https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories daily 0.75 2023-03-07 https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/truth-in-song monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586812261766-441RUYABCOC3E7139S1X/FC2A2B39-6124-4818-9FF3-6B0963D30B0C.JPG Stories - Truth in Song Photo by Joseph Taylor https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/finding-home monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586460380093-KGWAXRDF55KE71AWDAEL/Amaro_Jacob_04072020-22.jpg Stories - Finding Home Emmanuel stares pensively at me. His expression to me is beautiful. I felt as if he was staring into my soul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586461490075-WNECXQGKQ12WMCQCLX92/Amaro_Jacob_04072020-15.jpg Stories - Finding Home Here I capture Rebecca, my sister who is six, sitting pensively on our coffee table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586460366647-2PWDGSHRNR9J6UMLD2TU/Amaro_Jacob_04072020-3.jpg Stories - Finding Home These images show the situation at Costco, a popular wholesale retailer in the US. More deeply, they portray the situation in the US: people are afraid and feel the need to stock up on goods. Long lines at grocery stores and wholesale retailers ensue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586460378825-0JLLHZ3QLZUWA1F94WBK/Amaro_Jacob_04072020-21.jpg Stories - Finding Home My sister Rebecca hangs upside down on our couch as she watches her favorite Netflix TV Show, Miraculous Lady Bug. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586461489173-NC1TFRSRER8IMPH2RJ2J/Amaro_Jacob_04072020-8.jpg Stories - Finding Home Matthew, my five year old brother, is pictured here relaxing with Emmanuel who is playing an educational game on his Fire Tablet. We usually let them do so after sitting down with them for instruction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586460366971-15M6OJA0Z0U5K6PPO6IA/Amaro_Jacob_04072020-1.jpg Stories - Finding Home These images show the situation at Costco, a popular wholesale retailer in the US. More deeply, they portray the situation in the US: people are afraid and feel the need to stock up on goods. Long lines at grocery stores and wholesale retailers ensue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586460372448-NAYBAGCFN366ZVRPPBDD/Amaro_Jacob_04072020-6.jpg Stories - Finding Home Emmanuel knows that he must sanitize — or wash — his hands frequently. My mom and dad, in particular, have done their best to teach my younger siblings about the virus and why they should take precautions. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/new-routines monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586464222318-K8TF0BQCSW485TJAVYHN/Perez_Francisco_04062020_007.jpg Stories - New Routines My dog Bo getting ready to go outside and get his day started in the morning sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586815485139-VCJRQ3R522LKPK7ICKJA/Perez_Francisco_04072020_013.jpg Stories - New Routines My sister having her first ever online class during the quarantine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586464168287-MW5QZJKCV23MU0LP1LFO/Perez_Francisco_04052020_001.jpg Stories - New Routines When I woke up in the morning and looked outside, I saw literally no one. And looking off in the distance I imagined it's the same for New York, our neighboring state. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586464279276-P6K07KVI2B39LMMK79YS/Perez_Francisco_04072020_014.jpg Stories - New Routines Looking outside and seeing people covered with masks and gloves just to go and come back from work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586464198103-VNJPZYVPQTL76GD3Q994/Perez_Francisco_04062020_005.jpg Stories - New Routines My mom casually finishing up her second puzzle of the month. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/entering-isolation monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586815765369-EYEF7F17ZXNJE8CWOIQB/Viana_Jullya_040120_008.jpg Stories - Entering Isolation Two people are sitting on a bench and another person is passing by. This photo was taken in front of my school, in a park where many people go for walks, play games, and bring their children to play in the playground. With the arrival of the coronavirus, everything has changed. People are now afraid to leave their house. I have never seen the park this empty during the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586815836416-9P75WALMOSVMRCX975S5/Viana_Jullya_040120_014.jpg Stories - Entering Isolation The park used to have a lot of people walking, playing, or doing exercises, but now it is empty. I included the flag in the background to show how strong our country is and that it will be able to get through this situation, just like the wind blowing the flag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586874695340-J7PHZS3919NT17X6DWMO/Viana_Jullya_040120_010.jpg Stories - Entering Isolation My mother is taking my brother for a walk because he is tired of staying at home. I told her to go to the park because it's an open place and there wouldn’t be many people. The flowering tree reminds me of a sunny spring day, with no coronavirus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586815785625-V0V625JUP5LY3SO1S22P/Viana_Jullya_040120_012.jpg Stories - Entering Isolation In this photo we can see the children's park is closed. It used to be filled with children, running, playing, and laughing with joy. Now it's empty and looks sad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586815822368-QUVH7ELYTQ7MXFK12ARZ/Viana_Jullya_040120_013.jpg Stories - Entering Isolation My brother is in his stroller with a protective cover that is normally used to keep him warm or his face out of the sun. With the park railings and an empty stretch of park in the background, this photo feels like the situation we are in now. We feel trapped inside the house, and it’s a difficult situation for children. We can see on my brother's face that he doesn't understand what is happening. He wants to get out, run around and be free of the cover that is now down to protect him from the virus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586815749548-LNQNLNHF8PNRYPZID8L2/Viana_Jullya_040120_003.jpg Stories - Entering Isolation In this photo, I wanted to show how the situation is for those who still have to work to support their family or pay their rent. A man is waiting for a bus or van to take him to his work and he is wearing a mask to protect his face. There are fewer people and cars than usual. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/same-here monthly 0.5 2020-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586966735273-OLXD3C31HK9H1QJPL2GB/Perez_Francisco_041420-01.jpg Stories - Same Here The flame of my candle feels like the light in all this darkness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586966801384-ZNNN4AWQPN2NW90RWQL6/Perez_Francisco_041420-06.jpg Stories - Same Here Showing how people are happy on the outside but deep down they want this to be over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586966763030-OTXUKX8UHEE1TYHNMU1X/Perez_Francisco_041420-02.jpg Stories - Same Here My mom and my dog enjoy spending quality time together after a long day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586966888364-XCLAJY0Y1RWZ2U249ILJ/Perez_Francisco_041420-09.jpg Stories - Same Here My mom plays guitar and sings songs to pass the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1586966981068-0UH858DMI81XHGH79H3L/Perez_Francisco_041420-12.jpg Stories - Same Here Cleaning some of my clippers that are waiting to be used when this is over. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/holy-week monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587139189874-X2QI7Q3G7AVVNR7LF1TP/Amaro_Jacob_04142020-4.jpg Stories - Holy Week My dad washes the foot of my brother, Emmanuel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587147516212-JZJ7MTV5LLRVLNSO44BH/Amaro_Jacob_04142020-12.jpg Stories - Holy Week Rebecca is 6 but has taught me a lot. She has an uncanny ability to call me out on my empty promises and other inconsistencies. Her proclivity for the truth has helped me grow into a better brother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587147697213-D4Z22IC044HQLQYODRDK/Amaro_Jacob_04142020-11.jpg Stories - Holy Week On this day, we individually kissed the Cross of Jesus, in recognition of the beauty of His suffering and our own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587139554924-6QEKTHIGOT2XXPMBJLFK/Amaro_Jacob_04142020-13.jpg Stories - Holy Week Matthew, Rebecca and Emmanuel are inseparable. Seeing them happy makes me happy. I would do anything for them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587139615810-SI7793I848BBHR3VQXKY/Amaro_Jacob_04142020-16.jpg Stories - Holy Week St John’s Cathedral stands tall in the middle of the city of Paterson, NJ and serves as a beacon of hope for many people. As a kid, St. John’s Cathedral was my parish, as my parents were part of the Latino Choir. It was there that I magically learned to read Spanish, and acquired an intense love for music and singing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587138839164-XWS0CI15WK996YCNUFTS/Amaro_Jacob_04142020-10.jpg Stories - Holy Week Emmanuel stares at the Cross and, like the rest of us, kisses it. His innocent imitation was moving — I loved this moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587147557786-E0VXUOOOG1JJ0Z0AQIVP/Amaro_Jacob_04142020-7.jpg Stories - Holy Week Emmanuel is a playful, curious 2-year-old. In the midst of our Good Friday celebration, he snatched my mom’s heels and donned them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587147220773-GL8PWI8GPHW37NQ4F7G5/Amaro_Jacob_04142020-6.jpg Stories - Holy Week The Amaro Family, Holy Week 2020. