I wanted this blog to be about all the wonderful hikes I am taking or going to take. I wanted to share the adventure and the fun I was having. Then COVID-19 started and I thought it will end and then I can do that hikes on my bucket list for this year. Now we are in 21 days of lock-down and if to believe the media or the government – this is going to take awhile. This is my way in coping with the 21 Days of Lockdown as this is going to be the new norm. We have to flatten the curve and the only way to do that is:

1. Washing your hands.
2. Social distancing.

There is a method to washing hands so that it is effective (who would have thought) Adam Welch explained it in an excellent step-by-step guide – click here for more information. The CDC explained the science behind washing hands. They also informed us that soap and water works best and that you can use cold or hot water. Please find more information here.

Social distancing or #flattenthecurve as the media likes to call it is the next step but what does it entail and why. I understand that if you don’t get into contact with other people then you can’t infect or get infected. The Digital Rainmaker with Simone Zanettit explained it very well in a youtube video. How the early call for lock-down put South-Africa in a good place to flatten the curve, how the curve works and the impact it will have on us. For more information please click here.

The lock-down includes no selling of alcohol or cigarettes, no outside riding your bike, hiking or taking your dog for some exercise. You can only go out for essential items, like food, medicine, social grant, see medical attention, get petrol and do some banking. Please find more information here.

From the Desk of the President: “It is now abundantly clear that the most effective way for a society to contain the spread of the disease is for the population to remain at home and physically isolated from each other for at least several weeks.” Read Cyril Ramaphosa’s full newsletter here.

Today we are in Day 4 of lockdown and I wanted to share the quote of Marcel Proust.

Day 5 of lockdown: Fear is our greatest enemy, it is not the same as danger. Adhere to the lockdown rules, flatten the curve but do not be afraid.

Day 6 Of Lockdown: April Fools Day – let’s dance.

Day 7 of lockdown: Let’s exercise.

Day 8 of Lockdown: Wash the dishes the old fashion way.

Day 9 of Lockdown: Enjoy your weekend.

Day 10 of Lockdown: Spend some time with the kids, they are always hungry.

Day 11 of Lockdown: Manic Monday.

Day 12 of Lockdown: Make the best of it.

Day 13 of Lockdown: It could be worse.

Day 14 of Lockdown: We will be in lockdown until the end of April.

Day 15 of Lockdown: Happy Easter.

Day 16 of Lockdown: Keep the balance, don’t let despair get you under. There is always hope.

Day 17 of Lockdown: Believe.

Day 18 of Lockdown: Hope

Home schooling. This is a new level of interesting, I have to tell you it has been a while. I am going through the grades again this year it is grade 3 and 8. Helping with homework, speeches and making projects is fine. Teaching the subjects or explaining what the book means – that is the challenge. I have to read the explanation first, go through the examples and then try to do an exercise and then explain it. Naturally this subject is not computers, history or English for that matter. NO you guessed it, it is Mathematics!

There are a lot of information out there, the schools and government do provide links you can follow and connect to assist. It is just that most of these links are in English which is not a problem in itself however again I have to watch the video translate the mathematical terms to Afrikaans and explain. I am lucky in this regard that if I understand something I can explain it to almost anybody, as I am a trainer myself. It just take a little bit of time and it seems I forgot the basics… Here are a list of COVID-19 school help tools, to assist.

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