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2021-01-09
Visiting Home
I live relatively close to the home where I grew up in Belmont, Massachusetts which is about 10 minutes outside of Boston. It’s a simple home where six of us shared a bathroom and thought nothing of it! My parents, one of whom just hit ninety years old, still reside in our home and never plan to leave with my mother asserting that she will only leave on a gurney. My parents now feel essentially locked in due to the pandemic which makes visiting, which I did this weekend, both more important but unnatural in some ways. We are Italian, for the most part, and Italians are a touchy group, always hugging, which in my family is our non-verbal communication of love. With the risks involved with close contact there is no more hugging, and it’s hard to even want to express ourselves to these 90 year old's with a tacky elbow tap or fist bump. Verbal expression has been temporarily substituted but it is an inadequate alternative and will never replace the connection one feels from a sincere and long held hug. -
2020-04-30
Life isn't fair and that's okay
College student's perspective on senior year ending during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
2020-03-29
Stay Six Feet Back
A sign at the Walmart in Belmont, North Carolina, warns to stay six feet back from the shopper ahead of you, demonstrating how corporations that still operate for "essential needs" are making moves to protect their shoppers. -
2020-03-29
Rationing at Walmart in Belmont, NC
Walmart in Belmont, North Carolina hangs signs in the toilet paper aisle limiting people to how many products they can purchase at once. They state: “we respectfully ask you to limit your purchase to 1 per item.” -
2020-03-29
Empty Shelves at Walmart, Belmont, NC
Empty toilet paper and paper towel shelves at the Belmont, North Carolina Walmart. Many shoppers persist in getting their groceries and still gather items that they deemed essential and chose not to wear masks.