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Suspending a tour that had just started, finding a way to get back to Italy from Spain with the trucks and all the instruments, figuring out how to deal with the quarantine once back home and how to continue with the work. Let’s try to rewind the film, as if it were a movie, and look back at the challenges Gen Verde was facing a year ago.Amidst pain, uncertainty and fear, we never lost hope or faith in God\u2019s love. “Exactly one year ago today,” recalls Annalisa, “we left Barcelona on a ship. A solution found in 24 hours to return to Loppiano where we live. I think I will never forget that time: there was tiredness, apprehension, incredulity and, increasingly frequent messages from friends who were not well and from our families around the world without the necessary health care to face the pandemic. Everything seemed to collapse and the plans we had made for months or years collapsed quickly too”.<\/p>\n\n

Gen Verde\u2019s story is the story of many of us who had to stop their activities because of this completely unknown pandemic, or who were trying to pick up their lives again having had Covid-19 or those could not say a last farewell to their loved ones. \u201cThinking of many friends who wrote to us and told us \u2013 tells Marita \u2013 how alone they felt, made sense of staying home because it was an occasion to meet people from all over the world online, and to bring a spark of hope, despite the inevitable technical challenges.\u201d This was not something airy-fairy, it was all about sharing because \u201cthrough a cellphone or tablet \u2013 Sally explains \u2013 we got closer to those who were sick, who were having a hard time breathing, or we were able to encourage young people who were locked down at home for months without the possibility of meeting friends and families.\u201dSo the year unfolded quite differently from other years \u2013 without many live concerts \u2013 but enriched by many meetings and appointments, which filled Gen Verde\u2019s calendar. \u201cWe could say \u2013 adds Mileni \u2013 that the world came to our home and we shared our stories and put our talents at the service of all. One new venture was to create online tutorials: I taught people how to play one of our most popular songs on the guitar, while Raiveth taught the steps to a dance for another song. We released new songs and are working on others.\u201d It has been a year to reinvent ourselves and give space for creativity like in the case of Alessandra who wrote a monologue, during the first wave of the pandemic, that summarized what many Italians were living through in that period, which unfortunately is still very relevant today. To sum up, it has been a difficult year, but there were good things too: \u201cwe might never have thought of doing a Christmas Concert with simultaneous translations in various languages, and live streaming it on YouTube \u2013 tells Colomba \u2013 but it has had almost 70,000 visualizations to date. For us it was a special occasion to bear witness that universal fraternity is still possible even during the pandemic.\u201dTo sum up, it has been a difficult year, but there were good things too: \u201cwe might never have thought of doing a Christmas Concert with simultaneous translations in various languages, and live streaming it on YouTube \u2013 tells Colomba \u2013 but it has had almost 70,000 visualizations to date. For us it was a special occasion to bear witness that universal fraternity is still possible even during the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

And one year later? The concerts around the world are still being postponed and Gen Verde doesn\u2019t know when they will be able to return on stage, but this period remains a precious time for reflection, personal development and creating new things. \u201cWe can give you a hint \u2013 says Adriana \u2013we are working on a new website and also we\u2019ve focused on developing our social media. I\u2019d say this is almost like a prophetic moment for communication.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

The pandemic has not ended and in some countries the arrival of vaccines seems like a utopia: \u201cit seems fundamental \u2013 explains Nancy \u2013 to stay close to those who are fragile and suffer the most in this moment: through a song, a message or a call\u2026 all of us in Gen Verde want to be beside them and take care of them beyond physical distances. This past year, we\u2019ve learned the true meaning of the word \u201cproximity\u201d: to be close to someone not only physically but with minds and hearts.\u201d It\u2019s a very real challenge for today and that does not leave room for any illusions but calls us to share always more.<\/p>\n\n

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