Hassan Yassin • 23 • Sliema, Malta 5/20/20 Hassan Yassin • 23 • Sliema, Malta 5/20/20

Refugee in Quarantine

I arrived in Malta by boat from Libya as a refugee.

Nichole Montanez • 21 • Clifton, NJ 5/13/20 Nichole Montanez • 21 • Clifton, NJ 5/13/20

Staying Sane

For now, day-by-day is how I’m living.

Ashley Mendoza • 20 • Newark, NJ 5/11/20 Ashley Mendoza • 20 • Newark, NJ 5/11/20

People have been dropping dead in the streets or dying in their own homes.

Maria Paula Ospina Barracaldo • 24 • San Gwann, Malta 5/8/20 Maria Paula Ospina Barracaldo • 24 • San Gwann, Malta 5/8/20

Our planet is giving us a big lesson and it will not the be the last one.

Johnathan Christie • 21 • Newark, NJ 5/6/20 Johnathan Christie • 21 • Newark, NJ 5/6/20

This situation has taught me to not take for granted the people who are in front of me every day.

Anca Micodan • 23 • Sliema, Malta 5/4/20 Anca Micodan • 23 • Sliema, Malta 5/4/20

I never made it home for Easter.

Jacob Amaro • 18 • Paterson, NJ 5/3/20 Jacob Amaro • 18 • Paterson, NJ 5/3/20

When my grandparents tested positive for Covid-19 two weeks ago, I felt myself sinking into darkness.

Yeimy Gamez Castillo • 22 • Newark, NJ 5/1/20 Yeimy Gamez Castillo • 22 • Newark, NJ 5/1/20

The uncertainty in the air leaves a stickiness in the palm of my hands.

Joseph Taylor • 23 • East Orange, NJ 4/27/20 Joseph Taylor • 23 • East Orange, NJ 4/27/20

I didn’t know I needed to slow down until I did.