Yeimy Gamez Castillo • 22 • Newark, NJ 5/29/20 Yeimy Gamez Castillo • 22 • Newark, NJ 5/29/20

Our New Normal

Finding peace and purpose at this moment.

Johnathan Christie • 21 • Newark, NJ 5/25/20 Johnathan Christie • 21 • Newark, NJ 5/25/20

Friends in Far Places

I decided to reach out to some of my friends around the world to see how they are doing during this time.

Francisco Perez • 18 • Newark, NJ 5/22/20 Francisco Perez • 18 • Newark, NJ 5/22/20

I See Hope

I think we should focus on having hope.

Raichel Echeverria • 19 • Newark, NJ 5/22/20 Raichel Echeverria • 19 • Newark, NJ 5/22/20

Doubly Isolated

Although I enjoy time spent indoors, home is not somewhere I like to be.

Hassan Yassin • 23 • Sliema, Malta 5/20/20 Hassan Yassin • 23 • Sliema, Malta 5/20/20

Refugee in Quarantine

I arrived in Malta by boat from Libya as a refugee.

Jacob Amaro • 18 • Paterson, NJ 5/18/20 Jacob Amaro • 18 • Paterson, NJ 5/18/20

Food Unites

For as long as I can remember, food has played an important role in my family.

Maria Paula Ospina Barracaldo • 24 • San Gwann, Malta 5/15/20 Maria Paula Ospina Barracaldo • 24 • San Gwann, Malta 5/15/20

Human Connection

We have been separated physically for a year but are always together in our friendship.

Ashley Mendoza • 20 • Newark, NJ 5/11/20 Ashley Mendoza • 20 • Newark, NJ 5/11/20

Ecuador in Crisis

People have been dropping dead in the streets or dying in their own homes.

Maria Paula Ospina Barracaldo • 24 • San Gwann, Malta 5/8/20 Maria Paula Ospina Barracaldo • 24 • San Gwann, Malta 5/8/20

Love is the Weapon

Our planet is giving us a big lesson and it will not the be the last one.

Johnathan Christie • 21 • Newark, NJ 5/6/20 Johnathan Christie • 21 • Newark, NJ 5/6/20

Managing Loss

This situation has taught me to not take for granted the people who are in front of me every day.

Anca Micodan • 23 • Sliema, Malta 5/4/20 Anca Micodan • 23 • Sliema, Malta 5/4/20

Hide and Seek

I never made it home for Easter.

Jacob Amaro • 18 • Paterson, NJ 5/3/20 Jacob Amaro • 18 • Paterson, NJ 5/3/20

Light & Dark

When my grandparents tested positive for Covid-19 two weeks ago, I felt myself sinking into darkness.

Yeimy Gamez Castillo • 22 • Newark, NJ 5/1/20 Yeimy Gamez Castillo • 22 • Newark, NJ 5/1/20

Okay for Now

The uncertainty in the air leaves a stickiness in the palm of my hands.

Francisco Perez • 18 • Newark, NJ 4/29/20 Francisco Perez • 18 • Newark, NJ 4/29/20

Same Here

No one is alone in this crisis.

Joseph Taylor • 23 • East Orange, NJ 4/27/20 Joseph Taylor • 23 • East Orange, NJ 4/27/20

Finding Myself

I didn’t know I needed to slow down until I did.