*I decided to change up what I’m going to do for my project compared to my proposal. I’m going to talk about my own experience with this and how it is affecting the people around me.*<\/p>\n
I was walking back to my dorm from my geology lab when I check my and see that there is an email saying that classes are canceled. Shocked I call my mom to tell her the news and that was when the panic started to settle in because of how unexpected it all was. We talked about how we were going to get me home because we originally planned to do that in May, but now with the sudden change, we had to do it by the end of the week. I returned back to my dorm to see that this recent event is the talk of the town and that people cannot get it off of their minds, even my friends wouldn’t stop talking about it. It was a shame that the semester had to come to such a close and it was clearly visible on everybody’s faces. Later that night I had to go to my job at the dining hall next to my dorm and it was really sad because I was just getting to know everybody so well and for it to end was all around very sad, we all got together and had a little celebration at the end of our shifts so at least something happy came from this situation.<\/p>\n
The next day came around and it was time to move out. It was disheartening to see me and my roommate’s room feel so empty and lifeless due to everything being packed up and put away. Before my dad came to pick me up I had breakfast with one of my friends that were still on campus on the time and we just talked about summer plans and what to do when online classes were over not knowing how serious this virus was going to be. After eating we said our goodbyes and he drove off back home while I helped my dad move all of my stuff into the car and luckily everything fit. What usually felt like a short\/medium length drive felt like it took almost double the time. Knowing of all the good memories and friends that I have met over the course of semester is what played a huge toll in making the drive home as hard as it was but after a while having a long conversation with my dad we pulled up to the front of my house<\/p>\n
I wasn’t expecting to see my room so soon and it took me a while to really realize that I was at home. It took a while trying to move all my stuff from the car into my room because of how narrow our staircase was, but I managed. It also dawned on me about online classes and how they were going to work because I never have taken an online class in my life so many questions popped up in my head like how are the lectures going to work and how can I not get distracted by the things in my room when classes are in session, but at that moment only time would tell. Another thought that popped in my head is that if I’m home early that means I can get to work early and make a bit of extra cash before the start of the fall semester and to note this before how serious this epidemic was going to be. After all the reunions with family, and the talks about the future I just went about my day as I normally would if I was home and eventually called it a day and went to bed<\/p>\n
*Fast Forward One Month*<\/p>\n
Day by day went by doing the same thing… Eating… Playing video games… doing assignments for class…. and sleeping as things started to get gradually worst. Business after business started closing down so there goes the opportunity to get a head start on a summer job and do at least dome things with my friends. Not long after I came home my sisters high closed for only two weeks but kept getting extended to its eventual close. My sister is in the same boat as me as she can’t do anything because it all closed down, she wants to hang out with her friends but can’t. This is something that the whole world never thought could happen. My parents even told me that something like this never happened in their lifetime which really says something. Moving to the present day it has been the same as ever doing the daily cycle just hoping that something will happen that will put this whole situation at ease. You don’t know how eager I am to just go back to normal life. The lockdown is supposed to end at the beginning of May, but seeing how this virus is getting more severe that deadline will get extended throughout the summer and having that though have to cross through my mind is really scary… when will that faithful day come when I can get a haircut<\/p>\n
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