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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

<strong>It happened. We went back to school.</strong> Meaning we set the alarm, we picked out an outfit, and took our traditional photo outside - distanced with friends. And those friends walked into school for a hybrid model and we drove home. To the same space we have been in together for 6 months. SIGH. We chose a 100% virtual model for our 5th grader. <strong>First two days virtual were ok, <strong>and better than expected. </strong>The first few hours had me rethinking the whole process and wanting hire a homeschool teacher.</strong> Links wouldn't work, and it was hard to hear sometimes. That being said the teachers and students were pretty amazing. Patient, flexible, kind. So grateful for that. <strong>Second day was much better.</strong> However, without the walking to classes, school, lunch, all of that - <strong>its a much shorter day</strong> and leaves me thinking aside from a more organized virtual model than the last minute spring, <strong>I worry about my daughter losing our socially.</strong> We are ok, and we will be ok. But <strong> today my girl went outside and said "I just have to get out of this house! I thought with school it might be more cheery and light, but it's the same." We are so stagnant.</strong> But we have plans to go away with friends again in October and although it involves some self-isolation 2 weeks beforehand - we are all in!