Zoe, Allendale

Storyteller: Sophia Donoghue Zoe is from Sanford but is currently living in Allendale. Zoe is attending Grand Valley State University and is eighteen years old. Zoe first heard about Covid through the news and friends around February of last year. Zoe was a senior in high school when the virus first was heard of. SheContinue reading “Zoe, Allendale”

Braxton, Midland County

Storyteller: Sophia Donoghue Braxton is nineteen years old and is from Midland, MI. Currently, he is attending Delta College and is working at Cottage Creamery. Braxton first found out about the virus from his grandpa, who found out about the virus while watching the news. Although he is currently working now, he wasn’t just aContinue reading “Braxton, Midland County”

Calvin, Saginaw County

Storyteller: Carson Kaeckmeister Calvin was a 21 year old construction worker when the pandemic first started. He had first learned of Covid-19 when he and some friends of his were trying to make plans to celebrate his 21st birthday and found out that all the bars and restaurants were closed down. Thankfully, his job wasContinue reading “Calvin, Saginaw County”

Luke, Saginaw County

Storyteller: Carson Kaeckmeister Luke was a 21 year old retired military police when the pandemic first started. He had been watching the news one February evening when he learned of a new virus spreading around China. This is when he first learned of Covid-19. Little did he know it would soon be at his doorstepContinue reading “Luke, Saginaw County”

Rebecca, Midland County

Storyteller: Adam Jean Rebecca Jean is a 19-year-old Michigander who has bounced back and forth from Midland to Kalkaska due to her inability to attend in person education at The University of Michigan. She planned on getting a job but then COVID-19 interfered with her plans to do so. She now spends her days balancingContinue reading “Rebecca, Midland County”

Blake, Livingston County

Storyteller: Adam Jean Blake Smokovitz is an 18-year-old student that lives in Brighton, Michigan. His main responsibilities are balancing high school with early college while maintaining a steady job as an oil and tire technician at a local shop. His last two years of high school were going normally for him until The Corona VirusContinue reading “Blake, Livingston County”

Tucker, Sanford County

Storyteller: Adam Jean Tucker Vandyke is an 18-year-old freshman at Michigan Technological University this year. He lived in Sanford, Mi before moving up to Houghton. This year has been quite chaotic from him due to the Corona Virus seconded by the catastrophic flooding Sandford suffered in May. Tucker says that he first heard of theContinue reading “Tucker, Sanford County”

Madison, Tuscola County

Storyteller: Karissa Kowalski Madison is currently 21 years of age, living in Akron, Michigan and works in beauty care retail at a local shopping center. She first heard about COVID at the beginning of March through a phone call with her mother. At first, she presumed it to be a rumor, because she thought itContinue reading “Madison, Tuscola County”

Jimmy, Bay County

Storyteller: Ryley Hart Jimmy is currently in the delayed entry program for the United States Airforce and is looking into cybersecurity there. He is 18 years old and lives in Auburn, Michigan. Jimmy first heard about COVID over social media back in November 2019, when it first was spreading over in China. His day-to-day lifeContinue reading “Jimmy, Bay County”