Collected Item: “Pandemic Birthday at the Aquarium”
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Pandemic Birthday at the Aquarium
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Text Story
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Last October 2020 I celebrated my 22nd birthday. Between COVID-19 and the death of my father, my birthday wasn't high on my list of things to prioritize. However, my family and I decided last minute to go to Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut as it is one of my favorite places & they had socially-distant protocols in place. I enjoyed seeing the belugas, seals, penguins, and jellyfish in a safe and distant manner.
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#COVIDBDAY, #aquarium, #22, #grief, #jellyfish, #Connecticut, #MysticAquarium
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Claire Lavarreda
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2020-10