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Wait, Do I Remember How to Drive?
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Wait, Do I Remember How to Drive?
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As I was making my list of things to have for going back to work in person for the first time in over a year, I asked myself “wait, do I remember how to drive?” On March 16, 2020, I drove to my classroom under the impression we would be working from school without our students until school reopened for the kids after spring break. By the time I got there, everything had changed. We had a quick full staff meeting telling us to take everything we need home, check our email later, and that everyone was to stay home indefinitely. I have not worked from my school site since. So, I drove home, showered, and put my keys where I always do. They remained there for 368 days. Tonight at dusk, realizing that my commute is coming back in two days, I grabbed my keys and made my husband ride shotgun. I was actually really nervous, because what if you can forget to drive at age 40? I also realized I did not drive a single day of my 39th year, which is sort of a cool statistic. I timed my drive for dusk because I teach zero period, and due to daylight savings it will still be dark when I begin my commute Monday morning. I am extremely happy to report that driving is a skill that sticks with you - especially important in Southern CA, where we drive EVERYWHERE. I’m still a little anxious for Monday morning. Not only will I be back to work in person for the first time, but my commute will be the first time I have been completely alone in over a year. Sure, when I teach remotely, I am upstairs alone in the room, but everyone else is home doing similar things in other rooms. When I run on the treadmill, though I have my headphones in, people mill in and out. I have not been totally alone this entire quarantine. I imagine my 30 minute commute will be either completely anxiety inducing or end up being the most relaxing and best part of my day!
*Disclaimer: I am NOT flipping off the camera, that’s my pinky, I’m throwing a Shaka.
*Disclaimer: I am NOT flipping off the camera, that’s my pinky, I’m throwing a Shaka.
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Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HST580
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Type (Dublin Core)
Photograph, video
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Emotion
English
Education--K12
English
Cities & Suburbs
English
Technology
English
Transportation
English
Social Distance
English
Online Learning
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
anxious
drive
one year
reopening
commute
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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
03/19/2021
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
03/20/2021
03/25/2021
4/14/21
08/02/2022
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This item was submitted on March 19, 2021 by Kathryn Jue using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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