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/light-and-dark monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587399963586-WKT0ASLNASAESQ9GBXJP/Amaro_Jacob_04142020-27.jpg Stories - Light & Dark https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/college-interrupted monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587670144982-GHC7P6TXCQX4S6IKCUX7/Mendoza_Ashley_04172020_009.jpg Stories - College Interrupted The green space in front of Talbott Residence. This space would usually be filled with college students relaxing outside during a nice day, but on this day there’s no one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587670112692-QS7XVBKWGI8ZM59DH4XF/Mendoza_Ashley_04172020_005.jpg Stories - College Interrupted This is my living room space in my Apartment in Talbott. It was spacious and I would use this space to have friends over or work on homework. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587670060728-YXO4UJ0OSVDNFTER8L06/Mendoza_Ashley_04172020_002.jpg Stories - College Interrupted My friend Christopher Rodrigues (20) volunteered to help me move out of my dorm. The dorm is being prepared to house Covid19 patients as an overflow center for a hospital next door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587670089423-9OTQVBJWD3QMOUML5NIR/Mendoza_Ashley_04172020_008.jpg Stories - College Interrupted Christopher Rodrigues (20) helping me move out of my dorm room. We were the last ones to move, so there was nobody on the streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587670124880-ZBGHZRPWJ2XU8G7A2RP0/Mendoza_Ashley_04172020_003.jpg Stories - College Interrupted This is how my room looked after officially moving out of Talbott Apartments. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/finding-myself monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587587287303-ES937282SJV0VNFN18NZ/Joseph_Taylor_20200420__016.jpg Stories - Finding Myself My sister is out roller skating, while I’m inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587587389958-6H8B987GAIXKFCJ2DCZY/Joseph_Taylor_20200420__014.jpg Stories - Finding Myself Mom’s cozy home office where I now do my school work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587586107251-D344NSSHNTL8HRXODCNK/Joseph_Taylor_20200420__004.jpg Stories - Finding Myself I find myself looking out the window often. Lately, I’ve been in a black and white mood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587587195859-GUCF05ZK00MTL9JTRXPD/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Finding Myself My mom is one of the only people at the laundromat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587587471800-MELQQMG5UO0J1OQYBKVT/Joseph_Taylor_20200420__013.jpg Stories - Finding Myself She’s an indoor cat and is in all the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587587151704-RLCNN95M93U2MLF0WIJ8/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Finding Myself The laundromat is completely empty on a Wednesday afternoon. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/hide-and-seek monthly 0.5 2020-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587666650342-E1L0TPWVERJLJGAISW3B/Micodan_Anca_050420_016.jpg Stories - Hide and Seek Signs of the Coronavirus are everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587666804794-FF57XOE1EZ8GMYHT5EAA/Micodan_Anca_050420_010.jpg Stories - Hide and Seek Tritons Fountain in Valletta is the most famous attraction in Malta. Every day this place used to be filled with tourists and locals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587588908316-ILZJ651XTU46LD8KORYN/Micodan_Anca_050420_014.jpg Stories - Hide and Seek People have stopped using public transportation since a bus driver tested positive for COVID-19. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587588816819-BLNP4PHRSOUJFNTG1KI8/Micodan_Anca_050420.002.jpg Stories - Hide and Seek Discarded gloves like this one litter the streets these days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587588569144-GCTU6Z0FWNA4EJW6WC4X/Micodan_Anca_050420_007.jpg Stories - Hide and Seek Republic Street is the main street of Valletta and one of the most crowded places in Malta. Now all the stores are closed and the street is empty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1587667526510-IKLIWOE1I2PSWBQ7A0HB/Micodan_Anca_050420_0012.jpg Stories - Hide and Seek A solitary figure looks out over the harbor. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/ok-for-now monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1588006941149-Z0IF7YN3QLAQLZ8RQCS7/IMG_7684.jpg Stories - Okay for Now Protected, my mother back from the grocery store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1588006897717-5U1KS8D1XAW0NJ5F6ZPV/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Okay for Now Removing day traces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1588006482725-6KKVZRLT42YJKCV30C9G/IMG_7717.jpg Stories - Okay for Now No good news. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1588006849914-04IOL8H33BHXIEF9NUIQ/IMG_7888.jpg Stories - Okay for Now Warmth inside, blues outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1588006871231-BLXL7H3LJECYMLPT16KY/IMG_7802.jpg Stories - Okay for Now Sweeping away the angst. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/managing-loss monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1588606745926-0YW47O6ORZ9M7HV2JJCN/Professor+Ng.jpg Stories - Managing Loss Francis (Kim Wah) Ng https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1588606816033-SHJYKH7M1BRD2A6ABAT9/Christie_Johnathan_04202020_002.jpg Stories - Managing Loss https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/love-is-the-weapon monthly 0.5 2020-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1588609244755-08R1S0V2PTVPGSGEH7J1/20200413_175456.jpg Stories - Love is the Weapon Paceville is where I used to hang out with my friends. I used to smile, drink, dance until dawn with no limits. I am not a party person but the couple of times that I came here it was full of people from all around the world. It was impossible to count how many nationalities were there. In this photo, I am there next to Cube, a gay bar that used to make special nights full of colors and nice people. Now it’s just a place full of closed doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1588609418058-JXHXK5N09X1O7FXFYT7F/DSC_1483.jpg Stories - Love is the Weapon Taking a moment to fold the clothes and chat with my mom and my sister. It’s always nice to speak with them; it makes me stronger and gives me stability. Family is forever and is important to cultivate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1588609314567-OZDT7QH21H7VSURYI4WA/20200413_180453.jpg Stories - Love is the Weapon Sometimes we go out together to get some fresh air when we need it. We always avoid everyone that we meet on the street to have as little contact as possible. No smiles, no hellos, no eye contact. Now that is our life – just he and I and nothing else. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1588609376263-KOSFHYGG1O9GLVJQC47S/DSC_1476.jpg Stories - Love is the Weapon The body takes out what is inside. Maybe because I have been more stressed these days, that's why my body is full of revenge. It wants to takes out all my irascibility and that's how dermatitis came to me. It’s making me crazy, but on the other hand, it has made me change the way I eat and has forced me to be calm and healthier. It is not easy at all and is quite frustrating because hands are indispensable and when you can't use them properly you got fed up with everything very quickly. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/ecuador-in-crisis monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1588788623624-TOQUKK1A0EY5IH5JJPL3/Mendoza_Ashley_04272020_001.jpg Stories - Ecuador in Crisis My cousin took this picture to show how some dead bodies have been handled in Guayaquil. Some bodies get proper burials while others are buried in whatever random spaces are available. When government aid doesn’t arrive on time, some bodies are thrown into the ocean because the family members have no idea what to do with the body. The casket in the foreground is the body of a dear family member. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/staying-sane monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1588887483587-NZMFTCJ7J25S2FOZLH9L/Montanez_Photo1.jpg Stories - Staying Sane My mom, Arlene, in the process of making cotton face masks. She’s been using fabric from an old comforter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1588887399760-B4DBGB4XE6Z23Z80XCBE/Montanez_Photo2.jpg Stories - Staying Sane My mom showing off a finished face mask. With a lack of access to supplies, she’s had to get creative with her materials. She ripped a piece of elastic from the waistband on a pair of old sweatpants to make the straps on this particular mask. