Coping with a Pandemic
During a pandemic many people's lives are interrupted. Although emails, commercials, and news articles give advice on how to cope, nothing currently feels normal. Here is a look at how six people are finding ways to cope these changes in their lives.
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Maximus Ampudia sits in his room playing “Overwatch,” Friday, May 8, 2020. With COVID-19 making major changes to everyone’s lives, Ampudia finds himself mostly playing video games, studying for classes, and eating more takeout food than usual.
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With a pen and sketchbook in hand, Milena Brown sits on her porch to draw, Saturday May 9, 2020. To fill the time during lockdown Brown finds ways to channel her creativity.
Maximus Ampudia’s laptop sits next to his Nintendo Switch and a bag of takeout food, Friday May 8, 2020.
Milena Brown sketches outside on a sunny day, Saturday May 9, 2020.
Alvin Sandre uses the controller to create a new design on “Animal Crossing New Horizons” game, Saturday, Mar. 21, 2020.
The multilayered apple spice cake featured decorations such as an axe breaking a heart, a sad face, and tear drops to express how sad the co-worker will be when Carol Stevens leaves for her job at another location, Thursday, Mar. 26, 2020.
​Frieda Embry-Seckler types away on her computer at Glenmere Park in Greeley, Colo. Saturday May 9, 2020.
Gabbi Mendoza plays videos games while talking on a Zoom call with a friend, Sunday May 10th, 2020. Even though the statewide lockdown can feel isolating, Mendoza keeps in contact with people through social media and other video messaging applications. This is a screenshot of the Zoom call.
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After a long day as an essential worker, Carol Stevens admires a cake her co-worker made, Thursday, Mar. 26, 2020. A co-worker made the cake for Stevens as a parting gift because Stevens recently transferred to a different store.
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After finishing her first year of college Frieda Embry-Seckler enjoys the warm weather in Glenmere Park, Saturday May 9, 2020. During the statewide lockdown Embry-Seckler spent her time working on school assignments, but now with the semester over, she uses her free time to walk around the park and watch Netflix.
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Gabbi Mendoza sits on a Zoom call while playing video games with her brothers, Sunday, May 10, 2020. Although the state of Colorado has transitioned into the “safer at home” status, Mendoza takes extra precautions and rarely leaves the house.
Focusing intently on the screen, Alvin Sandre plays the newly released video game “Animal Crossing New Horizons,” Saturday, Mar. 21, 2020. This video game is for the Nintendo Switch and is the fifth in the Animal Crossing series. Millions of people all over the world have picked up the game to cope with the isolation and stress brought on by COVID-19.