Storyteller: Emma Smith In March, Brandon began a normal shift at work, when he had checked his social media and saw that there was a virus now spreading around the world. Brandon was a 21-year-old contractor for a post office. People had not made a huge fuss about the virus yet, because it had notContinue reading “Brandon, Genesee County”
Tag Archives: Age 18-25
Aaron, Bay County
Storyteller: Anna Norfleet Aaron was 17 going on 18 when the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. He lived at his childhood home in Kawkawlin, Michigan at the time with his sister, mother, and father. Aaron was one of the many senior across the world who has their senior year ripped away from them. At theContinue reading “Aaron, Bay County”
Lee, Bay City
Storyteller: Alexander Younce Leah, or more commonly referred to as “Lee” Torrey works as a bus aide for the Bangor township school system. Since the beginning of the pandemic there has been the debate about whether or not to keep kids in school, something Lee experienced first hand. She told me “When they decided toContinue reading “Lee, Bay City”
Katie, Birch Run
Storyteller: Alexander Younce Katie was awoken by her phone ringing on march 13th, a call from her work that she immediately picked up. The voice on the other end told her that her work, a retail store in Birch Run, where she lives, was shutting down because of a quickly spreading virus. The months thatContinue reading “Katie, Birch Run”
Austin, Saginaw County
Storyteller: Megan Hoesman Austin turned 18 in June, the middle of the Michigan shutdown. He grew up in Saginaw County with his family. Austin was not aware of the Coronavirus until his girlfriend told him about it at the end of February. At the time, the only way that the Coronavirus affected him was thatContinue reading “Austin, Saginaw County”
Andrew, Essexville
Storyteller: William Stark Andrew is a nineteen-year-old who attends Delta College. He has hobbies which include music, fitness, and hunting. At the very beginning of the pandemic, he was wrapping up his senior year in high school. There was great fear in his mind when he first heard about COVID-19 in China. He was playingContinue reading “Andrew, Essexville”
Max, Bay City
Storyteller: William Stark Max Michalski is a nineteen-year-old college student at SVSU. When his world became confined to his household, he was devastated. It all started in mid-February when FOX news was reporting breaking news on China having an outbreak of a new disease. This new information had blown over his head. He had neverContinue reading “Max, Bay City”
Stephanie, Bay County
Storyteller: Heather Henry Stephanie is 18 years old and resides with her parents. When the pandemic first began, she was employed with Panera Bread in her hometown. However, she was furloughed due to downsizing, which resulted from the pandemic. She did eventually quit to focus on school. The news of Covid-19 first reached her inContinue reading “Stephanie, Bay County”
Sadie, Bay County
Storyteller: Heather Henry Sadie is an 18-year-old freshman in college. She was a senior in high school when news of the pandemic first occurred. Her first recollection of hearing about Covid-19 was from her teachers, which was soon followed by the observation of the virus on the news. Once the pandemic began, her day-to-day lifeContinue reading “Sadie, Bay County”
Jacob, Midland County
Storyteller: Samantha Grywalsky Jacob, a twenty-one year old City of Midland maintenance employee and Domino’s pizza manager, has worked through the COVID-19 pandemic since day one. When the lockdowns were put into place in mid-March, 2020, Jacob’s day-to-day life did not change much; if anything, he worked more. What did change, however, was his income.Continue reading “Jacob, Midland County”
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