every day, but only around their house as they are not allowed to go further than one kilometre away.
"We are exercising more now than when we weren't in lockdown," Céline says.
Emma says she is exercising every day at 6pm by following instructions on a Youtube channel.
Not being able to go to the beach, nor go kayaking and fishing, is really hard, as they are not living that far from beautiful beaches and areas to fish.
We are exercising more now than when we weren't in lockdown
- Céline Ditchi
Concerning school for the youngest kids, they receive every Sunday a weekly plan from teachers with every paper and work they need to do.
"We are doing between two and three hours of school work every day. We realise now the great work of teachers," Céline says.
When working from home Céline says she has realised she is working even when she is not supposed to, including on the weekend, as she keeps receiving emails.
With the newly announced rules they are not really sure if school will start again - a big disappointment for 10-year-old Evan.
"I am sick of the lockdown, we can't do anything. I miss seeing my friends," he said.
Luckily enough, he has a garden and can play soccer there, and he also goes running with his father and sister.
Unfortunately, as he is plays rugby in a local team, all training and competitions have been cancelled until the end of the season.
During these times kids can not go and see their friends, but they can still use a phone to chat with their friends on WhatsApp!
Céline posts photos every day to let her loved ones know what they are doing.
For a few days, Céline is also taking care of her father while her mother is at the hospital for a surgery.
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