Page 54 - COVID Consortium Journal - An Edited Collection of Student Art and Writing

could get it, and i would hate for that to happen,
so i’ve been carrying around hand sanitizer
everywhere to make me feel safe, and i use it a
lot, after everything i do.
This photo represents my experience in
staying home and what I’ve been doing this
last week. I tried to do other stuff to make
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feel better, I drew things I would see outside
because I miss going out and walking out, and I need to perfect
my drawing so it’ll be exact, because I miss and love nature. I carry around
hand sanitizer just in case everywhere with me so i had it near me so when i
finish i could put some on, I feel like I worry a bit too much but it’s better to be
safe than sorry. I really enjoy drawing. It makes me feel calmer and it expresses
my feelings.

he week has felt like a forecast of a horrific
T hurricane in a nearby city, it is inciting
something quite close and dangerous, but too
distant to be withdrawn by the turbulence.
My parents are quite troubled by the sudden
shift in our living circumstances, a factor is
that they have no refuge from my hyperactive
little sisters, and the hysteria of the public
led to us having to sustain our resources
for a while. It felt like another break to me, Aimuan Erhabor
instead that I had no option to go outside.
The coronavirus statistics and reports have
been quite overwhelming, especially in New York and the dire fact that my
mother is a critical care nurse who is a part of the medical battlefield against
the virus. Nonetheless, I managed to have a good time this week and I enjoyed
myself with some literature and entertainment. However, I feel guilty to be so
fortunate during this crisis and taking these circumstances quite lightly.

This photo more or so represents my thoughts and my experience during the
coronavirus epidemic. Being forced to stay in my house at all times and not
interact with the outside world is not something I am unfamiliar with but

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