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I am Steffi, 22 years old and study biochemistry in Düsseldorf. My situation has changed a bit: the start of the lectures has been postponed and all lectures will be online from now on. We also have a lot of practical work in our studies, such as lab work, which currently cannot take place. We are waiting for a solution. Probably we will end up having block practical courses with small groups. Otherwise I would have been allowed to participate in an exchange program with a US-American university for a year, starting in August. Now we have to wait and see how things develop over the next few weeks, to see whether this can take place at all or not, for obvious reasons. Otherwise the exams were postponed, which I was happy about at the beginning, because I thought, cool, then I can study a little more and maybe even have a better grade at the end. But then I was a little down because of the uncertainty about the exchange. I took some time for myself, because the last months were stressful too and enjoyed holidays, books and a lot of good food. Now, I am doing more for uni, e.g. laboratory reports that still have to be handed in, or for voluntary work, such as the online magazine Treffpunkt Europa. I've also gotten myself more involved into things I haven't had time for lately: writing more articles or working on the magazine's social media. Apart from that, many volunteer positions now simply continue online. We don't sit together over a pizza, but via online video conferencing services. Apart from that, everything happens at home, because staying at home is the most important thing now.