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Our First Trip Out

Title (Dublin Core)

Our First Trip Out

Description (Dublin Core)

My kids and I have not left our street since March due to the continual rise in cases. Despite an all time high and no desire to venture out, my Girl Scout troop needed their cookie prizes and the materials for our end of the year, virtual “Bridging” ceremony. I decided to drop the items on the girls’ doorsteps, wearing a mask, and not actually ring a doorbell but instead text from the safety of my car. Basically, run out, run back to the car. To do so, I enlisted my mom (who lives with us) to drive to lessen the variables for infection. Realizing my kids might want to see the world outside our street, I allowed them to ride in the car. I figured the risk was minimal because I was coming into contact with no one. Both kids have been keeping “quarantine” journals and I found their reflections interesting. My daughter was agitated that so many people we saw were not wearing masks. When we went out, our area had just been re-opened, despite a continual rise in cases. Our state has seen an 80% increase over the last two weeks and, as of today, is re-closing “indoor businesses.” My son, on the other hand, seemed relieved to see that McDonald’s still existed and had an open sign. He told us he was happy everything was “in order.” It makes me wonder what he thought was happening beyond our street. I did stop to take one picture, of our local playground. I was so surprised that every park we passed had the playgrounds roped off. It makes sense, but was eerie to see. I don’t foresee us venturing out again soon.

Date (Dublin Core)

July 1, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Kathryn Jue

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Kathryn Jue

Type (Dublin Core)

Photograph

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Home & Family Life
English Parks
English Neighborhoods
English Emotion

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

playground
childhood
mask
diary
Girl Scouts

Collection (Dublin Core)

Children

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

07/01/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

07/20/2020
10/02/2020
10/19/2021
04/18/2022

Item sets

Covid 19
Children

This item was submitted on July 1, 2020 by Kathryn Jue using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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