In March 2020 when life as we know it changed, we adhered to a new set of rules and a new normal that Covid-19 imposed on not only the population of Ireland but on the entire world. Throughout this experience, the co-authors of this paper engaged in a series of phone, email, Zoom and WhatsApp conversations, reflecting on how their lives changed and what that meant for them as a teacher educator/project coordinator and student on the Tobar programme in Marino Institute of Education. Tobar is a Higher Education Authority funded initiative aimed at increasing participation in initial teacher education for members of the Travelling community. Drawing on a narrative inquiry approach, the co-authors present vignettes of their respective situations on Tobar during the pandemic. Care, connections, and culture were strong themes that emanated from the conversations. Notwithstanding strict limitations, the relational dimension of Tobar was further cultivated and maintained in these unprecedented times.

2020 年 3 月，当我们所知道的生活发生变化时，我们遵守了一套新规则和新常态，Covid-19 不仅对爱尔兰人口而且对整个世界都强加了这一点。在这段经历中，本文的合著者参与了一系列电话、电子邮件、Zoom 和 WhatsApp 对话，反思他们的生活发生了怎样的变化，以及这对他们作为教师教育者/项目协调员和Tobar计划的学生意味着什么在马里诺教育学院。Tobar是一项由高等教育机构资助的计划，旨在提高旅行社区成员对初级教师教育的参与度。利用叙事探究的方法，合著者在Tobar上展示了各自情况的小插曲疫情期间。关怀、联系和文化是对话中产生的强烈主题。尽管有严格的限制，托巴尔的关系维度在这个前所未有的时代得到了进一步的培养和维护。