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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
Went to lunch with my cousins. Afterwards one of them mentioned that her grandson, who lives with her, had symptoms of Covid and was being tested. I was furious that she didn’t tell me snd didn’t wait for the results of the test before meeting me for lunch at a restaurant. She was dismissive of the risk. A few days later I found out he tested negative but am still thinking of refusing future lunch invitations. It is up for me to decide what level of risk I am willing to take, not her.
October 26, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
Numbers in our county are holding steady. One child under 10 was hospitalized this week. It's the second time a child has been hospitalized. I hope that they recover. The panmic hasn't affected me too much this week outside of normal restrictions.
October 26, 2021
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How do you think the pandemic has affected the way people around the world see the U.S.?
I don't know how people around the world think about the US. In my friend circle, (I live in South Africa) people are pretty negative about the US, believing it to be conservative and bizarre. I think the way the US handled the pandemic only confirmed them in this view, especially as the US anti vax presence is strong in social media. People here seem to be very interested in what's going on in the US and quite influenced by US opinions.
October 26, 2021
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How do you think the pandemic has affected the way people around the world see the U.S.?
Absolutely. I read that many nations and people who use to look up to the U.S., especially in terms of scientific and medical leadership no longer feel that we are worthy of emulation or even respect because we have so screwed up our national response to the pandemic. Yes, we did well in developing the vaccine, but we failed as a nation to protect each other, to act in concert and with respect to stem the spread of the virus. The polarization and fighting over masks and social distancing and now over vaccinations repel people. Our reactions and even policies especially some state policies to the pandemic are a deterrent to people who have choices about going abroad to study or work. We are not their first choice, and we will suffer from this. This trend had begun prior to the pandemic but our behavior in the last 18 months has exacerbated the movement away from the U.S. as a desirable place to live or work.
October 26, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
Last week my mom finally came to visit!!! It was a glorious long weekend, and felt halfway normal aside from sitting in the parking lot with our masks on while we waited for her rapid Covid test results. Once time has passed and no faint line appeared I could finally take a deep breath and relax and just enjoy her company. My daughter was so excited to see her at pick up from daycare she ran right up to my mom instead of her usual shy act. The next morning we went to a pumpkin patch with the expectation of buying the big pumpkins, which of course turned into about a dozen small to medium pumpkins to decorate our front step and our dining table. We had a great weekend with my mom plus my in-laws, lots of time outside, a trip to our favorite park, a birthday celebration, a few meltdowns (mostly the three year old, one of my own). My sister in law and her family ended up staying home, mostly out of concern for the non-Covid but still miserable daycare germs they’re still battling every other week. All in all, it was an excellent weekend.
October 27, 2021
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For many people, the pandemic put travel plans on pause. What about you? Are you traveling, or planning to travel, again? If so, when, where, and under what conditions?
I am writing from Iceland Not Connecticut USA When? NOW Where? ICELAND Conditions? Safety measures Antigen test 72 hours before US re-entry! Safety safety safety.
October 28, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
We bought flights and rented a car to try to see my folks at Christmas. Again. The Health People are predicting a quieter Covid winter but Other Health People make a really great case for how unpredictable Covid is so who knows. I really want to see my parents. I really want my daughter to see my parents. It will be two years this Christmas since she’s seen my dad in person. She was a baby just starting to toddle around and now she’s a little girl with opinions! Anyway, she’s good at wearing masks, it’s a reasonably short flight, and more people than ever will be vaccinated by then. Fingers crossed!
October 28, 2021
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Think about the last time you were in close proximity to any strangers -- maybe at work, at the grocery store, or on public transportation. Did that feel different than it did a year ago?
I actually saw a play last night in a room full of strangers. I found myself angling my body toward the friend next to me and away from the stranger on my left - even though I know it doesn't matter at that point. The venue required proof of vaccination at the door and everyone in the audience was masked. But it still felt super weird. But also almost normal? I imagine it's weird from the stage not being able to see everyone's full faces. So much of live performance is being able to get a read on how the audience is reacting, and when you can only see people's eyes I imagine that's super hard. A year ago I couldn't even wrap my head around the possibility of being in a room with strangers (or anyone, really) so it was wild to feel almost safe last night. And from everything I'm reading it seems like what I experienced last night is just....the way it's going to be forever? So better get used to it, I guess.
