Chaos Central

March 14th, 2020

So, the COVID-19 has started to hit the U.S. schools. Schools are closing there. Sports teams and events are being closed, shoot ~ even Disney parks and Universal Studios are closing as of next week. I mean, at least it's not just an issue we are only having here so people will stop telling me to just go home or to another country - but it's also hitting home and I'm more scared of the negative effects it will have there. Too many people can't afford to miss any work or go to the doctor for small things. 

The bad news is, our boss messaged us tonight saying that public schools will not reopen before April 6th. Which, unless a miracle happens, means we will also not be reopening before that. I'm not sure these sporadic online classes will be able to sustain us as a school, let alone pay the teachers any sort of valuable wages. 

Thanks to a GoFundMe that school friends set up, I have some funds in my U.S. account for now that has helped me cover expenses...and if I am a miser with my money, I may be able to scrounge through April. However, if we don't start getting something  by April, I will be at a loss. Since this is now affecting so many countries around the world now, I cannot rely on any more funds to be donated to help me so I need to start finding other ways. 

I'm not concerned about contracting this damn virus as much as I am about the economic effects it's having on everyone.  Shoot, if I get the virus here, the government will give me ₩464,000 (~ $450 USD) to stay home. That's better than nothing. We all need this to be over quickly - I hope. I am doing my best to not stress too much and stay positive, but it has already been 3 weeks and now we're projecting at least another 3.

Doctors in Europe are comparing this chaos to WWII - I wonder if it's really comparable as COVID-19 people are not being blown up and needing surgeries and blood as much - at I'm guessing. In the states, fools are clearing out toilet paper and bottled water as if those are the most logical things to have if you have to stay inside for an extended period of time. 

China's infection rate is decreasing and most of their population is showing recovered so that is positive. It's been about 7 weeks for them since they started shutting everything down. New cases are lower in Korea now but we still see a surge here or there. Maybe it means in the 3 weeks' time we will be where China is and we can maybe attempt to recover our lives. Just hoping the school doesn't go bankrupt and leave us screwed before then. Then what, right? How would I even get back to the states? Too much riding on the what ifs right now...