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QM House Lockdown When the snap lockdown was announced in Term 3, most students were quick to venture home and spend lockdown with their families. This wasn’t the case for a handful of QMC’s boarding students, who were required to form their own bubble at QM House for a variety of reasons. Some of those students have kindly shared their experiences of being locked down at school.
When we were in lockdown, I got to know more people in the dorm because we lived like a family. We did a lot of fun activities together, including badminton matches, night parties, making banana sundaes, and even getting vaccinated together. We also ate countless delicious dishes from the chef. Being far away from my family is very difficult in this COVID-19 situation but being in QM House made me feel like I was with family.
Sarocha Ruangsuvan, Year 10
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17 August was when it all began, after one Delta case was found in Auckland. Everyone was trying to get the first available flight home. Except for all the international students who were known as the Lockdown Gang. Of course, this was a really hard time, but the QM House staff made everything better. We loved the QMH Nightclub, where we had Becky’s Bar (non-alcoholic drinks), Bronwyn was the Bouncer, and Tasha was the DJ (aka DJ Wypych). We had lots of fun that night, as everyone gathered around and sang to the songs they love.
Amy Zhao, Year 10
