At this moment, many of us find ourselves living through the extraordinary COVID-19 pandemic. Many people have already started to document what this experience does to us, our close ones and our communities. To preserve material describing this historic crisis through the eyes of expatriates around the world, the Expatriate Archive Centre (EAC) decided to launch the ‘Expatriate Life in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic’ Initiative.

If you are an expatriate or have moved back home — regardless of country of origin or residence — and you have written about any topic related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are interested in preserving your story. Because of the global nature of the pandemic, we are open to receiving material in any language and any format.