A year later and there are so many feelings. It seems like there is a light at the end of this long and endless tunnel. There is a shift and the trending items on the socials are posts about vaccines. It’s like everyone is being injected with a feeling of freedom. A sigh of relief. People are just bursting to get back out. To life. To hugs. To friends. To living. Meanwhile, I’m looking out into this extra bit of daylight and I just feel terrified and sad. It’s like all the feelings that have accumulated from the last 365 days are rising…
I’m so thankful to be teaching during a time like this. It was a gift to be able to work with this group this weekend. I met Geraldine at Improv Camp. I met Kat when I taught a couple years ago in Liverpool. I met Paul in online drop ins with the Nursey Theatre at the beginning of the pandemic. I met Ruddy several years ago when he was a student in my class at Finest City Improv. I met Susan in online jams with MKE improv. I play with Chandra on a team that meets weekly online. I met…