The beginning of Covid-19

 My name is Stazia Donathan. I am from Wilder, Kentucky and I am 18 years old. I am Caucasian and considered middle class. A little more about me is that my parents have been divorced for six years now, I have two older brothers, and the cutest nephew that is about to turn seven months. When it comes to terms about Covid-19 in my family, it wasn't quite a burden to us but it was an eye-opening experience. We spent way more time together and my mother cooked great homemade meals for dinner every night which used to only be on rare occasions. Although those times were good, my nephew had just been born before the virus so it was very scary for us to have a new born during a pandemic. The grocery stores quickly became empty and restaurants and stores began closing. My workplace also closed, cutting off my income and not too long after that, my parents jobs closed as well. This is when Covid-19 began to get a little more scary for my family and other families too. Although toilet paper, cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer, foods, etc. were scarce my family did alright through this pandemic. We had plenty of food in our cabinets and fridge to keep us full and enough cleaning supplies left over that we already had but it was difficult not having access to our favorite restaurants or stores. It was also upsetting that I didn't get the have the graduation that I had looked forward to the past 13 years and I never got to see my class all together for the last time. We didn't have the senior bike ride, senior walk, or an official last day to say goodbye to our teachers or classmates because we were not aware that we would not be returning back to school. I was probably the only family member that has come the closest to Covid-19 because in May, me and my boyfriend went to his family's beach house in Daytona, Florida. We were aware that the virus was spiking but as individuals, we maintained the social guidelines. I say that I was the closest to Covid-19 because when we arrived to Florida, almost no one was following social guidelines. People were still going out to eat normally, shopping without a mask, and not staying six feet apart from one another, it was almost as if there wasn't a world wide pandemic occurring. It was very strange but we still managed to have a fun time while staying safe and we didn't not get the virus so all was good.