I’m trying to think of a way to start this blog post off maturely, but it’s difficult when you feel as if the government isn’t listening to you. I should be in school right now, but our governor declared a state of emergency, and shut down all K-12 schools for two weeks. Looking at our county, we could be looking at a month of online school, and returning after spring break, or possibly never.
Coming from someone who overreacts a lot, this situation is a recipe for disaster. I have tried to keep myself busy over these couple of days by practicing my German, binge watching Netflix shows, and spending time outside with my friends. However, the thought of never returning to school frightens me. Don’t get me wrong, I hate school, and I despise the fact over how most, if not all, students are only memorizing the information, and not actually learning the material. Hearing what top health officials say, if we don’t take action right away, this could be an ongoing condition for months.
How the administration is handling this pandemic is angering me. I don’t want our country’s health system to end up in flames like Italy’s has, yet, it looks like we’re going that way with how unprepared we are. Will this pandemic continue to last throughout the summer? Coronavirus is supposed to affect between 40-70% of the US population, which is between 160 and 240 million people. The US doesn’t even have a free healthcare system, and we’re expected to pay between 50-100 dollars for a vaccine? Sadly at the end of the day, it all comes down to money, doesn’t it? This virus has shown the true colors of our society, how careless and money hungry some of us are.
It saddens me that I won’t be able to go to Communications for a month. I know that we’ll do online school, but being surrounded with these amazing group of people has given me hope about our generation (surprisingly). Communications has not only helped me improve on my writing, but it has also provided me with a group of loving and supporting people. I know I’ll have to say goodbye eventually; I just never expected that our time would be cut short.
As my mom says, there are people in the same boat as me, and I’m taking this time to get back into writing stories. I’ll most likely be active on here, ranting about politics and social injustice, and if I’m not, then I’m taking the time to relax & let the stress from school die down while trying not to jump into conclusions as I always do.
Stay safe, and most importantly, quarantine yourself! You may have a healthy immune system, but think about the others that don’t. We all want this pandemic to go away as soon as possible, and it won’t if you decide to surround yourself with hundreds of people carelessly.
-The Political Junkie