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2020-04-24
COVID 19 Journal by Kaitlin Whalen written 03/27/2020
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2020-04-29
Graph showing the new daily cases reported in Australia, showing peak cases and a flattening of the curve.
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2020-04-24
COVID 19 Journal by Kaitlin Whalen written 03/26/2020
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2020-04-24
COVID 19 Journal by Kaitlin Whalen written 03/25/2020
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2020-04-29
These are the guidelines for reopening Disney Parks. Disney Parks have hardly EVER closed, the COVID-19 is only the 3rd time in Disney history it's closed.
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2020-04-29
I decided to get my at a dunkin while I was on a drive and I noticed that they are now handing off everyones order with this plastic cube to help eliminate contact with customers and to help with social distancing. Up here in the Northeast, we have a high amount of cases so this is showing that our fast food resturants are trying to come up with new ways to hand off orders without coming in contact with customers to keep everyone safe and healthy.
#REL101
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2020-04-29
It shows a church forced to close by the pandemic. The sign on the front door reads: "CLOSED, Public Health Emergency, ReOpen...God Only Knows, 2020" The sign informs the public, reaffirms faith in God while also making a joke about the uncertainty of the time. It also documents the fact that churches are not considered to be essential.
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2020-04-29
Propaganda poster featuring three female nurses wearing PPE gear. This poster caught my attention because it brings to mind the wartime posters of WWI and WWII. Interestingly, these posters are not being distributed by the government, but rather by a retailer. CSUS, HIST 15H
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2020-04-17
Neighborhood gardens continue to thrive and provide healthy food like this one along the Lafitte Greenway, New Orleans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-04-17
Three musicians discuss dwindling gig opportunities while maintaining social distancing in the Faubourg Marigny, New Orleans.
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2020-04-17
Social distance signage at the Ruby Slipper in Fauborg Marigny, New Orleans, during the COVID-10 pandemic.
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2020-04-17
This “Spread The Love Not The Disease” mural was done by members of the 82nd Airborne unit, French Quarter New Orleans.
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2020-04-17
Creative graffiti is appearing on many of the boarded-up French Quarter businesses.
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2020-03-14
Walmart, which is usually known for having large quantities of any and all goods you could ever need, is shown being completely out of toilet paper. It shows the reality of this pandemic, and the obsession to "horde" what is seen as neccesities. Not pictured is the meat section completely empty, as well as all the bicycles being sold out, both of which were the case on different occasions. #REL101
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2020-04-17
Some Bourbon Street business are maintaining their cleaning schedules even with reduced, or non-existent, foot traffic on Bourbon Street.
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2020-03-24
COVID 19 Journal by Kaitlin Whalen written 03/24/2020.
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2020-03-19
Finding myself intellectually challenged during this period of monastic existence (I can only read the great works of the world so many hours a day) I have decided to communicate with several circles of friends to place upon their shoulders the angst of my ennui. Hence the first issue of The Hermit Herald, which may or may never hit the news stands again. Within this erudite publication the dear reader will discover some true and helpful tidbits, some thoughtful musings and a good sprinkling of innocuous drivel. Proceed at your own peril.
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2020-04-17
Two men on Bourbon Street demonstrate the 6-foot distancing rule in a light-hearted moment during Covid 19.
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2020-04-17
World-famous clubs like Chris Owens at 500 Bourbon Street are shuttered during Covid-19.
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2020-03-22
The image was taken when I finally arrived at SeaTac airport in Washington at 11:00 A.M on March 22, 2020. Because my parents scared that Uber drivers are easier to be exposed to the COVID-19 virus and it would be more dangerous for me to sit near them, my mother told me to catch the public train instead. It was definitely the right choice because due to a huge number of infected people in WA, everyone is afraid to take public transportation so it was only me in that entire train's section. To be extremely careful, I also wear a mask, gloves, tie my hair, and cover my head so that I am less exposed myself to the air.
