Adjusting to a New Normal

Adjusting to a New Normal

When Ryan’s company said he might have to self-quarantine for two weeks when we returned to the U.S., I never thought it would actually happen…

Here we are three weeks into our self-quarantine living under Michigan’s new stay-at-home order.

We’ve only left the house a few times to take walks around the neighborhood and deliver birthday gifts to family members (while saying hello through the window).

These are unknown and difficult times for everyone, especially those working on the frontlines during this health crisis. We hope that everyone is staying as safe and healthy as possible adjusting to this crazy new world.

Days and times have started blending together and there’s no such thing as a normal schedule anymore.

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Returning to the U.S. During a Global Pandemic

Returning to the U.S. During a Global Pandemic

The morning after celebrating my 21st birthday, my friends asked me how I was feeling. Slightly weird.

That’s exactly how I feel right now.

I’m currently unemployed without a house or car to call my own.

I knew moving back to Michigan after living in Germany would take some getting used to but I was not prepared for this. No one was.

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