What are the things that you can do with your friends that are COVID safe?
Dongchan Kim (junior, religion): COVID has impacted us in various ways, and it has not only changed our ways to work or study, but also changed our ways to interact with people. Personally, I played musical instruments with my friends during my free time, and since this is COVID-safe [due to distance], I was able to continue doing it.
Yosia Nurhan (senior, math): I usually go out to the park and beach to spend time with friends, through biking and walking. Often walking down to the dairy farm and trails on campus can be a good adventure to take that is COVID-safe. There is also disc golf around campus, near HPAC, and other places on a course. Some places that I want to recommend visiting are Sarett Nature Center and Spicer Lake Nature Reserve.
Joseph Kim (freshman, biochemistry) : Due to COVID, it is harder to spend time with friends, so I seek ways to spend time with friends without having to meet them in person. This consists of playing games online with friends, which doesn’t require us to meet in person, but allows us to talk on chat during the game and play together. Sometimes, I do activities with my church friends on Zoom.
Andras Muranyi (junior, biology): Going for a walk outside with a few people. Usually call friends online.
Albert Ahn (sophomore, biology): I play League of Legends with my friends online. Go on a hike or to a lake. Walking outside. Hang out with friends as long as we all have masks. I play volleyball with my friends.
Brianna Croughan (senior, medical lab science): Call on Skype or Facetime; hang out in person with the masks on, talking and spending quality time. Watch movies together. Sometimes I study together with my friends even if we don’t have the same class, trying to keep distance but still keeping each other company and taking breaks together.
Elianna Srikureja (senior, English): Activities that I do with my friends during Covid usually involve the outdoors. When I have time, I like hammocking or hiking with my friends. Other adventures could include going ice skating or rollerblading (if they are open), enjoying a picnic in good weather, and doing a photoshoot.
Gabriel Orellana (freshman, biology): With my friends, I enjoy going out to nature, down to the dairy farm and near the river, and sledding when it snows, and walk around the trails behind the University. I enjoy skateboarding as well with friends with the masks on. Sometimes, I watch volleyball intramurals with my friends.
Andrew Pak (freshman, music): Because I am a music student, I gravitate towards music, so people jam together on campus with their instruments with the masks on and keeping social distance. You can play Pokemon Go, through walking around the campus with friends and catching the pokemon. Go exploring, dairy farms seeing the animals, like the baby cows, and going to the beach. Climbing the dunes at Warren Dunes was fun, and chasing the sea gulls.
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