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2020-04-17
A woman in a mask is the only pedestrian on Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
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2020-04-29
This image is apart of a series of screenshots taken during lessons via Microsoft Teams.Teaching my third graders from afar has become a challenge and a blessing at the same time. None of us knew of Mr. Microsoft Teams until we were forced to meet him. The way he impacts our lives is sometimes frustrating and other times satisfying. Unlike classroom noise, the chat that goes on during lessons are now mixed in with the lesson and available for all to participate- including the teacher! It's silent and said with caution and other times daring. (I've blurred the faces and redacted the names to protect the students' privacy.)
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2020-04-29
This image is apart of a series of screenshots taken during lessons via Microsoft Teams.Teaching my third graders from afar has become a challenge and a blessing at the same time. None of us knew of Mr. Microsoft Teams until we were forced to meet him. The way he impacts our lives is sometimes frustrating and other times satisfying. Unlike classroom noise, the chat that goes on during lessons are now mixed in with the lesson and available for all to participate- including the teacher! It's silent and said with caution and other times daring. (I've blurred the faces and redacted the names to protect the students' privacy.)
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2020-04-29
This image is apart of a series of screenshots taken during lessons via Microsoft Teams.Teaching my third graders from afar has become a challenge and a blessing at the same time. None of us knew of Mr. Microsoft Teams until we were forced to meet him. The way he impacts our lives is sometimes frustrating and other times satisfying. Unlike classroom noise, the chat that goes on during lessons are now mixed in with the lesson and available for all to participate- including the teacher! It's silent and said with caution and other times daring. (I've blurred the faces and redacted the names to protect the students' privacy.)
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2020-04-29
Email of journal entries from Marilyn Irwin:
"Katie,
I’ve been reading psalms and making journal entries....here are a few.
Psalms 27:1-6
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? There is so much fear today due to the Coronavirus. We seem to forget that God has each of us in his hands. If we suffer, we suffer for His glory. We can take all the precautions but when it’s our time, clean hands won’t save us. I will dwell in the house of the Lord. I do pray Lord that You bring an end to the virus. I pray you watch over my family and Scott’s family. I especially pray for Donnie, Jo, Janel, and the kids. I pray they have a good visit and that Donnie and Jo get to come home to NH safely. I also pray for healing. Help me to understand my part in their lives.
Psalms 28:6-9
As the pandemic continues to grow, we need to remember we are God’s people and he is our shield. He hears our cry. This is a trial we must endure. Panic and fear will not make the virus go away.
Psalms 31:1-8
In this time of the unknown, I hope more people find you and take refuge in you. It’s only been a couple of weeks and people are already getting cabin fever. We don’t know what life will look like in the next couple of months. I am trying to follow Your word and cast out fear. I love you Lord and I praise you. Let Your will be done.
Psalms 31:9-18
So many of us now are in distress, consumed by what might happen. So many are looking to their own strength to get through this pandemic. Our focus needs to be on you Lord. I am in your hands. Please help me to remember I have no power to change what is happening right now but I do have the power to change the way I think about it.
Psalms 31: 19-24
My hope is in the Lord. I must trust His plan though I don’t understand why this is happening. I do pray more people will turn to the Lord. I pray people can still see the beauty in this world. I pray they feel God’s love. I pray we become a stronger, more self sufficient nation and that this nation will turn to you Lord for strength and understanding. I pray more people will open Your word and find comfort in it. When they see the sunrise or a flower in bloom, I pray they see You."
Scott Irwin's email:
"Our church is a very close knit family.. not the high tech, service streaming type church that has people who watch every week but never come meet anyone. So.. Covid-19 really turned our format of church upside down. Now our small group bible studies on Wednesday's and other days meet using Zoom and the Sunday Service is prerecorded on U-Tube and released at 10:30 am Sundays. During the week the Pastors rotate back and forth doing Daily Devotionals, releasing them about 8:00 am each morning in a church wide email link to the video.
