Besides the scarcity of basic goods, the perpetual grim news, and the seemingly inevitable onslaught of worries and anxieties, I will always remember this period in our history because of how our lives and perspective changed overnight. Two weeks ago a trip to the grocery store was just a hassle; today it is a calculated risk. Long, loud dinners with friends, the kind where so many of you crowd around the table that you’re constantly bumping elbows and feet, were a given highlight of nearly every weekend; now we bid each other goodnight over computer screens, unsure when we’ll embrace one another again.

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