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589312087318-L7YCRRZ553OHWFIJNR90/Montanez5.jpg Stories - Staying Sane My father, Alexander, bringing in groceries. Trips to the grocery store and the occasional walk around the block are really the only times anyone leaves the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589311946987-RASYHE46AF2TSPCNHKRH/Montanez4.jpg Stories - Staying Sane I live in a two-family home with my grandparents and cousins. We’ve been helping my grandpa clean out his attic, where we found tons of old photos. My brother Alex looks through some of the albums. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/human-connection monthly 0.5 2020-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589314653950-8AEQT1U5CHEZW2CR5EH9/portrait+1_.jpg Stories - Human Connection - JULIAN I live with Julian. He is the monster of the house. He is light and dark. He makes me laugh and have fun in these times. He is in pajamas. That's how we've spent most of the time. We take showers whenever we feel like, we sleep later than we should, we sleep more hours than we should, we take breakfast in the evening and lunch in the morning and Mondays feels like Sundays with him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589315079637-ZLMDETOAK44QOP2NNOE0/Sara+photo+interview.jpg Stories - Human Connection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589315082779-2XMYCXIL4MRW0QMA95SN/WhatsApp+Image+2020-04-28+at+5.23.08+PM.jpg Stories - Human Connection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589314749779-J78V1FEITS5S3UKY7U39/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Human Connection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589314953838-JQSAJ2XEUQZ74Z2N7ZDY/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Human Connection - SARA ACOSTA GOMEZ I spoke with my friend Sara in Colombia to see how she was doing. I haven’t seen her since I left Bogotá to move to Malta. Sara is one of the best people in my life. She has been with me before I even realized. We are friends since we were just babies. We grew up together in Colombia and studied together in school. We have been separated physically for a year but are always together in our friendship. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/food-unites monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589491611704-CBA0555ROOQJDP0ZTSYH/Amaro_Jacob_04212020-3.jpg Stories - Food Unites My brother, Emmanuel, is embraced by my mother. This moment reminds me of my need still for my mother’s embrace when a day has been long or difficult. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589491485697-ECIQW6MP90TRPU1B2RW0/Amaro_Jacob_04212020-1.jpg Stories - Food Unites Ingredients for a pico de gallo, a Mexican salad that pairs well with a myriad things -- from crackers, to meat, to rice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589491655944-495XHDL2X34W255Z3IM4/Amaro_Jacob_04212020-13.jpg Stories - Food Unites My mom’s tacos are called in Spanish “Tacos de Bistec.” The meat (beefsteak) is fried in oil with garlic, onion and salt. It is then placed on a tortilla and garnished with fresh cilantro, salsa and lime. Tacos are one of my favorite dishes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589491291730-GV5T3HHBZBPZ2J4A9OFT/Amaro_Jacob_04212020-15.jpg Stories - Food Unites Flan is a desert adapted by many different nations. It is heaven if prepared correctly, a beautiful combination of bitter and sweet, and creaminess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589491286362-JBIRWRIVBWXAQRIF3LZT/Amaro_Jacob_04212020-14.jpg Stories - Food Unites My mom prepares tortillas on her griddle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589491436925-ZGL5VFOAJ8FFRZ2U4ESX/Amaro_Jacob_04212020-6.jpg Stories - Food Unites Sometimes, to prepare food, a little teamwork is necessary. Here, Emmanuel helps my sister Mariana grill. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/refugee-in-quarantine monthly 0.5 2020-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589492555269-CLZ6DVTEDM8FZE30QG2V/IMG_5194.jpg Stories - Refugee in Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589492281196-7X4FFC0KEENE8ZA6EEMB/IMG_5096.jpg Stories - Refugee in Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589492090512-GH44PHHMR1BQ54DCPU69/IMG_4920.jpg Stories - Refugee in Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589492471430-63YL1NTK9KMUPVDX56PA/IMG_5150.jpg Stories - Refugee in Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589492242634-2YKEYA33ML78BLJRI9FO/IMG_5045.jpg Stories - Refugee in Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589492437359-GE5S6Z6TM607I6DURM3P/IMG_5128.jpg Stories - Refugee in Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589492195816-8QLDKBE23R3LK60C08AU/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Refugee in Quarantine https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/doubly-isolated monthly 0.5 2020-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589817854466-CAIR8U79398JZNKSJZ99/Echeverria_Raichel_041420_052.jpg Stories - Doubly Isolated Sunrise on my street. Normally, there would be some traffic because people are heading to work. I’m a night owl and do not usually go to sleep until 5-7AM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589817193773-JAEJAKF3COZCHS660HN9/Echeverria_Raichel_04202020_013.jpg Stories - Doubly Isolated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1589817216107-JTX80WF8VEUCPEM87EL0/Echeverria_Raichel_042820_047.jpg Stories - Doubly Isolated I think this might represent what I feel every day. A prisoner in my own home. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/friends-in-far-places monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1590164680456-H12XWDP6EF7GHH8EK3VN/Amy.jpg Stories - Friends in Far Places https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1590164827490-VENPEWI87V0RJPYJ0O8C/Alpha+and+I+in+Malta.jpg Stories - Friends in Far Places Alpha (right) and I in Malta, where we met. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1590164936987-VHAR887B8CFKKZ0A96ZX/Ashley+and+I+in+malta+.jpg Stories - Friends in Far Places https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/our-new-normal monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1590168030355-81LWGLIXO4YJVH29QZ6H/IMG_8005.jpg Stories - Our New Normal Resting now to work later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1590167623880-GO6L66ST22NV1OOIW6GM/IMG_8045.jpg Stories - Our New Normal Precision and Patience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1590167457864-D8E2Q6S0JV1MDGH4WYC6/IMG_8374.jpg Stories - Our New Normal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1590167624395-24X628HAWP6EU1S7NQK1/IMG_8044.jpg Stories - Our New Normal My mom’s new found love. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/i-see-hope monthly 0.5 2020-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1590174546844-PIEVJSYA4RC79KVEB9C5/Perez_Francisco_042120-05.jpg Stories - I See Hope Since we are unable to do anything except stay at home, baseball is something I wish that I was playing the moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1590174644257-K1F8Q0BJL5JC8BHBEE2S/Perez_Francisco_042120-03.jpg Stories - I See Hope Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and finishing strong together during this time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1590174658520-KLQLIPF0Q60D99WPDQ7Y/Perez_Francisco_042120-01.jpg Stories - I See Hope Something can grow from nothing. I hope this photo sparks some hope. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/asian-undocumented-essential monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591048516453-RZGS6V3SM0DW9T0IZM8O/DSC03902.jpg Stories - Asian, Undocumented, Essential Chairs are stacked because we can no longer offer dine-in service. Instead, we hand off food at the door. Wait times before the pandemic averaged 20 minutes. Now, customers must wait 90 minutes or more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1590695352741-RIFRML5VHCHIOYAC4W6A/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Asian, Undocumented, Essential https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1590695576693-YD0NXXACI4J1WUPI7XS6/DSC03913.jpg Stories - Asian, Undocumented, Essential Ready for the rush! Between 4-7pm the phone rings non-stop. I don't have time to flip between pages so I have the pads lined up so I can move from one to the next. A mask must be on when greeting customers. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/coping monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1590692760008-CWV0BEBFSQOINZV2BOTG/Mendoza_Ashley_05042020_005.jpg Stories - Coping My record player gives my room so much life. I’m a music lover and I love listening to music through my record player because it sounds so raw and a lot more personal. I’ve had this record player since high school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1590692891327-U2E3ZY8AGYZU4M0PYT9K/Mendoza_Ashley_05042020_008.jpg Stories - Coping My mom has been baking a lot during the pandemic, particularly buns. She butters the buns up before putting them in the oven. They are so delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1590692843378-4XQSUDL7G987QXFJ3W67/Mendoza_Ashley_05042020_010.jpg Stories - Coping Since my mom hasn’t been able to work due to the pandemic, she’s been making face masks as a form of income. She has a sewing machine in her room where she sits every day making piles of face masks. She was on the phone with a friend asking how they would like their face masks and their size. