Liz

Liz is a second-year undergraduate student. She is the daughter of an immigrant and a refugee. “I was really frustrated with the university, because I felt they made their decision based on the assumption that everyone has a stable home to go to, a home they wanna go to, which is definitely not true.” Interview…

Mel

Mel is the founder of Posh Cycling and Fitness, a fitness studio located in College Park, Maryland. She has been a fitness instructor for over a decade, and has dreamed of starting her own chain of fitness studios for years. In 2018, she finally opened her first studio, which has since held hundreds of fitness…

Regina

Regina is a UMD alumna, full-time school counselor, and founder of local hair salon Hair + Space Blowdry and Beauty Bar. As someone who grew up in Prince George’s county, she was thrilled to open her first salon in College Park last October. Since COVID-19 forced Regina to close her “nonessential” business in March, she…

Anna L.

Anna Lee is a co-owner of family business, Stripe 3 Adidas, in College Park, Maryland. Through their business, she and her husband, Kevin, work with soccer teams and loyal customers to provide affordable, sustainable sportswear and equipment in order to ensure that every child has the opportunity to play sports. For more than 35 years,…

Rachel

Rachel is a recent college graduate with a B.A. in Psychology from George Washington University.  “I’m a big fan of mindfulness, and there are a lot of benefits, so mindfulness is being aware, [or] present…[and] there are mindfulness exercises such as, a body scan, mindfulness meditation… There’s a bunch of apps for it, Headspace is…

Maddie

Maddie is a student at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. “[This experience has] opened my eyes to like how fast something can change and how. . . stuff that you consider normal can just… not happen. I like to think of myself as a pretty optimistic person, but I do think that the severity…

Daniel

Daniel* is a Nigerian resident that talks about the impact of the COVID-19 virus in Nigeria. “We’ve been at home, let’s say, four weeks now. Food, money, no work, no jobs, no nothing. Everywhere is just…on lockdown. Everyone needs money, everyone needs food to eat. Some Nigerians are even breaking the [stay-at-home] order because, according…

Karen

Karen has a father with stage four stomach cancer and is currently moving. “When [my dad] has chemo, I take advantage of it because he’s stuck in a chair. I miss that. And I feel like that’s time that has been taken away from me that I’ll never get back.” Interview highlights: “[Our moving process]…

Katlyn

Katlyn is a fairly recent graduate of the University of Alabama and currently resides in Howard County, Maryland. Both her mother and sister work in a hospital while she works for a tent rental/event company. “[My mother and sister] have to wear double masks, the face shields, they have to change into a different uniform…

Jessica

Jessica is a manager at a D.C. – based coffee company, and also a student at school who graduates in two weeks. She is located in Washington, D.C. and is twenty-six years old. “But I like to think that after this, everyone who’s been here will be just a better leader. Because we’ve all had…