Losing spring fest was definitely a disappointment but everyone got excited when we hear that we were actually going to have an online spring fest. Jason Derulo was going to perform and everything was recorded life. Many people signed up to watch and I was chatting with my friends while Jason preformed. It was definitely an experience and it was Very nice of Union to get creative with it and have a unique spring fest. The event lasted about one hour and several students got so ask Jason questions which was very cool. I will not forget this spring fest.
When I stared getting bored in CPH I decided that I had to get a puzzle. My family has always enjoyed solving puzzles in the dinning room table so I knew that this could keep me busy for a while. I got a 1000-piece puzzle on amazon and due to the corona virus, it took a bit longer to arrive. I find it very relaxing to solve puzzles and just clear your mind of all the stress related to classes or other things. I needed a flat surface to build the puzzle so I used the cardboard box where it came. The puzzle shows an astronaut in space and the entire solar system but obviously not in the most realistic way.
When I stared getting bored in CPH I decided that I had to get a puzzle. My family has always enjoyed solving puzzles in the dinning room table so I knew that this could keep me busy for a while. I got a 1000-piece puzzle on amazon and due to the corona virus, it took a bit longer to arrive. I find it very relaxing to solve puzzles and just clear your mind of all the stress related to classes or other things. I needed a flat surface to build the puzzle so I used the cardboard box where it came. The puzzle shows an astronaut in space and the entire solar system but obviously not in the most realistic way.
I get asked very often how to stay entertained in CPH and there are many things that I stared doing while I have been here. One of them is drawing and painting. I am not exactly an artist but I found that drawing can be very relaxing and specially during these hard times it was very nice to lose myself in a piece of paper. Also, the weather is not always nice so during the rainy days I would draw a lot. This is the sketch that I did numerous times of a lion.
I get asked very often how to stay entertained in CPH and there are many things that I stared doing while I have been here. One of them is drawing and painting. I am not exactly an artist but I found that drawing can be very relaxing and specially during these hard times it was very nice to lose myself in a piece of paper. Also, the weather is not always nice so during the rainy days I would draw a lot. This is the sketch that I did numerous times of a lion.
Adapting to the online environment has been a challenge for students and professors alike. In the beginning we all had to get used and familiar with zoom. This could be particularly challenging because there where days when the internet did not work in CPH and at least two times the power went out. I did miss a few classes due to connectivity issues but most of the time the professors where quite understanding. This video shows when my zoom app in my iPad broke down during my German class.
My birthday was in February so I was lucky than I did not have an online birthday celebration like many of my friends. Still, we have managed to make the most out of zoom when it comes to birthday parties. We have managed to bring people together, make videos and to really exploit our creativity. The people that showed up are all across the world in almost every continent. It was very nice to see each other and to get together to celebrate a birthday. We asked everyone to make videos of themselves saying happy birthday and then we combined it into one big video that we showed during the zoom celebration. It was a lot of fun to see everyone’s reaction to the video. It was a small way to celebrate a friend’s birthday from afar.
The mail room on campus does not handle returns anymore and therefore when I had to return a package I had to go to the closest UPS store. Clearly the store had regulations in place. People had to stand six feet from each other as marked by the marks in the floor and the signs in the walls. I thought that these regulations were very well handled since there was a number of people in the store but everyone kept their distance and everyone was wearing masks.
In Quito there are strict social distancing regulations. People are not allowed to gather in large groups and must always wear masks in public places. This image shows two women talking in the streets.
In Quito there are strict social distancing regulations. People are not allowed to gather in large groups and must always wear masks in public places. This image shows how police officers also need to wear masks and set an example.
In Quito there are strict social distancing regulations. People are not allowed to gather in large groups and must always wear masks in public places. There have been several regulations placed in Ecuador since the COVID-19 outbreak began. One of them was that people could only leave their house to get food or medicine. Also, some vehicles could only go out on a specific day dictated by the last number in their license plate. This caused a very sharp decline in the number of cars that were out in the streets. Many people would go to buy food in bicycles since they could not take the car out. The number of people in the streets is very low as it can be seen in the image.
In Quito there are strict social distancing regulations. People are not allowed to gather in large groups and must always wear masks in public places. There have been several regulations placed in Ecuador since the COVID-19 outbreak began. One of them was that people could only leave their house to get food or medicine. Also, some vehicles could only go out on a specific day dictated by the last number in their license plate. This caused a very sharp decline in the number of cars that were out in the streets. Many people would go to buy food in bicycles since they could not take the car out. The number of people in the streets is very low as it can be seen in the image.
