London, 15 May 2020

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Who are you (the long answer, no cheating by just giving your name!) and what is your profession (as in, how do you define it, rather than just the job title it has)?

I'm a bit of a mess but I have some good principles, I think. I think almost everything is possible so I’m in a lot of different places at the same time. I’m also in continuous transformation so it’s kind of hard to answer. I’m the only one who can sit for a drink and a chat with all the expressions of myself, we are so many we started a business.

Who would you confine with?

I would confine in a farm away from the city with a team of like-minded people, and maybe never leave. Isolation is such a personal journey anyway. We (or at least I) are not very used to stay still and own our time as we do, now and even before. Using this time to actively work on ourselves or on anything else; it’s just so interesting to observe ourselves living with what we have, where we are and with the people we have around... with not much option to escape. You can learn and understand a lot of things about yourself.

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What's your work-from-home style?

I’m really enjoying taking care of the vegetables I planted; I’m treating them like babies. Then I’m cooking a lot; I had literary never baked a cake before and now here I am making coconut cookies and vegan lasagna. I decided I would watch all the classic old movies I never took enough time to watch and I’m painting and making things. I’m enjoying having enough time to do all of these things whenever I feel like doing them. The only thing I really try to control is how and when I keep myself informed on things in the world; I give myself a certain topic I want to research about rather than getting lost in the stream of news.

Tell us something about yourself that isn't on your resume (a secret skill, a hobby, a previous job or fun fact about you).

Until a few years ago I was sure I could have lived forever without money. I was a bit wild and it was fun for a bit!

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What's the first place you'd want to go when it's safe again to travel and go out?

I'll go home to see my family first. They are near Venice and I’ve been worried about them. Things are going a bit better there now. That's the first place where I would go once I can travel. And then I would go to the sea.

Who is in your fantasy Zoom party (Skype or FaceTime)?

Ok, Zoom parties are a mission... but other than having Zoom parties with my friends or family, it would be fun to say hi to random people around the world and share opinions and experiences of this quarantine.