Students’ Reflections on “A Day in my Life During Covid-19″ – United States

 By Educate Magis 

 Apr 14th, 2020 
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Students from the United States have shared their reflections as part of the Global Student Stories
Project A Day in my Life: living under the Covid-19 Pandemic.

A Day in my Life, written by Ethan, 18, USA

My area has just become one of the most infected areas of my state. Things are much
different than they used to be. I defiantly feel the panic from others as grocery stores
sellout of things like toilet paper or bottled water. I feel the panic from our leaders, who
have put policy in place to hopefully end this virus in the near future. I think the reaction
is appropriate and I appreciate everything that people are doing to help stop the spread,
no matter how boring it may be.

I can confidently say that my life has indeed changed. I am a senior in high school, and
this was not how I was planning to spend my senior year. Every day I wake up and “go”
to online school. I do my work and then workout. I eat at the times we normally would
eat. My routine is extremely repetitive, and we have only been doing this for a few
weeks. I understand that we may have to do this for a long time, and I am fully willing to
do so in hopes that we can return to normal soon.

I think the biggest challenge for me has been realizing that I might never go to my high
school again to thank the teachers who changed my life and finally graduate after waiting
four long years. It is hard that I must make a college decision in a time like this, but I also
understand that there are many people out there who are not in the same position I am
at the moment, so I am grateful for my opportunities and my blessings. However, I do
feel that there is good in this situation. I plan on going to college across the country, so I
am glad I can spend time with my family before I leave. I believe that the future is
uncertain going forward. I always ask myself if things will ever go back to what I consider
“normal”. I hope that it will, and I hope that I will get the opportunity to do the things I
want to do in my life. I think that there is something to be learned, but I just do not know
what it is yet. I hope we can fight this together and come out stronger.

A Day in my Life, wriiten by Hudson, 17, USA

The coronavirus started as much less of a real threat than it is now. I think it’s fair to say
that most of the country was not worried about how it might affect us when we first heard
about it. Now that it is in full swing in the United States, we are all now well aware of how
much of a threat it is. My life has been completely uprooted because of the virus. As
soon as the potential for a state-wide quarantine became a possibility, my parents
decided to move us out to our house in Paso Robles temporarily. Because of the slow
internet here remote learning has become nearly impossible to do effectively. I find that I
have a lot more time to myself which provides more reflection time which I will always
welcome, but not having the option to be with others has been really hard. I hope that
everyone around the world can recognize the danger that COVID-19 poses to us, and
that everyone stays safe and healthy.