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*Just a side note, I wasn’t able to put sound bits in the audio due to processing issues*
HOST INTRO: The one year anniversary since the pandemic happened has been reached. For CUNY schools online classes has become the new norm for students. Dahianna Murillo is here discussing with a fellow classmate, Fatima, of how remote learning has impacted her life.
AMBI: *Family members in the background*
TRACK 1: Fatima is a senior who only has one last semester left to her operational management degree. She has been taking her class all the way from Mauritania.
ACT 1: “When the coronavirus pandemic started and we all transitioned to distance learning format I decided to move back home with my family. I was in the united states alone, all my family were back in Mauritania…”(0:28-1:10)
TRACK 2: She says the time difference between New York and Mauritania has been a struggle for her.
ACT 2: “One of the challenges I faced was time distance, in Mauritania we are the head of the United States for about 5 hours…” (1:16-1:46)
TRACK 3: Although distance learning has presented its challenges for many students due to its isolating nature, Fatima has looked past this obstacle and found the positives in remote learning.
ACT 3: “I was able to spend more time with my family. Since 2016 I haven’t been able to spend a month together with my family, but now I’ve been with them since July 2020. I’m able to spend more time with, care for them more, and get in touch with all the relatives…”(1:57-2:58)
TRACK 4: For the time being CUNY will continue with its online learning structure. But like Fatima students will continue to persevere, adapt to these changes, and make the most of their situation. For Baruch College, Dahianna Murillo.