As we all know there has been an outbreak of Covid-19 also known as the Corona virus all around the world. Because of this very scary virus and the lack of knowledge about its spread, it has caused my life to be flipped upside down. Between schools closing and having to stay at home to prevent getting the virus, it has been a true roller coaster! This post will mainly be about my feelings about not being able to physically be at UNC and how I am handling being at home. Warning: I am about to vent.
I am a first year at UNC. This means that this was my first year of being on my own and creating my schedule and livelihood. I got to meet so many new people and have a lot of first experiences. Now that the Corona virus has arrived, UNC had to close down meaning it closed my freedom, my connection with my new friends, and my first year experiences. I will never get back my first LDOC (Last Day Of Class) among other things. As if this was not depressing enough, I also have a very challenging and demanding course load. If I was struggling to complete assignments and understand material before this catastrophe, it is 1000x worse with classes being online.
As for quarantining in my house… it brings me to tears just thinking about it. After such as stressful semester, I was so excited for Spring Break and when it got extended, I was even more ecstatic! After being stuck in the house for weeks is not cute anymore. On top of being bored out of mind, my siblings and my mom are home because school is closed which hinders me from being able to concentrate on my schoolwork. As if this was not already horrible, I have a 90 year old great grandmother who lives by herself and cannot come out house. This gives her ample amounts of time to think of different things that she needs, no matter how extravagant. So in few words, I’m tired of going to the halfway empty grocery store!…Thank you for listening.
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