Kim

Covid-History Item Type Metadata

Age

52

Date

6/10/2020

Location

Dewitt, New York

When did the impact of COVID-19 first occur to you? How did your reaction to COVID-19 change between then and the first case in your town?

March 12 week. When my job closed.

How is your life different now than it was before the pandemic?

Doing online virtual work for the first time.

How are you feeling? What are you doing to relieve stress?

Walking often

What have you noticed has changed in your community since the outbreak? What has surprised you?

Less traffic

Are you an employee who has been laid off or furloughed? Were you able to get unemployment? Were you able to retain your health insurance?

Furloughed. Got unemployment.

Are you working from home? What adjustments or challenges are you experiencing?

Very isolating working from home

Do you have children at home? How’s it going?

n/a

How are you using social media, the Internet, or digital platforms during the pandemic?

Now using Microsoft teams and Zoom. Listening to bands play online

Do you have animals? Did you adopt a pet? How have they impacted your day?

Cat. Have been able to be at home with him more.

What positive things did you contribute to or notice take place?

Quieter less hurried lufestyle

Did you or someone you know contract COVID-19? What was it like?

n/a

What do you wish you knew before the pandemic began?

How fast everything shut down

What would you want future generations to know about the 2020 pandemic? How would you recommend they prepare for it?

Very scary. Protect your elders. Check on them, grocery shop, etc. Help each other.

How do you think this pandemic will change how we behave going forward? What will the “new normal” look like?

I think it has been profound for society. More people staying home, avoiding large gatherings

Dublin Core

Title

Kim

Publisher

Southern Adirondack Library System

Language

English

Type

Covid History

Identifier

11686661292

Citation

“Kim,” Leaving Our Fingerprints on History, accessed December 22, 2024, https://fingerprints.sals.edu/omeka/items/show/68.

Output Formats

Geolocation