Before I realized Covid-19 was big, I went on with my same routine. Rising before the sun would shine, getting ready quickly because I always woke up late, going to high school for long periods, having tiring gymnastics practice, and trying to get my homework done in the time when I wasn’t doing anything. On March 12, 2020, I had school just like I always did, but this day DCSD told students that school would possibly be closed because of the new deadly virus. This was shocking to hear because school would close for nothing: Well that’s what it felt like. My school reminds me of a plain, dull building where you get locked up and can never escape – A prison. Time goes on and on and never seems to end. This day was more pleasant than others because we had a cheese day in French class.

We were learning about food and cheese culture in France, so everyone brought in something to have a cheese-like potluck. There were many kinds of cheese and other foods, like some blue cheese that smelled like it was decaying and very pungent; one taste of it and my senses were filled with dirt and old flavor. As known, this type of cheese has literal mold in it. To get rid of the horrid taste of the blue cheese, I tasted every other cheese, crackers, and jams that were there. My classmates and I all chatted and enjoyed this chance of trying new types of cheeses. In my last class of the day, I had an eye-opening conversation with my human geography teacher about his own opinion of this new virus. His face showed worry, and he knew that Covid-19 would escalate and become an even bigger problem. 

 

Weeks before Georgia or even the United States (as a whole) were worried about the Coronavirus, countries like China were already having deaths and going on lockdown. By Feburary 2020, borders of countries were now being closed, and no one could leave or enter. I, myself, didn’t know most of this was happening. My family mentioned Covid a little bit, but I never watch the news. It started to spread to more countries, like in Europe.

From my perspective, Italy and China had the most cases globally. Suddenly, cases in Georgia were a thing, then in Atlanta, then in Dekalb County. The United States was now leading the world in covid cases. Businesses all around had signs saying it was required to wear a mask to enter or that they were closed due to Covid.