The past 5 years, I have been doing the slice of life writing challenge by blogging every day for the month of March. I have always been successful because I have been diligent in my goal---I've always planned out my blog posts (making notes throughout the year) about relevant topics and then setting myself to work on the harder posts on the weekends, and then making final edits and publishing them throughout the week. This year, I was worried that I would not be able to finish the challenge because I was going to be out of the country for over a week, but that is not what happened. Instead, a global pandemic came to fruition and challenged the very fabric of what it is to be alive in the current era. All the things I've blogged about in the past seem to be insignificant and irrelevant compared to the issues facing society today. I've been completely absorbed in the news, the daily press briefings by the president and the governor.....looking at twitter, instagram and facebook constantly for information..... I start back to 'school' tomorrow via online learning, and I am still unsure about how that will play out in the midst of the crisis we are facing as a society. Over the past two weeks, as the reality has begun to truly sink in---the realization that people I know will probably lose people or die as a result of this virus, I have had a lot of rough moments...I've been an emotional wreck on several occasions, trying to go on walks, and make art as a means to keep myself occupied, but as the death toll climbs and the number of infections grows, so does the fear. Today, the president said in his press briefing that the government will maintain the recommendation to keep the social distancing guidelines in place through April 30th. At first, they said through March 30th....now, we are looking at another month and I think I will be okay for a few more weeks, but my birthday will be in quarantine, as will Easter, and all of the fun stuff that normally happens at the end of the school year... My school recently announced that we would be extending our 'wellness break' through April 24th....will we even go back this year? What does the end of the year look like if we don't go back until April 24th? How do we just show back up with 3.5 weeks left and still cram everything in? How do we maintain our relationships with students remotely? How will I survive the summer if we DON'T go back after the 24th? I don't know how I will survive all of the alone time if I don't find something really engaging to do for the entire summer....
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