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First US Case
After the breakout in Wuhan, the first cases were discovered in the US. My friend Matt and I thought little of the event at the time. -
Trump Declares Emergency
When the emergency was declared we were both on spring break. Matt G. was already part of an online program so the coming shift would impact him less than myself. I had been at school in Minnesota and he had been at home in Nebraska. My sister, Marlana had recently graduated from college and was working for an electrical service company. -
April
Matt and I both began online classes, however our experiences were drastically different. Matt's school focused on online while my school focused on transitioning to a new learning environment. Marlana worked from home. -
US Lockdowns
The lockdowns caught all three of us off guard: Marlana had recently begun working at Lincoln electrical Services and Matt and I both had our semesters postponed. At this point everything was uncertain. Matt and I had planned to move into an apartment in May and that was looking unlikely. -
May
Matt began his summer semester online as I finished my spring semester and prepared to move in with Marlana for the season. -
June
Marlana returned to the office and Nebraska had mostly reopened. Matt and I spent this month mostly working and staying at home. -
July
Matt continued to work in Omaha while Marlana and I spent most of our time fishing and working with little else happening. -
August
Matt and I had initially postponed moving until August, but when the time came we decided to wait longer. I moved back to Omaha from Marlana's apartment in Lincoln and Matt and I began to hang out in person again. -
September
School began to pick up and cases rose again, so Matt and I began to stay inside more. I began work at my new job as we prepared to move in December. -
October
I went back to Lincoln to see Marlana for my 21st birthday. Matt decided to visit his girlfriend in Florida for a week. Marlana and her fiancé travelled to Ohio for his brother's wedding. -
November
Matt and his family contracted Covid-19 at the beginning of the month. He was forced to stay home from work for two weeks. Luckily he never showed any symptoms other than a headache. -
December
Once again Matt and I decided not to move since cases were on the rise. We both continued to stay with our parents and work in Omaha.