It is a little strange.. being cooped up here at home. Our scheduled Bible Studies with church groups are now on Zoom and my CBMC studies are also using Zoom. We don't go out to eat or to the YMCA. We make a few trips to Walmart using their curbside pickup to get food. But, the rest of our schedule is pretty much the same. We sail some on the lake when the wind is just right. We are doing an exercise routine on U-Tube at the same time as a neighbor friend. I'm doing a little more gardening and cabin projects are getting done. Evenings find us relaxing in the hot tub.. Marilyn with her plastic glass of wine. I think mostly not going to church and seeing our friends is the biggest inconvenience. That and our house shopping we like to do after church on Sundays.
We know God has a plan in all this and He is working His plan. Things are going to work out and life is going to go on. I'm not sure what things will be like 6 months from now but we aren't worried about it. God is Good.
Dad"
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2020-04-17
View of vacant street looking down Burgundy, at the St. Ann Street intersection during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order.
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2020-04-17
The French Quarter streets in New Orleans are still mostly vacant. This man is carrying a “flat” of Louisiana strawberries home from the market.
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2020-04-29
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, I have not been able to leave my house and go to the store. Personally, I love to go shopping and walk around various malls and outlet centers. But, due to COVID-19, I’ve been forced to shop elsewhere. Because I haven’t been visiting traditional stores, I have been purchasing a lot more stuff online. I usually shop online occasionally, but now I’m shopping on online stores almost every day. Since I’ve been away from school, my number of online purchases has grown. In the past two weeks, I have purchased makeup, makeup brushes, a jewelry box, cleaning supplies for my Pandora bracelet, printed photos, and a photo album. Needless to say, I’ve been buying quite a lot. Shopping online can be dangerous because you can’t see the money directly leaving your account and you can forget how much you have really spent. The stress of COVID-19 and having to finish my college semester at home has pushed me to shop more. COVID-19 has not only been dangerous to everyone’s health, but also to their wallets.
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2020-04-17
Creative entrepreneurs can salvage materials for use in their projects like this man from Baller Bikes in New Orleans.
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2020-04-17
The bicycle boom continues in Covid-19 New Orleans as retailers like Bayou Bicycles open for limited hours and by appointment.
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2020-04-17
Craftspersons who normally work alone in their studios are turning to non-typical projects during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order. This luthier at New Orleans Guitar Company is shown working on cabinet doors with inlay.
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2020-04-17
A Mid City New Orleans plumber continues essential services with mask during COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-04-29
When the school closed, it was unlike any other closing. Teachers left up the bulletin boards and projects were still hanging from the ceilings. Do we take down the maps and put away our figurines on our desk to keep from dust? When will we return? It's only March. The school year isn't over yet. A month later, the classrooms are still wondering. The teachers are still hoping. The students are still asking.The wishers are still wishing. The prayers are still praying.
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2020-04-29
This image is apart of a series of screenshots taken during lessons via Microsoft Teams.Teaching my third graders from afar has become a challenge and a blessing at the same time. None of us knew of Mr. Microsoft Teams until we were forced to meet him. The way he impacts our lives is sometimes frustrating and other times satisfying. (I've redacted the name to protect the student's privacy.)
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2020-04-29
This image is apart of a series of screenshots taken during lessons via Microsoft Teams.Teaching my third graders from afar has become a challenge and a blessing at the same time. None of us knew of Mr. Microsoft Teams until we were forced to meet him. The way he impacts our lives is sometimes frustrating and other times satisfying. Unlike classroom noise, the chat that goes on during lessons are now mixed in with the lesson and available for all to participate- including the teacher! It's silent and said with caution and other times daring. (I've blurred the faces and redacted the names to protect the students' privacy.)
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2020-04-28
During Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday the priest at Saint Juan Diego and Saint Mary's went on to give blessings during these joyous days by having families or just people drive up in their cars like a drive-thru and the priest would extend their hand to give them the blessings.
