At first I was excited that we were getting an extra week of spring break so that I could spend more time with my family and friends. Then when UNC decided to go to online classes and cancel in person classes for the rest of the semester I was very upset. I really enjoy living at UNC and miss doing my extracurricular activities. I participate in HOSA, Habitat for Humanity, and I am a new member of Phi Beta Chi and with the cancelling of in person classes I lost all of my participation in these activities. I also miss going to sporting events with my friends or going out on the weekends.
Online class has been difficult to transition to especially Microbiology and the lab that goes along with it. Trying to learn all of the difficult information for Microbiology lecture and retain it while not being able to go to actual class has been hard to overcome. One hard thing about online classes has been having to log on to zoom and do class discussion for some of my classes. The zoom classes have been hard because since I am living at home my lifestyle has to be different and I have had to balance both of my responsibilities. Another difficult part has been that the internet speed at my house cannot support lots of devices and has made issues with zoom calls.
Another part of me having to move back home early was that I started to go back to work. I work in my local nursing home as a CNA so I am considered essential and can still work. I have worked a couple times since coming home but have found its hard to balance work and completing my assignments. It is a little concerning going to work during the virus outbreak especially since I do not want to give the virus to any of my susceptible residents. Overall I am having a hard time adjusting to doing college work from home but it has gotten better over this past week.
Chloe's Microbiology Blog 