## Step 8 - Task

In this section we have looked at family celebrations and a condition called hypercopresence.
Hypercopresence is a fancy name for this condition: when people are in each other’s pockets, 24/7, and feel they can’t get away from one another. It’s like a large dose of family, all at once…
Family relationships inevitably take a hit when family members spend an extended period of time in close proximity with one another, such as family holidays or annual celebrations like Christmas.
In 2020 the lockdown due to coronavirus has also brought a host of new pressures and challenges to our everyday family life. How about you? How has Corona effected your life?

#### Writing assignment

Write a letter to a friend in England you cannot visit in 2020 during the Corona (Covid-19) crisis lockdown.
Write about how you experience this period of lockdown!
Answer (at least three of) the questions below in your letter to him.

- How is the Coronavirus effecting your life?
- What have you learned about yourself during this lockdown?
- How has social distancing changed your life?
- What do you miss most about your life before the pandemic?
- Do you and your family experience greater conflict during a time of self-quarantine or is it 'Love actually' and is the pandemic bringing your family closer together?

Write your letter in about 300 words.