October 28, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
Trying to see rainbows for all my emotional burnout. Tired tired tired.
October 28, 2021
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Talk about your experience keeping this journal. Has it had any impact on your health (including mental health) and well-being?
Keeping this journal helps me when I look for photos to go with my entries. It forces me stop and think, and often crystallizes the idea. Like this one.
October 30, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I may finally get my chance to tutor a 2nd grader after almost 2 yrs of Covid. I have had 3 vaccines and will wear a mask as will the kid. I meet with the teacher in a few days. I miss working with kids. All my family and friends are grownups. I know it will help me have more smiles. And God knows…we all need smiles.
November 1, 2021
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Has the coronavirus pandemic changed how you see the country you live in? If so, how?
How has the pandemic changed how I see the country I live in? Well, I know which of my peeps won't be in my zombie apocalypse tribe, that's for sure. The pandemic exposed dysfunctions that were already there, accelerated frictions that had already been building. I fear that ultimately, the problems will not be fixed, and we will rupture instead.
November 1, 2021
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¿De que manera el coronavirus le está afectando su vida en este momento? Cuéntenos sus experiencias, sensaciones/emociones, y pensamientos.
Esta semana fue contrastante primero porque continué realizando trabajo de campo en una colonia de trabajadores de Matamoros acerca de sus prácticas culturales, las cuáles son al aire libre, sin embargo, fue un poco estresante porque la mayor parte no usan cubrebocas, solo otra profesora y yo lo usábamos, y me sentía como fuera de lugar, además de que la mayor parte saludaba de mano, por lo que continuamente usaba gel, pero lo hacia discretamente para que no se tomará como actitud irrespetuosa ante ellos. La segunda experiencia fue la asistencia a un ceremonia en memoria de dos médicos pediatras que murieron durante la epidemia. Uno de los cuáles era un amigo entrañable. No pude contener las lágrimas ante los discursos y me pareció tan injusto que dos médicos que eran tan importantes para atender a los niños de la ciudad hubiesen muerto por esta epidemia.
November 1, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
One week of no overtime. I thought I'd be more productive around the house, but I slept extra instead. Maybe next week. Did not have the nerve to go see "Dune" on IMAX, but I wish I could have. At least I was able to stream it, and tonight I'm not in the middle of a two-week period of counting off the days until I'm sure I didn't get exposed to SARS2 just to see a movie. I would've felt real stupid, explaining to medical staff that I got a breakthrough infection because I just had to see a movie on the big screen. I had requested a mail-in ballot for our local election, since I wasn't sure at the time how prevalent COVID would be by Election Day, and today I dropped it off at the county office. Where nobody, including staff, were masked. So I guess they know how I voted, since I walked in there wearing a mask, clutching a mail-in ballot. I have my booster shot scheduled with the county late next week. Happy about the possibility of a semi-normal holiday season with my kids this year. I won't know how to act. I'm also happy for the chance to safely boost my immunity to this, knowing I have coworkers breathing unmasked near my workstation during their breaks. Coworkers who are getting more blatant about being done with all this pandemic crap, and I'm sure they're planning gatherings for the holidays, too, and not wanting to have to take time off for quarantine. The company mandated vaccination for all staff a couple months ago, including those still working from home. All staff, that is, but those in Production and Warehouse, because they need us to make the stuff they sell, and it's harder to find new-hires these days. We were somewhere around 70% vaccinated, last time we were told. Before we more than doubled our staffing. I'm guessing they'll lower the boom after the holidays when business slows down and they won't need as many workers. The FDA just cleared and EUA for young children to be vaccinated. I know an awful lot of parents are not going to go with this, but at least some children will be vaccinated, now.
November 1, 2021
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Let's talk about money. Are you and those close to you able to pay your bills these days? Has this changed lately?
