Asynchronous Interview Carleton Students

Written accounts and photos collected from Carleton students about their Spring Term 2020 experiences.

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Edgar Aguirre - Written Story

Edgar Aguirre and Clara Posner

This is a brief written story and photo by Edgar Aguirre, who remained on campus for the entire term. (He/Him/His/class of 2022/Economics/Bronx, NY/Northfield, MN)
A Story to Tell by a Carleton student

Anonymous Carleton Student

This is a written story of a Carleton student who remains on campus during the pandemic. (She\Her\Hers/class of 2022/Mathematics/China/On-campus)
Daniel Ashurst - A Guide to a Rainy Day and Photos

Daniel Ashurst and Clara Posner

"As a student with diagnosed depression, I've had an incredibly difficult time motivating myself. The stay-at-home order has been very taxing on my mental health as social interaction was a big part of the typical management of my depression. My family also panic bought and generally has an unhelpful attitude towards the virus, choosing to believe that it is no worse than the flu, will go away soon, etc." A Guide to a Rainy Day was a project inspired by the first two months of quarantine in the United States and the depression Dan experienced during the period of self-isolation to prevent the spread of the virus. (Submitted to a Carleton Photography Class Spring 2020.) Additional Photo Outline: The first photo is of my desk, displaying my workspace during remote courses. The second is a picture which captures the over-purchasing of cereal as it lurks in the background of a shot of a painting. (He/Him/His/class of 2022/Art History/Montgomery, Alabama/Montgomery, Alabama)
Daniel Ashurst - A Guide to a Rainy Day and Photos

Daniel Ashurst and Clara Posner

"As a student with diagnosed depression, I've had an incredibly difficult time motivating myself. The stay-at-home order has been very taxing on my mental health as social interaction was a big part of the typical management of my depression. My family also panic bought and generally has an unhelpful attitude towards the virus, choosing to believe that it is no worse than the flu, will go away soon, etc." A Guide to a Rainy Day was a project inspired by the first two months of quarantine in the United States and the depression Dan experienced during the period of self-isolation to prevent the spread of the virus. (Submitted to a Carleton Photography Class Spring 2020.) Additional Photo Outline: The first photo is of my desk, displaying my workspace during remote courses. The second is a picture which captures the over-purchasing of cereal as it lurks in the background of a shot of a painting. (He/Him/His/class of 2022/Art History/Montgomery, Alabama/Montgomery, Alabama)
Daniel Ashurst - A Guide to a Rainy Day and Photos

Daniel Ashurst and Clara Posner

"As a student with diagnosed depression, I've had an incredibly difficult time motivating myself. The stay-at-home order has been very taxing on my mental health as social interaction was a big part of the typical management of my depression. My family also panic bought and generally has an unhelpful attitude towards the virus, choosing to believe that it is no worse than the flu, will go away soon, etc." A Guide to a Rainy Day was a project inspired by the first two months of quarantine in the United States and the depression Dan experienced during the period of self-isolation to prevent the spread of the virus. (Submitted to a Carleton Photography Class Spring 2020.) Additional Photo Outline: The first photo is of my desk, displaying my workspace during remote courses. The second is a picture which captures the over-purchasing of cereal as it lurks in the background of a shot of a painting. (He/Him/His/class of 2022/Art History/Montgomery, Alabama/Montgomery, Alabama)
Bryn Battani - Quarantalk Poem and Brief Reflection

Bryn Battani and Clara Posner

Bryn described the following poem as being "inspired by all of the quirks and frustrations I've been running into during my many conversations over the phone as well as the language/phrases that are unique to this method of communication that we're all finding ourselves using so often lately". In addition, she shared her experience this term by describing "how sad it has been to take events off of my calendar. I'm a person who loves lists, so the act of deleting something makes it feel real in a strange way. Also, over spring break, I gave my bedroom a mid-century makeover in an attempt to make this isolating environment a little more aesthetically pleasing. I hated the way my room looked for a long time, but I never felt motivated to do anything about it and put all my energy into designing my dorm room instead, since I figured I wouldn't be here much... but now, I am!" (She/Her/Hers/class of 2023/Undecided/Austin, TX /Austin, TX)
Nicolas Bell - Written Story

Nicolas Bell and Marcella Lees

This is a brief written story about Nicolas' experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (He/Him/His/class of 2023/Undecided/Boulder, CO/Boulder, CO)
Indigo Bistrup-Peterson - Written Story

Indigo Bistrup-Peterson and Clara Posner

This is a brief written story about Indigo's experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (She/Her/Hers/class of 2023/Undecided/Milaca, MN/Milaca, MN)
Max Bremer - Written Story

Max Bremer and Marcella Lees

This is a brief story about Max's experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (He/Him/His/class of 2020/Computer Science/Chicago, IL/Holland, MI)
Grace Brindle - Packing Up Before Heading Home

