A New Way to Live
Title
A New Way to Live
Creator
anonymous
Date
April 30, 2020
Text
If I went to tell my past self that I would not be able to leave and see my friends every day at school or at dance, I would not believe myself. Coronavirus did not seem like a problem in the beginning. The first thing the pandemic impacted in my life was my school trip to Italy during April break. Everyone was confused as to why we had to reschedule the thousands of dollar trip that had been planned for over a year. A few weeks later the horrors of COVID-19 became much more apparent.
Before we knew it, the virus blew up in the United States. Questions and rumors that school would be cancelled for a week started to arise. People either didn’t seem to think that the virus was a big deal. Then hand sanitizer waas everywhere, washing your hands more than normal causing your hands to become so dry. March 13, 2020, just what was supposed to be a normal Friday. Quizzes and tests scheduled for the following week, talks of prom and events being planned.
That morning I had a friend tell me that there was supposed to be no school the next week, that would count as spring break. How dare the state take away spring break that tons of people had vacations planned for?
Sitting in English class, what I didn’t know would be my last in school class for my junior year, the class is all excited like what is happening will be fun and a vacation. What was supposed to last one week of no school went to two weeks of online school to the end of April to the rest of the academic year. The new normal of logging onto class on your computer, classmates now being your siblings.
Luckily in my house there are lots of activities to keep my family occupied, for the most part. Though the coronavirus has hurt so many globally and is such a negative part of our new life, my family has been able to grow closer. Being quarantined and having our annual Saturday game nights, lots of cooking and baking and outdoor sport activities. My family is lucky and I know that not everyone has such opportunities, and being home is unsafe.
This pandemic is something that will never be forgotten. Taking thousands of lives away each day, impacting each citizen around the world in a different way.
Before we knew it, the virus blew up in the United States. Questions and rumors that school would be cancelled for a week started to arise. People either didn’t seem to think that the virus was a big deal. Then hand sanitizer waas everywhere, washing your hands more than normal causing your hands to become so dry. March 13, 2020, just what was supposed to be a normal Friday. Quizzes and tests scheduled for the following week, talks of prom and events being planned.
That morning I had a friend tell me that there was supposed to be no school the next week, that would count as spring break. How dare the state take away spring break that tons of people had vacations planned for?
Sitting in English class, what I didn’t know would be my last in school class for my junior year, the class is all excited like what is happening will be fun and a vacation. What was supposed to last one week of no school went to two weeks of online school to the end of April to the rest of the academic year. The new normal of logging onto class on your computer, classmates now being your siblings.
Luckily in my house there are lots of activities to keep my family occupied, for the most part. Though the coronavirus has hurt so many globally and is such a negative part of our new life, my family has been able to grow closer. Being quarantined and having our annual Saturday game nights, lots of cooking and baking and outdoor sport activities. My family is lucky and I know that not everyone has such opportunities, and being home is unsafe.
This pandemic is something that will never be forgotten. Taking thousands of lives away each day, impacting each citizen around the world in a different way.
Language
English
Location
Westerly
Description
How the pandemic changed a student's life
Collection
Citation
Anonymous, “A New Way to Live,” Rhode Island COVID-19 Archive, accessed May 18, 2024, https://ricovidarchive.org/items/show/197.
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