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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I took this photo of my wife working from home about a month ago and it’s one of my favorites. It really captures this year for me. Although it’s been a year of disruption and isolation from many of our friends and family, it’s also been a year of getting so much more time together and of comfort, warmth, and love. That’s what this picture represents to me. The end of this week will mark when my vaccine should be fully effective and I’ve really started to think about what life is going to be like coming out of this. It’s been weird because I have spent so long trying to prepare to be in this altered state for a very, very long time, that I didn’t really allow myself to think about going “back to normal.” And now normal feels like the altered state. Now going back to the way things were seems almost disruptive because we’ve adapted to how life is now. Already work is going back to regular full schedules and I’m not really looking forward to that because I’ve enjoyed the time off even at a reduced paycheck. I am looking forward to seeing friends and my family again but I still don’t even know when that will be. I think we will have to start small and go from there. I do hope we can keep some of the habits and lessons and good things from this year - an appreciation of time with each other and slowing down every once in awhile.
March 14, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
For this weeks journal entry, I wanted to focus on a certain event that occurred over the weekend. I attend Skidmore college as a junior. I feel extremely lucky to be able to attend college this year, especially due to what is happening with COVID-19. However, this weekend, on October 31st, a large group of freshman congregated in a public space on campus, and had a Halloween party. There was NO social distancing, and masks were not being worn properly. Two Asian students attempted to break up the party, as It was violating an immense amount of rules. Instead of dispersing, one freshman got aggressive, and shoved one of the students to the ground. She ended up having to go to the hospital. This act of violence, as well as having a completely unsanctioned party during COVID, is disgusting. It makes me embarrassed to attend school here. We all signed a pledge to make sure we could continue our educations during this unprecedented time. Instead, some think that partying is more important. So important, that a fellow student doing the right thing ended up in the hospital. These events, along with the election, have caused me to have severe stress and anxiety. I fear for our countries future, and I am disgusted with how some people are treating COVID, and fellow students attempting to do the right thing. This has probably been one of the hardest weeks at school during this pandemic. To anyone reading this, I hope you stay strong, and remain healthy.
November 5, 2020