Collected Item: “My Keys to a Year in Isolation”
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My Keys to a Year in Isolation
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photograph of three keys
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Starting on March 9, one university email followed another; the rapidly spreading pandemic meant that campus residents like me had to immediately find new housing. Unhappy and depressed with my dorm, I was actually glad at this chance to move. As soon as March 11th, I was already searching for a new place to live. Though I was relieved, I basically had to abandon my end-of-term schoolwork to secure an apartment. This came with consequences and I ended up taking three incomplete grades.
I signed a lease on March 21, 2020. A year later, COVID-19 continued to spread and I recently renewed my lease.
From top, these are my mailbox, unit, and building keys to my ~220 sq. ft. Chicago studio.
I signed a lease on March 21, 2020. A year later, COVID-19 continued to spread and I recently renewed my lease.
From top, these are my mailbox, unit, and building keys to my ~220 sq. ft. Chicago studio.
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#DePaulHST269, #Chicago, #Apartment, #Uptown, #Studio, #Moving, #Keys, #College, #Stress, #Housing, #Student, #Lease, #Isolation, #LivingAlone
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Reina Ashley Nomura
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2021-02-18