Collected Item: “March Madness”
Give your story a title.
March Madness
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Photograph sent to me by my freshman year roommate
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
In the beginning of the pandemic during the month of March students, myself included, were advised to bring their stuff home as in person classes would be canceled for the duration of the school year. Pictured is my freshman year roommate, in half empty room as she moved out before me. This is a very sentimental image to me as its the last one I have of a room I truly cherished. Memories and friends were built and grew within that room, I believe it maybe the last authentic college experience that I have. I will never access to that space or room again and I will never be surrounded by the same students either as many of them have chosen to stay home this semester. This beginning of the pandemic and since there drastic changes to my life and others lives have been made. I now live by myself for the safety and concern of myself and others however it has begun to feel lonely and unlike a proper college experience. This picture demonstrates that last time that things felt normal, as we had no idea that it this pandemic would continue to the next semester and impact us so dramatically.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#suffolk, #leaningonline, #roomie, #roommate, #dorm #dormroom #pandemic, #fiona #miller #boston #collegelife
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Fiona Keene
Give this story a date.
2020-03