Trapped in paradise

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Title (Dublin Core)

Trapped in paradise

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Description (Dublin Core)

I was stationed in Oahu when Covid restrictions went into place. The entire island shut down and, at first, it was fantastic not having to go to work and just hanging out on a tropical island. As time went on, people started to go stir crazy, when the local government closed the beaches and other activities that made island life bearable. When Covid reached its worst point, the Army stopped allowing people to move, so even plans that were months out were canceled. Having joined those who went stir crazy, the prospect of being stuck in Hawaii any longer than necessary held little appeal to my family and I. When restrictions eased a little, military moves were only possible if the place you were coming from and going to were having drops in cases. We didn’t know for sure that we could move until a few days before it happened. We were so excited to be getting out of Hawaii, we forgot about how disappointed we were that my next duty assignment would be taking us to Denver. I’ve been to Denver before and didn’t like it, but when we got off that plane, after being trapped on an island for the last year, it was exciting. Most of my children weren’t old enough to remember snow, so they were immediately excited about the change. I was happy to see real mountains again, but forgot about changing seasons. It took me a while to realize that I can’t wear shorts in December any more. Colorado, for being so liberal didn’t have much in the way of covid restrictions. It was refreshing, considering that in Hawaii everyone was still wearing masks for everything.

Date (Dublin Core)

April 20, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Self

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Butch Kipp

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST643

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

Text story

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Biography

English Travel

English Emotion

English Home & Family Life

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

Hawaii

Denver

army

relocation

restriction

family

relief

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

Arizona State University

HST 643

history of tourism

Collection (Dublin Core)

Military

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Tourism story for the COVID-19 Archive

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

02/02/2023

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

02/16/2023

Date Created (Dublin Core)

02/02/2023

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Covid 19

This item was submitted on February 2, 2023 by Butch Kipp 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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