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/humble-beginnings monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591047949660-FD6JU44I9FETUNKZMCYF/Foto+5-20-20+15+28+33.jpg Stories - Humble Beginnings Class of 2020, Rutgers University-Newark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591047323233-TGOMSTDX4OD1GBO3YW2F/IMG_2473.JPG Stories - Humble Beginnings Terrance Aeriel with some of the kids from the summer program. I’m the kid in the striped shirt holding his chain. Terrance lost his life to gun violence on August 4, 2007. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591119566526-ALTKLDGAZ421IQGC2XM5/Screen+Shot+2020-06-02+at+1.38.58+PM.png Stories - Humble Beginnings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591047990277-HHZAZFBSML8HTWYIBGI0/Christie_Johnathan_05292020_005.jpg Stories - Humble Beginnings My twin brother and I at our pre-K graduation. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/black-lives-matter monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591367198357-73IDM9V2ZZKYLVK0CRL7/DSC04005.jpg Stories - Black Lives Matter Arms are in the air, carrying signs for Justice. “I might be young but I’ll still try to Understand!” (Photo by Pocharapon Neammanee) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591367057155-5EJGXJGBUQW98MX1EVHG/DSC04060.jpg Stories - Black Lives Matter One of the leaders in the protest leading the organizers in a sound off. (Photo by Pocharapon Neammanee) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591375306686-II2YSSLGA29HPECT2A1Y/Gamez_Yeimy_06052020_005.JPG Stories - Black Lives Matter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591376143529-43Z4D320AQGOVK5H7RT4/DSC04035.jpg Stories - Black Lives Matter White Silence is Violence LGBT 4 BLM (Photo by Pocharapon Neammanee) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591366939165-7YD57BTAP89MOAGBRB1T/DSC04057.jpg Stories - Black Lives Matter The organizers of the OldBridge BLM protest. (Photo by Pocharapon Neammanee) https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/returning-home monthly 0.5 2020-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591391574294-56XUR7SOTV0IT42T3UDE/DSC_0050.jpg Stories - Returning Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591390881113-77MV62L247V705WB8PHS/DSC_0006.jpg Stories - Returning Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591390863341-D6GZFJIMUD4MZ778ALPD/DSC_0002.jpg Stories - Returning Home Pandemic COVID 19 make ingenious come out, Santiago and Catalina started a small business and here he is in his shared flat, in the middle of the preparation of delicious cinnamon rolls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591391522019-FWZL3ZVO29BBXG23HYWR/DSC_0028.jpg Stories - Returning Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591390934440-L7T0CLZKIDHYFSGJ9GCM/DSC_0023.jpg Stories - Returning Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591390194763-NNZBSMVGXKD7O7FEKWAN/WhatsApp+Image+2020-05-21+at+8.42.02+PM.jpeg Stories - Returning Home https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/standing-for-justice monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591980436937-5VJ5UWQKT4W1P2XCTVKV/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Standing for Justice A demonstrator takes a stand against the police in front of their headquarters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591980481318-K9U4GRLFPL0JN3PUQYSG/DSC04220.jpg Stories - Standing for Justice Demonstrators took a stand against the police in front of their headquarters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591980667897-42GW5VKVV2O08Y2K3OJN/DSC04323.jpg Stories - Standing for Justice Event Marshal, Mohammad Sikander leads a chant as protestors make their way back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591980417498-LGAP0TQSBJN6GZ7CSPM6/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Standing for Justice Demonstrators held up pictures of black Americans who were killed by the police system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591980428193-SHJRCXU6DDOE2ZG9RXVE/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Standing for Justice Demonstrators held up pictures of black Americans who were killed by the police system. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/new-life monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591985515474-ZL3LI06ROEOUA1Y3MOIG/Amaro_Jacob_04282020-2.jpg Stories - New Life Nova Liyah Mena Rodriguez is embraced by her father. She is a symbol of hope, of new life, during this time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591984858232-FQC2T3LNP35HJ4EEWF4V/Amaro_Jacob_04282020-12.jpg Stories - New Life Texts between Thais, Katherine and I, a few hours before she gave birth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1591985379268-L7XOUJO52P6H03T30U2L/Amaro_Jacob_04282020-9.jpg Stories - New Life These are some of the items that await my baby brother. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/missing-high-school monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592254718375-4BN0GFSO2L9RCYRC4AIE/MA1.jpg Stories - Missing High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592255438035-B5MRPEXAXE1M2AHQ2WFB/Jaileen+Estevez.jpeg Stories - Missing High School Jaileen Estevez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592247272491-NAVRE2B70NQX4E298OME/IMG_6388.jpeg Stories - Missing High School My softball team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592236349050-SU1HW2PXP8OPLNLJQ9C0/EP7.JPEG Stories - Missing High School This picture shows what some of us are missing out on during this quarantine. I don't mean to sound selfish by focusing on prom and graduation when there are more serious things happening around me, however people wait for years for this one day. Never did I think it wouldn't happen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592236367686-130DBAGZ3Z5QET8ZNJ6U/EP2.JPEG Stories - Missing High School In this photo my focus was to emphasize how much our outer looks have changed. Just a few months ago we didn't have to wear gloves and masks. We didn't worry about having hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes. Our mouths are covered and everyone is worried when someone doesn't have a mask. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592236326244-VFNFUXRJYTHWLYD32ZNX/EP1.JPEG Stories - Missing High School In this photo I wanted people to feel the distance between the outside world and in the world inside the windows. I arranged the high contrast and cool temperature to emphasize this sadness. When this is all over, I want people to be able to look at these pictures and remember how they felt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592315336162-JLHFCI8Y53T4MSHMCLMO/A895E61F-BB29-4FC1-A524-DDAA86D746E2.jpg Stories - Missing High School Jada Jones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592315471923-O3KYPUO6XCF456SWWRMX/Jaileen+E.+Family.JPG Stories - Missing High School My family https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/time-with-mom monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592251807354-YJHT5VPJ4LNUH4ZXRDLN/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Time With Mom My mother is holding one of the gifts we bought for her on Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day in quarantine was difficult, especially financially, but we can always make it work for the women that we love and admire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592251951463-ZLHG5ZMSE4TASTKKVS8U/Mendoza_Ashley_05122020_004.jpg Stories - Time With Mom My mom was watching the news as we all relaxed with her on Mother’s Day. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/undocugraduation monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592426659224-CTJFTYMAI3N91QODXZAL/Gamez_Yeimy_20200518_001.jpg Stories - Undocu-Graduation My mother's dreams and mine come true! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592501807653-3WDB1VQ19FP2Z8KNXGAC/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Undocu-Graduation I wanted to sing the national anthem during commencement, but even better I sang an original for my undocu-community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592426690132-D3NM9X9K3LNC9Z8FYF2T/Gamez_Yeimy_20200523_003.jpg Stories - Undocu-Graduation My childhood best friend and cousin, Marylenia, and I reunited after months of quarantine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592427322763-7VJQV7LV7U19H10Y7UPA/Gamez_Yeimy_20200523_007.jpg Stories - Undocu-Graduation I missed my niece, Fatima's laughter, and love. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/resistance-in-fermentation monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592592124109-OXI7GNT501ZZWRDAWX7Q/FullSizeRender.jpg Stories - Resistance in Fermentation Photo by Azim Malek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592591585029-X9W8TZ81N4ZPLNU1N81I/3C42DBC0-23C6-4BD0-9A47-68DC56AE3851.JPG Stories - Resistance in Fermentation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592591679724-YVPUML9TPC8GIL9HD5D7/ADCF556F-261F-471D-8015-97EF47C99DDB.JPG Stories - Resistance in Fermentation https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/home-is-here monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592590606036-J4LTF50RE4ZK7A2X6QCI/Neammanee_Pocharapon_DACA5.jpg Stories - Home is Here We Are American! DACA recipients grew up in the U.S. and yet many refuse to acknowledge us as Americans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592590643362-MSUM2GVLVPFBL0GVYFM7/Neammanee_Pocharapon_DACA1.jpg Stories - Home is Here I am at the November 12th, 2019, Defend DACA rally in front of the Supreme Court of The United States. Immigrants and allies make their voices heard while the Supreme Court hears testimonies in defense for the DACA program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592590565232-FF123F79GGL43FVWA68Y/Neammanee_Pocharapon_DACA2.jpg Stories - Home is Here The monarch butterfly is used as a symbol for the undocumented immigrant community because of its migration to the U.S. