You should know that my professor, during the last class he would ever teach, asked whether we should sacrifice the lives of the elderly, people like him, so that we can survive. “Yes, I think you should” was his answer And after we said thank you and clapped, and left the meeting one by one, tears swelled up his eyes.
Around early March when many schools in the country were starting remote learning, many friends of mine who are international students from China were both physically and verbally assaulted (e.g. being pushed, being called names, yelled at, etc.) just because they wore a mask on the street or in the grocery store.
“.. I feel like rolling my eyes just writing this down. I feel ashamed of my depression. There’s people losing their lives, and here I am selfishly feeling sorry for myself…”
“Have been taking shelter at home since Jan 2020. Can’t travel to US or any other country.”
“一开始焦虑，之后焦虑不安转换为画画 […] 我有时间来多创作作品，画了更多时间陪孩子老婆家人.很好.”
“主要影响肯定还是有关出行的，比如说去餐厅吃饭是不可行的在疫情期间，朋友之间的串门频率也会大大下降。”
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