This is as much of the outside world that I've interacted with in person for the past 5 days since I've been stuck in quarantine in Thailand. Although I am able to call my friends and family all over the world with modern technology, it is still very different from in-person interactions and even small talk with random people at the grocery store could fulfill those needs for me, but unfortunately, I have not seen any real person in the past 5 days. Although food gets delivered to my room, the people delivering the food are instructed to not come in contact with the people in quarantine and thus knock to indicate that food has arrived, and then quickly leave the area outside my hotel door.
October 21, 2020
I went to the doctor, and she told me I was borderline obese, and that I should try to lose weight because it increases my risk of dying of COVID. I work out a lot, but I guess I have been overindulging lately. I'm kind of surprised at how much this has affected my body image over the past week. I was feeling pretty happy with my body, actually, but now I find myself being more self-critical and unhappy in my skin. Blah.
August 1, 2020