Hello, I’m Clara, a sophomore and Psychology major, from Cornish, New Hampshire.
This is my first term taking HIST200 Historians for Hire, and I’m really excited to start working on the COVID-19 project. Since my mom is severely immune comprised, I decided to live with a host family until the end of spring term. Even though I’m incredibly lucky to be in a safe location, the last few weeks have been an emotional roller coaster. I also understand that this may be a similar situation for other Carleton students, who were unable to return to their families during these turbulent times.
I want the theme of my project to be about displacement from home during the COVID-19 Pandemic. I want to share a collection of stories from students who are still on campus or living with a host family. Even though my plan isn’t fully structured, I’m hoping to collect various interviews from students, possibly including photos that remind them of home and/or portray something that has given them joy throughout quarantine.
I can’t wait to contribute to the COVID-19 archive, and work with my peers!
This theme is very important, as everyone seems displaced in some way (from work, from friends…), but the particular displacement *from home* is especially poignant. I noticed one of your early items is in Spanish and so am wondering how much outreach you will be doing with the Spanish-speaking communities locally?