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M.C., a medicine student in Nairobi, Kenya

“I had a pharmacology test on that Monday which I had spent my entire weekend trying to memorise the different Antimuscarinic drugs and other complex words in pharmacology. This meant that the test was pushed which was good for me. I had more time to study. However after 1 month of staying at home I was no longer relieved…”

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L.C., 19, an architecture student in Burbank, CA

“… With these questions I came across, I came through an experiment. An experiment where I would post pieces of advice in a relationship forum. It was fun at first, knowing what’s happening to other people around the world. But as I thought about it more, it’s seeing the people’s inner worlds of secrets where they can’t tell other people…”

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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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M.S., 19, a student in Wayne, NJ

“…I’ve kind of been enjoying quarantine […] I was just happy to finally have time to myself to rest and not have to be around people for the next few months. I love my friends but it all got way to much for me and I needed a break […] I finally got some time to myself and I can finally hear myself think again…”

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