By Stephanie Caron – Entertainment Editor

It is no secret that the Coronavirus has swept up, not only the United States, but the entire world. Our everyday life has been put on pause in order to keep everyone safe and healthy. In attempts to do just that, schools have shut down, businesses, and jobs. The Coronavirus has spiraled into a national outbreak faster than anyone would have expected. 

Schools are trying to find new ways to connect with their students to teach and enhance our classroom skills even though we are out of the classroom. There remains the possibility that all schools in Connecticut hold the rest of their school years online. This does not come as a shock, as the new virus is everywhere. It’s also everywhere we look – on commercials, ads, billboards, alerts on apps, and the news. So how do we continue everyday life while our new normal is so new to everyone? It is a question almost everyone is asking themselves – how to create a seemingly normal routine in a very un-normal experience. It is something we are all going through. Although it does not seem it, everyone’s life has been put on hold for the remaining future. 

Social distancing was the first main step. For us, it is now almost two weeks that we have tried to remain distant from everyone. It seems as if this could go on for more time than anyone was expecting. News sources have speculated this will go until August, some are saying June, and others think this will be over this in April. All of it is unknown, not only to us, but to those who are trying to find out more information on this dangerous virus. This is new territory. A territory we wish we were not in, but are. 

But where does this leave us? How do we get through this? What steps can we take to make sure we are safe? These are all questions we have found ourselves asking one another.  It is all in the air on how we will get through this, whether it takes two months or six months. All we can do is be there for one another. Reach out through text to a friend to make sure they are doing okay. Or if you find you are bored, try a new hobby. This is all so strange to all of us, but in every situation there is always a positive outlook to it. Together we will get through this.