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592590519622-2E4DI78YRZFK0CY8Y5BB/Neammanee_Pocharapon_DACA8.jpg Stories - Home is Here Protestor in front of the Supreme Court at Defend DACA rally. Nov. 12, 2019. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/life-in-quarantine monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592856661845-B1B6NQM2N51DAJB7EV1N/92972258_1188353174840546_3614096378357088256_o.jpg Stories - Life in Quarantine Paulo Andrade Lage (07/09/1963 - 04/05/2020) Photo from Facebook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592848013691-KEKNP5NNHG7FOQSIBSGK/AA2.JPG Stories - Life in Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592858061511-KQ25RI56R6TCAK9CL1O9/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Life in Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592855264319-ZY22165FR0LJHHC2C8IR/pastedImage.png Stories - Life in Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592858011877-LAMS6JNY92C5BJBS7QK9/IMG_0288.jpeg Stories - Life in Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592849193150-Q9I7A31JUX6PXG4UMUF8/JJ2.JPG Stories - Life in Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1592848231879-HL6KDIJ1NSXYCSSOK6MW/AA4.jpg Stories - Life in Quarantine https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/couples-in-quarantine monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1593026294014-GWQ6K9AZQ5D7ZW3OJ459/Faith_06122020_001.jpg Stories - Couples in Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1593026267146-3AAFQ7B17E7B5LB4J0HD/Ama_06122020_001.jpg Stories - Couples in Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1593026343288-3EASJRISI2FW7TE1HEQR/Johansel_06122020_002.jpg Stories - Couples in Quarantine https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/making-ends-meet monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1593100818191-XB0Q56T3TE6AS7G5IDF3/Mendoza_Ashley_06092020_004.jpg Stories - Making Ends Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1593100695179-PKHP9K3N8N5NIOITFVEP/Mendoza_Ashley_06092020_001.jpg Stories - Making Ends Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1593100760512-I04QI2GGQDUCTAOGF7EM/Mendoza_Ashley_06092020_002.jpg Stories - Making Ends Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1593100788435-18FYE7TPCYDBILE4AHVU/Mendoza_Ashley_06092020_010.jpg Stories - Making Ends Meet https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/from-side-hustle-to-main-hustle monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1593785892706-OBQ8DSHMM1RZL6SHAO3N/Gamez_Yeimy_06022020_010.jpg Stories - From Side Hustle to Main Hustle My mother showing off her merchandise. A stretch for a nice tight fit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1593798416279-NCGLQ3CC0P9HZM28VY51/IMG_1793.jpg Stories - From Side Hustle to Main Hustle Pa’delante no matter what. My mother waiting outside our family's house for a visit. She brings her merchandise wherever there is a chance to sell! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1593785872633-HCUUCKSGE2FCGB2AM205/Gamez_Yeimy_06022020_007.jpg Stories - From Side Hustle to Main Hustle In Queens, NY my aunt tries on my mother’s merchandise, while my mom readies the next item to sell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1593785988020-NEA2AMRCNMP8ED8MCGU2/image-asset.jpeg Stories - From Side Hustle to Main Hustle Supported by the divine! My mother’s first sales after weeks of quarantine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1593785842658-GOY4DA07UWN00A4PAUVN/Gamez_Yeimy_06022020_005.jpg Stories - From Side Hustle to Main Hustle Back to Business! A trip to Rockaway, Queens, NY, after a false positive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1593785922815-Q52BP259RJ26NWELMZM5/Gamez_Yeimy_06022020_015.jpg Stories - From Side Hustle to Main Hustle My mother packing away the reminder of her apparel. Success is found in the small sales, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1593786053227-4F3DF6O1W3ORQJIKM06G/Gamez_Yeimy_06092020_004.jpg Stories - From Side Hustle to Main Hustle The brightest days during cloudy prospects. My mother flipping pages of a Colombian catalog magazines awaiting COVID19 test results. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/destined-to-art monthly 0.5 2020-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595000482396-OKX98EN2P4GFZIXVZW43/self+3.jpg Stories - Destined to Art Meditating and reminiscing on where I was in my journey and how I have grown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595002043149-36NKJMO18LOAWCZNWH78/self+2.jpg Stories - Destined to Art Standing with the 4 year old mural inspired by my journey to self-love. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/reconnecting-to-my-roots monthly 0.5 2020-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595004524653-WQV16GOOID739WK6GZ1I/Pocharapon+Neammanee+-+Wat4.jpg Stories - Reconnecting to My Roots A small Thai Buddha statue is kept outside with the flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595004031131-QH864AGS64OJXYDPSUU3/Pocharapon+Neammanee+-+DSC05066.jpg Stories - Reconnecting to My Roots Sweet black sticky rice, cooked in bamboo, sold by a vendor at the wat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595004444423-19M96NVFVGHBU965NABR/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Reconnecting to My Roots Traditional Thai food and spices, packaged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595004638891-XQ6BUAOVTN504CUGAOHL/Pocharapon+Neammanee+-+Wat5.jpg Stories - Reconnecting to My Roots https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/the-passage-of-life-and-death monthly 0.5 2020-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595599461733-V2QT7DM2QTND0LKA2Z8P/Amaro_Jacob_07242020_4.jpg Stories - The Passage of Life and Death I’ve found some time to make trips to the beach. Recently, I’ve enjoyed sitting in my beach chair, closing my eyes and listening to some of Mariah Carey’s soothing songs, like “Fourth of July” or “Outside.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595598551784-LIFRETTTT16YML4ARNG2/Amaro_Jacob_07272020_1.jpg Stories - The Passage of Life and Death My mother poses the day before she is scheduled to give birth by C-Section. She knows that it will be difficult and that she’ll be unable to do what she loves for a few weeks — cooking and cleaning— but she smiles anyway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595598481166-8BDJ39765YMDDFXXLK4G/IMG_5804.jpg Stories - The Passage of Life and Death This photo was taken nearly 20 years ago, at a birthday party we threw for my sister. All those years ago, my godmother held me in her arms and laughed and giggled with me. I cherish the memories we shared over the years and am thankful to have had her in my life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595597741120-A79FQVBVWOHRZWI1ZEXC/Amaro_Jacob_07242020_14.jpg Stories - The Passage of Life and Death My father poses during sunset at a parking lot. I love this man. I’ve watched him develop so much over the years from a person with a childlike temper and aggressive tendencies to a loving, kind one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595599559882-SA7JZIWUP1WVJ8OMYF5N/Amaro_Jacob_07242020_5.jpg Stories - The Passage of Life and Death We finally started visiting my grandparents after months of not making any physical contact with them due to Covid-19. Here, Matthew and Rebecca were being sprinkled with cold water by my brother, Daniel. I didn’t get wet, but I enjoyed watching them have fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595598645283-9MDTFU104HAS15QYSD30/Amaro_Jacob_07242020_11.jpg Stories - The Passage of Life and Death Andres Alejandro Amaro, the 9th Amaro. This baby brother has been an immense blessing for me and a reminder that life continues. He is a rather peaceful child; he only cries when he is hungry, and enjoys being cuddled with and embraced. I look forward to watching him grow. