Observations From Lockdown in India

Am I trapped or am I free?

Colourful Rachel
Elemental
Published in
8 min readApr 9, 2020

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The first day that I heard the term social distancing, I walked barefoot for five hours around a sacred mountain with tens of thousands of Indian pilgrims, packed densely enough to warrant consistent bump-ins throughout the entirety of the route’s 14 kilometers.

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Colourful Rachel
Elemental

A somewhat-nomadic being powered by sunshine, smiles and dreams that come true.