What day of the week is it? Honestly I don’t even know anymore. My daily schedule looks something like this. Wake up at eight o’clock, do some school work, go to the (closed) family business and supervise workers while we do cleaning and construction, drive around, and play ping pong with my brother. I do this every single day. What makes this even more interesting is that I have a relatively easy semester. Only one class requires zoom during normal class time. Other than that I find myself doing simple assignments and readings that take no more than three hours a day.

Whats the most exciting part of my day? I really don’t have an answer to that. Maybe its going to the Starbucks drive through. Going to the drive through to get an iced coffee is a great time killer. Ten minutes driving there, ten minutes waiting on line, ten minutes to drive home. Driving on mostly empty roads makes me feel free from the walls of my home where the only thing I can do is look to see what is in the pantry or refrigerator. But having nothing to do is a great time for reflection.

I find myself sitting on my bed thinking and scrolling through photos and snapchat memories. I think about college and how there was always something to do. Even what I considered to be a boring day at school would be looked at as a busy day in the current situation we are all in. Things like walking to class, walking to the dinning hall, and doing more homework than I have now were all taken for granted. I think about my friend who probably had the worst birthday he’ll ever have. But I guess its better off to have a sucky birthday while healthy than having Coronavirus on your birthday.

There is also a great deal of frustration when it comes to the current situation. I’m frustrated at the people who are walking closely in groups of ten around the neighborhood. Have they not heard the term social-distancing? I’m frustrated at the people who are riding their bikes in the middle of the highway as if there are no cars still driving on the street. This quarantine is really brining out the worst in people, including myself. But at the end of the day everyone doing their part will stop this virus.

-Mihalis Hrisafinis