Stuck at Home

It's been almost a week since I've been home, and I've gradually realized how many things are different now about my current lifestyle. Sure, online college is different from attending lectures in classrooms, but we had (a very limited) warming about the transition and had to pretty much get used to it. However, there are so many other aspects of how I currently live that are different than even summer without school for me right now. Everything feels empty. What makes it worse is that I’m in the process of moving, so I don’t even feel at home when I currently am. All my stuff is packed up, with the exception of my makeshift desk I have currently in my bedroom. I haven’t even unpacked my clothes yet because I feel like I’m just going to have to pack them up again soon. Nevertheless, that’s just my situation. In terms of the whole quarantine and COVID-19 protocols, everyone has pretty much observed the same things happening. Restaurants are now only takeout and delivery, most public gatherings and events have either been canceled or postponed, gyms are being closed, and even appointments like surgeries are being pushed back and rescheduled. Even though all my friends are home, I haven't seen any of them because none of us can leave our homes and potentially risk exposing people more vulnerable to the disease. The seemingly endless amount of work I have this week doesn’t help, making me feel even more isolated within the confines of my house. The most contact I can really make is a facetime call for studying with Northeastern friends, or maybe the occasional online video game, but it still seems so boring being almost trapped by myself for an indefinite period of time. The uncertainty of it all may be the worst part. We have no idea when this whole situation will be over. I’ve heard rumors ranging from one month to the start of summer, but even those seem optimistic for what I would expect. I’m guessing we probably won’t be able to return to normal lifestyles until September or so, yet even that might be too soon. It all just seems so surreal that all these changes pretty much occurred in under a week, and we have not idea when they will stop. Even the stock market is taking a hit with all these problems, and it just seems like this whole year is going out of hand. I’m not sure what to expect in these upcoming days and months, but I can only hope to keep myself entertained and busy with schoolwork and potentially, although unlikely, a summer job.