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/food-and-family-history monthly 0.5 2020-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595603260207-AG5H2F0B6KAFIJPIP74F/Han_Daniel_20200718_006.JPG Stories - Food & Family History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595603024160-5Z0614XFMDDP344H3MQK/Han_Daniel_20200718_004.JPG Stories - Food & Family History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595603169104-CGL8BSN5XDDU1Q9A9TJH/Han_Daniel_20200718_005.JPG Stories - Food & Family History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1595602965167-CGDGT09VE1LS6NHR69VB/Han_Daniel_20200718_003.JPG Stories - Food & Family History https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/pandemic-travel monthly 0.5 2020-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596124836636-2LK8K0Q5DSA5OXSL1IYU/Abdallah_Layla_2020721_5.jpg Stories - Pandemic Travel Denver based artist Thomas Evans, @detour303 on Instagram, painted a mural honoring the life of George Floyd as part of a series called “Spray Their Names” to honor the black and brown lives lost to police brutality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596122423427-I0GSPD0ASQHDV8C3OETB/Abdallah_Layla_2020721_14.jpg Stories - Pandemic Travel A statue of Jack Howland, a Civil War cavalryman, stands in front of the Colorado State Capitol splattered with multiple statements spray painted in vibrant colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596122468519-U8GLZ5QI563PVA3O3S5Z/Abdallah_Layla_2020721_12.jpg Stories - Pandemic Travel An image of George Floyd drawn in chalk, surrounded by dried flowers, highlights the break in the stairs leading up to the Mile-High marker at the top of the steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596122446961-TR5OXGBNUSIU5HU7FCXX/Abdallah_Layla_2020721_13.jpg Stories - Pandemic Travel An image of Breonna Taylor, an EMT who was murdered by undercover cops as she slept in her home, was etched in chalk next to the image of George Floyd on the steps of the capitol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596122578468-WKG2MY38O0VW8GB2QIJQ/Abdallah_Layla_2020721_11.jpg Stories - Pandemic Travel A wide shot of the State Capitol shows the homeless population currently occupying the lawn in a large encampment as an ambulance is parked on the right-hand side of the sidewalk. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/virtual-synergy monthly 0.5 2023-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596475104125-UOJQ9IHCTKO0K755FK7O/zoom31.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596475088704-RMDMABEKRJO7WF22EFIB/zoom29.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596483629936-N3AI43OFQJFGMV8H5JPI/image-asset.jpeg Stories - 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On Boarding A normal day at school with my classmates, but who would have known a few weeks later we would be learning from home all split up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596639728195-G9GURDAGVH2I4UXSV2L4/Me+in+my+dorm+room+right+after+clearing+it+out.JPG Stories - On Boarding Me in my dorm room right after clearing it out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596652773418-GYIM99YPUGJWGVI1LVZ2/Picture+of+my+work+at+home+station.JPG Stories - On Boarding My work at home station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596636117199-R09PQYMMW6O07UUCPGA7/NuweiraAhmed_07.11.2020_002.JPG Stories - On Boarding The beautiful Berkshire mountains overlook the North campus buildings and dorms as well as the on campus valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596641382314-ICNFE8KMXNVZZT2DJOEZ/An+intense+shot+of+me+outside+my+house+at+night.JPG Stories - On Boarding Self portrait of me outside my house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596636345300-QB9YIDHRWMGKHNK2GR7S/NuweiraAhmed_07.11.2020_003.JPG Stories - On Boarding This picture shows the dining hall and student center. The lawn chairs outside the dining hall are a popular place for students to hang out during lunch periods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596491031770-ZH1CNVEVXBEDGK3HN6E9/almeshaduhart_07.13.2020_004.JPG Stories - On Boarding This photo shows me delivering just a few of the hundreds of donated Girl Scout cookies. With a quick Facebook post, we made this happen with many donors in different parts of the world contributing. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/virtual-synergy-2 monthly 0.5 2020-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597095654280-U7YTC9LFW000VEE03DMT/DSC_0946.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597095756959-364WB0U6QLXG44NDH1V7/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Virtual Synergy 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597415311039-SOV0KZJGBZE194IPK6RC/DSC_0258-copy.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597095697063-XCS6R1WALLHSKUUBUGJ7/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Virtual Synergy 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597415102991-OT10F1B99XTLH9AEDF3M/DSC_0002.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597415067831-9KD8DWGUNDEZ85WORO63/DSC_0986.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597415368075-FEDAWM12Z869GUPU6MRM/DSC_0343-copy.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597415010686-W838J1DT8C66AOVCHDGI/DSC_0502.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597415251982-ILLE7193Z1Z3ONVUKQ4V/DSC_0149.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596476785854-X8T586R9ONU2YM9I1D5L/zoom3.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 2 - Virtual Synergy 1 https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/finding-space-in-the-pandemic monthly 0.5 2020-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597175571051-P17TSK99Z4M6I3THTLDW/Neammanee_Pocharapon_RAISE7.jpg Stories - Finding Space in the Pandemic Chinatown NY was formed to provide services and protection for Chinese immigrants who were barred due to discrimination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597175665140-DI77GN55BPOOVQPS5GAO/Neammanee_Pocharapon_RAISE6.jpg Stories - Finding Space in the Pandemic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597175604403-TUBZY6WIOYFVENXTHQ4N/Neammanee_Pocharapon_RAISE2.jpg Stories - Finding Space in the Pandemic https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/cov-eid monthly 0.5 2020-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597336647651-G8C8LYHGIR57HW8J0PT1/Abdallah_Layla_7312020_5.jpg Stories - Cov-Eid At the mosque, the floor is carpeted green. Due to COVID-19, the people entering the mosque were required to bring their own prayer mats to sit on the floor. There were socially distant place markers with information about the mosque and school to help regulate the rule of six feet apart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597337240491-UNXA7E961SP2P8R93OSI/Abdallah_Layla_7312020_7.jpg Stories - Cov-Eid The line at Krispy Kreme was spaced out by the new six feet apart markers. Many people, including myself, understand that this might be a new normal for a while until the spread of COVID-19 in New Jersey slows down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597337240811-MG2PEHWR3WS9981ODU6W/Abdallah_Layla_7302020_1.gif Stories - Cov-Eid Salma Abdallah, using a henna cone to draw intricate designs on my hand as part of the celebratory events of Eid in a time lapse video. Henna is a body art that is used in celebrations especially during Eid and weddings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597336767122-EJC4WA5K609C4RRF0TRO/Abdallah_Layla_7302020_3.jpg Stories - Cov-Eid After the henna is washed off, it leaves behind a red stain. On my hand rests my class ring gifted to me by my dad and my hand sits on one of my sister’s favorite blankets. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/no-mask-no-entry monthly 0.5 2020-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597429660088-PC5IOI77M0GQHGJ2442T/image-asset.jpeg Stories - No Mask, No Entry Across stores, spray bottles and rags were ubiquitous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597430274857-MH9DQWI7VG94OTSAJ6BK/Han_Daniel_20200801_009.jpg Stories - No Mask, No Entry Mask-clad customers wait outside the Nike store, as capacity is capped to mitigate coronavirus concerns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597429745885-T30MLZIJ9WC0PYSOBM5S/Han_Daniel_20200801_008.jpg Stories - No Mask, No Entry Customers wait for their turn to shop outside of the Adidas store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597429640838-QXG1F6LWBB7X7QXQFWES/image-asset.jpeg Stories - No Mask, No Entry https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/the-rawest-form-of-expression monthly 0.5 2020-09-08 https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/pandemic-poetry monthly 0.5 2020-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597943164475-UVNEBLB7TI65JBJKP8OH/unnamed.jpg Stories - Pandemic Poetry https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/virtual-synergy-3 monthly 0.5 2020-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1598977514220-5RMJ2UXUMCFA7LMMP098/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Virtual Synergy 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597095756959-364WB0U6QLXG44NDH1V7/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Virtual Synergy 3 - Virtual Synergy 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1598984641136-CZ58VZBHJ4DVDAN1CUDK/DSC_1020.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1598983892164-I44DLMY7V8GHXUZY3JVX/DSC_0002-copy.JPG Stories - Virtual Synergy 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1598984410036-KVKDILHQ1G1N64XXB8ON/DSC_1159.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596476899817-7KLTC450U8TY49WP78N2/zoom3.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 3 - Virtual Synergy 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1598977456473-IY8JWVYH302KECLLG2RY/DSC_0064-copy.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1598983954249-UTPV3DDVH1N78E86FYFU/DSC_0295-copy.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1598983994887-0YPYTY45QB88O4B97LZ3/DSC_1434.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1598984412632-C6AKF3T4QREK0QM3S1HB/Copy-of-DSC_0974.JPG Stories - Virtual Synergy 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1598977358613-PU0S5FAD36TNRMSEEZVD/DSC_0078.