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diary entry 1

March 30, 9:59 am

I’ve finally got some free time on my hands after helping build this hospital that for Governor Cuomo. Been a long couple days waking up from 5am and not getting back to my hotel room till 6:30 or 7pm. I can’t wait till I finally can get a break and actually sleep in and enjoy my sleep. Times like this is where I miss my normal life… waking up for school at 10am and leaving around 4 or 5pm. The “grownup life” is really different from the life we have right now. I just hope this doesn’t mess up my summer.

 

March 30th, 11:18am

I started coughing and having a serve headache. Went back to work like how I always do at 5am but this time things felt different. I couldn’t concentrate. One of my sergeants saw me coughing and put in quarantine in the hotel room for 14 days. Best 14 days of my life honestly because now I can catch up on so much sleep. Slept like a baby when I got back to my room. Enjoyed breakfast and started making up assignments that I’ve missed (there’s a lot).

 

April 1st, 12:37pm

Slept like a baby again in this comfy hotel bed. Starting to love this quarantine. I wonder if they would put me on it again if I start coughing or would they just send me home. Basically did the same thing I did yesterday. There isn’t really much to do because the higher ups told me that I couldn’t leave my room. Headache is gone. I’ve just been sneezing here and there and I have a runny nose. The doctors and medics check up on me daily to see my health and of course thank God it’s improving. But I was kinda scared the first day because coughing and headaches are symptoms of the virus.

1 Comment

  1. Sarah Schmerler

    Jonathan,
    We are in suspense and want to know more! We also hope you feel well!
    No one else in our class will have your perspective as a National Guardsman, at least to my knowledge, so I say exploit it and tell us all you can.
    -Prof. S.

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