Journal 8

Do I see people following these procedures? No. We can’t just put that much trust in people because a lot of people don’t actually take this seriously. I feel like it’s just too risky to put that much on the line. So many people have died and my mom and I could be at major risk with how bad our asthma is. Of course I’d LOVE to be able to see my friends again and be able to go in public but not if it’s going to put more people at risk including myself.

We need this virus to be done as soon as possible and if they host those fairs it could last until Thanksgiving and then from Thanksgiving it would last until Christmas and then from Christmas to new years and so on and so forth. If we have people who keep dragging this virus out by going to unnecessary events this could very easily carry over to next year if we don't find a cure.

I think that is smart to have people stay at home, to help stop the spread, and flatten the curve. By giving the option to either stay home or go out, you are downsizing the severity of the disease, and putting many more people at risk of getting the disease.

If phase 3 doesn’t go into effect until July there will be a lot of unhappy people including me. I just got a job for a summer camp and I am really looking forward to earning some cash this summer. So I am crossing my fingers that they will still have summer camps.

It’s this class that gave me confidence in my writing and English skills, and giving me a new passion and path in life. This sense of drive and interest come from this (literally) breathtaking era of life. It’s given us so much more to think about and appreciate. And as much as we want things to be normal again, we’re scared that this newfound determination and passion will be lost in the harsh ways of society. Will possible grades and test scores take away from what I’m most confident in? I’m not sure, we’ll have to see if I find myself lost once again.

I think it is smart that whenever we go out we have to wear a mask or something over our faces now. Especially since places are starting to open back up. The article says that we should expect to work remotely until September. It also says that Mills is working with schools to open back up in the fall. But I hope that we will be able to go back to school in the fall since it will be senior year. Hopefully with the phased lifting of quarantine every month or so we can start getting life back to normal. It is a scary thought, though, putting so much at risk. This could help us, or it could make us continue with remote learning into next year.

One of the first things that stood out to me in this article is that laughter is the best medicine, this shows that even in these sad times it is still ok to laugh and be happy. The author also writes that it may seem dark to laugh while people in the world are dying and he makes a good point by saying this since I assume it's a common thought. I believe that you need to find the good and you need to laugh and be happy more through the bad times than you do through good times to make sure you come out of the bad times alright.

This article is talking about how Governor Mills is hoping to have all of Maine open by September and slowly reopen the state, but with the tourist season coming it could cause some issues because of how popular Maine becomes in the summer. So this leaves a tough decision on the state and even when people come from out of state who knows how long they will be here and they have to be quarantined for 2 weeks when they arrive so that affects things cause they could only be here for a week or 2. they wouldn’t even be able to enjoy their vacation which would be bad for them but I agree we need to be safe.

I have to start doing some running for soccer which I really love but the problem for me is that I slim down so much while running and I want to stay bigger and keep my weight up not to lose it. The thing is I have been doing biking which is endurance but I don’t how much it compares to running but I guess i will see when I run tomorrow.

This is very exciting because it seemed that quarantine was going to last forever, and gives me hope for life starting to return back to normal. Reviewing back it didn’t seem that bad, it seemed as though a very small sacrifice I had to make in the grand scheme of things. I think hysteria and panic played a big part in the whole thing, and that doesn’t help anyone. I often forget I am even in quarantine, I have simply become accustomed to this new way of life.

On nice days like that it's easy to forget that we're in the middle of a pandemic, which is sort of nice. Then again, all these fun activities are being chosen over online school sometimes. Today was the first day in awhile I’ve felt free of all this pandemic drama and stress.