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 3 https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/developing-through-photography monthly 0.5 2020-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1599165178271-7DTP9CV3YR6YHZCWQ38T/Abdallah_Layla_+week+3_10.jpg Stories - Developing Through Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1599167640471-TWG1EXG45O8P469R1Z7M/Abdallah_Layla_+week+3_8.jpg Stories - Developing Through Photography When I received my polaroid in August, I went to Overpeck Park in Leonia NJ to take some photos of the scenery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1599165873709-RJ2EMXQ0V9CHKCFV30V0/Abdallah_Layla_+week+3_3.jpg Stories - Developing Through Photography One of the places I love to go to clear my head is the beach and during this pandemic I have been able to watch the sunrise while reading poetry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1599165297551-NI5EMCP0NXQHQPWSVEQM/Abdallah_Layla_+week+3_7.jpg Stories - Developing Through Photography The Stack Pancake & Steak House in North Arlington, NJ, has outdoor dining that I love to partake in with my close friend Adrian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1599165377947-WE5LCII3Z5IM1BJ3WKL4/Abdallah_Layla_+week+3_9.jpg Stories - Developing Through Photography Using my new Nikon, I began taking faceless photography of my sister using paint and a mirror to experiment with shadows. This is a technique I wanted to learn in order to think outside the box when documenting stories. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/disconnecting monthly 0.5 2020-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1599253045868-GT6ZP0ACKUOKWF37LWOG/Neammanee_Pocharapon_6.jpg Stories - Disconnecting Nature photography was not my strongest skill, and definitely not something I’m used too. However, by overcoming the challenges of being offline, I was able to train my eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1599252816997-YJHCQHGD51AV7JCK8VY4/Neammanee_Pocharapon_1.jpg Stories - Disconnecting Camping was a new experience for me; I had never set up a tent or started a campfire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1599252881525-97K3ABRWTSF2XHE9SW8W/Neammanee_Pocharapon_5.jpg Stories - Disconnecting Elijah Ivey, who took this photo, is one of my closest friends on the trip and a photographer who specializes in astro and nature photography. Due to a lack of light pollution, I was able to see the stars more clearly than I could back home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1599252973276-J8BXRFH36HH0VW61JCDK/Neammanee_Pocharapon_3.jpg Stories - Disconnecting A lot of this trip was about coming out of my comfort zone and challenging myself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1599253106407-3SAF2WLHDKFYSTEQ4NVC/Neammanee_Pocharapon_2.jpg Stories - Disconnecting Hyner Run View, PA. The view was magical and unlike anything I’m used to coming from big cities and suburbs. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/a-historic-moment monthly 0.5 2020-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1599599977185-R9GRIABII29LO3YC2271/image-asset.jpeg Stories - A Historic Moment A man looks at signage in support of BLM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1599599993427-MBJEG3WRVQYYWSOYKH1T/Han_Daniel_202008014_001.jpg Stories - A Historic Moment A woman sits in front of graffiti at BLM Plaza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1599599940374-6CGQ3K96F4VJ9DEKXWHY/image-asset.jpeg Stories - A Historic Moment A man takes a picture in front of the White House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1599599716593-CYEEK30WYJMGKBUCZW2N/Han_Daniel_202008014_002.jpg Stories - A Historic Moment Jules Tall stands for a picture at BLM Plaza. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/stronger monthly 0.5 2020-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600090826725-PB38PV5T237ZCR1SQV7U/_DSC0061.JPG Stories - Stronger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600095375647-87ZX9DSN6ORBEHZH50IL/WhatsApp+Image+2020-07-20+at+4.02.36+PM.jpeg Stories - Stronger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600095338966-XT4JRX1QP47HPGHHDBHM/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Stronger https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/flex-your-passion monthly 0.5 2020-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600114403728-N1QN7NV4NN8F1BH0V7V6/Approaching+Perpendicular+2020Final.jpg Stories - Flex Your Passion Approaching Perpendicular https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600116600735-FM3F6KI8PF4ID1YEZSU3/Carolina+Acevedo_drawing.jpg Stories - Flex Your Passion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600116674024-5TQR0FADP28IT17DAYJ7/Kira+Jones+-+Samayia3_72820.jpeg Stories - Flex Your Passion Samayia Taylor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600113914148-631BJLOGFUZW56V7IXJQ/Tyrese+Henryl_73020.JPG Stories - Flex Your Passion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600116833388-2AVSE41YRGBHEFLKHUK2/Kira+Jones+-+Samayia2_72820.jpeg Stories - Flex Your Passion Tomatoes from Alex and Samayia’s garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600116721384-ZL8ZYMWEDNGJMG82DSR8/Kira+Jones+-+Alexa_72820.jpg Stories - Flex Your Passion Alexa Sanchez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600114349566-Y96HU5DRHZADIWRUAST3/Incantation+web.jpg Stories - Flex Your Passion Incantation https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/time-to-listen monthly 0.5 2020-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600354164649-SD31AMEH3Y3IPUBWSMHZ/Abdallah_Layla_week4_3.jpg Stories - Time to Listen A lending library stands proudly in a yard with a drawn image of a Black fist raised on the door, a symbol of the BLM movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600353960769-J3W1PTO3F7E747HUU6WK/Abdallah_Layla_week4-2.jpg Stories - Time to Listen A mural painted on the side of a building in Newark, NJ celebrates visual artist and poet Jerry Gant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600441400252-TBNETTGI7M0N1L4T3MRF/Abdallah_Layla_week4-4.jpg Stories - Time to Listen After a Zoom event the store held for ‘Color of Law’, many orders of the book were shipped out to customers. The book details redlining and other topics that have caused turmoil for the Black community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600441354140-E3VUYYPMF0AF5AEOGXDC/Abdallah_Layla_week4_5.jpg Stories - Time to Listen A few of the most popular books at the store are currently books that are geared towards educating people about the issues society is facing. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/dating-at-a-distance monthly 0.5 2020-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600443230858-3AK11XRDCBB9B7UWJDDN/Neammanee_Pocharapon_2.jpg Stories - Dating at a Distance Netflix Party allows me to share my Netflix stream with my date. I set up a ring light to try to look my best on camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600443082468-ASUQCPD2EYEPTADF8QOS/Neammanee_Pocharapon_2.jpg Stories - Dating at a Distance One of the best things about meeting new people online is learning and hearing stories from different people and how they’re experiencing the pandemic. One of my matches was telling me about her struggles in her new career as an elementary school teacher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600443126967-AQIKZJBX6MEMBPD75P6J/Neammanee_Pocharapon_4.jpg Stories - Dating at a Distance I kept track of my new network by adding my matches’ cities in my world clock so I knew what our time differences were. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/virtual-synergy-4 monthly 0.5 2020-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600805902455-3LPRKIRM2M1IN9GQ0LUD/DSC_0042.JPG Stories - Virtual Synergy 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1597095756959-364WB0U6QLXG44NDH1V7/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Virtual Synergy 4 - Virtual Synergy 2 It really felt like I was photographing her in the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600805273528-FGGTU6BQYHZJR705MZYY/DSC_0543.JPG Stories - Virtual Synergy 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600805951226-SSZEULNS93PMOIPHRITP/DSC_1020.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600804933286-T5KVJ8COXY94NJSXNST5/DSC_1251.JPG Stories - Virtual Synergy 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600805797043-68BWX612POWEKGRF0ICP/DSC_1911.JPG Stories - Virtual Synergy 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1598977514220-5RMJ2UXUMCFA7LMMP098/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Virtual Synergy 4 - Virtual Synergy 3 I’m always curious where people will decide to display themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600804989720-3PP88HB17D9GSF6WNLU9/DSC_1346+copy.JPG Stories - Virtual Synergy 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600805218418-EH8N1G573SA2O0DOQRAQ/DSC_1434.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600805249189-0JGG5UJWVAVESGXT3OLK/DSC_0295-copy.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600805661752-RL2FQAKQ24EKIR5K29Y0/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Virtual Synergy 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1600802702039-I9AAGLJ0YYFYFU2JB0CR/DSC_1186.JPG Stories - Virtual Synergy 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1596476899817-7KLTC450U8TY49WP78N2/zoom3.jpg Stories - Virtual Synergy 4 - Virtual Synergy 1 I don’t control their environment, their light, their backgrounds; I can only control what I capture on my computer screen. