Andrea Echeverria Interview, May 19, 2020

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  • SEGMENT SYNOPSIS: Andrea Echeverria discusses the impact of COVID on her life. She shares that she has started teaching online, and that her four-year-old son has stopped going to school. SUBJECTS: COVID-19; (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
  • Andrea Echevarria
    Hi, I'm Andrea. Tatianna Belenkaya invited me to participate in this oral history project.
  • What I've been doing, how it changed my life, the current situation, I started teaching online, my four year old son stopped going to school, so we're spending a lot more time together. And I've survived the situation.
  • Thank you to my husband, my son, my friends, my family, in Chile and Colombia. We've been talking a lot more through Zoom, FaceTime. We've been chatting with a lot of friends through What's App, and talking on the phone more. I've also played a lot of games online for the first time, like Risk for example. I meditate every day, so that's really something that's been very helpful during this time. And I've just played, been playing with my son too, a lot, and thinking about stories and new research projects, since I have more time to do that. And also looking for a new home. So all of those things have gotten me through it.
  • And what I realized during this time, I think, is how fragile economic and social structures are, and how everything is so connected in this world right now.
Description: Andrea Echeverria discusses the impact of COVID on her life. She shares that she has started teaching online, and that her four-year-old son has stopped going to school. This means that she can spend more time with him, and is surviving thanks to increased interactions with family and friends in Chile and Columbia. She has also been playing games online for the first time, and meditating everyday. Thinking about new stories and research projects, and looking for a new home, has also kept her going. Andrea reflects on how this crisis has led her to realize how fragile economic and social structures are, and how everything is so connected right now. This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
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Title
Andrea Echeverria Interview, May 19, 2020
Creator(s)
Andrea Echeverria ; Tatiana Belenkaya
Interviewee
Andrea Echeverria
Solicitor
Tatiana Belenkaya
Created
May 19, 2020
Topical Subject(s)
Winston-Salem, NC ; COVID ; COVID-19 ; coronavirus ; pandemic ; school ; teaching ; family ; friends ; technology ; online gaming ; research ; economic structures ; social structures ; connectivity
Continent
North and Central America
Country
United States
First Order Political Division
North Carolina
City
Winston-Salem
Neighborhood
Bethabara Park
Rights Statement
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URI / Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2157

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