My First Day Out

My name is Anne-Laure Geffroy,and I am a PhD candidate at Wuhan University of Technology.I have lived in Wuhan for so long that I consider it my home naturally.I have my life,my friends,and my dog here,and when the COVID-19 outbreak grew serious and Wuhan had to go into a standstill,I did not think twice about staying home here and not going back to France.I consider myself lucky enough to live off campus and in a nice neighborhood,with a good view of a lake and greenery.

I have been in quarantine since January 23,until the day I was allowed to go out: It was a month ago on April 1,with a health certificate delivered by my community.

I cannot describe the feeling of happiness to finally step outside those gates of my living community after months of quarantine.It was a sunny day and coincidentally Han Street was reopening for the first time as well.

Despite wearing a mask and my pockets full of disinfectant,I felt like a child the whole day,eating ice cream and hot dry noodles,going shopping and just enjoying the day!

Anne-Laure Geffroy proudly holding a certificate to go out delivered by her community on April 1,20202020年4月1日，林安雅手持社区开出的一次性出行证明，展露笑颜

Wuhan at dawn 晨曦中的武汉

It would have been a normal day,going out with my boyfriend,watching a movie,and going to a restaurant etc.But after months of quarantine,I have rediscovered how to appreciate the small things that make life great and to be grateful to the people who made it happen,from our volunteers to our nurses and doctors on the front line.

Today,I have a green code and a mask.But I hope that soon enough,the city that I love will rise from the ashes and be even more beautiful and full of life.

我叫林安雅，是武汉理工大学的博士生。

我在武汉住了很久，已经理所当然地视武汉为自己的家。这里有我生活的一切、我的朋友和我的宠物狗。因此，当新冠肺炎疫情日益严重，武汉不得不关闭离汉通道以遏制疫情蔓延之时，我没有迟疑，选择留在武汉的家，不回法国。我觉得自己很幸运，因为我住在校外一个风景如画的社区。在那儿，我可以看到美丽的湖水和绿色的风景。

从1月23日离汉通道关闭第一天起，我就一直居家隔离。直到4月1日，我的社区为我提供了一份健康出行证明。

我无法形容居家隔离数月之后终于能走出小区大门的幸福感。那是一个阳光明媚的日子，巧合的是，那天汉街也重新开放了。

尽管戴着口罩，口袋里装着消毒剂，我一整天都感觉自己开心得像个小孩，吃着冰激凌和热干面，四处购物，享受着每一分每一秒。

假如没有遭遇疫情，这只会是平常的一天，我会和男朋友出去走走，看看电影，去餐厅吃吃饭。但在隔离数月后，我重新学会如何欣赏那些让生活变得美好的小事，学会感谢那些让美好发生的人，比如志愿者和奋战在一线的医护人员。

如今，我也可以凭绿色健康码戴口罩出行了。希望不久后，我所爱的武汉将涅槃重生，变得更加美丽、充满生机。