Brodt- Student Writing

1. By: Joseph Gedraitis

Covid-19 has impacted everyone in the world one way or another.

Many families have lost their jobs, people they know or love, or even their

homes. My family however, is very lucky in how none have had their

lifestyle completely changed from Covid-19. My mom is still working her job

as a physical therapist and my dad is returning to work within the next few

weeks. My aunt and uncle are doing curb-side deliveries for their restaurant

and other family members are working from home. We had a few close

calls at my moms work when a few workers and patients contracted the

virus and we had to separate things like which door handles to use and

what parts of the couch we couldn't go on. Thankfully she did not test

positive for the virus and is still continuing to support us by working. We’ve

also been doing video chats with our entire family recently so we can social

distance. It’s also been harder to plan family gatherings because no one

knows when this pandemic will roll over.

For school, I have been doing all my work online (same as most

people) and have found it to be easier than regular schoolwork. Especially

how it only takes half the time to do all the work. Sometimes during the

morning i'll talk with my friends online and do my work with them just like

how I would in school. Since sports have been canceled this year I've just

been practicing sailing on my own to hopefully be better next year. In terms

of my routine It’s pretty much the same as it would be (other than getting up

an hour later), wake up and have breakfast, go to school, come home and

play videogames with some friends. To just be in this time of social

distancing and quarantines is to be in the middle of this historic event and

experience it first-hand. To see how people react to this pandemic and

adapt to their current situation. One day people will look back on these

times and remember they lived through it.