4/2/2020 Kevin Chen Period 7

4/2/2020

Kevin Chen 

Period 7

What is it like working from home?

Working from home is both stressful and calming at both points. Since I have all day

to myself, I still strive through the struggles to overcome the pandemic which is in our

hands. Even though we have freedom, we still have to continue our daily lives which

includes doing our schoolwork. We get a ton of work from our teachers which balances

out the stress and relaxation period. I’m not too fond of working at home because it is

difficult to always be working with technology. It is getting difficult for the teacher to teach

and the students to listen. I’ve stayed at home for more than two weeks and I’ve felt like I

lost track of time. Is it Monday or is it Tuesday? Either way I went crazy and one whole

week feels like just a day.

Your own personal feelings and thoughts about what is happening right now.

I just feel mildly depressed because I can't socialize with other people. I’m stuck with the

same old people for years so it's boring for me. My parents are so paranoid because

“OMG if you step outside the house, you will catch the disease.” I just don't like people that

are paranoid as long as we don’t go into a crowded area. Everyday I hear ambulances

outside from my window and I start to worry more and more. “When will this situation

come to an end?” I wondered. But i don't really care because all i do is sit in my bedroom

just lazily binging and playing games. I’m fine but i just wish this would go by faster and

sooner. I just feel bad because I never got to talk to my friends and I wonder what life will

be like after this crisis. 

What are the updates around the world/community regarding the virus?

This pandemic has brought the world down to its knees and harshly affected our

economic growth. In just two weeks, 10 million jobs have vanished. Since everyone is

staying home, not many people are working. Otherwise, they will be working at home.

Many jobs were gone but some still exist, maybe such as supermarkets or pharmacies.

And as the numbers of the infected are increasing, leaders around the world are restricting

traveling and movements. So far there are 981,428 cases of the Coronavirus and only

50,255 deaths. 206,272 cases have recovered. It is sad to see such an exponential

growth in the numbers of infected. It’s just sad because some people still want to go out

and mingle. And some are taking advantage of people staying in their houses such as

con-people who go door to door robbing people. The US is currently number one with a

total case of 227,061 cases.