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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

So, I got COVID. I’ve been in quarantine for 7 days now with two of my close friends and my suit mate. We all got it at the same time, but contrary to what we all expected, we got it without going to a party or big gathering. We were just hanging out in our room. Our school organized our quarantine to be in on-campus apartments which are for upper-classman. We received a text from New York State on the morning after we received a PCR, antibody test that we needed to move into isolation and shortly after received calls from our school which outlined the best means to move over. We had seen people wearing KN95 masks, lugging bags, pillows, and bedding from their rooms and assumed they were going into quarantine, but now it was us. I was with one of my closest friends at the time we received the text, and strangely enough, we weren’t shocked at all. If anything, we were shocked we hadn’t tested positive any sooner. It was almost to be expected that we would have covid ever after our first two vaccines and booster shot. Isolation is pretty much as I expected, possibly more fun. We were able to watch all of the Harry Potter movies (which I had never seen) though I almost fell asleep several times. We mostly had mild symptoms, but I have never been so exhausted in my life. Compounding with our new uncomfortable beds, COVID exhausted our bodies to where we only wanted to sleep and were motivated to do little work while we were awake. Looking at a computer screen gave me a headache and reading made me tired. Let’s just say I am very behind on work