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      Along with the transition of the pandemic, it was a rapid change that was filled with several different experiences. Around mid-March was when it started to seem like COVID-19 was getting real. Living the normal routine in my daily life to transitioning into a fairly different lifestyle in just a blink of an eye, there were many changes that came along and altered my daily living.                                                                                                                                                                       

               It was on March 16th, 2020, when I started to familiarize myself and get situated with my online schooling. All of my professors began transitioning our format in learning from in-person meeting to virtual Zoom meetings. I believe that in this time, it got very chaotic because of the new mode of learning overall, from witnessing several students unable to comply with online learning due to the constraints of no access to laptops and with the internet. Many students, including myself, had relied on using the computers on campus from time to time because of its convenience and with the access to free printing as well. After a couple weeks of the Coronavirus spiking, CSULB had issued news that we are going to start providing all students with free laptop loans and hotspots. Considering the difficulties that I have encountered, I sure took advantage of this beneficial opportunity towards my academics. Along with the availability of technology, I was able to became engaged with my virtual schooling. At some point, during my Zoom meetings, the connections become unstable which makes it difficult to concentrate in my classes. In comparison to an in-person course, it far easier to pay my full attention than in an online setting. These technology issues of disconnection from the internet occurs often via Zoom meetings. However, understanding that there are other college students that are on this platform all over the world explains these disconnects. The most important aspect within my daily living is understanding and coping with the changes. Therefore, it essentially became a new routine for me to find a balance between my school and personal work as the stay at home orders began. 

            Along with the stay at home orders that were issued on March 19th, 2020, by Governor Gavin Newsom, several individuals became overly concerned about having adequate supplies in their household. This had raised the concerns to shoppers purchasing as much toilet paper, paper towels, water bottles, and disinfecting wipes, which created a shortage of supplies. From the news of a