Grace Brindle and Miyuki Mihira

"I’ve attached a photo of my room the day that I packed it up to go home. I found out the night before my last day through the Coronavirus FAQ page on the Carleton website that I was expected to pack up my belongings. My roommate had already left by that point to go home and her side of the room was entirely unpacked. I spent eight hours on my last day packing up my room while in the middle of finals." (She/Her/Hers/class of 2021/History; Minor: Digital Arts & Humanities/Westfield, NJ/Westfield, NJ)
Palina Buchanan - Missing the Pacific Ocean: Quarantine Photos

Palina Buchanan and Clara Posner

"Something I'm missing is the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade Mountains, and the way that the Puget Sound area smells." (She/Her/Hers/class of 2022/Music & American Studies/ Stanwood, WA/Charlotte, NC)
Palina Buchanan - Missing the Pacific Ocean: Quarantine Photos

Palina Buchanan and Clara Posner

"Something I'm missing is the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade Mountains, and the way that the Puget Sound area smells." (She/Her/Hers/class of 2022/Music & American Studies/ Stanwood, WA/Charlotte, NC)
Palina Buchanan - Missing the Pacific Ocean: Quarantine Photos

Palina Buchanan and Clara Posner

"Something I'm missing is the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade Mountains, and the way that the Puget Sound area smells." (She/Her/Hers/class of 2022/Music & American Studies/ Stanwood, WA/Charlotte, NC)
Nicole Connell - Written Story

Nicole Connell and Marcella Lees

This is a brief written story about Nicole's experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (She/Her/Hers/class of 2020/History/ Evanston, IL/ Evanston, IL)
Quincy D'Alessio - Feeling Like an Outsider at Home: Photos and Written Reflection

Quincy D'Alessio and Marcella Lees

Photo Outline: 1. I included this tree because it represents a sense of displacement that allowed me to not miss something for the first time. My parents moved into this house my freshman year at Carleton and I never realized this tree on our porch was a cherry blossom because I’d never been home when it bloomed before. 2. As I said, my parents moved into their house when I left for college so it’s never really been my home and it’s only now that I’m here and will be here for the foreseeable future that I’ve really designed my space as something that is mine with all my things and my personality in the aesthetic. I’ve spent a lot of my time organizing things like this, working with my hands has been very soothing when I’m anxious. 3. These photos are of my neighborhood, and again it’s about the fact that I don’t know the place where I am supposed to be at home. Apparently the egg tree is an annual tradition, and the signs were put up by a family with three kids and a bichon frise. Feeling like I am an outsider in this space is a huge part of the displacement feeling in my COVID-19 experience. (She/Her/Hers/class of 2020/Psychology/Chapel Hill, NC/Chapel Hill, NC)
Quincy D'Alessio - Feeling Like an Outsider at Home: Photos and Written Reflection

Quincy D'Alessio and Marcella Lees

Photo Outline: 1. I included this tree because it represents a sense of displacement that allowed me to not miss something for the first time. My parents moved into this house my freshman year at Carleton and I never realized this tree on our porch was a cherry blossom because I’d never been home when it bloomed before. 2. As I said, my parents moved into their house when I left for college so it’s never really been my home and it’s only now that I’m here and will be here for the foreseeable future that I’ve really designed my space as something that is mine with all my things and my personality in the aesthetic. I’ve spent a lot of my time organizing things like this, working with my hands has been very soothing when I’m anxious. 3. These photos are of my neighborhood, and again it’s about the fact that I don’t know the place where I am supposed to be at home. Apparently the egg tree is an annual tradition, and the signs were put up by a family with three kids and a bichon frise. Feeling like I am an outsider in this space is a huge part of the displacement feeling in my COVID-19 experience. (She/Her/Hers/class of 2020/Psychology/Chapel Hill, NC/Chapel Hill, NC)
Quincy D'Alessio - Feeling Like an Outsider at Home: Photos and Written Reflection

Quincy D'Alessio and Marcella Lees

Photo Outline: 1. I included this tree because it represents a sense of displacement that allowed me to not miss something for the first time. My parents moved into this house my freshman year at Carleton and I never realized this tree on our porch was a cherry blossom because I’d never been home when it bloomed before. 2. As I said, my parents moved into their house when I left for college so it’s never really been my home and it’s only now that I’m here and will be here for the foreseeable future that I’ve really designed my space as something that is mine with all my things and my personality in the aesthetic. I’ve spent a lot of my time organizing things like this, working with my hands has been very soothing when I’m anxious. 3. These photos are of my neighborhood, and again it’s about the fact that I don’t know the place where I am supposed to be at home. Apparently the egg tree is an annual tradition, and the signs were put up by a family with three kids and a bichon frise. Feeling like I am an outsider in this space is a huge part of the displacement feeling in my COVID-19 experience. (She/Her/Hers/class of 2020/Psychology/Chapel Hill, NC/Chapel Hill, NC)
Quincy D'Alessio - Feeling Like an Outsider at Home: Photos and Written Reflection

