Experience During Coronavirus 2020 - Cole Anderson

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Life under "isolation" is a completely different world than the one we thought we lived in before the pandemic struck. Not seeing anybody except the same few people everyday can leave your mind to wander and it's very unfamiliar. Although we all have more time on our hands, all we do throughout the day seems like a lot and time begins to just get jumbled. When I don't have things going on, life can seem so painstakingly slow but time also seems to speed by you. It's pretty hard to explain, but I think right now a lot of people get this. This time alone is beneficial as it is stopping the spread of the virus and people can have more time for different tasks, however, it is a very serious issue which needs to be slowed down. Since the numbers are still growing, I am getting more and more worried for other people and I also hate the idea of this "quarantine" becoming even longer since it is hurting many people like just being away from jobs or their day-to-day life. I am of course optimistic about the end results of this not ending the world, but it is impossible to deny it is hurting so many people in so many different ways. The issue of food and supplies is not so severe right now but it is not good and I fear that it will keep getting worse, especially if this virus continues to worsen. I wonder how us students and others will be affected by this long-term, because it's not great now so what if it causes something worse in our futures? That may sound selfish, however, everyone has something to worry about right now and that is what makes this time alone evil, in a way. We have some time alone that we didn't ever have, but will it turn out to be good for us in a few months? I think everyone has been thinking something like this, but it just can be daunting. I constantly hope that people's families are safe and not terribly stressed all the time or in mourning. This area in time is very mysterious, and living during this time is both torture and the feeling of experiencing making history, If you're reading this in spring 2020, are your experiences the same and I hope you are well. If you're reading this from like the future, I hope everything is okay then and you read this thinking Good thing it is in the past. 
Hope everyone is doing okay. 

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  1. AnonymousApril 3, 2020 at 6:14 AM

    I feel like life after quarantine will be very different too. If we are living in this way for so long, then once we go back to our normal lives, I feel like a part of us will stay in the same mindset as we were in quarantine. I think snow days are going to be very different as well. I wouldn't be surprised if we were to do at home learning on those days.

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  2. DanielleApril 5, 2020 at 9:44 AM

    Yeah I agree with both you and Jake - I wonder what our lives will be like once we're out of quarantine. Just because they say we can go to a restaurant doesn't mean we'll feel comfortable doing that. I don't know if we'll go back to exactly how we were before. Side note - I just finished watching The Office last night. So good!

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