Here is some insight to what this time has been like thus far for some of the authors of this blog. We hope to hear what this time has been like for each of you guys as well through the various prompts each week!
What new daily activities have you started or are learning since quarantine started?
To me, it is crazy to think how much the world and life can change in such a short period of time. Just a couple weeks ago, I was in the middle of the first week of spring quarter at school. I was writing a lab report when I received an email that we would be returning home in order to remain safe and healthy during this pandemic. I had heard a lot about it and I knew a lot of other schools were closing because of this, but it hadn’t hit me until that moment. I didn’t realize how serious this all was until that moment.
ReplyDeleteSince then, I have moved out of my apartment and back home. This has been quite the transition, especially because I have gone from living with one person to living with six people. My parents didn’t quite expect me and my brother to return home from school so soon, so we had to be a little creative in terms of bedrooms, but we’ve figured it out. Obviously, school has gone online for the rest of the term, and that has been a huge change too. At times, I have been finding it difficult to find the motivation to do all my schoolwork each day, but at the same time there isn’t much else to do. Usually, I can hang out with my friends or go to soccer practice, but now I can’t do either of those things during this time. Things have just been so different, but not necessarily different in a bad way I guess. It's just been different.
Lately, I feel as though I have been watching a bit too much TV. I have never really been one to do that, but now I think I am watching like eight different shows. I am almost ashamed to write that. To try to avoid doing that too much, I have been spending time outside. The weather has been relatively nice lately, and I have noticed that a lot of people have been out on walks and such. Whenever I pass other people, I notice that everyone is very friendly, and that is very interesting to me. It’s not like people weren’t friendly before, but it seems as though that’s more so the case lately than it ever was before. I really like that though.
This time has been unexpected to say the least, and it is very difficult to not know when this will all end. However, I don’t think it’s the worst thing; well that is apart from the actual virus. It gives us time to be reflective and I think that is important. Yes, it is a terrible thing that the world is experiencing and scary in many ways, but it doesn’t have to be bad in every way. I’m working on making the best of the situation we are in and spending more time with family, focusing more on school, etc. I hope that everyone else can do that too.
Being trapped in my house for this long is never something I thought I would have to do. It has already been four weeks since I came home from college to start online school because of the corona virus. At first, we were told we would only be online until around April 12, but things got worse and now we will be online for the rest of the year. Online school is also something I never thought I would do and it’s not exactly my favorite. It is very difficult to stay motivated during a time like this where nothing feels real. I miss going to class and it is sad to think about my freshman year of college being cut short. It is hard to be too sad though, when I know there are other people who are affected much worse by this virus. Many people have died and health care workers are working overtime to try to save as many people as possible from this horrible disease. When schools started to close, many people became very worried and started to stock up on supplies. Toilet paper sold out in minutes. Many people also started to buy face masks to protect themselves from the virus, but now there is a shortage of face masks in the country. Many people are being told to stay at home during this time to flatten the curve of the corona virus, but many are not following this order. Apparently the next couple weeks are considered a critical period and this situation will get better after that if people are able to follow the rules and stay inside. If we can all be in this together and stay positive, I am hoping things will be better soon.
ReplyDeleteI never could have guessed that my freshman year would end this way. Transitioning to online school has been extremely difficult. I find it hard to motivate myself to get work done and I feel a bit lazy most days. I’ve recently been trying to combat this by forcing myself into a more rigid schedule to focus on schoolwork. I’ve also been fighting my laziness by reading and working out, but I can’t lie, it doesn’t always work. There are still many days that I get frustrated and upset about the current situation. I’ve gone from living with one person to living with four people and three pets. It can be overwhelming at times, but I know that staying at home is the best thing I can do right now to help stop the spread.
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of people that aren’t taking it seriously, and that breaks my heart. My dad had open heart surgery a little under a month ago, and none of my family could visit him in the hospital, not even my mom and they’ve been married for over twenty years. He’s since returned home and he’s making a great recovery, but his immune system is extremely weak due to the surgery, which makes this time much scarier. A lot of young people are disregarding social distancing because they’re not at high risk, but people like my dad are. My grandma has dementia and is in a nursing home because of it. Before quarantine my grandpa would go and visit her everyday, but now he can’t. They’ve been married for over fifty years, and now he can’t see her, the closest he gets to a visit is standing outside her window while talking to her on the phone. It’s extremely hard to not be able to see loved ones, but social distancing in this time is worth it. I hope those who haven’t been taking it seriously begin to, because this situation needs all hands on deck. It’s hard to be forced to stay in during this time, but it’s important to make the most of the situation so we don’t put anyone in danger. I hope everyone starts to realize that so we can all stay safe and healthy.