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My COVID-19 Experience
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My COVID-19 Experience
Description (Dublin Core)
A personal account
My experience during the pandemic has been hectic just like everyone else's. I did not
expect that coming back to campus after winter break would be the last time for several months.
Being told you have a couple of days to move out is stressful. I can say that my college handled
this situation a lot better than other schools. After driving ten hours back home I self-quarantine
for two weeks. Once the two weeks were up I traveled to the grocery store with my mask. It was
so weird to see the streets empty and no traffic. I have tried to think positively about this
situation but I am finding that difficult. As someone with a compromised immune system, I try to
be as safe as possible. I also have several family members who are health care workers and I
know that they are another reason why I am staying home. I never expected that I would spend
summer break at home but not able to go out with my friends and family. I see most people
saying that we need to go for a walk in our backyard or play with our animals. However, not
everyone has that luxury. I can not walk anywhere outside my apartment building without a
mask on. I do not believe that everything will be normal again. Even when restrictions ease up
we will never go to events and activities the same. I can only hope we have learned from this
situation and will now be more careful. Before this people used to call me a germaphobe because
I wiped everything done constantly and always had hand sanitizer but these habits should have
been “normal” before the pandemic.
expect that coming back to campus after winter break would be the last time for several months.
Being told you have a couple of days to move out is stressful. I can say that my college handled
this situation a lot better than other schools. After driving ten hours back home I self-quarantine
for two weeks. Once the two weeks were up I traveled to the grocery store with my mask. It was
so weird to see the streets empty and no traffic. I have tried to think positively about this
situation but I am finding that difficult. As someone with a compromised immune system, I try to
be as safe as possible. I also have several family members who are health care workers and I
know that they are another reason why I am staying home. I never expected that I would spend
summer break at home but not able to go out with my friends and family. I see most people
saying that we need to go for a walk in our backyard or play with our animals. However, not
everyone has that luxury. I can not walk anywhere outside my apartment building without a
mask on. I do not believe that everything will be normal again. Even when restrictions ease up
we will never go to events and activities the same. I can only hope we have learned from this
situation and will now be more careful. Before this people used to call me a germaphobe because
I wiped everything done constantly and always had hand sanitizer but these habits should have
been “normal” before the pandemic.
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text story
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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
05/01/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
05/03/2020
11/26/2020
10/20/2021
11/16/2021
Date Created (Dublin Core)
04/30/2020
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