March 29th, 2020
I’ve been home since I first left for spring break on March 6th, 2020, aside from the day that I returned to NCCU to move out all of my things. I live in Bowie, MD, and it’s about a 4 1/2 hour drive from NCCU, 6 if you take the bus, which is how I usually travel home. I work at a grocery store called Wegmans, and I’ve spent a lot of time there since I’ve been home considering that grocery stores are considered essential businesses as of right now. Therefore, the management at my job is a primary source for me in regards to retrieving information as far as corona virus updates. I haven’t been too concerned with the virus in the past few weeks, but my job’s management gives all of the employees important updates as necessary. All of my other sources that have been keeping me connected are virtual (Twitter, news, etc). I receive updates about assignments through my professors via Blackboard or email. However, it’s a bit overwhelming when you’re just at home/work, and you check your phone to see multiple notifications from professors in regards to assignments. To be completely honest, I’m worried that I may fall behind because there seems to be so much going on at the same time regarding assignments. Every time I turn around, there seems to be another test or assignment due soon and I don’t think that I’ve been handling my stressors the right way. Usually when I get very stressed out by multiple assignments, I start to feel like I’m having a mental breakdown. I don’t necessarily feel as though I’m having one right now, but I feel like it’s coming, so I’m doing my best to try and manage my stress while still staying on top of all of my assignments.
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