Monthly Archives: March 2020

Corona County

Hello world, welcome to my Coronavirus diaries.  I live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. My town, Yardley, Pennsylvania, is about five minutes from Trenton, New Jersey. We are also about 45 minutes outside the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We have 43 … Continue reading

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When State College Isn’t State College Anymore by Justin Korman

Growing up in State College, I’m used to being here after the students leave. When I was younger, my family and I would enjoy going downtown during summers and winter break because it was pleasantly quiet, largely free from students. … Continue reading

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Pursuing Positivity and Perspective in an Unprecedented Time by Talia Chiariello

My Home Never in a million years would I think that I would have to write about such an unprecedented time that I am living through. I currently live in Long Island, New York which has nearly 4,000 coronavirus cases (Newsday … Continue reading

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David Fortunato- Quiz 2

2020: The Year Everything was Canceled  These past few weeks since spring break has not been easy for me. Not only did I learn I won’t be seeing my college friends any time soon. I also learned that my grandmother … Continue reading

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Quiz 2 – Will Bodycot

Family Connections and Groceries in Short Supply Living without connection to grandparents or loved ones is the hardest part of living in the social distance situation we find ourselves in today. The decision to distance ourselves from the ones we … Continue reading

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Home Away from Home By: Kacey Gill – Blog for Quiz 2

Beginning: Returning from spring break to empty grocery store shelves, and a nearly vacant town are a lot to process all at once. If you told me 2 months ago this was how my senior year of college was going … Continue reading

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Blog for Quiz 2 – University, Memoirs, and Pandemic by Ji Hee Jung

University, Memoirs, and Pandemic Since the outbreak of Corona virus in China, my home country, South Korea, was the next country to be exposed of the virus as many East Asian people love to travel their neighbor countries experiencing different … Continue reading

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Blog for Quiz 2-Coronavirus Experience by Yibo Wang

The Coronavirus Experience The Experience of Getting Tested For Coronavirus Everywhere in America, the coronaviruses cases are increasing every day, indicating an increase in the number of people getting tested each day by going to the hospital or having visits … Continue reading

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Blog for Quiz 2- My Experience with Coronavirus by Emilie Kyler

Beginning: Quarantine, no toilet paper, and boredom, oh my! These three things have been a big part of the conversation with the global pandemic of the Coronavirus. The virus originated in China, and now has been spread to many other … Continue reading

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Blog for Quiz 2 – Worry in Isolation by Daryle Watkins

Home for me is a small town in New Jersey with a population of about 2,000. Silence is no stranger to me here because this place is usually very sleepy with not many people hanging around. However, since coming back … Continue reading

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Goodbye Junior Year – Blog for Quiz 2 By: JoLynn Harper

Beginning: Corona Virus, or COVID-19, has been the talk of 2020. The virus, which originated in China has now spread across the world, becoming a global pandemic, and for many countries a national emergency. In the United States today, there … Continue reading

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Blog for Quiz two: Outbreak: How the Coronavirus has impacted my life by Kyle Cugini

Unprecedented is the word that keeps coming to my head every time I see the news or look out into the world. Everything happening is truly unprecedented and even as I write this blog I truly cannot believe this is … Continue reading

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Blog for Quiz 2- The New Normal by Gianna DeLuca

Beginning: Finishing up the last couple months of my sophomore year, the “best” year, the last thing I was expecting was to finish the year out at home on Long Island. In February of 2020, I was hearing about the … Continue reading

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Blog for Quiz 2- Making the Days Count by Crystal Zhang

Beginning Going into the last few months of my senior year, I was not expecting to stay at home in New York for the remainder of the last semester after spring break. I knew of the virus and was getting … Continue reading

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Cheers to 21 years

Hello class, writing to you from State College as of Friday the 20th of March. I have spent a little over a week in quarantine completely isolated. For my spring break, my friends and I traveled to Barcelona, Spain. Although … Continue reading

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