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What were your first reactions to hearing about COVID19 when it first became a pandemic?

Dad: “I was shocked. I was not really very worried. I knew that I had to take certain precautions, like wearing a mask, but if I did get the virus, I knew that it would not hurt me very much, since I don’t have any underlying conditions.”

Did you think people were over-reacting? Underreacting?

Dad: “I thought there were many people overreacting. I knew that the virus was going to come. There is really no way to prepare for a pandemic like this because you never know what it will bring.”

How did your family respond?

Dad: “My family responded very well. Your mom was worried about the virus, so she bought all of the necessary supplies for us.”

How is today different from when the pandemic first happened for you, your family, the nation, the world?

Dad: “When the pandemic first happened, we had to go into quarantine and follow all of the CDC guidelines to stay safe. We could not go out with other people, and we could not travel. Today, there are almost no places that require masks. We once again have the ability to travel to places and to socialize with other people.”

What would you tell yourself a year ago vs now?

Dad: “A year ago, I did not know what was going to happen to the world because of the pandemic. It was close to when the vaccine came out. I didn’t know when this pandemic was going to end.”

What has the pandemic made you realize?

Dad: “The pandemic has made me realize how much damage a virus could do to the world. It surprises me how a sickness can hurt the world so much. It is incredible how the Coronavirus spread from across the world so quickly. This has made me realize how the world is so connected.”

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What were your first reactions to hearing about COVID19 when it first became a pandemic?

Mom: “I was surprised, and I immediately got prepared buying supplies for prevention and protection.”

Did you think people were over-reacting? Underreacting?

Mom: “I thought people were underreacting, at first. No one thought that the Coronavirus was going to reach the United States.”

How did your family respond?

Mom: “We all watched the news and followed the guidelines. We took care of ourselves as well as the people around us.”

How is today different from when the pandemic first happened for you, your family, the nation, the world?

Mom: “Most people, including us, have immunity to the virus, due to having the antibodies. Most also have various vaccines. We have been able to get back to socializing, and little by little the world is getting back to normal. We are able to travel again with little restrictions.”

What would you tell yourself a year ago vs now?

Mom: “A year ago, people were just getting the vaccines, so I wondered if they would even work. I did not know how long the vaccine would last, and I didn’t know if or when we would be able to walk around without masks on.”

What has the pandemic made you realize?

Mom: “We are living creatures that can be so vulnerable and so terribly impacted by a natural disaster like this. I realized how hard it is for us to live isolated. Human beings are naturally very social, and being away from everyone is very difficult.”

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I found this meme about COVID very funny. 2020 was a very stressful time for many people, and it was a very difficult time as well, so the meme makes sense.

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I was surprised that Twitter, such a large company, was sold to Elon Musk.

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This was in Spain when I went with my family during Spring Break. We were eating at a restaurant.

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This is in Vail, Colorado when I went skiing.

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When COVID first started, I was in sixth grade. I had never experienced anything like that before. At first, I thought it was just a normal virus like the Flu. I did not take it seriously at all. No one really took it very seriously. When people decided to react, it was already too late. The virus spread very quickly all around the world. Some people still didn’t do anything. The COVID cases number just kept going up throughout the whole year. My school sent everyone home once the spread got high in the United States. My family and I reacted the same as most people, with quarantine. We stayed home, and we went out really little. Every time we went out, we would wear a mask and take all of the necessary precautions. COVID really impacted me badly. It cancelled many of the trips that my family had planned. Fortunately, no one in my family was hurt or passed away due to COVID. I ended up getting vaccinated in late 2021, but in January 2022, I ended up getting COVID along with the rest of my family. When I went on a ski trip with my family, I was not able to ski for most of the trip due to having COVID. It ruined our whole trip because no one in my family could ski. COVID-19 really impacted my life and the whole world very badly.

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This was in New York, and I took a picture with my brother.

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This is in Mexico, when I went in the Summer of 2021

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This year, I have started to watch a new show called Narcos Mexico. It is very interesting because of the many plot twists that it has. I really like the show, and I have been watching it for the past year.

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During COVID, I started to play tennis again. I had played when I was little, and I started again during COVID. To this day, I'm still playing tennis, and I enjoy it very much.

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We had a trip planned for spring break. My family and I had to cancel a trip to Aruba during spring break last year. The day that our flight was supposed to leave, they closed the airports because of Coronavirus. The trip was planned with two other families. We all had to stay home, and we ended up not going anywhere. The trip had also been planned with a lot of time in advance, so it was very difficult to make plans for another trip. Since it was just starting, the cases were going up really fast. The trip was canceled right when we were supposed to leave, and the Coronavirus just got worse from there. Many other events and trips got canceled because of the unfortunate event. Coronavirus really forced many people to sacrifice big parts of their lives. This virus impacted the whole world, and nothing like this had happened in a whole century. It made many people’s lives very difficult, and it ended as well as ruined many people’s lives. People really suffered during this time, and this was not even the worst of it. The death rate was higher than ever. Many small businesses were tragically destroyed.

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I find it interesting how the CDC made a study claiming that most people have already gotten Covid or have the antibodies. I think that Coronavirus had definitely impacted the world significantly these past few years.

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This is a really hard time that Ukraine is going through. President Putin, of Russia, declared war on Ukraine on February 24th 2022. It caused a lot of problems and suffering for the people of Ukraine.