These last few weeks have felt like the longest of my life. Just 3 weeks ago when Dr. Cramer said in class that she “might end up having to give lectures online,” I thought she was crazy. Yet less than 3 weeks later, here I am, doing all of my coursework from the old table in my family’s bonus room. I haven’t left my house in 4 days. I’ve completely moved out of my dorm. It’s so weird to have this period of such uncertainty, and so far I don’t really know how to feel.
I haven’t gone stir-crazy quite yet, but I have no doubt that I will experience those feelings if we have to social-distance ourselves for weeks and weeks and weeks. I’m pretty introverted and tend to stay home a lot anyways, but even I have a breaking point. I keep thinking of more and more things that we’re missing out on because of all of this — but I’m trying not to focus on it. I feel bad for businesses that are being hurt by being forced to close, and I really hope that there will be no long-lasting effects on the economy. I’ve been looking at the Dow Jones almost every day. I’ve also been trying to keep up with the latest the news about COVID-19. The Daily Tar Heel has a really helpful interactive map that tracks the number of cases in North Carolina and it is updated every day.
So what else have I been doing all this time? For the first couple weeks (during our extended “spring break”), I did a whole lot of nothing. A little bit of homework, but not much. After I found out that I’d have to stay home indefinitely, I’ve been doing a little more. I’ve been pretty diligent with my online classes and assignments. I’m still a little overwhelmed with all of the changes to my courses, but I’m attempting to stay as organized as I can to keep track of everything. I try to find some time to relax with a TV show here and there. Every Wednesday I look forward to the newest episode of Survivor on CBS. I cleaned out my closet, and I’m still in the process of organizing everything I brought home from my dorm. Finally, I try to have at least one phone call a day with a friend. It’s nice to hear someone else’s voice that isn’t a member of your family. It all just feels like a game of wait-and-see-what-happens. Until we know, I’m just chillin’.
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