Earlier Gabriele used to dream about becoming a painter. Not an astronaut, not a doctor, but a painter, for some reason. She stopped thinking about it later on, but now in 8th grade she joined an extra-curriculum art school. Before the online learning launched due to pandemic closure of schools her mother used to take her up and down the stairs from class to class. The school agreed to swap some of them into different spaces for easier access, but she can only guess when an elevator will be installed for her and many others wishing to join.
Rita and Gabrielė replanting tomato seeds into bigger pots from sour-cream. Šiauliai, Spring 2021
Gabrielė holding Gabriele before two more people came to help her safely come out of the water. Instead of going to regular physical education classes, she swims two times a week with her coach-helper.
Swimming pool at the sanatorium school in Šiauliai. Spring 2021
Rita, pretending to do some gardening outside her house for a photograph. Šiauliai, Spring 2021