Coronavirus: a different way of life

COVID-19 has changed the way most Americans live. We have been told to self-quarantine, socially-distance and work from home. While some people have the luxury of being able to work from home, millions have lost their jobs because of this virus.

My mother, Sandra Persia can no longer do her job as a Process Server. However, my mother, Julie Hallauer is in a position where she can still work while “non-essential businesses” are closed. They are both dealing with these changes in different ways.

The empty toilet paper isle at my local Target store.
Packs of toilet paper that my family managed to find in stores in case we are to go into a full lockdown per government order.
Julie Hallauer is a Warranty Manager at LG Chem. She has been ordered to work from home since her job is not an “essential service.”
Sandra Persia cleans the house as she is unable to go out and work as a Process Server.
Sandra cleans as Julie finishes her work day.
Julie’s work supplied their employees with N95 masks before the Michigan Governor ordered all “non-essential businesses” to work from home or close.

CMU students create podcast ‘Get a Taste of This’ about eating habits and budgeting to help other students

“Get a Taste of This” is a podcast designed to inform CMU students how to eat mindfully on a college budget with a college schedule in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. We want to expose students to grocery store hacks, different diets, how to save money shopping for food, and how to eat healthy while doing it. The first episode “Get a Taste of This: Time to Veg Out” focuses specifically on vegetarianism and veganism in Mount Pleasant.

Podcast by Jackson Hallauer and Sydney Hutchison

Music:

Broken Veins by jlsmrl | @jlsmrl
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