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Quarantine Directive

Everyday Life in Middletown

Covid-19 Directive

The purpose of this directive is to learn in some detail how the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting your everyday life. We are interested in both practical details (how you are managing work, caring for family, eating, etc.) and your psychological and emotional experience of the pandemic.

Feel free to use your creativity in describing your everyday life and in expressing your thoughts and feelings about it. You can write this out as an essay, a set of disjointed observations, or any other way you like. Use the questions below as a guide to what information to include, but do not feel that you have to answer them completely or in order.

Write as little or as much as you like, but a good guideline would be the length of a typical Everyday Life in Middletown day diary: two single-spaced pages.

Our main question is: How is the Covid-19 pandemic impacting your everyday life?

Your completed directives will be published anonymously in our on-line archive. While we will not publish your name or any personal information, it is up to you to decide how much or how little about yourself you want to reveal in your writing and to filter out personal information accordingly. We will review your directives for personal information and contact you if we have questions or concerns.

Questions to consider in your answer.

  • How have your everyday routines changed because of the Covid-19 outbreak? Be specific; explain how you are operating now as opposed to before the outbreak.
  • How have the following activities been impacted by the outbreak: eating, sleeping, working, entertainment, family and social interactions, sex, personal hygiene and grooming, media and news consumption.
  • How often have you been going out? For what reasons? What have you noticed while you were out?
  • Tell us about something memorable that has happened in the course of ordinary activities since you started changing your routines.
  • What has been negative about the ways your routines have changed in the last few weeks? What has been positive?
  • How would you describe your emotions in the last few weeks?

Contact edlmiddletown@gmail.com with questions or to submit a response.