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

<strong>When corona virus outbreak started, I was a senior in high school. </strong>At that very specific moment, <strong>I did not think or believe that it will take more than weeks</strong> in order for doctors to have fully control over it. Once the outbreak appeared in New York here, schools were told to close "temporary". <strong>My thoughts</strong> was never about anyone's well-being. Instead, thinking <strong>about senior activities that will be missed due to the pandemic. </strong>As the time goes by, more positive cases are coming out, it came clear that non of the senior activities will take place, even our graduation will be online. <strong>I was frustrated, furious and selfish.</strong> Because, <strong>I am the first person in my family to be attending college, and to make them proud</strong> of my accomplished, and graduating as second in my class with speech, I wanted them to watch me on stage. <strong>After awhile, I then realized that, the healthy of the nation, is far more important</strong> than any individualism. As a result, I put my personal feelings on side, and <strong>started to care about others.</strong> I did that, <strong>by offering to volunteer help my classmates </strong>whom were at the risk of not graduating on time, not having or knowing how to use technology adequately for online classes.