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Saturday, March 28, 2020
By Julia Garcia I love my college and my campus. Being stuck in my hometown is depressing but luckily, my boyfriend is here with me. In school, we live in dorms that are separated by a parking lot. Here, I have to drive twenty minutes to see him... until they decide to start the... More
Friday, March 27, 2020
By Madison This whole coronavirus and quarantine stuff have moved so quickly that I don't feel like I had time to process anything. I'm usually a person who loves to sit inside all day on the couch and sleep until for hours of the day, but since we are practically forced to stay in,... More
By L R Went out to neighbouring clubbing district Hongdae tonight, after taking a dance class near Gangnam. Clubs are shut, but bars are open. Both the dance academy and the bars take your temperature and make you sign and put down your contact details on a form. Cafes are open. Restaurants are open.... More
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By Taylor I've had a pain in my chest for two weeks. No it's not the virus. It's just my anxiety. Ever since we got word that the schools are closing, my life as a teacher has been thrown for a loop. Coming back to my parent's house from Maryland was the only choice... More
Thursday, March 26, 2020
By Jade Hose It's been two weeks in this room. I have not fully grasped the enormity of what has happened. I was already living alone, and barely interacted with people. Small circle of friends who I met once in fortinight, and spoke to family in as many days. Hence the social-distancing thing should... More
By Amy Chamberlin Yesterday, after supper, I went for a walk with my daughter (Erika) who is ten. She wore her sister’s black and white checked Vans. Summer shoes in the winter except it is spring. There is a point on the road like a border where the gravel begins. Wet snow, slush and... More
By Yasemin Ertugrul I often see people recording the number of the days they have been in quarantine and sharing what they do while they are home through various social media with “quarantine day no. X” hashtags. I frankly say that I would not be able to answer if someone asked me how many... More
By Mary H As the UK government started seriously considering what to do about COVID 19 - at least in public - I was on a course in Sheffield. Quite a few of the participants were international. The course leader was in Israel and she didn't come as she'd have to quarantine afterwards for... More
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
By Katrin Bandel At first, it seemed bad, but not extremely bad. “Most people are recovering. In Vietnam they had 16 cases, and they all recovered,” one of my colleagues said, reassuring us and himself. We were standing in the corridor, looking out onto the large banyan tree in the middle of our campus... More
By Ute Kelly This to me feels like a surreal situation - a weird combination of normality and the suspension of so many things that we have learned to experience, expect and accept as normal. A suspension, too, of some things that I really value - face to face encounters, the healing potential of... More
By Michelle Lesley Annett What day is it again? I ask myself this question multiple times a day. Today marks day 12 of practicing self isolation and I’ve been attempting to cope with the repercussions of my declining health, loneliness, depression, anxiety and feelings of helplessness. It has not been easy, yet I recognize... More
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