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C.L., 23, an engineer in San Diego, CA

“While I’ve been optimistic that everyone here will be mindful and safe when returning back to our city’s parks, I am a bit concerned about some of the crowded midnight raves of partiers who have come to observe the bioluminescent red tide in my neighborhood park…”

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C.I., 28, a doctoral student in Catania, Italy

“This study trip got canceled, and the evolution of the events brought the entire class to an existential conundrum: how to design for a place that you have never visited? And how to brainstorm design ideas on tracing papers and models where you can’t share architecture studio spaces anymore?”

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X.H., 32, a company employee in Jingzhou, China

“回家20天左右的时候,我意识到自己带的药可能不能坚持到疫情完全解除了。[…] 我还没有向家里出柜和坦白我生病的事情,所以我只能跟家人撒谎,说慢性鼻炎发作,比较严重,需要去取药,才出了门。”

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Y.P.F., 23, a human resource worker in Guiyang, China

“就像是世界末日一样 2020的2月和3月 街上几乎没有人没有车 整个城市都处于瘫痪状态 像是睡着了 […] 庆幸贵阳确诊的很少 很想见朋友见同事 想念走在大街上和朋友吵吵闹闹不戴口罩的日子 很多感觉都忘记了”

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