Traveling Back From Peru
For me, my “corona experience” started a little later than others. This is because I spent my spring break in Peru and did not return to the United States until Saturday, March 14th. I was on a volunteer trip with a medical focus in the small beach town of Huanchaco, and therefore was relatively sheltered from all the corona news, since I was not constantly looking at my phone and focused more on being present in the moment while I was there (I got to give Hepatitis B and tetanus vaccines, as well as HIV testing). However, when it came time to leave Peru, I became aware of how serious the spread of the coronavirus had become. I started to get worried about keeping myself safe while traveling. I just made sure to wipe down my seat and tray tables, stay away from people, wash my hands often, and to not touch my face. I was extremely relieved when I made it back home, especially because soon after I left, Peru shut its borders and I had a friend who has been stuck there for a couple of weeks. Today, March 28, I have officially been back in the US for two weeks and still not shown any symptoms.
Studying From Home
Honestly, studying from home has been a lot less stressful than I thought it would be. While it is not easy, the transition was fairly smooth, I think since a lot of assignments for my classes were already supposed to be completed online. The biggest change has come from now doing lectures over Zoom and testing online. My greatest concern as a pre-nursing student is that my GPA is going to be lower than it would have been, since the nursing school does not have the same pass/fail policy as the College of Arts and Sciences. Also, it has become a lot harder to study and stick to a schedule since sometimes the amount of material feels ovewhelming. I am appreaciative that most of my classes are using Zoom and therefore I have still some structure in my schedule. I have not completed many tests online so far, but while I am more relaxed and less anxious than I am when testing in a classroom setting, I am also less focused and concentrated.
How I Am Dealing
I have been conscious of this situation and been following most guidelines. I have remained inside my house except to walk walk my dogs and run outside. I continue to wash my hands often. I have not spent time with any friends or hung out in large groups. Part of this is because I feel I have no right to put others in danger due to my desire to be social, but mostly because my mom works in a retirement, which houses the most at risk population. She is an essential personnel and therefore continues to go to work, but she answers a symptom questionnaire everyday before work and has her temperature taken. So far her workplace has had no cases and hopefully it will remain that way.
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