Zoe, 10 years old, Seville (Spain). I Wonder #7, Self-interviews Under Lockdown
Ellen Duthie
‘Why have my rights been taken away but not my responsibilities?’
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Ixeia, 7 years old, Zaragoza (Spain). I Wonder #5, Self-interviews Under Lockdown
Ellen Duthie
‘What would you like to do the first day you are allowed out freely? “I’ll go out into nature and I’ll run so fast that nobody will be able to see me”’
Read MoreCelia, 10 year old, Granada (Spain). I Wonder #4, Self-interviews Under Lockdown
Ellen Duthie
‘[I am worried that] all the people who are ill and fighting to survive the virus won’t make it and that the doctors who are attending to them might also get sick’
Read MoreIAIN, 11 YEARS OLD, MADRID: I WONDER, SELF-INTERVIEW UNDER LOCKDOWN
Ellen Duthie
‘I understand it's well-meaning and they are trying to keep children happy but to say "everything will be OK", "everything will be OK", "everything will be OK" is not very useful to me because NOT everything will be OK. Not everything is OK! People are dying, so no, not everything is OK. Of course, things might improve eventually, but this is going to affect the following months, years. And, I don't know. Not everything will be OK. And this is a message some people believe MUST be conveyed to kids. But there should be no lies. It's important to tell the truth. 'I hope you are well', 'I hope you are having as good a time as possible'. But not that everything's going to be OK because it's not.’
Read MoreCalling all 5 to 18 year-olds under lockdown!
Ellen Duthie
Illustration by Daniela Martagón
Do you have any interesting questions and thoughts about the coronavirus and lockdown life?
I WONDER, SELF-INTERVIEWS UNDER LOCKDOWN is a Wonder Ponder project where we invite young people between the ages of 5 and 18 to wonder and ponder about the coronavirus and its consequences through self-interviews in audio, text or illustrated format.
We have created this space as a repository of young voices in confinement wondering and pondering about the coronavirus crisis and its consequences.
You can listen to, read and look at the self-interviews here .
We are inviting people aged 5 to 18 to send us their self-interviews in audio, written or illustrated format, as they prefer.
You can prepare your self-interview with the help of these instructions and send us your audio, text or image files by email to the address info@wonderponderonline.com, entering I WONDER as the subject.
Download instructions here.