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Collected Item: “St. Mary’s Mask”

Give your story a title.

St. Mary’s Mask

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Photo, taken by me

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.

I was really excited for my first semester at St. Mary’s as a graduate student. After several months of social-distancing and canceling plans due to the pandemic, I was ready to be busy again. I felt like I had a really long, boring summer. St. Mary’s sent me this mask and my friend took grad school pictures for me. It was a really nice gesture from the university since I am learning remotely in Utah. To some degree, I’ve felt a little disconnected from everyone else in San Antonio. But also, all the other students in my program are also learning remotely too. So, it kinda feels like we’re in the same boat together.

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?

#coveryourfangs, HS6301, Utah, grad school, face mask

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Carly Bagley

Give this story a date.

2020-09-03
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