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2020-04-29
This image is apart of a series of screenshots taken during lessons via Microsoft Teams.Teaching my third graders from afar has become a challenge and a blessing at the same time. None of us knew of Mr. Microsoft Teams until we were forced to meet him. The way he impacts our lives is sometimes frustrating and other times satisfying. Unlike classroom noise, the chat that goes on during lessons are now mixed in with the lesson and available for all to participate- including the teacher! It's silent and said with caution and other times daring. (I've blurred the faces and redacted the names to protect the students' privacy.)
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2020-04-29
This image is apart of a series of screenshots taken during lessons via Microsoft Teams.Teaching my third graders from afar has become a challenge and a blessing at the same time. None of us knew of Mr. Microsoft Teams until we were forced to meet him. The way he impacts our lives is sometimes frustrating and other times satisfying. Unlike classroom noise, the chat that goes on during lessons are now mixed in with the lesson and available for all to participate- including the teacher! It's silent and said with caution and other times daring. (I've blurred the faces and redacted the names to protect the students' privacy.)
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2020-04-29
This image is apart of a series of screenshots taken during lessons via Microsoft Teams.Teaching my third graders from afar has become a challenge and a blessing at the same time. None of us knew of Mr. Microsoft Teams until we were forced to meet him. The way he impacts our lives is sometimes frustrating and other times satisfying. Unlike classroom noise, the chat that goes on during lessons are now mixed in with the lesson and available for all to participate- including the teacher! It's silent and said with caution and other times daring. (I've blurred the faces and redacted the names to protect the students' privacy.)
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2020-04-29
This image is apart of a series of screenshots taken during lessons via Microsoft Teams.Teaching my third graders from afar has become a challenge and a blessing at the same time. None of us knew of Mr. Microsoft Teams until we were forced to meet him. The way he impacts our lives is sometimes frustrating and other times satisfying. Unlike classroom noise, the chat that goes on during lessons are now mixed in with the lesson and available for all to participate- including the teacher! It's silent and said with caution and other times daring. (I've blurred the faces and redacted the names to protect the students' privacy.)
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2020-04-06
My wife and I were married in April of 2019. We live just outside the greater Seattle area which was hit fairly hard by COVID-19. Following the state's "Stay-at-home" order, we celebrated our first wedding anniversary at home with the traditional eating of the cake(or cupcakes in our case) a year later. As you would expect, the cake tastes nothing like it did the first time we shared it but it gave us an opportunity to reminisce on our wedding day. While we couldn't celebrate the way we would have liked, we still laughed, ate a terrible cake, and made lasting memories.
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2020-04-29
This image is apart of a series of screenshots taken during lessons via Microsoft Teams.Teaching my third graders from afar has become a challenge and a blessing at the same time. None of us knew of Mr. Microsoft Teams until we were forced to meet him. The way he impacts our lives is sometimes frustrating and other times satisfying. Unlike classroom noise, the chat that goes on during lessons are now mixed in with the lesson and available for all to participate- including the teacher! It's silent and said with caution and other times daring. (I've blurred the faces and redacted the names to protect the students' privacy.)
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2020-04-20
Visiting my mother through her window -in her assisted living facility.
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2020-03-12
Semi-daily journal recording the thoughts of a California middle school history teacher in the early days of the pandemic, shared with his students as he wrote it.
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2020-04-29
A personal account
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2020-04-29
A personal account.
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2020-04-28
Notice, posted on Prospect Hill Tower, announcing services available from the Medford & Somerville Mutual Aid organization.
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2020-04-28
Citing 1 Corinthians 10:24, sign gives instructions on how to access meetings.
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2020-04-28
Only 75 people are allowed in the grocery store. So we waited in line, six feet apart with our masks on.
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2020-04-29
Due to the coronavirus people are not allowed to travel which as hurt the tourism market
