Day 22 of isolation. I have never been more bored in my entire life.
In my house it has been only me, my 23 year old brother, and my parents. My older sister lives in Hoboken and I have been struggling without her here, as she is usually my form of entertainment when I am home. I have tried to recruit my brother but it just isn’t the same since most of his time is being spent working, playing video games, and drinking with his friends over zoom.
My mom and dad have both been working from home and can not sit still. They have been cleaning the house like mad men and have been on more walks then I thought was possible.
I have been waking up at around 1 oclock every single day and going to bed at 4 in the morning every single night. My sleep schedule has been so messed up to the point of not being able to fix it. I have been trying to find new things to try and do off pinterest, netflix binging, facetiming my sister and my friends, and have been working out, trying to fill my days up with something to keep my mind off the fact that I am not walking on the University of Delaware campus.
My classes for school have not been difficult either. I have 2 classes that meet at actual class time on zoom and the rest are do on your own time type of work. So far it has been a breeze and I have not minded doing online classes yet.
I want this isolation period to end and everything to go back to how it used to be. The uncertainty of everything is making me go a little crazy. All I want to be able to do is hang out with my friends face to face and go into a restaurant and have a meal.
-Katie Fallon
ENGL110 Spring 2020 11:15-12:05 
I found your second paragraph very funny and relatable. Every time I turn around my parents are also cleaning or are out of the house for a walk. I also liked how you talked about your siblings or lack thereof one. The other pieces I read talked about missing friends but none talked about a family member. I found this aspect of your piece refreshing.
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Your last sentence really hit home because never would I have thought I would be missing simple things like going to restaurants or simply going grocery shopping without being paranoid. This situation has made me think of the many social interactions that I took for granted. I miss my friends and family; and even giving strangers smiles and waves on the street.
-Maddy Mengel
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I enjoyed your first two sentences because it connects our boredom into a number, a number that is way too large. Through your experience of quarantine, I have found that I can relate to much of what you’re doing, which I am sure many other kids in the class can as well. I found your point about your parents going for so many walks to be comical because every time I look out the window, parents are walking through my neighborhood. I also can closely relate to a broke sleep schedule that just will never get fixed.
– Tommy Wilcox
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