In Quito there are strict social distancing regulations. People are not allowed to gather in large groups and must always wear masks in public places. There have been several regulations placed in Ecuador since the COVID-19 outbreak began. One of them was that people could only leave their house to get food or medicine. Also, some vehicles could only go out on a specific day dictated by the last number in their license plate. This caused a very sharp decline in the number of cars that were out in the streets. Many people would go to buy food in bicycles since they could not take the car out. The number of people in the streets is very low as it can be seen in the image.
There have been several regulations placed in Ecuador since the COVID-19 outbreak began. One of them was that people could only leave their house to get food or medicine. Also, some vehicles could only go out on a specific day dictated by the last number in their license plate. This caused a very sharp decline in the number of cars that were out in the streets. Many people would go to buy food in bicycles since they could not take the car out. This reduced pollution in Quito and the sky was very clear.
People in Quito are allowed to leave their house only to go buy food or medicine. My grandma has several visits to the doctor due to her eyesight. In order to avoid risks she wears a suit, gloves and mask in order to avoid contamination. When going to a hospital it is always scary because many people containing the virus could be there so she must take extra care since she is high risk.
People in Quito are allowed to leave their house only to go buy food or medicine. My grandma has several visits to the doctor due to her eyesight. In order to avoid risks she wears a suit, gloves and mask in order to avoid contamination. When going to a hospital it is always scary because many people containing the virus could be there so she must take extra care since she is high risk.
People in Quito are allowed to leave their house only to go buy food or medicine. My grandma has several visits to the doctor due to her eyesight. In order to avoid risks she wears a suit, gloves and mask in order to avoid contamination. When going to a hospital it is always scary because many people containing the virus could be there so she must take extra care since she is high risk.
People in Quito are allowed to leave their house only to go buy food or medicine. My grandma has several visits to the doctor due to her eyesight. In order to avoid risks she wears a suit, gloves and mask in order to avoid contamination. When going to a hospital it is always scary because many people containing the virus could be there so she must take extra care since she is high risk.
People in Quito are allowed to leave their house only to go buy food or medicine. My grandma has several visits to the doctor due to her eyesight. In order to avoid risks she wears a suit, gloves and mask in order to avoid contamination. When going to a hospital it is always scary because many people containing the virus could be there so she must take extra care since she is high risk.
The question that I get asked the most often by my friends is how does dinning work now on campus. I always explain that the kiosk in CPH has a kitchen and everyday it is open from 8am to 8pm for the students to use. There are several regulations. For example, you need to be wearing a mast whenever you go to buy food and must keep a six-foot distance between yourself and the other students. We get to use meal swipes and our declining balance. There is a daily special menu and every once in a while, there is some special event like taco Thursday or ice cream sandwiches. What is particularly hard is that the suppliers of the dinning staff have gone out of business so some items have been hard to get such as milk. It is always a struggle to keep a balanced and healthy diet when the options are limited. The picture shows eggs and toast.
There have been several regulations placed in Ecuador since the COVID-19 outbreak began. One of them was that people could only leave their house to get food or medicine. Also, some vehicles could only go out on a specific day dictated by the last number in their license plate. There is not much food so people only buy what they need and no one is buying in bulk.
One of the things that makes Union so special are the numerous activities that students get to participate on. This year we had a speaker coming to union for a talk about surviving the holocaust. Naturally, we had to make it through zoom. The speaker was Edith Eva Eger and I was very excited. About 800 people signed up for the meeting. However, no one was very used to using zoom and it was not as engaging as it would have been if we had actually been able to see Edith Eva Eger in person on campus. It was still a very interesting experience and I believe that we all learned from it.
Adapting to the online environment has been a challenge for students and professors alike. In the beginning we all had to get used and familiar with zoom. This could be particularly challenging because there where days when the internet did not work in CPH and at least two times the power went out. I did miss a few classes due to connectivity issues but most of the time the professors where quite understanding.
My 300 German class requires students to do many presentations for the entire class. This was definitely a new challenge since we had to present through zoom while the professor showed the slides. It did not always work and it was very complicated but we still had to do it. There were several 10-minute presentations which were entirely in German and that made presenting very hard. Many students presented live but others like me preferred to record the presentation and then show the recording to the class. I had to learn to record my computer screen and at the same time record me presenting.