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The Anecdotal Experience of Edward David Botterbusch
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The Anecdotal Experience of Edward David Botterbusch
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The Anecdotal Experience of Edward David Botterbusch
I’m a college student at the University of Arizona, and I’ve been in quarantine for close
to seven and half weeks. During the start of the major restrictions, I was in Tucson after quickly
returning from a spring break trip. I helped friends quickly pack-up their dorms and get ready to
return back home. By March 18th, everyone I knew in Tucson had either quarantined themselves
or traveled back to their respected homes. As for me, I was getting ready to isolate myself in my
apartment. But being an out-of-stater living by myself, I was afraid of the cabin fever.
As time progressed, I noticed that my hometown of Denver was getting hit hard, and the
Governor was ready to start isolating the city as well as declaring stay-at-home orders for the rest
of the state. Afraid of what that meant and the shortages getting worse, my friend, Brandon
Gehrke, flew-out to stay with me; he arrived around the end of March. For the next month, we
both stayed indoors while only going out for groceries or much needed walks. Yet, we both
noticed the situation was better in Tucson.
Back home, Denver experienced shortages and greater isolation all the way into late
April. Yet, we were able to start buying everything we needed in early to mid April, and there
were still many people going outside- joggers, people in the parks, etc. Eventually, Denver
reached similar conditions and with the promise of re-opening the state in May, my friend
returned back home. Though it’s early in the pandemic, more and more of normal life is
returning, and things are looking better going into the summer.
I’m a college student at the University of Arizona, and I’ve been in quarantine for close
to seven and half weeks. During the start of the major restrictions, I was in Tucson after quickly
returning from a spring break trip. I helped friends quickly pack-up their dorms and get ready to
return back home. By March 18th, everyone I knew in Tucson had either quarantined themselves
or traveled back to their respected homes. As for me, I was getting ready to isolate myself in my
apartment. But being an out-of-stater living by myself, I was afraid of the cabin fever.
As time progressed, I noticed that my hometown of Denver was getting hit hard, and the
Governor was ready to start isolating the city as well as declaring stay-at-home orders for the rest
of the state. Afraid of what that meant and the shortages getting worse, my friend, Brandon
Gehrke, flew-out to stay with me; he arrived around the end of March. For the next month, we
both stayed indoors while only going out for groceries or much needed walks. Yet, we both
noticed the situation was better in Tucson.
Back home, Denver experienced shortages and greater isolation all the way into late
April. Yet, we were able to start buying everything we needed in early to mid April, and there
were still many people going outside- joggers, people in the parks, etc. Eventually, Denver
reached similar conditions and with the promise of re-opening the state in May, my friend
returned back home. Though it’s early in the pandemic, more and more of normal life is
returning, and things are looking better going into the summer.
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Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Education--Universities
English
Social Distance
English
Home & Family Life
English
Biography
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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
05/04/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
05/06/2020
11/25/2020
Date Created (Dublin Core)
05/04/2020
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3344