Quincy D'Alessio and Marcella Lees

Photo Outline: 1. I included this tree because it represents a sense of displacement that allowed me to not miss something for the first time. My parents moved into this house my freshman year at Carleton and I never realized this tree on our porch was a cherry blossom because I’d never been home when it bloomed before. 2. As I said, my parents moved into their house when I left for college so it’s never really been my home and it’s only now that I’m here and will be here for the foreseeable future that I’ve really designed my space as something that is mine with all my things and my personality in the aesthetic. I’ve spent a lot of my time organizing things like this, working with my hands has been very soothing when I’m anxious. 3. These photos are of my neighborhood, and again it’s about the fact that I don’t know the place where I am supposed to be at home. Apparently the egg tree is an annual tradition, and the signs were put up by a family with three kids and a bichon frise. Feeling like I am an outsider in this space is a huge part of the displacement feeling in my COVID-19 experience. (She/Her/Hers/class of 2020/Psychology/Chapel Hill, NC/Chapel Hill, NC)
Quincy D'Alessio - Feeling Like an Outsider at Home: Photos and Written Reflection

Quincy D'Alessio and Marcella Lees

Photo Outline: 1. I included this tree because it represents a sense of displacement that allowed me to not miss something for the first time. My parents moved into this house my freshman year at Carleton and I never realized this tree on our porch was a cherry blossom because I’d never been home when it bloomed before. 2. As I said, my parents moved into their house when I left for college so it’s never really been my home and it’s only now that I’m here and will be here for the foreseeable future that I’ve really designed my space as something that is mine with all my things and my personality in the aesthetic. I’ve spent a lot of my time organizing things like this, working with my hands has been very soothing when I’m anxious. 3. These photos are of my neighborhood, and again it’s about the fact that I don’t know the place where I am supposed to be at home. Apparently the egg tree is an annual tradition, and the signs were put up by a family with three kids and a bichon frise. Feeling like I am an outsider in this space is a huge part of the displacement feeling in my COVID-19 experience. (She/Her/Hers/class of 2020/Psychology/Chapel Hill, NC/Chapel Hill, NC)
Quincy D'Alessio - Feeling Like an Outsider at Home: Photos and Written Reflection

Quincy D'Alessio and Marcella Lees

Photo Outline: 1. I included this tree because it represents a sense of displacement that allowed me to not miss something for the first time. My parents moved into this house my freshman year at Carleton and I never realized this tree on our porch was a cherry blossom because I’d never been home when it bloomed before. 2. As I said, my parents moved into their house when I left for college so it’s never really been my home and it’s only now that I’m here and will be here for the foreseeable future that I’ve really designed my space as something that is mine with all my things and my personality in the aesthetic. I’ve spent a lot of my time organizing things like this, working with my hands has been very soothing when I’m anxious. 3. These photos are of my neighborhood, and again it’s about the fact that I don’t know the place where I am supposed to be at home. Apparently the egg tree is an annual tradition, and the signs were put up by a family with three kids and a bichon frise. Feeling like I am an outsider in this space is a huge part of the displacement feeling in my COVID-19 experience. (She/Her/Hers/class of 2020/Psychology/Chapel Hill, NC/Chapel Hill, NC)
Raven Dawson - Written Story

Raven Dawson and Clara Posner

This is a brief written story about Raven's experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (He/Him/His/class of 2022/Physics/Leavenworth, WA /Leavenworth, WA)
William Dudarov - Written Story

William Dudarov and Clara Posner

This is a brief written story about Will's experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (He/Him/His/class of 2022/Psychology/Guangzhou, China/Northfield, Minnesota)
Keyra English - Wake Up Jaleela: Quarantine Project

Keyra English and Clara Posner

"Even though I've struggled with my academic work this term, I've had a lot of time to focus on my animation projects. I included a couple of rough animations from the short film I'm working on, Wake Up Jaleela". Class of 2022/Cinema and Media Studies/Chicago, IL /Chicago, IL)
Keyra English - Wake Up Jaleela: Quarantine Project

Keyra English and Clara Posner

"Even though I've struggled with my academic work this term, I've had a lot of time to focus on my animation projects. I included a couple of rough animations from the short film I'm working on, Wake Up Jaleela". Class of 2022/Cinema and Media Studies/Chicago, IL /Chicago, IL)
Andrew Farias - Quarantine Photos

Andrew Farias and Miyuki Mihira

1. Zoom video call CSA meetings 2. Flowers in each campus mailbox 3. Zoom lectures 4. FaceTime with roommates 5. My new work space, the kitchen table 6. Empty bowls without my best friend, so I drew her in 7. Missing my siblings 8. FaceTiming with my sister and finding out I had jury duty two months ago (He/Him/His/class of 2021/Environmental Studies and Political Science/Houston, TX/Northfield, Minnesota)