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/no-justice-no-peace monthly 0.5 2020-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1601394693573-J2PWTPQIB3ZOXAXK280I/Han_Daniel_20200815_008.jpg Stories - No Justice, No Peace A boy bikes at the front of the march at night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1601394568983-4PF6E3OUAJX4JBOO50MY/Han_Daniel_20200815_003.jpg Stories - No Justice, No Peace Protestors march through Georgetown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1601394723086-C9D7IKNPT7AVNRIVOZ7F/Han_Daniel_20200815_006.jpg Stories - No Justice, No Peace A boy bikes across Francis Scott Key Bridge as police watch in the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1601394505082-WQ8045RDCJL4XO86WN09/Han_Daniel_20200815_001.jpg Stories - No Justice, No Peace A man pauses to put his fist in the air, a symbol of resistance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1601394593849-0A8QNBMOBNM694XU2SW7/image-asset.jpeg Stories - No Justice, No Peace A protester with a shield marched through the Adams Morgan area at night. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/opportunity-inside-the-storm monthly 0.5 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1614888188909-IF7UHA3V0Z828G4CCC4M/Perez%2C+Yelitza+picCollage1.jpg Stories - Opportunity Inside the Storm https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/reminiscing-through-dominos monthly 0.5 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1614886905696-D5IQ9DFU1GL8ZQEJUB2I/GomezBryant_01_05312018_002.JPG%2B.jpg Stories - Reminiscing Through Dominos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1614886932589-AZ0J0QDFE65KTGMW6LE4/GomezBryant_01_02252017_001.JPG Stories - Reminiscing Through Dominos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1614886710999-ESZV1ZAH0ENTICMM2YKF/GomezBryant_01_02132021_001.jpg Stories - Reminiscing Through Dominos https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/finding-growth monthly 0.5 2021-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1615588764775-XYITJM0XDGX544280SV1/MercadoEvan_01_02222021_01.JPG Stories - Finding Growth This is Victoria. She’s really cool and sweet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1615588710461-0U2I4WZV1WVOK8CMBJT4/MercadoEvan_01_02222021_06.jpg Stories - Finding Growth Our first time meeting since the beginning of quarantine. 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He was happy trying every dish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1619035063634-FLRUTHJVW60GKNRAA5Z0/IMG_7269.jpg Stories - Returning to my Roots Maido is known as the 50 best restaurant in Latin America and I had to make sure I took a picture of the award. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/coping-with-essential-work monthly 0.5 2021-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1620160620380-WS2HJNVAPWK488QOPN0D/ORTEGAFRANCHESCA_POST3FINALDRAFTPIC3.jpg Stories - Coping with Essential Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1620160460323-ZEL5O8040VJ8XP354IGV/ORTEGAFRANCHESCA_POST3FINALDRAFTPIC4.jpg Stories - Coping with Essential Work Nia’s adopted cat, Nugget https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/invisible-intruder monthly 0.5 2021-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1620919359615-NUEXQKK4TJSH91PV3UWS/LugtuElora_04202021_2.png Stories - Invisible Intruder - Make it stand out Even when medical aid finally arrived, the intruder rests his elbow on the father's chest. His consciousness was a flickering candle in the darkness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1620918766025-8I9EHW6G8XHGQ4RLFWJL/LugtuElora_04282021_2.png Stories - Invisible Intruder - Make it stand out Thanksgiving day. The intruder feasts on medium rare lungs, eating like a king with a crown on its head. The daughter wishes to do stop the king, but the mood was too dark for a festive time of the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1620919183125-I30UMQNVYYYE6L8CZPFX/LugtuElora_04282021_4.png Stories - Invisible Intruder - Make it stand out The final straw drawn, she dials 911. Even if there is something behind her, she knew she would be fine. The father realizes this, and lets her call once their eyes met. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1620918367842-MCS7A72RW0S60WN8SUSH/LugtuElora_04282021_1.png Stories - Invisible Intruder - Make it stand out It was like any other day, but an uninvited guest entered the apartment to give family a deadly surprise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1620919447602-EKEGWEO1H84C7WLZVSDQ/LugtuElora_04282021_3.png Stories - Invisible Intruder - Make it stand out The family returned back home and redoubled their efforts to keep any more intruders out of the house. The only thing behind them are their shadows to remind them of the past. They will look forward, towards the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1620919264232-E1C7BYUKR4B5DDLQFXF1/LugtuElora_04202021_1.jpg Stories - Invisible Intruder - Make it stand out The mother was taken hostage by the intruder. There was nothing she could do. She was too tired and too weak to resist, barely eating and barely moving a finger. Something was wrong, but the family could only sit by and watch. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/dear-christians monthly 0.5 2021-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1621362941498-2MUWEB3BIELS6N2AJZ42/NA_MichaelaSkelley512021_02.jpg Stories - Dear Christians - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1621362383495-5KRWEBB9EMEDJWJ9PHJ0/NA_MichaelaSkelley512021_03.jpg Stories - Dear Christians - Make it stand out Wondering what the Covid Vaccine and E -Z pass have in common? Neither of them is the mark of the beast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1621362825671-GBRQS91D1BCQO561YE5C/NA_MichaelaSkelley512021_05.jpg Stories - Dear Christians - Make it stand out Dear Christians, please read this book and actually understand what Marxism is. 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I asked them how many people and/or families they served per month prior to COVID and now in the era COVID. 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An endless longing radiates from behind an old, crusted storm screen out onto a quiet, empty street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1622138158846-J73Z22G49H3WBIT3CI8Q/NA_MauriceMetivier_20210411_03.jpg Stories - I Know Why the Caged Candy Sings... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1622138281794-R58KIP69OELI4XTPA4L8/NA_MauriceMetivier_20210411_05.jpg Stories - I Know Why the Caged Candy Sings... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/a-virtual-escape monthly 0.5 2021-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1622564088685-XJLQZWV30MCVBL389H74/MirandaRaymond_04_05052021_003.jpg Stories - A Virtual Escape - Make it stand out This is the title screen you see when you play Breath of the Wild for the first time. It looks just like a painting and helps show you the vast scope of this world. You can reach those far mountains all the way in the back if you walk far enough. I hope the next time you see this picture will be on your TV. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1622563451779-BF3SF1R49NEV4GBYXTF3/MirandaRaymond_04_05052021_001.jpg Stories - A Virtual Escape - Make it stand out In Breath of the Wild, you can explore a vast world, discovering more new things the more you play. There’s something awe-inspiring about this larger-than-life sighting of a rare blue dragon. It possesses a beauty and majesty, and it’s something worth seeking out and experiencing. You can’t see something like this in real life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1622563904843-OZ6YZJ843Q91ONIIVD3H/MirandaRaymond_04_05052021_002.jpg Stories - A Virtual Escape - Make it stand out This is a screenshot I took of a double rainbow I encountered while playing the game. The low angle immerses you in the tall grass and world of Breath of the Wild. I get the same feeling from looking at these rainbows as I do rainbows in real life. https://www.storiesfromthepandemic.com/stories/hanging-out-by-staying-in monthly 0.5 2021-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1623168129306-VTONPAQ0HQ1B6LABKD94/LugtuElora_10102020.png Stories - Hanging Out by Staying In - Make it stand out It was in the final minutes of October 9th. The moment the clock struck midnight, we celebrated my birthday in-game. By using emotes, Xir shows off by singing happy birthday while Ved shrugs in embarrassment. In the real world, we laughed it off and had lots of fun. Screenshot. © SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1623167962010-5R5S98IWZY3CM5453J23/LugtuElora_09172020.png Stories - Hanging Out by Staying In - Make it stand out Ved (Elora) and Xir (Marie) posing together. Each character was customized to our own preferences--the cat-like race Miqo’te and the dragon-like race the Au Ra. Screenshot. © SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7cc92774d06c578e9ca364/1623168295600-F37TFGMZK2SYRBPM8BAJ/LugtuElora_04032021_4.jpg Stories - Hanging Out by Staying In - Make it stand out During a Zoom call, we found the pottery paintings. 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