Money hasn't been a problem as I have been able to work remotely through the pandemic Access to goods, though, was an ongoing problem in 2020 There were mysterious shortages of usually reliable supplies: hand soap, toilet paper, flour, yeast, rye flour, and chicken thighs It was extra upsetting when I would have to wait outside for the number of patrons to exit so that new ones could go in, only to find that the thing I had counted on re-stocking, was not available My parents are hoarders Before the pandemic, I used to criticize my parents for stockpiling cases of toilet paper There were only two of them, and they had four cases in reserve I thought, even if there was a harbor strike, they had enough toilet paper to last for years Then this pandemic struck, and I thought, maybe my parents had a point Those four cases of toilet paper didn't look so nutty after all
November 1, 2021
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Who do you trust most -- either in the news or in your personal life -- to explain what is going on right now? Tell us about why you trust them.
As someone trained in STEM and research, I find that I don't really trust any of my sources unless I can find verification in fact-checking or see that multiple mainstream sources are reporting the same thing . I understand saying that may make me sound a bit pretentious and a little paranoid, but I think that in this day and age we have to be aware of the plague of misinformation and propaganda put out into media (often by unreputable sources) which can then shape the actual news. I don't think that all news is "fake news," but I don't believe that misinformation is becoming more common. In an ideal world, all news and information would be given out unbiased and without malice, but as it is right now, it is important to be responsible for the information we consume and how we consume it. That being said, if it's basic news/events I typically trust mainstream news sources like CNN. Much of the news is opinion pieces and we are often most drawn to the media that best conform to our opinions. As a liberal college student, I prefer looking at liberal sources as they most resemble my worldview. I have come to realize that while I trust them, I should probably look at other sources that force me to think outside my bubble and see the different side even if I am unsure of the accuracy of their information. To the answer as to why I trust what I trust, I don't think I fully do trust any one source. I need verification and a number of different sources pointing to the same thing. I like to develop my own opinions and draw my own conclusions after receiving that information as long as it is accurate information.
November 2, 2021
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¿De que manera el coronavirus le está afectando su vida en este momento? Cuéntenos sus experiencias, sensaciones/emociones, y pensamientos.
Esta semana ha sido rara, cada vez se ven más gentes en la calle caminando, la mayor parte con cubrebocas, pero sin guardar sana distancia, pero por otras partes he conocido de manera indirecta que varias personas han muerto de COVID 19. Lo que me recuerda que el virus no se ha marchado, de hecho pienso que él ya se quedará a vivir con nosotros, aunque espero que en el futuro no sea letal, y pase a ser como un resfriado. Finalmente, tuve que visitar a mi familia en el Estado de Morelos y asistir a compromisos sociales para "rezos" que se hacen en mi país para familiares que han fallecido en este año, con motivo de la fiesta de muerto, a pesar de que es un pueblo pequeño, la mayor parte de personas usa cubrebocas en espacios públicos, creo que lo usan mucho por miedo, porque conocen o tienen familiares que sufrieron o murieron por la enfermedad.
November 3, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
This past week I put my dog in the car and went up to Empire, Michigan to take pictures and look for pretty rocks and fossils. I wanted to see how well [she] travels. She did fine. I was a bit anxious, though, I didn't need to be. She did accidentally lock me out of the hotel room. I went to the car, which was parked right outside the door, jumped up on the door, and turned the dead bolt. Inside the room were my keys and my phone. Other guests called the owners several times. As soon as they got the voicemails, they phoned to say they would be there soon. It was cold and very windy up north, but I got a few good pictures. It was too cold to do any serious fossil hunting along Lake Michigan's shores. But going up there marked a further nudge into normalcy. I woke up this morning to find we had had our first frost, so it's time to bring in the green tomatoes in the hopes they will ripen on the counter top. And I promised a friend that I would collect marigold flowers and freeze them. Her daughter makes dye from them. I wonder how long this bubble of normal will last before a new variant scratches at our warped sense of reality.
November 3, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
Vaccines for kids!!!!!!
November 3, 2021
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Talk about whatever else is on your mind today.
Halloween was almost normal this year. My partner and I dressed in costumes, had dinner at a friend’s house, and then went trick or treating with their four-year-old child. One of their neighbors had carved 26 pumpkins and placed them, complete with lighted candles inside, around the edge of the traffic roundabout at the end of the block. I say almost normal, because along with their costumes, most of the children wore masks that covered their nose and mouth. And at several of the houses, the candy was delivered to trick or treaters by sending it down a long pipe, thereby maintaining social distance from the as yet unvaccinated little ones.
November 8, 2021