Tag Archives: Age 18-25

Alexis, Bay County

Storyteller: Sydney Isbell  Work was always Lexi’s biggest motivation so when that was taken away from her, she felt as though she lost control of her life. She needed to be working to feel like she was making a difference in the world and benefiting herself and others.   At the beginning of the pandemic, she was working a full-time job atContinue reading “Alexis, Bay County”

Michael, Saginaw County

Storyteller: Phyllis Schmitter Michael was unemployed at the time of the pandemic. Before he found out about the pandemic, he was spending his days hanging out with friends and family, going out to different places, and working on various arts and crafts. He was simply enjoying life. When the pandemic fully hit the United StatesContinue reading “Michael, Saginaw County”

Carter, Bay County

Storyteller: Sydney Isbell  The start of the coronavirus pandemic was a hard time for everybody but being a senior in high school, with your whole experience ahead of you, it just hit harder. Carter didn’t go to his junior prom, so this was his time to shine for senior prom. Until that was no longer able to happen. Once that was cancelled, heContinue reading “Carter, Bay County”

Jarod, Saginaw County

Storyteller: Phyllis Schmitter Jarod was a junior in high school when the pandemic hit. COVID-19 came out of nowhere, starting as vague whisperings of a pandemic from abroad hitting America to the entire school district being shut down. This change turned his world upside down, instead of going out and enjoying his junior year withContinue reading “Jarod, Saginaw County”

Nathan, Genesee County

Storyteller: Madeline Spillane Nathan is 19 years old and lives in Flushing. He works part-time as a carpenter. Nathan first heard about Covid in early March while watching the news. At first he didn’t think that it was that big of a deal because there wasn’t a lot of fuss over it, but life slowlyContinue reading “Nathan, Genesee County”

Julia, Saginaw County

Storyteller: Izabella Rosebush  As a senior in high school Julia thought the pandemic would give her a nice little break during the most stressful time of the final year of high school. But it lasted longer than she expected when they never went back to school. She had first heard about Covid on the newsContinue reading “Julia, Saginaw County”

Dontae, Wayne County

Storyteller: Sasha Tadajewski Dontae lives in Taylor, about 25 minutes outside of Detroit. He works overnight as a production operator making spindles for Honda at a plant in New Boston. This is where Dontae first heard about Covid, he was at work when he heard his co-workers talking about this virus in China.  Partway throughContinue reading “Dontae, Wayne County”

Jade, Montmorency County

Storyteller: Sasha Tadajewski Jade first learned about COVID-19 when she was sitting on the couch, watching television; something came on the news about a virus outbreak in Wuhan, China. At first, she wasn’t very worried; how would something in China affect her? Well, it affected so much of her life. When Covid first erupted, JadeContinue reading “Jade, Montmorency County”

Connor, Bay County

Storyteller: Emilee Green March of 2020 Connor spent most of his time working at Delta College, bartending at a local bar, and spending time with his girlfriend and their cat Jellybean. He, his girlfriend, and Jellybean had been moved in to their tiny apartment on Center Avenue only a week when news of COVID-19 hitContinue reading “Connor, Bay County”