“At the time we thought, this was a short term thing, and we were anticipating a quick return back. But as it turned out, we were to be here for the long haul.”
“그러나 확인되지 않은 타인을 만나거나 노출될 경우 서로 의심하거나 좋지 않은 감정으로 시작하는 점은 이 시기를 견디기 어렵게 하는 요인으로 파악된다.”
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This young young man, who commutes over an hour a day to our son’s private school, moved in with us to study from here rather than a crowded Bronx apartment. […] His family is from West Africa so his life is very different from ours. We feel so lucky to be in a position to offer him a home. It’s a small thing we can do during a period where so many less fortunate people are suffering.”
“疫情在家约了小伙伴每天锻炼，做超累的HIIT，梦想着能暴瘦15斤，然而现实总是残酷的，可能是太能吃了，到现在还没有完成梦想的1/5 […] 种花算是我少有的户外“运动”，可以放空大脑，好好放松，不过令人崩溃的是，我种的花一个都没发芽，希望房东不要打我。隔离期间的生活就和流水账一样，其实我有点喜欢这样的生活，但还是希望疫情早点结束啦。”
“The uncertainty of the situation is troubling. I have also in general become more lax in handling my schoolwork, spending most of the day in bed watching series and having daydreams. […] This has also weirdly enough been a time for reflection and self-discovery…”
“…I was able to continue my exercise class three times a week via ZOOM. I’m a voracious reader and quickly ran out of books. I’ve spent a few hundred dollars buying books and even got my husband reading instead of watching tv. After my projects I kind of spiraled spiritually and felt anxious and depressed…”
Life in Quarantine: Witnessing Global Pandemic is an initiative sponsored by the Poetic Media Lab and the Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis at Stanford University.
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